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  • Deadline
    Active
    Grant Title

    Healthy Refrigeration Grant Program RFP for Technical Assistance Providers

    Open Date
    Apr 28, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA Department of Food and Agriculture
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $900,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Department of Food and Agriculture
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    10118
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The Healthy Refrigeration Grant Program funds energy efficient refrigeration units in corner stores, small businesses, and food donation programs in low-income or low-access areas to stock California-grown produce, nuts, dairy, meat, eggs, minimally processed, and culturally appropriate foods. This opportunity will onboard technical assistance providers to provide outreach, application assistance, and technical expertise for underserved areas.

     

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

    The focus of this program is on serving low-income, low-food access, and underserved communities throughout the state. Project reach including providing services in program priority areas and to target populations, in locations with many low-income or low food-access census tracts or other barriers to food access, such as affordability, language, cultural or other, is a key part of scoring criteria for applications.

    View Full Grant Details: Healthy Refrigeration Grant Program RFP for Technical Assistance Providers>/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
    Ongoing Active
    Grant Title

    Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Program – Water/Energy Audit

    Open Date
    Jun 8, 2020
    State Agency / Department
    State Water Resources Control Board
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $2,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $35,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    State Water Resources Control Board
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    1113
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The purpose of the Water or Energy Audit is to encourage public agencies to take an independent look into their current practices, identify potentially inefficient water or energy use and follow up with a well thought out planto improve consumption of these valuable resources. All audits must be related to projects, facilities, or activities that are otherwise eligible for Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) funding.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Program – Water/Energy Audit>/span>
  • Deadline
    Ongoing Active
    Grant Title

    Greenhouse Gas Reduction Loan Program

    Open Date
    Aug 3, 2020
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
    Match Funding?
    25%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $5,503,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    3309
    Opportunity Type
    • Loan
    Purpose

    The GHG Reduction Loan Program provides funds to support new or expanded organics infrastructure, such as composting and anaerobic digestion facilities, as well as for facilities that manufacture fiber, plastic or glass waste materials into beneficial products.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Loan Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active
    Grant Title

    Regional Climate Collaboratives Program

    Open Date
    May 12, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    Strategic Growth Council
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $8,350,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $500,000 – $1,750,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Strategic Growth Council
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    10391
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The Regional Climate Collaboratives (RCC) Program is a capacity building grant program for under-resourced communities that enables cross-sectoral partners to deepen their relationships and develop processes, plans, and projects that will drive and sustain climate action. RCC seeks to strengthen local coordination, leadership, knowledge, and skills with a focus on increasing access to funding resources for project planning and implementation.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    The RCC Program welcomes applications from all geographic areas of the state. The program does have a focus on under-resourced communities, which are those identified as disadvantaged by the California Environmental Protection Agency, OR designated as low income per AB 1550, OR communities with a median household income less than 80% of the statewide average.

    View Full Grant Details: Regional Climate Collaboratives Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active
    Grant Title

    Co-Digestion Grant Program

    Open Date
    Apr 6, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $19,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $1,000,000 – $4,000,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    9866
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    This program will accelerate the development and expansion of food waste co-digestion projects at wastewater treatment plants and create jobs. Funding can be used to design and build food waste co-digestion systems that will divert significant amounts of food waste from the landfill and convert it to renewable energy.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    Funds will be awarded to the top scoring application, with a score of at least 65 points, in each of the following four regions: Bay Area, Central Valley, Mountain/Coastal, and Southern. Please see the Request for Approval and Scoring Criteria (https://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/PublicNotices/Details/4609) for additional information.

    View Full Grant Details: Co-Digestion Grant Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Ongoing Active
    Grant Title

    GFO-21-901 – Cost Share for Federal Clean Energy Funding Opportunities

    Open Date
    Mar 22, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA Energy Commission
    Match Funding?
    20%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $20,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Energy Commission
    Grant Program ID
    GFO-21-901
    Portal ID
    9746
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    To provide cost share funding to applicants that apply for and receive one of the following: 

    An award under an eligible federal Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) and meet the requirements of this solicitation, or  
    Follow-on funding from the U.S. DOE to continue research from PON-14-308, GFO-18-902, or this GFO and the proposed project meets the requirements of this solicitation. 

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

    The California Energy Commission is committed to ensuring all Californians have an opportunity to participate in and benefit from programs and services. While it is not required to complete the project within a disadvantaged community, demonstration projects located and benefiting disadvantaged and/or low-income communities will be considered under the scoring criteria for this GFO.

    View Full Grant Details: GFO-21-901 – Cost Share for Federal Clean Energy Funding Opportunities>/span>
  • Deadline
    Ongoing Active
    Grant Title

    Workforce and Business Development

    Open Date
    Jan 3, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
    Match Funding?
    200%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $28,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    8237
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    CAL FIRE's Wood Products and Bioenergy team seeks to maintain and enhance the wood products infrastructure of California to promote healthy resilient forests throughout the state by supporting a diverse set of business development and workforce development projects.  

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

    Statewide

    View Full Grant Details: Workforce and Business Development>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active
    Grant Title

    GFO-21-304 – Realizing Accelerated Manufacturing and Production for Clean Energy Technologies

    Open Date
    Apr 14, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA Energy Commission
    Match Funding?
    50%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $40,834,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Energy Commission
    Grant Program ID
    GFO-21-304
    Portal ID
    10004
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The purpose of this solicitation is to provide financial assistance to help clean energy entrepreneurs successfully advance their emerging best-of-class innovative technology to the Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) stage. 

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    Eligible Geographies

    California Public Resources Code Section 25711.5(a) requires EPIC-funded projects to:

    ·       Benefit electricity ratepayers; and

    ·       Lead to technological advancement and breakthroughs to overcome the barriers that prevent the achievement of the state’s statutory energy goals.

    View Full Grant Details: GFO-21-304 – Realizing Accelerated Manufacturing and Production for Clean Energy Technologies>/span>
  • Deadline
    Active
    Grant Title

    California Creative Corps – Administering Organization Grant

    Open Date
    Apr 15, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA Arts Council
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $59,400,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $1,000,000 – $5,000,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Arts Council
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    10007
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The California Creative Corps pilot program, a media, outreach, and engagement campaign designed to increase: (1) public health awareness messages to stop the spread of COVID-19; (2) public awareness related to water and energy conservation, climate mitigation, and emergency preparedness, relief, and recovery; (3) civic engagement, including election participation; and (4) social justice and community engagement.

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

    The CAC will identify a minimum of one and no more than three AOs in each regional and statewide service area, as follows:

    Statewide Service Area

    Bay Area Regional Service Area

    Capital Regional Service Area

    Central Coast Regional Service Area

    Central Valley Regional Service Area

    Far South Regional Service Area

    Inland Empire Regional Service Area

    South Regional Service Area

    Upstate Regional Service Area

    View Full Grant Details: California Creative Corps – Administering Organization Grant>/span>