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BH UWC Consolidated Grant Program 

Sponsor/Source: Baldwin Hills & Urban Watersheds Conservancy 

The BH UWC Consolidated Grant Program streamlines administration of State funds, aligning with the Cutting Green Tape initiative. Centered on Embedding Equity, it funds high-impact projects that advance conservation, climate resilience, and access for all through planning, implementation, acquisition, and stewardship & community access grants that deliver equitable, measurable benefits statewide. 

Deadline: Proposals accepted year-round 
Status: Open
Eligible: Local Governments, Nonprofit Organizations, Tribal Governments 

Sustainable Transportation Planning Grants 

Sponsor/Source: California Department of Transportation

Sustainable Transportation Planning Grants fund local and regional multimodal transportation and land use planning projects, transportation planning studies, and multimodal planning studies that further the region’s regional transportation plan/sustainable communities strategy (where applicable), contribute to the state’s greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, and assist in achieving the California Department of Transportation’s mission and grant program objectives.
Deadline: Nov. 21, 2025
Status: Open
Eligible: Local Governments, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Regional Transportation Planning Agencies, Transit Agencies, Tribal Governments. 

Bridge Investment Program 

Sponsor/Source: U.S. Department of Transportation 

The Bridge Investment Program awards funds for the improvement of bridge conditions and the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of people and freight over bridges.

Deadline: Various
Status: Open
Eligible: Local Governments, Special Districts, Tribal Governments 

Hazard Mitigation Grant Program

Sponsor/Source: California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services 

The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program provides funding for communities to implement mitigation activities that reduce risk to life and property from natural hazards. In California, natural hazards include wildfire, earthquake, drought, extreme weather, flooding, and other natural hazards as defined in the State Hazard Mitigation Plan.

Deadline: Various
Status: Open
Eligible: Local Governments, Nonprofit Organizations, Special Districts, Tribal Governments 

FY24-25 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program - National 

Sponsor/Source: U.S. Department of Transportation

The Federal State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program provides a Federal funding opportunity to improve American passenger rail assets by funding projects that enhance safety, such as grade crossing projects on a passenger rail route; reduce the State of Good Repair backlog; improve performance; or expand or establish new intercity passenger rail service, including privately operated intercity passenger rail service if an eligible applicant is involved. 

Deadline: Jan. 7, 2026 
Status: Open
Eligible: City Governments, County Governments, Special District Governments, State Governments, Tribal Governments 

Tire-Derived Aggregate Grant Program  

Sponsor/Source: CalRecycle 

The Tire-Derived Aggregate 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. 

Deadline: Jan. 13, 2026 
Status: Open
Eligible: Local Governments, Nonprofit Organizations, Special Districts, Tribal Governments 

2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 

Sponsor/Source: CA Department of Housing and Community Development 

The objectives of the 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program are to develop viable communities by the provision of decent affordable housing, a suitable living environment, and to expand economic opportunities, principally for the benefit of Low- and Moderate-Income (LMI) persons, families, households, and neighborhoods. 

Deadline: Jan. 30, 2026
Status: Open
Eligible: Public agency, non-entitlement Units of General Local Government (City, County, Municipalities) 

Last Mile Freight Program 

Sponsor/Source: Southern California Association of Governments 

The Last Mile Freight Program Rebate Opportunity is offering up to $67,000 per vehicle to support the purchase or conversion of Class 4 and Class 5 battery-electric commercial vehicles operating in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, or San Bernardino counties. This program provides a total of $50 million in funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, administered as part of South Coast Air Quality Management District’s INVEST CLEAN program. The goal is to accelerate the adoption of zero-emission trucks, reduce emissions, and improve regional air quality. 

Deadline: Jan. 30, 2026  
Status: Open
Eligible: Fleet owners and operators of commercial (non-passenger) vehicles engaged in freight operations.  

2025 Tribal Multifamily Finance Super Notice of Funding Availability

Sponsor/Source: California Department of Housing and Community Development

The California Department of Housing and Community Development announces the availability of approximately $50 million in funds available through this first round of the Tribal Multifamily Finance Super Notice of Funding Availability. This notice of funding availability makes funds more easily accessible to Tribes and Tribal entities and provides flexible options to address the unique needs of Tribal communities to achieve better outcomes in health, climate, and household stability.

Deadline: Feb. 28, 2026
Status: Open
Eligible: Tribal Governments

Community Resilience Centers

Sponsor/Source: CA Strategic Growth Council

The Community Resilience Centers Program funds planning and implementation grants that advance the development of neighborhood resilience centers that provide shelter and resources during climate emergencies. It also supports year-round community services and programming. 

Deadline: Spring 2026
Status: Open
Eligible: Local Government Agencies, Non-Profit Organizations, Tribal Governments

Transformative Climate Communities Program 

Sponsor/Source: CA Strategic Growth Council 

The Transformative Climate Communities Program funds community-led development and infrastructure projects, such as energy efficiency upgrades, solar installation, urban greening, affordable and sustainable housing developments, transit access and mobility, health equity, community microgrids, and more. 

Deadline: Spring/Summer 2026
Status: Open
Eligible: Local Government Agencies, Non-Profit Organizations, Tribal Governments 

Permanent Local Housing Allocation

Sponsor/Source: California Department of Housing and Community Development 

The Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program facilitates housing affordability, particularly for lower- and moderate-income households, by supporting projects that increase housing supply for households at or below 60 percent of area median income, assist affordable owner-occupied workforce housing, and assist persons experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The Permanent Local Housing Allocation promotes projects and programs to meet local governments’ unmet share of regional housing needs allocation while ensuring geographic equity in the distribution of the funds.

Deadline: June 30, 2027 
​Status: Open
Eligible: Local Governments 

Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program – Water/Energy Audit

Sponsor/Source: State Water Resources Control Board 

The Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program – Water/Energy Audit encourages public agencies to independently evaluate their current practices, identify potentially inefficient water or energy use, and follow up with a well-thought-out plan to improve consumption of these valuable resources. 

Deadline: Ongoing 
Status: Open
Eligible: Local Governments, Nonprofit Organizations, Tribal Governments 

Cleanup, Remediation, and Watershed Enhancement Funding Opportunity

Sponsor/Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife 

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking high-quality grant proposals that support the enhancement of watersheds and communities in areas impacted by cannabis cultivation. 

Deadline: Ongoing 
Status: Open
Eligible: Local Governments, Nonprofit Organizations, Tribal Governments 

Coachella Valley Proposition 68 Parks, Conservation Land Access and Climate Change Response Grant Program

Sponsor/Source: Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy 

The Coachella Valley Proposition 68 Parks, Conservation Land Access and Climate Change Response Grant Program makes grants to expand recreational and educational use of conservation lands and improve sustainability in the Coachella Valley. 

Deadline: Ongoing 
Status: Open
Eligible: Local Governments, Nonprofit Organizations, Tribal Governments 

Cost Share for Federal Funding Opportunities Industrial Decarbonization and Improvement of Grid Operations Program and Food Production Investment Program

Sponsor/Source: California Energy Commission 

This program implements projects at industrial facilities to significantly benefit the electrical grid, reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, achieve the state’s clean energy goals, and exceed compliance requirements. 

Deadline: Ongoing 
Status: Open
Eligible: Local Governments, Nonprofit Organizations, Tribal Governments 

EDA FY 25 Disaster Supplemental

Sponsor/Source: Economic Development Administration 

Awards will help communities and regions devise and implement long-term economic recovery strategies through a variety of non-construction and construction projects, to address economic challenges in areas where a Presidential declaration of a major disaster was issued.

Deadline: Ongoing 
Status: Open
Eligible: Local Government Agencies, Tribal Government Agencies, Special District Governments, Nonprofit Organizations

Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project

Sponsor/Source: California Air Resources Board 

The Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project provides vouchers for the purchase of zero-emission trucks and buses, including funding for charging or fueling infrastructure. 

Deadline: Ongoing 
Status: Open
Eligible: Refer to Guidelines 

Native American Preparedness Grant Program

Sponsor/Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife 

The Native American Preparedness Grant is part of the Office of Spill Prevention and Response program and supports California Native American Tribes in preparing for and enhancing emergency preparedness, response, and recovery efforts while protecting Tribal ancestral lands and communities from oil spills. 

Deadline: Ongoing 
Status: Open
Eligible: Tribal Governments 

Proposition 13 Water Recycling Planning Grant

Sponsor/Source: California Water Boards 

The Proposition 13 Water Recycling Planning Grant provides technical and financial assistance to local agencies to plan water recycling projects that promote the beneficial use of treated municipal wastewater to augment freshwater supplies in California. 

Deadline: Ongoing 
Status: Open
Eligible: Local Governments, Tribal Governments 

Proposition 68 Grant Programs

Sponsor/Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife 

Proposition 68 Grant Programs provides funding to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife 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. 

Deadline: Ongoing 
Status: Open
Eligible: Local Governments, Nonprofit Organizations, Tribal Governments 

RMC Grants

Sponsor/Source: San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy 

Since 2003, the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy 
has awarded over 295 grants and interagency agreements, investing at least $91 million in state funds to create open space, restore habitat, expand greenspace in disadvantaged communities, and protect the watersheds of the lower Los Angeles and San Gabriel rivers. 

Deadline: Ongoing 
Status: Open
Eligible: Local Governments, Metropolitan Planning Organizations 

The Safe and Affordable Funding for Equity and Resilience Program

Sponsor/Source: State Water Resources Control Board 

The Safe and Affordable Funding for Equity and Resilience Program is a set of tools, funding sources, and regulatory authorities designed to ensure that one million Californians without safe drinking water receive safe and affordable drinking water. 

Deadline: Ongoing 
Status: Open
Eligible: Local Governments, Nonprofit Organizations, Tribal Governments 

Senate Bill 1 Sea Level Rise Adaptation Planning Grant Program

Sponsor/Source: Ocean Protection Council 

The Senate Bill 1 Grant Program provides funding for coastal communities to develop consistent sea level rise adaptation plans and projects to build resilience along the entire coast of California and San Francisco Bay. 

Deadline: Ongoing 
Status: Open
Eligible: Local Governments, Tribal Governments 

State Coastal Conservancy Grant

Sponsor/Source: California Coastal Conservancy 

The Coastal Conservancy issues millions of dollars in grants for projects that restore and protect the California coast, expand public access, and enhance its resilience to climate change. 

Deadline: Ongoing 
Status: Open
Eligible: Local Governments, Nonprofit Organization, Tribal Governments 

Transit Oriented Communities Technical Assistance Program

Sponsor/Source: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) 

Metro’s Transit Oriented Communities Technical Assistance Program is a competitive funding program that supports Los Angeles County jurisdictions in completing transit-oriented community feasibility studies and plans.

Deadline: Ongoing 
Status: Open
Eligible: Local Governments, State Governments (MAT Only)

Wetlands and Mountain Meadows Restoration 

Sponsor/Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife 

Wetlands and Mountain Meadows Restoration provides funding for mountain meadow and non-coastal wetland restoration consistent with the Natural and Working Lands Climate Smart Strategy and Pathways to the 30×30 initiative. 

Deadline: Ongoing 
Status: Open
Eligible: Local Governments, Nonprofit Organizations, Tribal Governments