Proposition 68 Southern Steelhead Grant Program

Grantor:: Department of Fish and Wildlife
Portal ID:: 66237
Status:: Active
Opportunity Type:: Grant
Last Updated:: September 18, 2025, 1:58 pm |
Categories:: Environment & Water

Details

Purpose:

To restore Southern California Steelhead habitat consistent with the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Steelhead Restoration and Management Plan and the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Southern California Steelhead Recovery Plan.

Description:

The California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access for All Act of 2018 (Proposition 68) provides funding to award grants to projects that improve a community’s ability to adapt to the unavoidable impacts of climate change; improve and protect coastal and rural economies, agricultural viability, wildlife corridors, or habitat; develop future recreational opportunities; or enhance drought tolerance, landscape resilience, and water retention. Projects that remove significant barriers to steelhead migration and include other habitat restoration and associated infrastructure improvements will be the highest priority.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

Nonprofit
Public Agency
Tribal Government

Eligible Geographies:

State of California

Important Dates

The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.: Summer 2024
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.: 3 years

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.: $15,927,000
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.

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).

Reimbursement(s)

How to Apply

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

Resources

Grantor’s site

For questions about this grant, contact:: Elizabeth Buttler, 1-916-594-3879, Elizabeth.Buttler@Wildlife.ca.gov