Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grants provide funding for the acquisition or development of land to create new outdoor recreation opportunities for the health and wellness of Californians. Since 1965, over one thousand parks throughout California have been created or improved with LWCF assistance.
WHALE TAIL grants support programs that teach California’s children and the general public to value and take action to improve the health of the state’s coast and ocean. Adopt-A-Beach programs, as well as other beach maintenance and coastal habitat restoration projects that have an educational component, are also eligible for these grants. WHALE TAIL grants … Read more
The U.S. Standard Grants Program is a competitive, matching grants program that supports public-private partnerships carrying out projects in the United States that further the goals of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA). These projects must involve long-term protection, restoration, and/or enhancement of wetlands and associated uplands habitats for the benefit of all wetlands-associated … Read more
The Propagation Fund is primarily supported by fine revenues and restitution monies which result from violations of the Fish and Game Code and Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations in Alameda County, and other civil and criminal violations of environmental laws. Expenditures made from the Fund must benefit the fish and wildlife resources … Read more
California Fish and Wildlife Code Section 13100 requires that funds deposited into the Sonoma County Fish and Wildlife Special Revenue Fund be distributed to deserving projects that benefit fish and wildlife. In order to be considered, project activities must be limited to one of the following: Improvement of fish or wildlife habitat. Public education relating … Read more
The Coastal Program takes an adaptive approach to designing and implementing coastal habitat protection and restoration strategies that anticipate and ameriorate the impacts of climate change and other environmental stressors. Coastal Program habitat improvement projects strive to increase coastal resiliency by improving the ability of coastal ecosystems to adapt to environmental changes and supporting natural … Read more
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) will support states, local communities, tribes and territories as they undertake hazard mitigation projects, reducing the risks they face from disasters and natural hazards. FEMA’s BRIC grant program give states, local communities, tribes and territories funding to address future risks to natural disasters, including ones involving: wildfires, drought, hurricanes, … Read more
The Climate Adaptation Fund provides grant awards to non-profit conservation organizations for applied, on-the-ground projects focused on implementing priority conservation actions for climate adaptation at a landscape scale. The fund supports projects that advance learning and scale effective interventions to help wildlife, ecosystems and the people who value and depend on them adapt to climate … Read more
Multiple climate programs and millions of dollars are currently being offered through NOAA to address climate change with deadlines ranging from Jan 27-Feb/1 for letters of intent and/or applications: Earth System Science and Modeling Research for Coastal Inundation 2023 Funding Opportunity Climate and Societal Interactions (CSI) Division — Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) 2023 Funding Opportunity … Read more
The Community Stewardship Grant program facilitates community-based actions that enhance and protect the health of local waterways and is on hiatus while some program organizational changes are made – they anticipate having grants available again for FY 23-24. Contact James Scanlin ()- or Sandy Mathews () for more information.
