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  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    2022-23 Probation Specialized Units (PU) Program RFP

    Open Date
    Mar 11, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    Governor's Office of Emergency Services
    Match Funding?
    25%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $500,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $0 – $100,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Governor's Office of Emergency Services
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    9575
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The purpose of the PU Program is to support specialized units within probation departments in California to provide focused supervision, through a reduced caseload, to probationers of crime involving domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and/or stalking.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    All California Counties

    View Full Grant Details: 2022-23 Probation Specialized Units (PU) Program RFP>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Stronger Together: Early Learning

    Open Date
    Feb 24, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA State Library
    Match Funding?
    20%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $2,450,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $25,000 – $225,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA State Library
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    9212
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The Stronger Together: Early Learning opportunity provides grants to help local libraries strengthen their roles as early learning community hubs and improve or expand early learning programs and services in their communities. The purpose of these grants is to support the critical role that libraries play in providing much needed wraparound services and resources, ensuring equitable access to opportunity for young children and their families.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    Organizations must be located in California.

    View Full Grant Details: Stronger Together: Early Learning>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Seeding Strategies to Close the Calculus Equity Gap

    Open Date
    Feb 1, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $3,500,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $100,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    8774
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    Closing the equity gap in calculus is critical because calculus functions as a gatekeeper for students interested in pursuing STEM majors and careers. Women and students from historically underrepresented groups are disproportionately impacted by the calculus barrier. This grant opportunity endeavors to incentivize the use of effective strategies to close the calculus equity gap at California's public colleges and universities. 

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: Seeding Strategies to Close the Calculus Equity Gap>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Museum Grant Program

    Open Date
    Jan 28, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA Natural Resources Agency
    Match Funding?
    5%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $47,500,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $50,000 – $500,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Natural Resources Agency
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    8588
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The Museum Grant Program is intended to solicit proposals for projects that assist the California Cultural and Historical Endowment in supporting and enhancing museums that are deeply rooted in, and reflective of, previously underserved communities.

    Priority funding will be given to museums that have been severely impacted by COVID-19 and that serve underserved communities or Title 1 Students.

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

    Statewide

    View Full Grant Details: Museum Grant Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Associate Degree Nursing Scholarship Program

    Open Date
    Jan 3, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Health Care Access and Information
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $40,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Health Care Access and Information
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    8357
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The purpose of this program is to assure an adequate supply of appropriately trained professional nurses.  Encourage persons from populations that are currently underrepresented in the nursing profession to enter that profession.  Encourage professional nurses to work in medically underserved areas.

     

    Eligible Applicants
    • Individual
    Eligible Geographies

    Medically Underserved Area (MUA), Medically Underserved Population (MUP), Health Professional Shortage Area- Primary Care (HPSA-PC), Primary Care Shortage Area (PCSA), or Registered Nurse Shortage Area (RNSA).  In addition to the Federal and CA state designations, any State, County, Veteran, or Correctional Facility qualifies as well as Native Indian Health Centers and Federally Qualified Health Centers.

     

    View Full Grant Details: Associate Degree Nursing Scholarship Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Fertilizer Research and Education Program 2022

    Open Date
    Dec 13, 2021
    State Agency / Department
    CA Department of Food and Agriculture
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $225,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $0 – $225,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Department of Food and Agriculture
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    8150
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) funds and facilitates research to advance the environmentally safe and agronomically sound use and handling of fertilizing materials. FREP serves growers, agricultural supply and service professionals, extension personnel, public agencies, consultants, and other interested parties.

     

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

    Concept proposals may originate from outside California, but at least some of the work must be performed in California, and all the work must be relevant to California agriculture.

    View Full Grant Details: Fertilizer Research and Education Program 2022>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    CalMoneySmart 2022-23 Grant

    Open Date
    Feb 28, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Financial Protection and Innovation
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $2,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $1 – $200,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Financial Protection and Innovation
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    8030
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    CalMoneySmart is a grant program created by Senate Bill 455 (Ch. 478, Stats. 2019), which established the Financial Empowerment Fund. Through this program, the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) offers grants of up to $200,000 each to develop and deliver free financial education and empowerment programs to help unbanked and underbanked communities. 

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: CalMoneySmart 2022-23 Grant>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Vocational Nurse Scholarship Program 2023

    Open Date
    Jan 3, 2023
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Health Care Access and Information
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $60,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Health Care Access and Information
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    16334
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The purpose of the Vocational Nurse Scholarship Program is to increase the number of appropriately trained Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN) providing direct patient care in an underserved area or qualified facility within California. 

    Eligible Applicants
    • Individual
    Eligible Geographies

    Applicants must work in a qualifying facility in either an eligible geographic or site designation upon graduating.

     

     

     

    View Full Grant Details: Vocational Nurse Scholarship Program 2023>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Unaccompanied Undocumented Minors (UUM) Legal Services Grant

    Open Date
    Oct 13, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Social Services
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $4,200,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Social Services
    Grant Program ID
    SG-UUM-22-XXXX
    Portal ID
    14768
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The funding for legal services is for the purpose of providing legal representation for unaccompanied immigrant youth and UUMs in the filing of, preparation for, and representation in administrative and/or judicial proceedings for the following immigration statuses: Asylum, T-Visa, U-Visa, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), or other immigration remedies available to these populations. 

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    Eligible Geographies

    ​California Statewide

    View Full Grant Details: Unaccompanied Undocumented Minors (UUM) Legal Services Grant>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    2023 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program

    Open Date
    Aug 18, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA Department of Food and Agriculture
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $22,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $100,000 – $500,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Department of Food and Agriculture
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    12956
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The California Department of Food and Agriculture's (CDFA) Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) funds projects that enhance the competitiveness of California specialty crops. The SCBGP is designed to support all sectors of California's specialty crop industry and improve the performance of California specialty crops within local, domestic, national, and international markets.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: 2023 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program>/span>