Habitat Enhancement and Restoration

Grantor:: Wildlife Conservation Board
Portal ID:: 10337
Status:: Active
Opportunity Type:: Grant
Last Updated:: May 11, 2022, 10:22 am
Categories:: Environment & Water

Details

Purpose:

The purpose of this program is to provide assistance for the restoration and enhancement of fish and wildlife resources.

Description:

Consistent with Fish and Game Code section 1301, this program provides assistance for the restoration and enhancement of fish and wildlife resources. Eligible projects include: native fisheries restoration; restoration of wetlands; restoration of coastal, tidal, or fresh water habitat; other native habitat restoration projects including coastal scrub oak, grasslands, and threatened and endangered species habitats; in-stream restoration projects, including removal of fish passage barriers and other obstructions; and other projects that improve the quality of native habitat throughout the State.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

Nonprofit
Public Agency
Tribal Government

Eligible Geographies:

Statewide

Matching Funding Requirement:

Cost share is not required but may be beneficial, in particular to complete a larger project. Applications with higher proportions of secured cost share contribution towards total project cost will score more points through the “Cost Share” application evaluation criterion.

Important Dates

The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.: Ongoing
The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.: Continuous
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.: 2-4 year grant terms

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.: $5,000,000
A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.: Dependent
Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.: Dependent

Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.

Yes ( see Description for details )

Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.

The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.

State

The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).

Advances & Reimbursement(s)

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Grant guidelines

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:: Judah Grossman, 1-916-926-8830, judah.grossman@wildlife.ca.gov