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  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Special Needs School Transportation Camera (SN) Program RFP

    Open Date
    Jun 8, 2020
    State Agency / Department
    Governor's Office of Emergency Services
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $276,044
    Estimated Low/High
    $1 – $138
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Governor's Office of Emergency Services
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    1206
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The SN Program is intended to provide cameras on school transportation used by pre-K through high school students with disabilities/special needs to identify abusive behavior that may occur between students and/or between students and bus drivers/school personnel.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    Applicant must be operating within California.

    View Full Grant Details: Special Needs School Transportation Camera (SN) Program RFP>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Tire-Derived Aggregate (TDA) Grant Program

    Open Date
    Jun 15, 2021
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $650,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
    Grant Program ID
    TDA17
    Portal ID
    6181
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    This competitive tire grant program provides opportunities to divert waste tires from landfills, prevent illegal tire dumping, and promote markets for recycled-content tire products. The Program provides assistance to civil engineers in solving a variety of engineering challenges using Tire-Derived Aggregate (TDA), which is produced from shredded tires, is lightweight, free-draining, and a less expensive alternative to conventional aggregates.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: Tire-Derived Aggregate (TDA) Grant Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Tire-Derived Aggregate (TDA) Grant Program

    Open Date
    Aug 19, 2021
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $650,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
    Grant Program ID
    TDA18
    Portal ID
    6667
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    This competitive tire grant program provides opportunities to divert waste tires from landfills, prevent illegal tire dumping, and promote markets for recycled-content tire products. The Program provides assistance to civil engineers in solving a variety of engineering challenges using Tire-Derived Aggregate (TDA), which is produced from shredded tires, is lightweight, free-draining, and a less expensive alternative to conventional aggregates.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: Tire-Derived Aggregate (TDA) Grant Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    SB 1 Technical Assistance

    Open Date
    Jul 13, 2020
    State Agency / Department
    Workforce Development Board
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $700,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $700,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Workforce Development Board
    Grant Program ID
    #55925
    Portal ID
    1968
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    In order to support the High Road Construction Careers initiative, the California Workforce Development Board (CWDB) is pleased to announce the availability of up to $700,000 total in Technical Assistance (TA) to fund two distinct TA categories: Project Support (up to $500,000) and Regional Coordination (up to $200,000) to support the regional HRCC pre-apprenticeship partnerships.

     

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    The HRCC: SB 1 program will expand HRCC into a comprehensive statewide industry sector strategy through the development and support of a single Regional HRCC Partnership in each region of California. The goal is to establish sustainable, regionally based preapprenticeship coalitions committed to systematically increasing the numbers of women and workers from disadvantaged communities in State-approved apprenticeship programs.

    View Full Grant Details: SB 1 Technical Assistance>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Strategic Partnerships

    Open Date
    Sep 7, 2021
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Transportation
    Match Funding?
    20%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $1,500,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $100,000 – $500,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Transportation
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    5368
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    Identify and address statewide, interregional, or regional  transportation deficiencies on the State highway system in partnership with Caltrans.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: Strategic Partnerships>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Sustainable Transportation Equity Project (STEP) – Planning and Capacity Building

    Open Date
    Jun 4, 2020
    State Agency / Department
    Air Resources Board
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $2,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Air Resources Board
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    1017
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    STEP is a new transportation equity pilot that aims to address community residents’ transportation needs, increase access to key destinations, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by funding planning, clean transportation, and supporting projects.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: Sustainable Transportation Equity Project (STEP) – Planning and Capacity Building>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Strategic Partnerships Transit

    Open Date
    Sep 7, 2021
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Transportation
    Match Funding?
    12%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $3,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $100,000 – $500,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Transportation
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    5371
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    Identify and address statewide, interregional, or regional multimodal transportation or public transit deficiencies in partnership with Caltrans.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: Strategic Partnerships Transit>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Rubberized Pavement Grant Program

    Open Date
    Jul 21, 2021
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $3,549,703
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
    Grant Program ID
    TRP14
    Portal ID
    6442
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    This competitive tire grant program provides opportunities to divert waste tires from landfills, prevent illegal tire dumping, and promote markets for recycled-content tire products. The Program promotes markets for recycled surfacing products derived from only CA-generated waste tires. It is aimed at encouraging first-time/limited users of rubberized pavement in two project types – Rubberized Asphalt Concrete Hot-Mix and Rubberized Chip Seal.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    Applicants with a median household income less than 80 percent of the statewide median household income and whose grant request seeks a majority of funding (greater than 50 percent) for a greenway shall be given priority funding.

    Please visit our grants website for a complete description and additional grant specific information.

     

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

    Impact Projects

    Open Date
    Jan 19, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA Arts Council
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $4,156,514
    Estimated Low/High
    $0 – $20,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Arts Council
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    8576
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The Impact Projects grant program intends to support collaborative projects that center local artists and forms of arts and cultural expression in responding to issues facing California at this time, including the pervasive social, political, and economic inequalities experienced by those communities most vulnerable to, and adversely affected by, the COVID19 pandemic.

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

    California-based - Documentation of having a principal place of business in California.

    View Full Grant Details: Impact Projects>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    FTA 5311(f) Intercity Bus FFY 21

    Open Date
    Dec 2, 2021
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Transportation
    Match Funding?
    47%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $4,766,552
    Estimated Low/High
    $1 – $300,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Transportation
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    7835
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

     

    Program Summary:  The overall goal of the program is to support intercity travel needs of residents in non-urbanized areas by providing transit connection from rural areas to larger urban areas. Each state is required spend 15 percent of its annual Section 5311 apportionment to support the program (FTA 9040.1G, Ch.8) on  FTA 5311(f).

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

    Rural populated areas to urban hubs.

    View Full Grant Details: FTA 5311(f) Intercity Bus FFY 21>/span>