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  • Deadline
    Active
    Grant Title

    2022-24 Sexual Assault American Rescue Plan (AR) Program RFP

    Open Date
    May 4, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    Governor's Office of Emergency Services
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $3,370,077
    Estimated Low/High
    $1 – $65,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Governor's Office of Emergency Services
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    10250
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The purpose of the AR Program is to help rape crisis centers and sexual assault programs continue adapting to meet the emergency needs of sexual assault survivors in response to the COVID -19 public health emergency.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    Statewide

    View Full Grant Details: 2022-24 Sexual Assault American Rescue Plan (AR) Program RFP>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active
    Grant Title

    Transformative Climate Communities Implementation Grant

    Open Date
    Mar 8, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    Strategic Growth Council
    Match Funding?
    50%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $105,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $35,000,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Strategic Growth Council
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    8408
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The TCC Program furthers the purposes of AB 32 (Nunez, 2006) and AB 2722 (Burke, 2016) by funding projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) through the development and implementation of neighborhood-level transformative climate community plans that include multiple coordinated GHG emissions reduction projects that provide local economic, environmental, and health benefits to disadvantaged communities.

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

    Project Areas must be contiguous and no larger than five square miles. At least 51% of the Project Area must be disadvantaged or a within a federally-recognized tribal boundary, and the remaining 49% or less must be disadvantaged or a low-income community as defined by AB 1550. The methods for designating whether a community is disadvantaged differ for incorporated and unincorporated communities. See Section II.A of the Guidelines.

    View Full Grant Details: Transformative Climate Communities Implementation Grant>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active
    Grant Title

    Transformative Climate Communities Planning Grant

    Open Date
    Mar 8, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    Strategic Growth Council
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $1,200,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $300,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Strategic Growth Council
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    9149
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The TCC Program furthers the purposes of AB 32 (Nunez, 2006) and AB 2722 (Burke, 2016) by funding projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) through the development and implementation of neighborhood-level transformative climate community plans that include multiple coordinated GHG emissions reduction projects that provide local economic, environmental, and health benefits to disadvantaged communities.

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

    Project Areas must be contiguous. At least 51% of the Project Area must be disadvantaged or a within a federally-recognized tribal boundary, and the remaining 49% or less must be disadvantaged or a low-income community as defined by AB 1550. The methods for designating whether a community is disadvantaged differ for incorporated and unincorporated communities. See Section II.A of the Guidelines.

    View Full Grant Details: Transformative Climate Communities Planning Grant>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active
    Grant Title

    Afghan Communities Support

    Open Date
    Jun 27, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Social Services
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $10,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $750,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Social Services
    Grant Program ID
    ACS2022
    Portal ID
    11444
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    ​The goal of the ACS is to increase services for Afghan newcomers by providing funds to qualified non-profit organizations to support culturally and linguistically responsive case management services, outreach, and education.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: Afghan Communities Support>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active
    Grant Title

    Low-Income Weatherization Program, Multi-Family Housing Administrator, Multi-Family Energy Efficiency and Renewables

    Open Date
    Jun 8, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Community Services and Development
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $14,250,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $14,250,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Community Services and Development
    Grant Program ID
    2022-RFP-83
    Portal ID
    10508
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    This procurement seeks an Administrator for the Low-Income Weatherization Program’s (LIWP) Multi-Family Component, which focuses on energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrades for low-income multi-family affordable housing.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: Low-Income Weatherization Program, Multi-Family Housing Administrator, Multi-Family Energy Efficiency and Renewables>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active
    Grant Title

    Community Economic Resilience Fund Program Program Year 2022-24

    Open Date
    May 26, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    Employment Development Department
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $65,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $1 – $5,000,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Employment Development Department
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    10541
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The purpose of the Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF) Program funding is to build an equitable and sustainable economy across California’s diverse regions and foster long-term economic resilience in the overall transition to a carbon-neutral economy. CERF will use a high-road approach to economic development to support the creation of quality jobs and equal access to those jobs. 

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

    All 13 regions of California will receive funding for planning and implementation. For information on the final regions, please reference the Community Economic Resilience Fund Program – Final Regions, Workforce Services Information Notice (WSIN-21-25). Only one award will be made by region. 

    View Full Grant Details: Community Economic Resilience Fund Program Program Year 2022-24>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active
    Grant Title

    Wildfire Recovery and Forest Resilience Directed Grant Program

    Open Date
    Jun 6, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    Sierra Nevada Conservancy
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $0
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Sierra Nevada Conservancy
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    10520
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The primary priority of the Wildfire Recovery and Forest Resilience Directed Grant Program is the planning and implementation of forest health projects that promote wildfire recovery and forest resilience and support the goals of California’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan and the Sierra Nevada Conservancy Watershed Improvement Program.

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

    The Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) region as defined by the Conservancy's current governing legislation. 

    View Full Grant Details: Wildfire Recovery and Forest Resilience Directed Grant Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active
    Grant Title

    Youth Community Access Grant Program

    Open Date
    Jun 10, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA Natural Resources Agency
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $0
    Estimated Low/High
    $25,000 – $300,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Natural Resources Agency
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    11123
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    Youth Community Access is a program supporting youth access to natural and cultural resources with a focus on low-income and disadvantaged communities including, but not limited to, community education and recreational amenities to support youth substance use prevention and early intervention.

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

    Statewide

    View Full Grant Details: Youth Community Access Grant Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active
    Grant Title

    2022 Beginning Farmer and Farmworker Training and Workforce Development

    Open Date
    Jun 2, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA Department of Food and Agriculture
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $5,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $50,000 – $1,000,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Department of Food and Agriculture
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    11090
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    To support organizations in the development, enhancement and/or expansion of beginning farmer apprenticeship programs and farm worker training and workforce development programs. To ensure that resources are dedicated to strengthening support for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in the first ten years of business (beginning farmers), and upscaling or advancement of agricultural skills for farmworkers to provide job sustainability.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    Statewide. There will be a geographic preference and priority for projects in top agricultural regions (Central Valley, Coachella Valley, Imperial Valley, Central Coast, Southern California).

    View Full Grant Details: 2022 Beginning Farmer and Farmworker Training and Workforce Development>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active
    Grant Title

    Proposition 1 – Round 2 Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Implementation Grant Program

    Open Date
    Mar 24, 2021
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Water Resources
    Match Funding?
    50%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $193,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Water Resources
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    5713
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The IRWM Grant Program is designed to encourage integrated regional strategies for water resource management in California by providing funding for projects and programs throughout the state including climate change adaptation, providing incentives for collaboration and setting priorities in water resource and infrastructure management, and improving regional water self-reliance while reducing reliance on Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

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

    Projects must be included in an adopted IRWM Plan that is consistent with the 2016 IRWM plan standards. The applicant must demonstrate that the project is listed in the IRWM Plan project list.

    View Full Grant Details: Proposition 1 – Round 2 Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Implementation Grant Program>/span>