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  • Deadline
    Active
    Grant Title

    OCPSC Community Outreach and Enrollment Grant 2025

    Open Date
    Sep 4, 2025
    State Agency / Department
    Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $7,500,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $150,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications
    Grant Program ID
    OCPSC25-01
    Portal ID
    146226
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    OCPSC is partnering with community-based organizations across California to support outreach and enrollment assistance into public service programs to address and reduce social and health inequities in the most impacted communities. These organizations bring deep community knowledge and reflect the language, culture and lived experiences of the population they serve - enabling meaningful engagement and connection. 

     

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    Eligible Geographies

    Statewide

    View Full Grant Details: OCPSC Community Outreach and Enrollment Grant 2025>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active
    Grant Title

    Elevate Youth California: Cohort 7 Standard Track

    Open Date
    Aug 18, 2025
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Health Care Services
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $46,983,480
    Estimated Low/High
    $1 – $1,000,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Health Care Services
    Grant Program ID
    25-50196
    Portal ID
    145041
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    Through this round of Elevate Youth California (EYC) funding, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is making approximately $46.98 million available to community-based, Tribal, and county behavioral health organizations throughout California to expand youth and young adult substance use prevention through policy, systems, and environmental change.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    Eligible Geographies

    Statewide. Must be located in California and service California.

    View Full Grant Details: Elevate Youth California: Cohort 7 Standard Track>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active
    Grant Title

    California Investment and Innovation Program (Cal IIP)

    Open Date
    Aug 6, 2025
    State Agency / Department
    State Treasurer's Office
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $10,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    State Treasurer's Office
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    145038
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    Cal IIP was established to provide grants to enhance the capacity and ability of community development financial institutions (CDFIs) to provide programs including technical assistance and access to capital to economically disadvantaged communities throughout California. 

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    Eligible Geographies

    The CDFI must have a record of lending in California. 

    View Full Grant Details: California Investment and Innovation Program (Cal IIP)>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active
    Grant Title

    2026 Department of Pesticide Regulation Sustainable Pest Management Grants Program

    Open Date
    Aug 19, 2025
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Pesticide Regulation
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $4,900,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $50,000 – $1,000,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Pesticide Regulation
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    145458
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    To promote safer, more sustainable pest management practices in California, the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) annually funds projects that advance sustainable pest management (SPM) practices through integrated pest management (IPM) research, knowledge, tools, outreach, and implementation in agricultural, urban, or wildland settings.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Individual
    • Nonprofit
    • Other Legal Entity
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    Work may be conducted outside of California, but justification must be provided as part of the response to Question 1 of the proposal application, and projects must primarily benefit the people of California. Travel outside the state of California is not reimbursable.

    View Full Grant Details: 2026 Department of Pesticide Regulation Sustainable Pest Management Grants Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active
    Grant Title

    Lunch at the Library Summer 2026

    Open Date
    Sep 15, 2025
    State Agency / Department
    CA State Library
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $3,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA State Library
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    148092
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    Funds and support are available for all California public libraries that help to provide USDA summer meals for children and youth.

    The Lunch at the Library program helps California public libraries to establish library locations as U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) summer meal sites and take pop-up libraries to other USDA community meal sites while providing learning and enrichment opportunities.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    California public libraries only.

    View Full Grant Details: Lunch at the Library Summer 2026>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active
    Grant Title

    FY 2026-27 Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant

    Open Date
    Sep 17, 2025
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Transportation
    Match Funding?
    11%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $0
    Estimated Low/High
    $50,000 – $700,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Transportation
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    148461
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    Sustainable Communities support/implement local/regional multimodal transportation and land use planning projects that further a region’s RTP SCS and contribute to GHG reduction.

    Strategic Partnerships support Federal Planning Factors and transportation/multimodal planning studies in partnership with Caltrans that address regional, interregional, and statewide needs of the State Highway System.

    Planning projects must have a transportation nexus.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: FY 2026-27 Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active
    Grant Title

    California Advanced Services Fund: Broadband Adoption Account – January 2026 Cycle

    Open Date
    Jun 2, 2025
    State Agency / Department
    Public Utilities Commission
    Match Funding?
    15%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $36,385,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Public Utilities Commission
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    104562
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The California Advanced Services Fund Broadband Adoption Account provides grants that will increase publicly available or after-school broadband access and digital inclusion, such as grants for digital literacy training programs and public education to communities with limited broadband adoption.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: California Advanced Services Fund: Broadband Adoption Account – January 2026 Cycle>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active
    Grant Title

    2025 Wildfire & Forest Resilience Directed Grant Program

    Open Date
    Jun 16, 2025
    State Agency / Department
    Sierra Nevada Conservancy
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $10,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Sierra Nevada Conservancy
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    107157
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The primary focus of this Program is protecting people and communities. California’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan: A Comprehensive Strategy identifies three goals that are strongly aligned with SNC’s Watershed Improvement Plan: healthy and resilient natural places, safe communities, and sustainable economies. This Program aims to support projects that result in a combination of multiple watershed, ecosystem, and community benefits.

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

    A project must be located within SNC’s service area, the Sierra-Cascade Region defined in SNC’s governing legislation. Proposition 4 requires that at least 40 percent of the total funds available shall be allocated for projects that provide meaningful and direct benefits to vulnerable populations or disadvantaged communities. The SNC will follow these requirements for awards under the Program.

    View Full Grant Details: 2025 Wildfire & Forest Resilience Directed Grant Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active
    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:
    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

    View Full Grant Details: Tahoe for All>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active
    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:
    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.

    View Full Grant Details: Sustainable Recreation, Tourism, and Equitable Outdoor Access Directed Grant Program (2025-2027)>/span>