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Deadline: Active 12/19/25 12:00
Grant Title: Division of Boating and Waterways Local Assistance Floating Restroom Grant Program FY25
Open Date: Nov 17, 2025
State Agency / Department: Department of Parks and Recreation
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $1,200,000
Estimated Low/High: $240,000
Funds Disbursement: Other

Current as of:: November 17, 2025, 9:29 am
Grantor: Department of Parks and Recreation
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 152889
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: Provide resources for keeping boater sewage from lakes and reservoirs
Eligible Applicants: Public Agency
Eligible Geographies: Inland Lakes and Reservoirs

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Deadline: Active 1/30/26 23:59
Grant Title: Explore the Coast
Open Date: Nov 19, 2025
State Agency / Department: Coastal Conservancy
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $0
Estimated Low/High: $1 – $100,000
Funds Disbursement: Advances & Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: November 19, 2025, 1:48 pm
Grantor: Coastal Conservancy
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 153699
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: The Explore the Coast grant program seeks to provide enjoyable coastal experiences for people and communities who face challenges or barriers to accessing the coast.
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: Based on the funding sources, projects must involve participants visiting the coast of California, including the shores of bays. Projects can bring participants from throughout the state to the coast, including participants from inland areas.

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Deadline: Active 2/2/26 12:00
Grant Title: Division of Boating and Waterways Local Assistance Boat Launching Facility Grant Program FY26
Open Date: Feb 4, 2025
State Agency / Department: Department of Parks and Recreation
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $0
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: March 10, 2025, 12:58 pm
Grantor: Department of Parks and Recreation
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 98070
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: Provide resources to local agencies to develop or improve public boat launching facilities, primarily for motorized vessels.
Eligible Applicants: Public Agency
Eligible Geographies: Waterways within California

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Deadline: Active 2/2/26 12:00
Grant Title: Division of Boating and Waterways Local Assistance Statewide Ramp Repair and Modification Grant Program FY26
Open Date: Feb 4, 2025
State Agency / Department: Department of Parks and Recreation
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $0
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: March 10, 2025, 1:20 pm
Grantor: Department of Parks and Recreation
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 98085
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: Provide resources to local agencies to repair or renovate public boating access facilities.
Eligible Applicants: Public Agency
Eligible Geographies: Waterways within California

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Deadline: Active 2/2/26 12:00
Grant Title: Division of Boating and Waterways Local Assistance Statewide Non-Motorized Boat Launching Facility Grant Program FY26
Open Date: Feb 4, 2025
State Agency / Department: Department of Parks and Recreation
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $0
Estimated Low/High: $50,000 – $1,000,000
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: March 10, 2025, 1:00 pm
Grantor: Department of Parks and Recreation
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 98064
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: Provide resources to local agencies to develop or improve public non-motorized boating access.
Eligible Applicants: Public Agency
Eligible Geographies: Waterways within California

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Deadline: Active 2/2/26 17:00
Grant Title: Division of Boating and Waterways Shoreline Erosion Control Grant Program FY27
Open Date: Nov 19, 2025
State Agency / Department: Department of Parks and Recreation
Match Funding?: 50%
Estimated Total Funding: $1,500,000
Estimated Low/High: $40,000 – $1,000,000
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: November 18, 2025, 3:30 pm
Grantor: Department of Parks and Recreation
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 153693
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: To study problems of beach erosion and to construct projects to stabilize beaches and shoreline areas either through the strategic placement of sand or via hard structures like seawalls, groins, and rock revetments in concentrated areas to protect vital public infrastructure.
Eligible Applicants: Public Agency
Eligible Geographies: Projects must be on the open coastline or within the San Francisco Bay.

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Deadline: Active 2/2/26 17:00
Grant Title: Division of Boating and Waterways Public Beach Restoration Grant Program FY27
Open Date: Nov 19, 2025
State Agency / Department: Department of Parks and Recreation
Match Funding?: 15%
Estimated Total Funding: $1,500,000
Estimated Low/High: $40,000 – $1,500,000
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: November 18, 2025, 3:03 pm
Grantor: Department of Parks and Recreation
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 153690
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: The restoration, enhancement, and nourishment of public beaches through the cost-effective engineered placement of sand on the beach or in the nearshore environment.
Eligible Applicants: Public Agency
Eligible Geographies: Projects must be on the open coastline or within the San Francisco Bay.

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Deadline: Active 2/6/26 12:00
Grant Title: Division of Boating and Waterways Local Assistance Statewide Sign Grant Program FY26
Open Date: Feb 4, 2025
State Agency / Department: Department of Parks and Recreation
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $0
Estimated Low/High: $1,000 – $10,000
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: March 10, 2025, 12:59 pm
Grantor: Department of Parks and Recreation
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 98061
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: Provide resources to replace or install signs at DBW funded boat launching facilities.
Eligible Applicants: Public Agency
Eligible Geographies: DBW funded facility in California

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Deadline: Active 6/30/26 23:59
Grant Title: Division of Boating and Waterways Local Assistance Pumpout/Dump Station/Floating Restroom Operation and Maintenance Grant FY25
Open Date: Jul 1, 2025
State Agency / Department: Department of Parks and Recreation
Match Funding?: 25%
Estimated Total Funding: $73,000
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: November 18, 2025, 11:26 am
Grantor: Department of Parks and Recreation
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 75507
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: This grant provides resources for keeping boater sewage from California waterways.
Eligible Applicants: Business

Individual

Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: California waterways

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Deadline: Active 6/30/26 23:59
Grant Title: Division of Boating and Waterways Local Assistance Pumpout/Dump Station Installation Grant FY25
Open Date: Jul 1, 2025
State Agency / Department: Department of Parks and Recreation
Match Funding?: 25%
Estimated Total Funding: $238,500
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: November 18, 2025, 11:27 am
Grantor: Department of Parks and Recreation
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 75504
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: This grant provides resources for keeping boater sewage from California waterways.
Eligible Applicants: Business

Individual

Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: California waterways

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Deadline: Active 12/19/26 23:59
Grant Title: Tahoe for All
Open Date: Sep 17, 2025
State Agency / Department: Tahoe Conservancy
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $400,000
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: September 17, 2025, 10:19 am
Grantor: Tahoe Conservancy
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 148029
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: The Tahoe for All Grant Program (TFA Program) is the Conservancy's Outdoors for All Grant opportunity. The Goal of the TFA Program is to support programs and projects that provide positive and inclusive outdoor experiences for historically underserved and excluded communities by providing grants for programs and projects that address economic, physical, social, cultural, or other barriers to accessing outdoor experiences in Tahoe.
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: Lake Tahoe Basin

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Deadline: Active 12/31/27 00:00
Grant Title: Sustainable Recreation, Tourism, and Equitable Outdoor Access Directed Grant Program (2025-2027)
Open Date: Jul 1, 2025
State Agency / Department: Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $4,100,000
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Advances & Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: July 1, 2025, 10:11 am
Grantor: Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 129150
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: This Grant Program aims to support innovative efforts to enhance, promote, and develop sustainable recreation and tourism opportunities and increase access for all to public lands in the Sierra-Cascade region. Program goals include improving access to nature and outdoor recreation opportunities, reducing impacts of overuse on natural and cultural resources, and supporting the development of sustainable recreation economies.
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: A project must be located within SNC’s service area, the Sierra-Cascade Region defined as defined in SNC’s governing legislation. The Region covers nearly 27 million acres and includes all or part of 24 counties in California.

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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: Proposition 4 Grant Program
Open Date: Sep 4, 2025
State Agency / Department: Tahoe Conservancy
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $13,000,000
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: September 5, 2025, 12:16 pm
Grantor: Tahoe Conservancy
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 147945
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: The Conservancy's Proposition 4 program aims to support watershed improvement, forest health biomass utilization, chaparral and forest restoration, and workforce development, and to reduce the risks of climate change impacts upon communities, fish and wildlife, and natural resources, and to increase public access.
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: Lake Tahoe Basin

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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: RMC Lower LA River Grant Program
Open Date: Aug 21, 2024
State Agency / Department: San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $11,413,072
Estimated Low/High: $50,000 – $2,000,000
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:

November 19, 2024, 1:26 pm

Grantor

San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy

Grant Program ID

LLAR GF

Portal ID

79610

Opportunity Type

Grant

Purpose

Priorities for RMC Lower LA River Grants:

1. Ecosystems and watershed protection and restoration projects

2. Expand access to diverse populations

3. High-need project implementation

4. Implementation of projects congruent with the Lower LA River Revitalization Plan

Eligible Applicants

Nonprofit
Public Agency
Tribal Government

Eligible Geographies

RMC’s LLAR Grants are specific to the Lower LA River corridor, considered within 1.5 miles of the main stem or tributary of the Lower LA River. Projects should be consistent with the Lower LA River Revitalization Plan.

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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: Wildfire Prevention Grant Program
Open Date: Aug 21, 2024
State Agency / Department: San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $2,892,216
Estimated Low/High: $50,000 – $2,000,000
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:

April 9, 2025, 3:34 pm

Grantor

San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy

Grant Program ID

Wildfire Prevention Grant Program

Portal ID

79607

Opportunity Type

Grant

Purpose

Priorities for RMC Wildfire Prevention Grant Program:

1. Protect and expand native forests/wildlands;

2. Support communities in increasing their resilience to wildfire and improving fire safety;

3. Promote sustainable land use;

4. Promote investment in wildlands management and workforce development;

5. Protect cultural resources vulnerable to wildfire.

Eligible Applicants

Nonprofit
Public Agency
Tribal Government

Eligible Geographies

Eligible projects must be located within the RMC's approved territory.

Our territory covers eastern Los Angeles County and western Orange County. This vast and varied area includes mountains, valleys, rivers, coastal plain, and coastline. Our interactive map details our territory's boundaries.

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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: Proposition 1 Lower Los Angeles River Grants
Open Date: Aug 21, 2024
State Agency / Department: San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $22,284,078
Estimated Low/High: $50,000 – $2,000,000
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:

June 27, 2025, 1:42 pm

Grantor

San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy

Grant Program ID

Prop 1 LLAR

Portal ID

79601

Opportunity Type

Grant

Purpose

Priorities for RMC Prop 1 LLAR (Lower LA River) Grants:

1. Ecosystems and watershed protection and restoration projects,

2. Protect and Enhance the LA River

2. Expand access to diverse populations,

4. High-need project implementation

RMC’s LLAR Grants are specific to the Lower LA River corridor, considered within 1.5 miles of the main stem or tributary of the Lower LA River. Projects should be consistent with the Lower LA River Revitalization Plan.

Eligible Applicants

Nonprofit
Public Agency
Tribal Government

Eligible Geographies

RMC’s LLAR Grants are specific to the Lower LA River corridor, considered within 1.5 miles of the main stem or tributary of the Lower LA River.

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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: Science and Lake Improvement Account Program
Open Date: Jul 10, 2020
State Agency / Department: Tahoe Conservancy
Match Funding?: 10%
Estimated Total Funding: $350,000
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: September 22, 2025, 11:12 am
Grantor: Tahoe Conservancy
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 1899
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: The principal goal of the Conservancy's Science and Lake Improvement Account program is to support near-shore environmental improvement program activities and projects, particularly projects that manage aquatic invasive species or improve public access to sovereign land in Lake Tahoe.
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: Lake Tahoe Basin

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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: Proposition 68 Grants for Lower Los Angeles River (LLAR)
Open Date: Jan 21, 2024
State Agency / Department: San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $14,312,239
Estimated Low/High: $10,000 – $2,000,000
Funds Disbursement: Advances & Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:

December 3, 2025, 2:05 pm

Grantor

San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy

Grant Program ID

Prop 68 LLAR

Portal ID

79595

Opportunity Type

Grant

Purpose

Priorities for RMC Prop 68 Grant Funding:

1. Develop urban recreation projects and habitat protection or restoration projects

2. Provide workforce development opportunities

3. Expand access to diverse populations

RMC’s LLAR Grants are specific to the Lower LA River corridor, considered within 1.5 miles of the main stem or tributary of the Lower LA River. Projects should be consistent with the Lower LA River Revitalization Plan.

Eligible Applicants

Nonprofit
Public Agency
Tribal Government

Eligible Geographies

RMC’s LLAR Grants are specific to the Lower LA River corridor, considered within 1.5 miles of the main stem or tributary of the Lower LA River.

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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: Proposition 68 LLAR Severely Disadvantaged Communities
Open Date: Sep 4, 2024
State Agency / Department: San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $3,549,462
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Advances & Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:

December 3, 2025, 2:07 pm

Grantor

San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy

Grant Program ID

Prop 68 LLAR SDAC

Portal ID

80480

Opportunity Type

Grant

Purpose

Priorities for RMC LLAR Prop 68:

Develop urban recreation projects and habitat protection or restoration projects,Provide workforce development opportunities,Expand access to diverse populations,Secured matching funds

RMC’s LLAR Grants are specific to the Lower LA River corridor, considered within 1.5 miles of the main stem or tributary of the Lower LA River. Projects should be consistent with the Lower LA River Revitalization Plan.

Eligible Applicants

Nonprofit
Public Agency
Tribal Government

Eligible Geographies

RMC’s LLAR Grants are specific to the Lower LA River corridor, considered within 1.5 miles of the main stem or tributary of the Lower LA River.

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Deadline: Active Ongoing
Grant Title: San Diego River Conservancy Direct Grant Program
Open Date: May 10, 2022
State Agency / Department: San Diego River Conservancy
Match Funding?: No
Estimated Total Funding: $6,000,000
Estimated Low/High: Dependent
Funds Disbursement: Reimbursement(s)

Current as of:: September 22, 2025, 1:21 pm
Grantor: San Diego River Conservancy
Grant Program ID
Portal ID: 8780
Opportunity Type: Grant
Purpose: Funding for this grant program was provided through the Budget Act of 2021-22 for local assistance projects.
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit

Public Agency

Tribal Government
Eligible Geographies: San Diego River Watershed and Consortium Watersheds

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