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  • Deadline
    Ongoing Active
    Grant Title

    Habitat Enhancement and Restoration Program

    Open Date
    Jul 15, 2020
    State Agency / Department
    Wildlife Conservation Board
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $1,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Wildlife Conservation Board
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    2589
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The purpose of this program is to provide assistance for the restoration and enhancement of fish and wildlife resources.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Individual
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: Habitat Enhancement and Restoration Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Ongoing Active
    Grant Title

    California Riparian Habitat Conservation Program

    Open Date
    Jul 15, 2020
    State Agency / Department
    Wildlife Conservation Board
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $3,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Wildlife Conservation Board
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    2487
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The California Riparian Habitat Conservation Program was created within the WCB by legislation in 1991. The Program’s basic mission is to develop coordinated conservation efforts aimed at protecting and restoring California's riparian ecosystems.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: California Riparian Habitat Conservation Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Ongoing Active
    Grant Title

    Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Rescue Program

    Open Date
    Jul 15, 2020
    State Agency / Department
    Wildlife Conservation Board
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $1,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Wildlife Conservation Board
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    2613
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The Program was created for the purpose of recovering and sustaining populations of monarch butterflies and other pollinators. 

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Individual
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Rescue Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Ongoing Active
    Grant Title

    Inland Wetlands Conservation Program

    Open Date
    Jul 3, 2020
    State Agency / Department
    Wildlife Conservation Board
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $3,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Wildlife Conservation Board
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    1602
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose
    The Inland Wetlands Conservation Program (IWCP) was created to assist the Central Valley Joint Venture (CVJV) in its mission is to protect, restore, and enhance wetlands and associated habitats. The CVJV, a partnership of twenty two public and private organizations and agencies, has identified through its Implementation Plan, specific goals to increase migratory bird populations.

     

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    The Inland Wetland Conservation Program jurisdiction matches that of the Central Valley Joint Venture and includes most of the watershed of the Central Valley.

    View Full Grant Details: Inland Wetlands Conservation Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Ongoing Active
    Grant Title

    Regional Conservation Investment Strategies (RCIS)

    Open Date
    Jul 15, 2020
    State Agency / Department
    Wildlife Conservation Board
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $3,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Wildlife Conservation Board
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    2331
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    WCB is seeking high-quality grant proposals for the development of RCIS's. CDFW's RCIS program encourages public agencies to develop regional conservation planning documents using the best available science to identify regional conservation priorities and other actions to help California’s species populations that may be vulnerable or declining by protecting, restoring, creating, and reconnecting their habitats.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Individual
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: Regional Conservation Investment Strategies (RCIS)>/span>