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California Community Development Grants

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Akonadi Foundation’s So Love Can Win Fund
$30,000
Akonadi Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 17, 2025

This grant provides financial support to Oakland-based organizations focused on racial justice, storytelling, and community collaboration to foster inclusive spaces and collective empowerment.

Social Advocacy
Nonprofits
Beverage Container Recycling City/County Payment Program
$10,000
California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Aug 23, 2025

This program provides funding to California cities and counties for enhancing beverage container recycling efforts and reducing litter through various community initiatives.

Environment
City or township governments
City of Santa Rosa Community Promotions Grant
Contact for amount
City of Santa Rosa
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Apr 23, 2025

This program provides financial support to organizations hosting events in Santa Rosa that attract tourists and enhance the local economy, with a focus on promoting overnight visitation and community engagement.

Community Development
Nonprofits
Better Together Nature Positive Innovation Grant
$100,000
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 28, 2025

This funding opportunity provides $100,000 each to innovative environmental projects in five regions, focusing on land stewardship, air quality, or water stewardship, particularly benefiting disadvantaged communities.

Environment
Nonprofits
Rest Haven’s Special Grants
Contact for amount
Rest Haven Children’s Fund
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Apr 8, 2025

This program provides competitive funding to nonprofit organizations that improve the health of at-risk and underserved children in San Diego and Imperial Counties, California.

Community Development
Nonprofits
The Watershed Stewardship and Education Grant
$2,500
Sacramento County Department of Water Resources (Stormwater Quality Program)
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 3, 2025

This grant provides financial support for community-driven projects in Sacramento County that promote environmental education, protect waterways, and reduce stormwater pollution.

Environment
Nonprofits
Hashtag Hayward Grant Program
$10,000
City of Hayward
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Dec 27, 2024

This program provides financial support to small businesses in Hayward to improve their marketing, social media presence, and physical storefronts, fostering customer engagement and boosting sales.

Business and Commerce
Small businesses
Tahoe for All
$150,000
California Tahoe Conservancy
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 18, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support for projects that create inclusive outdoor experiences for historically underserved communities facing barriers to accessing recreation in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

Recreation
Nonprofits
The Safe and Affordable Funding for Equity and Resilience Program (SAFER)
$130,000,000
California State Water Resources Control Board
State
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 5, 2024

This funding program provides financial assistance to local water systems, particularly those serving disadvantaged communities, to ensure access to safe and reliable drinking water and to address urgent water quality issues.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Nonprofits
Housing and Human Services Grant Program
$247,000
City of Livermore
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jan 3, 2025

This funding program supports local organizations in Livermore that provide essential services and affordable housing to low- and moderate-income residents, fostering community development and equitable resource access.

Housing
Nonprofits
OLC Reading Everywhere Action Grant
$250
Oakland Literacy Coalition (OLC)
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Apr 17, 2025

This grant provides funding to Oakland-based community organizations and individuals to promote literacy for youth ages 0–18 through creative projects outside of school.

Youth
Nonprofits
Foot Locker Foundation’s Community Empowerment Grant Program
$100,000
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and Foot Locker Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jun 18, 2025

This program provides funding to nonprofit organizations that support youth in low-to-moderate income communities through mentorship, education, and health services in select U.S. cities.

Youth
Nonprofits
Bridge Association of REALTORS® Community Foundation Grants Program
$3,500
Bridge Association of REALTORS (Bridge AOR)
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 28, 2025

This grant provides financial support to nonprofit organizations in select California cities for programs focused on youth education, food and nutrition, homeless services, and affordable housing for seniors and workers.

Community Development
Nonprofits
City of Pleasanton Housing & Human Services Grant
Contact for amount
The City of Pleasanton
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jan 2, 2025

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit and community organizations in Pleasanton to address critical housing and human service needs, focusing on affordable housing, homelessness prevention, and essential services for low-income residents.

Housing
Nonprofits
Community Projects Grant
$150,000
City of Simi Valley
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jan 15, 2025

This program provides funding to local nonprofit organizations in Simi Valley for community projects that enhance the well-being of residents.

Community Development
Nonprofits
CalVCB Trauma Recovery Center Grant
$2,000,000
California Victim Compensation Board
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Dec 5, 2024

This grant provides financial support to Trauma Recovery Centers in California to deliver essential, trauma-informed services to diverse crime victims, including those who are homeless, mentally ill, or involved in the juvenile justice system.

Health
Nonprofits
Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund
$300,000
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 22, 2025

This grant provides funding for conservation projects that restore and enhance habitats for monarch butterflies and other native pollinators, targeting nonprofit organizations, government entities, tribal groups, and educational institutions.

Environment
Nonprofits
The Neighborhood Fund
$7,500
Sacramento Region Community Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Jun 6, 2026

Date Added

Jun 15, 2025

This funding opportunity supports organizations providing essential services to the Del Paso Heights community in Sacramento, with grants ranging from $2,500 to $7,500 for projects that demonstrate measurable impact and align with the organization's mission.

Community Development
Nonprofits
Restaurants Care Resilience Fund
$10,000
Restaurants Care
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Apr 22, 2025

This grant provides $10,000 to independently owned restaurants and food trucks in Los Angeles County that experienced revenue loss due to the January 2025 wildfires, helping them recover and sustain their operations.

Business and Commerce
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Trinity Trust Community Response Grants
$10,000
Humboldt Area Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 1, 2024

This grant provides financial support to nonprofit organizations and community groups in Trinity County, California, for urgent projects that foster collaboration, engage community members, and enhance local leadership and services.

Community Development
Nonprofits