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Beach and Coast Accessibility Program
$30,000
Orange County Coastkeeper
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Feb 2, 2026

This program provides funding to tribes, nonprofits, and public agencies to improve access to California's beaches and coastal areas for individuals with mobility challenges, particularly benefiting Indigenous and historically excluded communities.

Recreation
Nonprofits
Community Resilience Centers Round 2 IMPLEMENTATION Grant (FY 26-27)
$10,000,000
California Strategic Growth Council
State

Application Deadline

Sep 25, 2026

Date Added

Jul 3, 2026

This grant provides funding to California-based organizations for building and enhancing community resilience centers that serve as emergency response hubs and ongoing community resources, particularly in underserved areas.

Infrastructure
Nonprofits
Maternal Smoking Cessation Initiative Award
$1,800,000
California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP)
State

Application Deadline

Oct 29, 2026

Date Added

Aug 19, 2025

This funding opportunity supports California-based researchers and organizations in developing innovative projects aimed at reducing tobacco use and its health disparities, particularly among vulnerable populations.

Health
Nonprofits
California Serves Grant Program 2026-27
$500,000
California Department of Education (CDE)
State

Application Deadline

Oct 5, 2026

Date Added

Aug 8, 2026

This program provides funding to California school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools to enhance service-learning opportunities for high school students, helping them earn the State Seal of Civic Engagement through meaningful community service and academic engagement.

Education
City or township governments
Forest Conservation
$10,000,000
California Wildlife Conservation Board
State
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 18, 2023

This program provides funding to nonprofit organizations, local and state agencies, California Native American tribes, and certain other entities for projects that conserve, restore, and enhance California's forests and watersheds.

Natural Resources
Special district governments
Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy Proposition 4 Grant Program
$11,000,000
California Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy (CVMC)
State
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Aug 20, 2026

This grant provides funding for conservation and public access projects in the Coachella Valley, prioritizing initiatives that benefit disadvantaged communities and protect natural resources.

Natural Resources
City or township governments
Wildfire Disaster Relief and Recovery Grant
$100,000
California Fire Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Sep 30, 2026

Date Added

Jun 9, 2026

This funding opportunity provides financial assistance to organizations in Los Angeles and Ventura counties focused on wildfire recovery, preparedness, and mitigation efforts to help communities rebuild and enhance their resilience against future wildfires.

Disaster Prevention and Relief
Nonprofits
Ford Family Foundation Large funding Grant
$250,000
The Ford Family Foundation
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Mar 4, 2024

This funding opportunity provides financial support for nonprofit organizations and governmental agencies to implement impactful programs or capital projects that benefit rural children and families in Oregon and Siskiyou County, California.

Community Development
Nonprofits
Youth Leadership Fund
$1,500
Humboldt Area Foundation & Wild Rivers Community Foundation
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 27, 2024

This funding opportunity supports K–12 youth-led projects that promote environmental stewardship, community involvement, and leadership development, particularly for historically underserved communities.

Youth
Nonprofits
Division of Boating and Waterways Aquatic Center Boating Safety Education Grant
$62,000
California Department of Parks and Recreation
State

Application Deadline

Oct 24, 2025

Date Added

Sep 15, 2025

This grant provides funding to local public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and educational institutions in California to enhance boating safety education and training programs.

Education
Nonprofits
Climate, Access, and Resource (CAR) Funding
$11,375,000
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy
Local
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 20, 2024

The Conservancy may fund activities within or benefitting the Delta and Suisun Marsh as defined in Public Resources Code section 85058 (a map can be found at this link: https://www.deltacouncil.ca.gov/pdf/delta-plan/figure-1-1-delta-boundaries.pdf). The Conservancy may fund an action outside the Delta and Suisun Marsh if the Board makes all the findings described in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Reform Act of 2009 (CWC, div. 35, §§ 85000 – 85350). The Conservancy will fund planning projects, which include pilot projects. Allowable activities for planning projects include, but are not limited to, project scoping (partnership development, outreach to impacted parties, stakeholder coordination, negotiation of site access or land tenure); planning and design (engineering design, identifying appropriate best management practices); and environmental compliance (permitting, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) activities, Delta Plan consistency). The Conservancy will fund implementation projects, which include acquisition projects. Implementation projects are specific, on-the-ground projects that result in the construction, improvement, or acquisition of a capital asset that will be maintained for a minimum of 15 years. Implementation projects are "shovel-ready" projects. Applicants must submit a concept proposal, as found on the Conservancy’s website, before submitting a full proposal. Partnerships are encouraged but not required. There are no limitations on number of submissions by organizations. Applications are received via email for concept proposals and by uploading files to a designated site for full proposals. Awards are announced at a Board Meeting and applicants are informed with a letter.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Nonprofits
Charging and Refueling Infrastructure for Transport in California
$1,000,000
California Energy Commission (CEC)
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 7, 2024

This funding opportunity provides up to $30 million for projects that develop publicly accessible hydrogen refueling and charging infrastructure for medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles in disadvantaged and low-income communities along key highway corridors in California.

Infrastructure
County governments
Fiscal Year 2026 Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) Program - Region 9
$5,000,000
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (Department of Homeland Security - FEMA)
Federal

Application Deadline

Aug 17, 2026

Date Added

Jul 1, 2026

This grant provides funding to eligible local, state, tribal, and nonprofit organizations to enhance flood risk mapping and mitigation efforts in partnership with FEMA.

Disaster Prevention and Relief
State governments
Civil Money Penalty Communicative Technology Grant
$12,774,440
California Department of Public Health
State
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 21, 2024

This grant opportunity allows Skilled Nursing Facilities to apply for funding to purchase tablets and tablet-related accessories. Facilities must attest the tablets will be used for facilitating virtual telehealth or family visits for residents. Facilities must be certified through the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Applicants may generally request up to $3,000.00, however requests beyond $3,000.00 will be accepted and will require CDPH and CMS review. Applicants must use the template provided on the CDPH website; cover letters are not required. Keywords: Tablet, Communicative Technology, Skilled Nursing Facility, CMS, CDPH, CMP, Civil Money Penalty, Public Health, SNF

Health
Small businesses
Environmental Leadership Initiative Fellowship
$60,000
Liberty Hill Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 20, 2024

This fellowship provides financial support and professional development for leaders in California who are dedicated to advancing Environmental Justice in their communities.

Environment
County governments
The Employment Social Enterprise (ESE) Technical Assistance (TA) Program
$1,500,000
California Employment Development Department (EDD)
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Feb 27, 2025

This funding initiative provides technical assistance and support to organizations that help high-barrier populations, such as youth, veterans, and justice-involved individuals, improve their workforce readiness and economic mobility in California.

Workforce Development
Nonprofits
Community Impact Grants for Libraries in California
$250,000
California State Library
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Mar 5, 2025

This funding opportunity provides California libraries and library-focused non-profits with financial support to develop innovative community projects that address local needs and promote equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Science and Technology
City or township governments
2026 MHP Gap Funding NOFA
$15,000,000
California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD)
State

Application Deadline

Jun 5, 2026

Date Added

May 8, 2026

This funding opportunity provides financial support to affordable multifamily housing projects in California that are ready to start construction but need additional capital to close financing gaps.

Housing
Nonprofits
Manufactured Housing Opportunity and Revitalization (MORE)
$65,000,000
California Department of Housing and Community Development
State

Application Deadline

Jun 30, 2024

Date Added

Jul 5, 2024

The MORE program was established to replace the state's underutilized Mobilehome Park Rehabilitation and Resident Ownership Program (MPPROP). Under the new MORE Program, the types of eligible applicants were expanded to include local public entities, qualified nonprofit housing sponsors and in some cases private MobilehomePark owners. The changes to this section of the HSC also allow for Mobilehome Parks that do not have a permit to operate or whose permit has been suspended to utilize MORE program funds. Key policy goals of the MORE program captured in the guidelines include:-Rehabilitation of Mobilehome Parks that have the most severe health and safety concerns;-Providing funding for the rehabilitation and/or replacement of individualMobilehomes;-The creation of Affordability Restrictions for assisted Mobilehome Parks.

Housing
Nonprofits
Increased Recycling of Empty Glass Beverage Containers Grant Program 2024-2025
$1,000,000
California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 18, 2024

This funding opportunity provides financial support to local governments, Tribal entities, nonprofits, and for-profit businesses to improve glass recycling by purchasing collection bins and facilitating the processing of empty glass beverage containers.

Transportation
City or township governments