Best Practices for Community Engagement and Building Successful Projects
Place Category: State
About: Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) enable communities to enhance local public services and economic development activities, and conduct capital improvements. Funds to implement these activities are generated through the exaction of a voter or property owner approved assessment or fee. BIDs are governed by a board of stakeholders who work, live, or own property within the BID. There are several different BID types that target specific activities or industries, such as Tourism Improvement Districts, Property Based Improvement Districts, and Restaurant Improvement Districts.
District Type: Placemaking District
Eligible Use of Funds: Marketing, promotional, and event development, maintenance, security, capital improvements.
Eligible Lead Entities: Cities, counties, city and county
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About: Community Facilities Districts (CFDs) are special tax districts that provide funding for capital improvements, including infrastructure and public facilities. In addition, CFDs may be formed to fund public services and facility maintenance. CFD improvements and services are funded through a special tax levied on property which may be used to issue bonds or used on a pay-as-you-go basis. The formation of these districts requires a two-thirds voter or property owner approval.
District Type: Community Facility Financing District
Eligible Use of Funds: Planning and construction of capital improvements with at least a 5-year lifespan, public services, facility maintenance.
Eligible Lead Entities: City, county, city and county, special district
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About: Community Revitalization and Investment Authorities (CRIAs) authorize local agencies the ability to generate revenue using tax-increment financing to plan and construct affordable housing, community infrastructure, and public facilities in eligible areas facing socio-economic and physical challenges as defined by legislation. In addition, CRIAs have the authority to acquire and convey property, provide direct financial assistance to small businesses, make loans or grants to businesses within the district, conduct brownfield restoration and environmental mitigation, and more. A CRIA must adopt a Revitalization Plan identifying the specific activities it will conduct and finance. All taxable entities, excluding educational entities may contribute their property tax increment in CRIAs.
District Type: Community Facility Financing District
Eligible Use of Funds: Construct, rehabilitate, repair or upgrade infrastructure; plan, construct and acquire affordable housing; building retrofitting; acquire and convey real property; and more.
Eligible Lead Entities: City, county, city and county
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About: Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts (EIFDs) authorize local agencies the ability to generate revenue using tax-increment financing to plan and construct improvements of communitywide signficance, such as community infrastructure, public facilities, and affordable housing. In addition, EIFDs may finance additional activities including brownfield restoration and environmental mitigation, industrial building development, and more. EIFDs are goverened by a Public Finance Authority (PFA) represented by the participating agencies' elected officials and appointed persons living or working within the district. The PFA must adopt an Infrastructure Financing Plan which identifies the facilities intended to be funded by EIFD revenues.
District Type: Community Facility Financing District
Eligible Use of Funds: Construct, acquire, rehabilitate capital projects with at least a 15-year lifespan; maintenance of facilities financed by EIFD.
Eligible Lead Entities: City, county, city and county
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About: Affordable Housing Authorities (AHAs) are tax-increment financing districts to provide a city, county, or city and county with dedicated funding to provide affordable housing and supporting infrastructure. Upon formation, any taxed entity, excluding school-related organizations, may elect to allocate a portion of its tax increment by resolution. AHAs must adopt an Affordable Housing Investment Plan that identifies the AHA's affordable housing goals, activities, and implementation, among other requirements.
District Type: Community Facility Financing District
Eligible Use of Funds: Plan, construct, rehabilitate, and acquire affordable housing and supporting infrastructure; acquire and transfer real property
Eligible Lead Entities: City, county, city and county, special district
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About: Annexation Development Plans (ADPs) enable a local agency to use tax-increment financing to improve infrastructure and structures when annexing disadvantaged, unincorporated community property. ADPs and the use of tax-increment financing may be allowed when a local agency submits a change of organization or reorganization to a Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO). Local agencies may engage in an ADP until January 1, 2025.
District Type: Community Facility Financing District
Eligible Use of Funds: Finance infrastructure improvements in unincorporated disadvantaged community
Eligible Lead Entities: City, county, city and county, special district
Statute: Revenue and Tax Section 99.3
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About: Housing Sustainability Districts (HSDs) enable a local agency to conduct an upfront Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and approve ministerial permits within 120 days for qualified housing projects within the district. The California Housing and Community Development (HCD) Department may provide incentive funding for the establishment and approval of qualified housing projects within an HSD. HSDs may be formed in areas located within one-half mile of transit service and must be suitable for mixed-use and residential development via available infrastructure, transportation access, existing underutilized facilities, or location. At least 20 percent of the residential units constructed within the district must be affordable to very low, low-, and moderate-income households and subject to a recorded affordability restriction for at least 55 years.
District Type: Regulatory Streamlining District
Eligible Lead Entities: City, county, city and county
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About: Infrastructure and Revitalization Financing Districts (IRFDs) are another tax-increment financing tool to enable local agencies to finance infrastructure improvements, public facilities, brownfield restoration, property acquisition, commercial and industrial development, affordable housing, military base reuse and more. Facilities must have a useful life of 15 years or longer and meet communitywide significance requirements. IRFDs are governed by an existing legislative body (e.g., city council, board of supervisors) that formed the district. The governing body must adopt an Infrastructure Financing Plan which identifies the facilities intended to be funded by IRFD revenues. Issuance of bonds funding IRFD facilities is subject to district voter approval.
District Type: Community Facility Financing District
Eligible Use of Funds: Construct, acquire, rehabilitate capital projects with at least a 15-year lifespan; acquire property; military base reuse
Eligible Lead Entities: City, county, city and county, military base reuse authority
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About: Infrastructure Financing Districts (IFDs) are tax-increment financing tools to finance infrastructure improvements, public facilities, and affordable housing. Facilities must have a useful life of 15 years or longer and meet communitywide significance requirements. IFDs are limited to 30-year terms beginning with the resolution to form the district. IFDs are governed by an existing legislative body (e.g., city council, board of supervisors) that formed the district. The governing body must adopt an Infrastructure Financing Plan which identifies the facilities intended to be funded by IFD revenues. Issuance of bonds funding IFD facilities is subject to district voter approval.
District Type: Community Facility Financing District
Eligible Use of Funds: Construct, acquire, rehabilitate capital projects with at least a 15-year lifespan
Eligible Lead Entities: City, county, city and county
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About: Neighborhood Infill Finance and Transit Improvement Districts (NIFTIs) are specialized Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts (EIFDs) that target infill affordable housing production. NIFTI-1 and NIFTI-2 authorize the same powers as EIFD but allow a participating agency to contribute local portions of sales and use taxes in addition to property tax increment. NIFTI-1 must be located in a qualified infill site, with a 20-percent affordable housing requirement. NIFTI-2 requires the district be in a qualified infill site and be located within one-half mile of a transit stop, with a 40-percent affordable housing requirement.
District Type: Community Facility Financing District
Eligible Use of Funds: Construct, acquire, rehabilitate capital projects with at least a 15-year lifespan; affordable housing required; maintenance of facilities financed by EIFD
Eligible Lead Entities: City, county, city and county
Statute: Government Code Sections 53398.75.5; Government Code Sections 53398.75.7
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About: Workforce Housing Opportunity Zones (WHOZs) allow a jurisdiction to streamline the approval process for housing development, particularly affordable housing, by preparing a specific plan and certifying an accompanying Environmental Impact Report (EIR) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The specific plan shall consider the planning for 100 to 1,500 residential units at specified minimum densities and be consistent with applicable regional plans. Should proposed housing projects be consistent with WHOZ criteria, the project will not need project-level CEQA analysis and must be approved within 60 days of a submitted complete application.
District Type: Regulatory Streamlining District
Eligible Lead Entities: City, county, city and county
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About: Seaport Infrastructure Financing Districts (SIFDs) are a tax-increment financing tool to fund harbor and seaport infrastructure and facilities for port and harbor districts located on property leased by the State Lands Commission. SIFDs were created to achieve the public goals of improving the state's waterborne commerce, enhancing economic prosperity of harbors, and financing the costs of environmental mitigation and improvement. They are similar in statute to other districts yet retain specified voting requirements and required authorization from the State Lands Commission.
District Type: Community Facility Financing District
Eligible Use of Funds: Construct, acquire, rehabilitate capital projects with at least a 15-year lifespan; maintenance of facilities financed by SIFD
Eligible Lead Entities: City, county, city and county
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About: Climate Resilience Districts (CRDs) authorize local agencies to establish financing districts to fund and conduct projects and programs to address impacts of climate change, including wildfire, sea level rise, extreme heat and cold, drought, flooding, and related challenges. CRDs will be able to generate funding through property tax increment, voter-approved special taxes or assessments, or fees. CRDs are governed by a Public Finance Authority must adopt an annual expenditure plan, an operating budget, and capital improvement budget and is subject to review and revision.
District Type: Community Facility Financing District
Eligible Use of Funds: Plan, construct, and operate eligible climate change related projects
Eligible Lead Entities: City, county, city and county, special district
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About: Cultural Districts were designated by the California Arts Council Cultural Districts Program to assist Californians in leveraging the state's considerable assets in the areas of culture, creativity, and diversity. There are 14 Cultural Districts that were designated based on criteria such as artist attraction, economic development, historical preservation, cultural development, and promotion of opportunity and equity.
District Type: Placemaking District
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Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act authorizes FTA to award grants for ICAM pilot projects that improve the coordination of transportation services and NEMT services for transportation disadvantaged populations.
Transportation disadvantaged populations include older adults, people with disabilities, and people of low income.
Application Deadline: February 13, 2024 Eastern Time
Eligible Applicants:
State, county, or unit of local government may only apply for funding under the NSFLTP Program if sponsored by an eligible Federal land management agency (FLMA) or federally recognized Indian Tribe.
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The Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program includes:
Application Deadline: January 18, 2024, by 5 PM
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Assistance and Memorial Funds
Amount: Donations made directly to these accounts are matched by CTF up to $7500. No Closing Date
Eligible Recipients:
Workers who have been injured while on the job, families of fallen workers.
Eligible Uses:
There are no restrictions on the use of these funds.
Additional Info:
100% of the donated monies are given to the beneficiaries of assistance or memorial accounts. CTF does not charge an administrative fee for managing assistance and memorial accounts. Donations to individual memorial or assistance accounts are not tax deductible.
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The California Transportation Foundation’s (CTF) Injured and Fallen Worker and Emergency Relief (IF&ER) Fund program was established to help California all transportation industry employees and their families who are in need of financial assistance because of death, injury and natural disaster. The program was established to aid employees during crucial times when quickly available funding is critical to meet the sudden costs of emergencies.
Emergency Relief Grants Amount: up to $2000
Eligible Recipients:
Transportation workers who have lost their home due to natural disaster
Eligible Uses:
funds can be used to defray temporary housing costs and more
Additional Information:
Grants are funded by donations to our Emergency Relief Fund and are tax deductible.
No closing date listed.
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The FHWA hereby requests applications to result in awards to eligible entities to deploy, install, and operate advanced transportation technologies to improve safety, mobility, efficiency, system performance, intermodal connectivity, and infrastructure return on investment. These model deployments are expected to provide benefits in the form of:
Eligible Applicants:
Application Deadline: 02/02/2024
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Under the ICAM pilot program, funds awarded will finance innovative capital projects for the transportation-disadvantaged, with the goal to improve the coordination of transportation services and non-emergency medical transportation services for older adults, people with disabilities, and people of low income.
Eligible Applicants:
Application Deadline: Feb 13, 2024
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Eligible projects described in section 148(a)(4) are strategies, activities, and projects on a public road that are consistent with a transportation safety plan and that (i) correct or improve a hazardous road location or feature, or (ii) address a highway safety problem.
Eligible Applicants: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Application Deadline: Jan 15, 2024
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ISRF applications are continuously accepted.
Infrastructure (ISRF Program) Loans.
The Infrastructure State Revolving Fund (ISRF) Program is authorized to directly provide low-cost public financing to state and local government entities.
ISRF financing is available in amounts ranging from $1 million to $65 million with loan terms for the useful life of the project up to a maximum of 30 years.
A few examples of ISRF financed projects include water and wastewater treatment plant upgrades or construction, venue or airport construction or street repair and upgrades.
Eligible applicants must be located in California and include any subdivision of a local government, including cities, counties, special districts, assessment districts, joint powers authorities and nonprofit organizations sponsored by a government entity.
Please note, while ISRF financing is available for many types of projects, housing is not allowed per our legislative statute.
Low-cost public financing for state and local government entities with the ISRF Program.
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Eligible Applicants: (A) a State (including the District of Columbia); (B) a group of States; (C) an Interstate Compact; (D) a public agency or publicly chartered authority established by 1 or more States; (E) a political subdivision of a State; (F) Amtrak, acting on its own behalf or under a cooperative agreement with 1 or more States; (G) a federally recognized Indian Tribe
Estimated Total Program Funding: $8,979,150,000
Award Ceiling: $8,979,150,000
Award Floor: $0
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Eligible applicants are those airport sponsors normally eligible for AIP discretionary grants as defined in 49 U.S.C. 47115, which includes a public agency, private entity, state agency, Indian Tribe or Pueblo owning a public-use NPIAS airport, the Secretary of the Interior for Midway Island Airport, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. Also see the NOFO (cited in the link to additional information in this posting) for additional applicant eligibility details.
Estimated Total Program Funding: $268,728,965
Award Ceiling: $50,000,000
Award Floor: $25,000
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An eligible applicant for a FY 2023 PIDP discretionary grant is a port authority, a commission or its subdivision or agent under existing authority, a State or political subdivision of a State or local government, an Indian Tribe, a public agency or publicly chartered authority established by one or more States, a special purpose district with a transportation function, a multistate or multijurisdictional group of entities, or a lead entity described above jointly with a private entity or group of private entities (including the owners or operators of a facility, or collection of facilities, at a port).
Estimated Total Program Funding: $662,203,512
Award Ceiling: $165,550,878
Award Floor: $1,000,000
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Through the Transformative Research in the Education Sciences Grants Program, IES seeks to support innovative research that has the potential to make dramatic advances towards solving seemingly intractable problems and challenges in the education field and/or to accelerate the pace of conducting education research to facilitate major breakthroughs. Transformative research projects are characterized by bold, innovative thinking, interdisciplinary and cross-sector collaboration, and have the potential to lead to high reward solutions.
Grantor: Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
Estimated Amounts: Applicants can request no more than $1,250,000 per year for up to three years, for a total cost of up to $3,750,000
Closing Date: August 17, 2023
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The Community Resilience Centers Program (CRC) funds planning, development, construction, and upgrades of local facilities to serve as Community Resilience Centers, providing shelter and resources during climate and other emergencies. The program will also fund ongoing year-round community services and programs that build overall community resilience.
Grantor: Strategic Growth Council
Estimated amount per award: $500,000 – $5,000,000
Closing Date Sept 18, 2023: Final applications due for all CRC grant types
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Every year the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation supports over 1,400 college students with annual scholarships of $3.4 million through three nationally recognized programs on behalf of the Coca-Cola system.
Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship – High school seniors with a minimum 3.0 unweighted GPA may apply on our website in August of their senior year until the October 31 deadline. 150 Coca-Cola Scholars are selected each year to receive this $20,000 scholarship. Fourteen of the 150 awardees of 2022 are from California.
Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team – 50 Gold $1,500, 50 Silver $1,250, and 50 Bronze $1,000 scholarships. Current students at two-year community colleges may apply between October 1 and December 2. Phi Theta Kappa administers this scholarship.
Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise – 180 scholarships of $1,000. Current students at two-year community colleges may apply between February 27 and April 30. Phi Theta Kappa administers this scholarship.
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California Student Aid Commission's Cal Grant is a California-specific financial aid allocation that does not need to be paid back. Cal Grant applicants must apply using the FAFSA or CA Dream Act Application by the deadline and meet all eligibility, financial, and minimum GPA requirements of either program.
Eligibility Info:
There are three kinds of Cal Grants — A, B, and C — but you don’t have to figure out which one to apply for. Your eligibility will be based on your FAFSA or CA Dream Act Application responses, your verified Cal Grant GPA, the type of California colleges you list on your application, and whether you’re a recent high school graduate.
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The Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) is awarded to undergraduate students with exceptional financial needs who have yet to earn a bachelor's or graduate degree. Priority is given to students who receive the Federal Pell Grant. Not all schools participate in this program, and funds depend on availability at the school.
Award Maximum: $4,000
Award Minimum: $100
Additional Award Info:
You can receive between $100 and $4,000 a year, depending on your financial need, when you apply, the amount of other aid you get, and the available funds at your school.
Additional Program Info:
Each participating school receives a certain amount of FSEOG funds each year. Once the school's FSEOG funds have been awarded to students, no more FSEOG awards can be made for that year. This system works differently from the Federal Pell Grant Program, which provides funds to every eligible student. Contact your institution's Financial Aid office for more information.
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The U.S. Department of Education's Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant is different from other federal student grants because it requires you to agree to complete a teaching service obligation as a condition for receiving the grant. If you don't meet the service obligation, the TEACH Grant will be converted to a loan you must repay with interest.
Eligible Recipients:
For undergraduate, postbaccalaureate, or graduate students enrolled in programs designed to prepare them to teach in a high-need field at the elementary or secondary school level.
Additional Info:
Students must agree to serve as full-time teachers for a minimum of four years (within eight years of completing or ceasing enrollment in the program for which the student received the grant funds). They must teach in a high-need field in a school or educational service agency that serves low-income students. Failure to complete the teaching service commitment will result in the grant being converted to an Unsubsidized Direct Loan that must be repaid.
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Like other federal grants, the U.S. Department of Education's Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants provide money to college or career school students to help pay their education expenses. However, Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants have special eligibility criteria.
Eligibile Recipients:
The Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants are for students whose parent or guardian was a member of the U.S. armed forces and died as a result of performing military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after the events of 9/11. The student must be ineligible for a Pell Grant due to having less financial need than is required to receive Federal Pell Grant funds.
Additional Info:
For students younger than 24 years old or enrolled at least part-time at a college or career school at the time of the parent’s or guardian’s death.
Award Maximum: up to $6,501.99.
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CDPH's Role in Violence Prevention
The Injury Violence and Prevention Branch's (IVPB) violence prevention programs address domestic violence (DV), teen dating violence (TDV), and sexual violence (SV) through shifting social norms, policies, and practices. Programs use a primary prevention approach, which promote healthy behaviors and environments to stop violence before it even occurs. Rather than focusing on individuals and victims, IVPB's programs work at a broader population level as opposed to providing direct services to victims after the violence has occurred. CDPH Violence Prevention Iinitiative webpage offers more information and resources about CDPH's public health approach to violence prevention.
Eligible applicants:
Business Individual Nonprofit Other Legal Entity Public Agency Tribal Government
Deadline: 08/18/2023
Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,200,000
Grant ceiling: $600,000
Grant Floor: $0
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Grantees will increase activities, supports, and services especially for families and communities that have been historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected by persistent poverty and other stressors, including Black, brown, indigenous, migrant, and LGBTQ+ children and families, and rural communities. Applications are currently being accepted. Up to five grants may be awarded.
This grant will provide limited-term funding for a maximum of 3 years and will not be renewable. The funding amount is provisional and contingent upon OCAP’s receipt of federal grant funds.
Applications are currently being accepted.
Grant Period: 10/1/2022 - 9/30/2025
Total Funding: $5,000,000 for Family Resource Centers with a grant period.
Award Maximum: Up to $333,000 per year in total federal funds per grantee.
Award Minimum: $0
Eligible Recipients:
Community-based non-profit organization, Indian Tribe, or Non-Profit Tribal Organization located in California.
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The Community Health Improvement Grants Program uses funding criteria to ensure that its charitable resources
address health needs in ways that demonstrate accountability for impact. Grant funds are used to deliver services and strengthen service systems, to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable and underserved populations. The program is one way Dignity Health puts its mission and values into practice.
Award Maximum: $100,000
Award Minimum: $20,000
Lead applicants must be a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Grant project performance period is January 2023 – December 2023.
Additional Info:
Grant applicants should ensure that their proposed projects address one or more prioritized needs in the local hospital’s Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) and Implementation Strategy. These projects must also serve identified vulnerable or underserved populations, to help address health disparities. Projects must work in tandem with their local Dignity Health hospital with an emphasis on mitigating disproportionate health-related needs and include community activities that educate underserved populations.
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Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
This program provides grant funds for capital, mobility management, and operating expenses for:
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5310 – Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program is authorized by 49 United States Code (U.S.C.) 5310.
The goal of the FTA 5310 Program is to improve the mobility of seniors and individuals with disabilities by removing barriers to transportation services and expanding the transportation mobility options available.
Eligible applicants:
Deadline: August 30, 2023
Grant ceiling: $ Dependent
Grant floor: $ Dependent
Total amount of grant: $51,000,000
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The purpose of the Small Community Drought Relief Program is to provide immediate and near-term financial and technical support to help small communities survive future droughts.
Eligible Applicants:
Public agencies, Public utilities, Special districts, Colleges and universities, Mutual water companies, Nonprofit organizations– 501(c)(3), Federally recognized Tribes, State Tribes listed on the Native America Heritage Commission’s California Tribunal Consultation List.
Total Funding: $305,000,000
Application Deadline: 12/29/2023
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The purpose of the DF Program is to provide funding for physical facility and digital security enhancements to health care facilities providing abortion-related services and reproductive health care services throughout California that may be the target of violence and vandalism.
Total Funding: $14,000,000
Grant Ceiling: $500,000.00
Grant Floor: $0
Application Deadline: 03/02/2023
Eligible Applicants:
Applicants must be:
1) a currently licensed community health center, tribal Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), or a rural hospital, small hospital, or critical access hospital that is not part of a large health system or hospital system;
2) located in California; and
3) providing abortion-related services and reproductive health care services.
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This program will provide low cost loans with more flexible terms for health facilities in the state of California that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Total Funding: $5,000,000.00
Grant Ceiling: $250,000.00
Grant Floor: $0
Application Deadline: ongoing basis
Eligible Applicants:
Nonprofit or Public Agency *Must be a health facility as defined in the Authority's Act (Section 15432(d) of the California Government Code) -Must be a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation or a public health facility (e.g., District hospital) as defined in the Authority’s Act (Section 15432(e) of the California Government Code)
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Through the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Energy to Communities (C2C) program, the NREL, other national laboratory experts, and select organizations provide Expert Match—free, short-term technical assistance to address near-term clean energy challenges and questions.
Expert Match is most suitable for communities that could benefit from assistance to inform time-sensitive decisions and identify and understand the range of options for achieving clean energy goals. The Expert Match technical assistance timeframe is 40–60 hours over 1–2 months.
Eligible Applicants:
Expert Match is for community stakeholders who have decision-making power or influence in their community but need access to additional clean energy expertise to inform key upcoming decisions. Community stakeholders can represent a:
Total Funds: N/A
Application Closing Date: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis
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The program opportunity notice for the zero percent loan program is PON-22-001.
Eligible Recipients:
public school districts, charter schools, county offices of education, and state special schools.
The program opportunity notice for the 1 percent loan program is PON 22-002.
Eligible Recipients:
cities, counties, special districts, public colleges or universities, public care institutions, public hospitals, and California Native American Tribes located in California that are on the Native American Heritage Commission’s contact list.
No closing date listed.
Funding Totals:
For the zero interest loan, maximum loan amount is $3 million for energy efficiency, and energy generation projects, or $5 million for projects the incorporate electric vehicle charging infrastructure and/or energy storage systems.
For the 1 percent interest loan, the maximum loan amount is $3 million for all projects.
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TAF awardees provide essential services to vulnerable communities in the event of a power outage. Past recipients have included municipal facilities, affordable housing providers (both nonprofit and private), institutions of faith, first responders (such as police and fire), health clinics, and community facilities, such as community centers, food pantries, nonprofit service providers, and cooling centers. Eligible facilities are located in and serve low-income communities, environmental justice communities, and communities of color.
A typical TAF grant is $8,500
In limited situations, if a project involves multiple facilities or other complexities, additional funding up to $15,000 may be available
Additional Funding Info:
The TAF provides grants to cover the cost of engaging a trusted third-party technical services provider to perform a preliminary technical and financial feasibility analysis to determine the sizing, cost, and benefits of resilient solar storage. Funded projects may be located anywhere in the country, including Washington D.C. and U.S. territories
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The EIR Program is a loan guarantee program under the DOE's Loan Programs Office designed to support innovative clean energy projects. EIR will guarantee loans to projects that retool, repower, repurpose, or replace energy infrastructure that has ceased operations, or enable operating energy infrastructure to avoid, reduce, utilize, or sequester air pollutants or anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases.
The EIR Program was formed as a result of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which appropriated $5 billion in total funding for the program through September 30, 2026. The program makes available up to $250 billion in loan guarantee commitments by the LPO for certain projects.
Below are examples of the types of eligible projects:
a) Renewable Energy Systems
b) Hydrogen Projects
c) Carbon Capture Projects
d) Efficient Electrical Projects
e) Efficient End-Use Projects
f) Fuel-Efficient Vehicle Projects
g) Pollution Control Projects
h) Energy Storage Projects
i) Industrial GHG Reduction Projects
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This program provides guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems or to make energy efficiency improvements.
Agricultural producers may also apply for new energy efficient equipment and new system loans for agricultural production and processing.
Eligible Recipients:
Agricultural producers with at least 50 percent of their income coming from agricultural operations, or small business in eligible rural areas.
Businesses must be located in rural areas with populations of 50,000 or less. Agricultural producers can be located in either rural or non-rural areas.
Types of funding that's available include:
Loan guarantees on loans up to 75 percent of total eligible project costs. Grants for up to 40 percent of total eligible project costs. Combined grant and loan guarantee funding up to 75 percent of total eligible project costs. The loan guarantee percentage is published yearly in a notice in the Federal Register.
Grantor:
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Application Closing Date: Applications accepted quarterly.
Next application windows:
September 30, 2023
December 31, 2023
March 31, 2024
June 30, 2024
September 30, 2024
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The Universal Service Administrative Co administers the Universal Service Fund (USF). Lifeline provides a monthly benefit of up to $9.25 towards phone or internet services for eligible subscribers (up to $34.25 for those living on Tribal lands).
Available Funding: $2,400,000,000
Closing Date: Rolling
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The Broadband Adoption Account provides grants to increase publicly available or after-school broadband access and digital inclusion, such as grants for digital literacy training programs and public education to communities with limited broadband adoption. The Commission is required to give preference to programs and projects in communities with demonstrated low broadband access, including low-income communities, senior citizen communities, and communities facing socioeconomic barriers to broadband adoption.
Total Funds: $20.024 million for fiscal year 2023-2024
Application Cycle Deadlines:
And every January 1 and July 1 thereafter, until funds are exhausted.
Learn more here.
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Administered by the Internet Society Foundation. Applicants must meet certain criteria and must be a Chapter of the Internet Society Foundation.
Award Maximum: $50,000 for projects lasting up to 24 months
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and will receive a decision from the Foundation within six weeks of submission.
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The second round of funding will make approximately $980 million available on Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian lands for deployment of Internet infrastructure, affordability programs, telehealth, and distance learning initiatives.
Eligible Applicants: Tribal Government, a Tribal College or University, Tribal organization
Agency: BroadbandUSA - National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
Total Funds: $980 million
Application Closing Date:1/23/2024
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Pursuant to Public Utilities (Pub. Util.) Code section 281, the Broadband Public Housing Account provides grants and loans to build broadband networks offering free broadband service for residents of low-income communities including but not limited to, publicly supported housing developments, and other housing developments or mobile home parks with low-income residents. In (D.) 22-05-029, the Commission made programmatic changes to the Broadband Public Housing Account per SB 156.
The allocated funding for the Broadband Public Housing Account is $15 million for fiscal year 2023-2024. The Broadband Public Housing Account will finance up to 100 percent of the costs to install inside wiring and broadband network equipment.
Total Funds: $15 million
Application Closing Date: Applications may be submitted at any time; however, batch processing deadlines are January 1, 2024 and July 1, 2024 and so forth until funds are exhausted
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The ReConnect Program offers loans, grants, and loan-grant combinations to facilitate broadband deployment in areas of rural America that currently do not have sufficient access to broadband.
Eligible applicants include:
Co-Applicants are not eligible entities. If two entities would like to partner with each other in delivering broadband to areas without sufficient access, then one entity must take the lead on submitting an application.
How may the funds be used?
Application Opening Date: 03/22/2024
Learn more here.
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The Program is to provide grants to support the education of future aircraft pilots and the development of the aircraft pilot workforce by preparing high school students to fill the United States aviation industry’s anticipated demand for aircraft pilots, aerospace engineers, or unmanned aircraft systems operators, and support the related professional development of teachers.
Grantor: DOT Federal Aviation Administration
Award Ceiling: $500,000
Closing Date: Aug 16, 2023
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This Grant requires grantees to focus on employment in clean technology businesses and renewable energy businesses and provide skilled workforces for the products and services for energy or water conservation, or both, renewable energy, pollution reduction, or other technologies.
Grantor: CA Department of Education
Estimated Amounts: up to $150,000
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The chosen applicants will be provided funding to assist with implementing new or expanding existing literacy programs, purchasing new technology and/or or equipment to support literacy initiatives, purchasing books, materials and/or software for literacy programs.
Eligible Recipients:
Schools, public libraries, and nonprofit organizations who help students that are below grade level or having trouble reading
Application Opening Date: 3/9/23
Application Closing Date: 5/19/23
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The federally-funded Charter School Facilities Credit Enhancement Grant Program provides grants to fully or partially fund debt service reserve accounts on bond transactions issued through the Authority. This program was designed to fund debt service reserves for the financing of acquisition, renovation, or construction of charter school facilities, or the refinancing of existing charter school facility debt.
Theses funds are intended to reduce the overall cost of borrowing for charter schools as it eliminates the need to fund the reserve through bond proceeds. Unlike traditional public schools, charter schools typically do not receive funding from their local school districts to purchase, lease, or improve facilities. Securing financing can be problematic for new charter schools because they often lack assets to pledge and operating histories that lenders can rely on to evaluate a loan application. The program is intended to absorb some of the risks of making loans to charter schools for their facility needs.
Total Funding: $8.3 million
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The Charter School Facilities Program (CSFP) provides fixed rate, long-term debt to schools at underwriting terms that are set by the state.
Through the passing of Propositions 47, 55, 1D, and most recently, 51, $1.4 billion has been made available to charter schools for construction of new facilities or rehabilitation of existing school district facilities. CSFP provides low-cost financing for charter school facilities; 50% grant, 50% loan. These funds can be used to finance the construction of new, permanent school facilities or rehabilitation of existing school district facilities for charter schools throughout the state.
The application filing period will close on June 3, 2022.
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Sony Corporation of American and its operating companies offer funding to programs that support education and creative, artistic, technical, and scientific skills that are necessary for tomorrow’s workforce.
Previous education grants have funded a wide range of environmental media teaching and research projects; meaningful environmental education events and programs; quality education programs for at-risk students; arts and arts education; equipment for educational nonprofits and academic institutions, including major colleges and universities across the country. This grant has funded youth mentoring educational programs to teach students about workplace etiquette and various careers available in the technology and entertainment industries, and multiple other mentoring opportunities, including one-on-one, school-based, or in the workplace.
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All applicants must meet directly serve youth between the ages of 3-18 years old in high need communities. With school applications, more than half of the student body must be eligible for free/ or reduced lunch and not. These funds are not for schools that require a tuition or for organizations that charge a participation fee of $300 or more.
All applicants must be located in the United States and provide access to physical activity for kids, including many different forms and activities. Having a structured sports program is not a requirement.
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Beyond Words is a disaster relief fund for public school libraries in Dollar General store communities. Grants are awarded to public school libraries that have incurred substantial damage or hardship due to a natural disaster, fire or an act recognized by the federal government as terrorism.
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The USDA Community Facilities Programs include several grant and financing tools for rural communities to develop community facilities. Please review each program to learn more about program timelines and funding amounts.
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The purpose of the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Community Resilience Centers(CRC) Program is to build local resilience across California communities by improving community facilities. It is a priority of the CRC program to fund resilience center projects in disadvantaged communities and disadvantaged unincorporated communities, or sites serving these communities.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Community Resilience Centers (CRC) Program described here builds on this foundation, in alignment with California’s Statewide Adaptation Strategy and other efforts, to build local resilience across California communities. It is a priority of the CRC program to fund resilience center projects in disadvantaged communities and disadvantaged unincorporated communities, or sites serving these communities.
Funding shall be used to support infrastructure for emergency evacuation, shelter, base camps during emergency events, and critical deferred maintenance.
Total Funding: $38 million
Application Closing Date: 2/27/23
Award Maximum: $38 million
Award Minimum: $5 million
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Large Good Neighbor grants will fund up to one-third of a project or program’s total budget. Competitive applications show local or regional dollars, and 50 percent of the budget should be raised before applying.
Applications are open year-round.
Award minimum: $25,000
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The Choice Neighborhoods program leverages significant public and private dollars to support locally driven strategies that address struggling neighborhoods with distressed public or HUD-assisted housing through a comprehensive approach to neighborhood transformation.
Choice Neighborhoods has two grant types – Planning and Implementation.
Planning grants support the development of comprehensive neighborhood revitalization plans which focus on directing resources to address three core goals: Housing, People and Neighborhoods.
Implementation grants support those communities that have undergone a comprehensive local planning process and are ready to implement their “Transformation Plan” to redevelop the neighborhood.
Implementation
Total Funding: $359 million
Maximum Award: $50 million
Planning
Total Funding: $50 million
Maximum Award: $500,000
Eligible Recipients:
local agencies, public housing authorities, Indian housing authorities, and tribal entities.
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IBank's ISRF Loan Fund program provides low-cost, direct loans to local governments and nonprofits sponsored by public agencies for a wide variety of public infrastructure and economic expansion projects (excluding housing) that improve and sustain communities, helping individuals and families thrive.
ISRF financing is available in amounts ranging from $1 million to $65 million with loan terms for the useful life of the project up to a maximum of 30 years.
Eligible applicants must be located in California and include any subdivision of a local government, including cities, counties, special districts, assessment districts, joint powers authorities and nonprofit organizations sponsored by a government entity.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
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The Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) program is part of the Inflation Reduction Act. With $1 billion in funding, PACE helps make clean, affordable, and reliable energy accessible to the people of rural America. Under PACE, USDA Rural Development’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) will forgive up to 60 percent of loans for renewable energy projects that use wind, solar, hydropower, geothermal, or biomass, as well as for renewable energy storage projects.
Eligible Applicants:
For-profit organizations, state or local governments, Indian Tribes defined by the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-454; 108 Stat. 4791, 4792), including their wholly arms and instrumentalities, Alaska Native Corporations, including regional or village corporations as defined under or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (Public Law 104-42; 85 State. 688), nonprofits, Institutions of higher education, community-based organizations, distribution electric cooperatives, and generation and transmission electric cooperatives.
Application Closing Date: 9/29/23
Total Funds: $100,000,000
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RRGP aims to: (1) Support regional projects aligned with ICARP priorities that improve regional climate resilience and reduce climate risks from wildfire, sea level rise, drought, flood, increasing temperatures, and extreme heat events. (2) Support projects or actions that address the greatest climate risks in the region, particularly in the most vulnerable communities. (3) Fill the gaps in climate resilience funding and support sustainable and cohesive climate resilient projects with regional collaborations. (4) Support equitable outcomes.
Eligible Applicants:
Nonprofit, Public Agency, Tribal Government
Application Closing Date: 8/29/23, 5:00 PM
Estimated Total Program Funding: $9,400,000
Award Maximum: $3,000,000
Award Minimum: $150,000
Expected Number of Awards: 10 - 20
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All applicants must be able to demonstrate a strong track record of community-based water quality stewardship.
Rose Foundation, Fall Round:
Letters of Inquiry are due 8/25/23.
Grants awards will be announced in November 2023.
Application Closing Date: 8/25/23
Award Maximum: $35,000
Award Minimum:$10,000
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This program helps eligible low-income communities plan and develop applications for proposed USDA Rural Development water or waste disposal projects.
Eligible Applicants:
Most state and local governments, Nonprofit organizations, Federally-recognized Tribes
Application Closing Date: Rolling
Estimated Amount Per Award:
Maximum of $30,000 or 75 percent of the predevelopment planning costs *25 percent matching funds required.
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USDA’s four flagship guarantee loan programs are streamlined under the OneRD Guarantee Loan Initiative, removing unnecessary regulations to increase private investment in rural businesses and economic development projects and to improve customer service.
The programs are:
Water & Waste Disposal Loan Guarantees, Community Facilities Guaranteed Loan Program, Business & Industry Loan Guarantees, and Rural Energy for America Guaranteed Loan Program.
Eligible Applicants:
Only lenders are eligible to apply
Application Closing Date: Rolling
Funding Balance released 10/2022, funding balance depends on availability of annual allocation by program.
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The annual Environmental Grant Program offers funding for innovative, community-based environmental projects that improve, restore or protect the watersheds, surface water and groundwater supplies in our local communities.
Eligible Applicants:
Communities and community-based organizations
Application Closing Date: 03/31/2023
Maximum Amount Per Award:
$10,000 (must be located within a California American Water service area)
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Authorized by Section 203 of the Stafford Act, 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. FMA is authorized by Section1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (NFIA), 42 U.S.C. 4104c, with the goal of reducing or eliminating claims.
Eligible Applicants:
Nonprofit, Public Agency, Tribal Government
Total Funds:
TBA with 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
Application Closing Date: Ongoing
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Partners must match their grants request at no less than a 1-to-1 ratio. For example, partners requesting a $1 million grant would need to also contribute at least $1 million in partner funds (from nonfederal sources) towards the project.
Application Closing Date: 2/24/23
Partners must match 1:1
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Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund monies will be awarded to eligible applicants through CAL FIRE’s Forest Health Program. Up to an additional $50 million will be awarded to post-fire recovery and regeneration focused grant proposals. Up to an additional $19 million is available for Tribal Wildfire Resilience, including up to $15 million for tribal wildfire resilience implementation projects and up to $4 million in tribal wildfire resilience planning grants.
Funding Total: up to $120 million
Funding Maximum: $7 million
Funding Minimum: $750,000
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Applicants who wish to enhance their project proposals ahead of final submission are encouraged to sign up with one of IFNF’s technical assistance advisors, Gordian Knot Strategies (GKS), to receive feedback on their application ideas. Applicants should register their interest at enkrateia.io and will be assisted on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Application Closing Date: 3/6/23
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The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR), through the Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program (ICARP), received $25M to fund the Adaptation Planning Grant Program (APGP) to support ambitious measures to build climate adaptation and resilience through planning, research, capacity building, restoration, and sustainable infrastructure.
The key priorities of ICARP’s APGP are the following:
(1) Help communities plan for and respond to multiple climate risks by supporting an all-risk approach to adaptation planning. These grants allow communities to conduct integrated planning activities. As California experiences accelerated impacts of climate change, many communities are faced with planning for and responding to cascading and compound impacts (e.g., flooding and landslides following wildfires, or riverine flood and sea level rise).
(2) Support equitable outcomes and wide geographic and economic diversity in applicants.
(3) Support much-needed integrated infrastructure planning to achieve community resilience.
Funding Total: $6.6 million
Application Closing Date: 3/31/23
Award Maximum: $650,000
Award Minimum: $150,000
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The HVRP approach is focused on obtaining high-quality career outcomes for the veteran. Veterans are to receive the job training and employment services required to re-enter and be successful in the labor force. To realize long-term benefits for veterans experiencing homelessness, grant recipients must address the complex employment-related requirements and support services necessary to meet the needs of this population.
Estimated Application Due Date: Mar 02, 2023.
Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time.
Estimated Award Date: TBD
Estimated Project Start Date: Jul 01, 2023
Fiscal Year: 2023
Estimated Total Program Funding: $14 million
Award Ceiling: $500,000
Award Floor: $0
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The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD or Department) is pleased to announce the release of this Homeownership Super Notice of Funding.
Total Funds: approximately $170 million for the following programs:
Application Closing Date: 2/28/23
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In addition to the $1.45 billion available in fiscal year 2021-22, the Department will conditionally make available up to an additional $1.3 billion, appropriated for fiscal year 22-23, to fund eligible projects submitted by May 2, 2022. Projects conditionally awarded with funds from the 2022-23 appropriation will not receive Standard Agreements or have funds disbursed until after July 1, 2022.
Total Funds: $1.3 Billion
Application Closing Date:
May 2, 2022, or until funds are exhausted, whichever occurs first.
Award announcements:
Continuous, with individual awards generally announced within 45 days of the Department’s receipt of a complete and accurate application and all required supplemental documentation.
Please see the link for award funding information.
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CAL FIRE’s Wildfire Prevention Grants Program provides funding for fire prevention projects and activities in and near fire threatened communities. Funded activities include hazardous fuels reduction, wildfire prevention planning, and wildfire prevention education with an emphasis on improving public health and safety while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The Wildfire Prevention Grants Program funds three types of activities:
hazardous fuels reduction, Wildfire prevention planning, and Wildfire prevention education.
Total Funding: $120,000,000
Eligible Recipients:
nonprofit, public agency, and tribal governments.
Application Closing Date: 3/15/2023
Additional Information:
An expected award announcement is June 2023. Please see the corresponding FY 2022-23 Wildfire Prevention Grants Procedural Guide located on the Wildfire Prevention Grants webpage.
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The Access Fund’s Climbing Conservation Grant Program funds projects that preserve or enhance climbing access and opportunities and conserve the climbing environment.
This grant will fund projects that demonstrate local climber support, collaboration with land managers, and a commitment to long-term change. Your group’s efforts should be quantifiable, with specific objectives, a detailed budget, and measures for evaluating success.
Award Maximum: $4,000
Award Minimum: $1,000
Additional Info:
Access Fund considers requests for more than $10,000, but these projects should have national significance and use a high degree of matching funds. If requesting more than $10,000, please reach out to grantapplications@accessfund.org before submitting your application.
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The grant aims to sustain and rapidly expand housing for households experiencing homelessness or At Risk of Homelessness, and who are, thereby, inherently impacted by or at increased risk for medical diseases or conditions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eligible Recipients: Tribal Entities
Total Funds: $75,000,000
Application Date:
August 1, 2023 through November 29, 2024
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is providing Capital Advance funding and project rental subsidies for the development and ongoing operation of supportive rental housing for very low-income persons, aged 62 years or older. This funding, leveraged with other financing sources, will expand affordable housing opportunities that are physically designed and that have a robust set of services that will allow seniors to live independently and age in community.
Eligible Recipients:
Private non-profit organizations that have tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) or Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and non-profit consumer cooperatives
Additional Info:
The Owner corporation, when later formed by the Sponsor, must be: A single-purpose and single-asset private non-profit organization that has tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) or Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; A non-profit consumer cooperative.
Application Closing Date: 1/25/23
Total Funding: $174,600,000
Award Ceiling: $20,000,000
Award Floor: $1
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The Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council (HCFC) is pleased to announce the availability of Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Program Round 3 grant funding. HHAP Round 3 is a $1 billion block grant program authorized by AB 140 (Health & Safety Code § 50218.6, et seq.).
Application Start Date:
The HHAP Round 3 application will be available online no later than February,
2022
Application Closing Date: June 30, 2022.
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The CalWORKs Homeless Assistance (HA) Program was established to help families in the CalWORKs program meet the costs of securing or maintaining permanent housing or to provide emergency shelter when a family is experiencing homelessness. CalWORKs HA program serves eligible CalWORKs recipients or apparently eligible CalWORKs applicants, who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
CalWORKs HA can provide payments for temporary shelter for up to 16 days, as well as payments to secure or maintain housing, including a security deposit and last month’s rent, or up to two months of rent arrearages. Temporary HA, which helps families pay the costs of temporary shelter.
16 days of temporary shelter including hotel or motel costs ($85 per day for a family of four or fewer + $15 for each additional family member, up to $145 daily) Permanent HA, which helps families secure housing or prevent eviction. Security deposit and last month's rent or 2 months arrearages to prevent eviction.
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The HOME Program is intended to fund a variety of projects and programs. Applicants can include Cities, Counties, Tribal Entities or Tribally Designated Housing Authorities, Community Housing Development Organizations, and other Developers.
The intended outcomes from this grant opportunity are as follows: Create approximately 150 new units of affordable rental housing, create approximately 25 new affordable single family homes for purchase, assist with the purchase or rehabilitation of approximately 250 affordable single-family residences, provide approximately 24 months of rental assistance to 300 low-income households.
Total Funding: $72,000,000
Award Amount: Dependent
No closing date listed.
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A Major Disaster Declaration was declared on April 3, 2023, to support Californians affected by the major storms. California has received multiple disaster declarations to help its recovery from the 2022-2023 atmospheric rivers. Access FEMA’s website for information on active disasters in California, including eligible counties, open Disaster Recovery Centers, and how to apply for FEMA assistance.
Additional Information:
Apply directly to disasterassistance.gov, if you cannot find your city, search by county. If you have insurance, you should file a claim with your insurance company immediately. FEMA assistance cannot aid with losses already covered by insurance.
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Total Funding: $310,000,000
Eligible Recipients: Nonprofit, Public Agency, Tribal Government
Application Closing Date: 12/31/23
Additional Information: The funding for this Program ($305 million) also includes $20 million for the tank program. The tank program intends to provide household water storage tanks and hauled water for California residents whose wells have gone dry due to the ongoing drought.
The small communities are those that are not supplied by an urban water suppliers as defined in California Water Code (Sec 10617). Urban water suppliers are those that provide drinking water with more than 3,000 connections or more than 3,000 acre-feet per year.
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Philanthropy CA website provides a list of disaster response fund resources by regions affected by recent disasters including the winter storms, earthquakes, and wildfires. These resources will help organizations identify additional funding opportunities and partnerships by region.
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The Strategic Growth Center’s Community Resilience Centers Program (CRC) funds planning, development, construction, and upgrades of local facilities to serve as Community Resilience Centers, providing shelter and resources during climate and other emergencies. The program will also fund ongoing year-round community services and programs that build overall community resilience.
Total Funding: $9,600,000
Application Closing Date: To demonstrate interest in applying for a CRC Planning Grant, Project Development Grant, or Implementation Grant, all prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to submit an Intent to Apply Survey as early as possible. This form closes at 11:59:59 p.m. PST on Tuesday, September 5, 2023.
Eligible Applicants: Business, Nonprofit, Public Agency, Tribal Government
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Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds plans and projects that reduce the effects of future natural disasters. In California, these funds are administered by the California Office of Emergency Services HMGP Unit.
Total Funding: $89,000,000
Application Closing Date: Ongoing
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit, Public Agency, Tribal Government
Eligible Subapplicants include state agencies, local governments, special districts, and Federally-recognized tribes. Subapplicants must have a FEMA-approved and locally adopted Local Hazard Mitigation Plan LHMP to be eligible for project grants. If your agency or jurisdiction does not have a LHMP, you may apply for grant funding to develop one. Some private nonprofit organizations are eligible for Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding.
Additional Information: In general, HMA funds may be used to pay up to 75 percent of eligible costs. The remaining 25 percent of eligible costs is derived from non-Federal sources.
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Californians impacted by winter storms are now eligible to claim a deduction for a disaster loss and will have more time to file their taxes through CA Franchise Tax Board (FTB).
Taxpayers affected by a presidentially declared disaster may claim a deduction for a disaster loss. Taxpayers may claim a disaster loss when filing either an original or amended tax year 2022 tax return. To help alleviate some of the stress many have endured during this trying period, the FTB has extended the filing and payment deadlines for individuals and businesses in California until May 15, 2023.
Additional Info:
This relief applies to deadlines falling on or after January 8, 2023, and before May 15, 2023, including the 2022 individual income tax returns due on April 18 and the quarterly estimated tax payments, typically due on January 17, 2023 and April 18, 2023. For more instructions on making a claim, visit the provided link.
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The California Department of Parks and Recreation include several grants for local, state, and nonprofit organizations. Please review each program to learn more about program timelines and funding amounts.
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The CalCAP/Seismic Safety Financing Program is designed to assist California small businesses and residential property owners with financing the costs for seismic retrofit construction alterations to buildings in order to substantially mitigate potential damage from seismic events.
Funded by the State Treasurer's Office, the loans in this program must be used to help eligible California small businesses and residential property owners (including multi-unit dwellings and registered mobile homes) to finance the costs of seismically retrofitting existing buildings and homes. Loans enrolled in the program may receive up to 100% coverage in case of defaults.
Proceeds from loans enrolled in the CalCAP/Seismic Safety Financing Program may be used for seismic retrofit construction alterations performed on or after January 1, 2017.
Total Funding: $100 million
No closing date listed.
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The Small Business Finance Center’s Disaster Relief Loan Guarantee Program was created to help businesses recover from a declared disaster. The loan guarantees provided by the Disaster Relief Loan Guarantee Program help mitigate barriers to capital for small businesses that have suffered a loss (either physical or economic) due to a disaster.
California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (IBank) disaster relief program helps businesses remain solvent during an extremely difficult time and eventually recover from their losses.
Award Maximum:
the maximum loan guarantee is $1 million
No closing date listed.
Eligible Recipients:
Small Businesses located in California with 1-750 employees that have been negatively impacted or experienced disruption by COVID-19 and nonprofits.
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The Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants program helps eligible communities prepare, or recover from, an emergency that threatens the availability of safe, reliable drinking water.
Eligible Recipients:
Rurally located public bodies, Nonprofit organizations, and Federally recognized tribes.
Applicants must show that a major decline in quantity or quality of water occurred within two years of the date of the application. Grants are also awarded when a significant decline in quality and quantity of water is imminent.
Eligible Areas:
Rural areas and towns with populations of 10,000 or less – check eligible addresses, Tribal lands in rural areas, and Colonias.
The area to be served must also have a median household income less-than the state's median household income for non-metropolitan areas. Contact your local RD office for details.
Total Funds:
Water transmission line grants up to $150,000 to construct waterline extensions, repair breaks or leaks in existing water distribution lines, and address related maintenance necessary to replenish the water supply.
Water source grants up to $1,000,000 for the construction of new wells, reservoirs, transmission lines, treatment plants, and/or other sources of water (water source up to and including the treatment plant).
No closing date listed.
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In accordance with Section 72.5 of the Harbors and Navigation Code, Boat Launching Facility (BLF) grants are provided to local government agencies for the construction or improvement of boat launching ramps, restrooms, boarding floats, shore protection, parking for vehicles and boat trailers, and ancillary items. Also included in the grant are monies to pay for engineering, construction inspection, permits from regulatory agencies, special studies, construction contingency, and other project related costs. The primary purpose of the grant is to provide and improve access to California’s waterways by the recreational boating public using trailerable watercraft.
Eligible Applicants:
Public Agency, Local government agencies including cities and counties; federal government; and special districts.
Total Funds:
$4,100,000.
Application Closing Date: 2/01/24 23:59
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Grassroots Fund grantees tackle the toughest environmental problems facing their communities from toxic pollution, urban sprawl, sustainable agriculture, and climate advocacy, to the environmental degradation of our rivers and wild places and the health of our communities.
The goals of the Grassroots Fund are to strengthen and diversify the capacity of the grassroots base of California’s environmental movement, provide grantees with training opportunities, as well as scholarship funds, to develop diverse skills, enable communities that often fall through the cracks of traditional funding processes to gain crucial recognition and support, and lastly offer fiscal sponsorship to allow groups that lack 501(c)3 status to receive grant funds.
Eligible Recipients: Nonprofits
Award Maximum: $7,500 per award
Application Closing Dates:
February 1st, June 1st, and November 1st, 2023.
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The Regional Climate Collaborative (RCC) Program is a grant program that provides resources to advance climate change mitigation, adaptation, and resilience within under-resourced communities. The program funds cross-sector partners to form a Collaborative and conduct various capacity building activities, such as partnership development, project and plan development, data collection, education and training, and the creation of technical assistance hubs to pursue climate investments.
Eligible Applicants:
Business Nonprofit Public Agency Tribal Government
Please note a waiver of sovereign immunity is NOT required for awarded Tribal applicants.
Total Funds: $8,500,000
Application Closing Date: 12/6/23
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The goals of the CAR Program are to fund a breadth of projects that benefit Delta communities in order to sustain the Delta’s heritage and enhance the unique values of the Delta today through the following activities, in order to promote a robust Delta economy: 1. Climate resilience 2. Community Access (including recreation and tourism, historical and cultural preservation, and environmental education). 3. Natural resource protection.
Eligible Applicants:
Nonprofit Public Agency Tribal Government
Total funds: $11,375,000
Application Closing Date: Ongoing
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Grants are provided to acquire mountainous or natural community conservation lands in the Coachella Valley and its surrounding mountains, or in limited cases, to provide capital improvements on existing conservation lands. Priority acquisitions are those that support the implementation of the Coachella Valley Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan. Matching funds are preferred, but not required.
Eligible Applicants:
Nonprofit Public Agency Tribal Government
Total Funds: $7,900,000
Application Closing Date: Ongoing
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IBank's ISRF Loan Fund program provides low-cost, direct loans to local governments and nonprofits sponsored by public agencies for a wide variety of public infrastructure and economic expansion projects (excluding housing) that improve and sustain communities, helping individuals and families thrive.
ISRF loans can fund a wide variety of projects – including water and wastewater treatment plant upgrades or construction, venue or airport construction, or street repair and upgrades.
Eligible Recipients:
Cities, Counties, Special Districts, Assessment Districts, Joint Powers Authorities, and Nonprofit Organizations sponsored by a government entity.
Total Funds:
ISRF financing is available in amounts ranging from $1 million to $65 million with loan terms for the useful life of the project up to 30 years.
No closing date listed.
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YouthBuild is a community-based alternative education program for youth between the ages of 16 and 24 who left high school prior to graduation that also have other risk factors, including being an adjudicated youth, youth aging out of foster care, youth with disabilities, migrant farmworker youth, youth experiencing housing instability, and other disadvantaged youth populations.
Additional Info:
The YouthBuild program simultaneously addresses multiple core issues important to youth in low income communities including affordable housing, leadership development, education, and employment opportunities in in-demand industries and apprenticeship pathways. YouthBuild programs serve as the connection point to vital services for participants. Key aspects of the YouthBuild service delivery model include meaningful partnership and collaboration with the public workforce development system, education and human services systems, and labor and industry partners.
Total Funding: $90,000,000
Award Maximum: $1,500,000
Award Minimum: $700,000
Application Closing Date: 2/7/23
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The CWDB understands long-term, low-wage work is a significant problem for the future of California and seeks to build systems to promote access and advancement to better-paying jobs. This initiative will continue to tackle this issue by focusing on industry as an organizing principle, and building partnerships that develop skills employers need in ways that secure stronger economic opportunities for low-income workers. Furthermore, mitigating or adapting to climate disruption and environmental threat requires skill shifts not only through transportation, construction, and energy, but also in sectors such as healthcare, hospitality, information technology, and emergency services.
Total Funding: $90,000,000
No closing date listed.
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The California Endowment accepts applications by invite only. After receiving an invitation, all requests for funding must include a completed application, any required supplementary documents, and a current GuideStar profile.
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Economic Development Administration (EDA), U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) represent The Tech Hubs Program, which is an economic development initiative designed to drive regional technology- and innovation-centric growth by strengthening a region’s capacity to manufacture, commercialize, and deploy critical technologies. This program will invest directly in regions with the assets, resources, capacity, and potential to transform into globally competitive innovation centers in approximately 10 years while catalyzing the creation of good jobs for American workers at all skill levels, both equitably and inclusively.
The Tech Hubs Program is an investment in our future. This program will bring together a wide array of public, private, and academic partners into a collaborative consortium focused on regional economic development needs and unique growth opportunities. By growing these new centers of innovation throughout America, the Tech Hubs Program will help strengthen U.S. economic and national security.
Eligible Applicants:
Public Agency
Total Funds: $15,000,000
Application Closing Date: Aug 15, 2023
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The Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot (DCIP) Program is designed to address deficiencies in community infrastructure, supportive of a military installation, in order to enhance military value, installation resilience, and military family quality of life. Community infrastructure projects are transportation projects, community support facilities (e.g., schools, hospitals, police, fire, and emergency response), and utility infrastructure projects (e.g., water, wastewater, telecommunications, electric, gas, etc.) that are located off of a military installation or on property under the jurisdiction of a Secretary of a military department that is subject to a real estate agreement (including a lease or easement), and are owned by a State or local government or a not-for-profit, member owned utility service.
Eligible Applicants: State and local governments
Total Funds: Varies
Application Closing Date: This is a recurring annual funding opportunity. FY24 application period TBD
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ISRF loans can fund a wide variety of projects - including water and wastewater treatment plan upgrades or construction, venue or airport construction, or street repair and upgrades. Eligible projects include defense conversion and military infrastructure.
Grantor: IBank
Funding Totals: total - $100M, max - Varies
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The Bob Woodruff Foundation is interested in programs that improve social determinants of health, decrease barriers toa ccessing physical and mental healthcare, increase accessibility to programming that fosters a healthy lifestyle, and enhances opportunities for veterans to thrive afer service.
Grantor Name: Bob Woodruff Foundation
Closing Date: Rolling
Funding Totals: Project Specific, two award cycles per year
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Headquartered at the LA AFWERX Hub, SpaceWERX inspires and empowers collaboration with innovators to accelerate capabilities and shape the future in space. SpaceWERX offers collaborative partnerships between the military's operational experts and top problem solvers in industry, academia, and government.
Grantor Name: Air Force Research Laboratory
Closing Date: None
Funding Total: Contract Dependent
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The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation’s (OLDCC) Diversification & Modernization program presents states and communities with the opportunity to plan and carry out strategies: 1) to lessen local dependencies on defense spending; and/or, 2) to leverage civilian infrastructure and services to enable a more capable installation and/or modernized manufacturing/defense industrial base ecosystem.
States and communities can expect Diversification & Modernization support to enable local organizing, planning, and implementation actions to benefit the local economy as well as the Department’s modernization mission -- allowing the communities, workers, and businesses that sustain our nation’s defense to collaboratively develop initiatives to maintain the nation’s competitiveness.
Eligible Applicants: States, counties, municipalities, tribal nations, territories, and other political subdivisions of state, special purpose units of a state or local government, or other instrumentalities of a state or local government.
Total Funds: Technical Assistance
Application Closing Date: Ongoing
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The Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Local Immigrant Integration and Inclusion Grant (LIIIG) aims to provide $8.2 million in one-time funding to support the development or expansion of immigrant integration efforts, increase community trust, and enhance the organizational capacity of local governments to support immigrant populations in California.
The LIIIG is a one-year grant from September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2024. Contingent on funding availability, GO-Biz may award additional funding for a second year. Eligible activities for LIIIG funding are further defined below and include but are not limited to: 1) Economic Development, 2) Social Services Navigation, 3) Intergovernmental Technical Assistance, and 4) Civic Engagement.
Eligible Applicants:
Public Agency
Application Closing Date: 7/28/23
Total Funds: $8,200,000
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Through the National Science Foundation, this program seeks to prepare, nurture, and grow the national scientific research workforce for creating, utilizing, and supporting advanced cyberinfrastructure (CI) to enable and potentially transform fundamental science and engineering (S&E) research and education and contribute to the Nation's overall economic competitiveness and security. The goals of this solicitation are to (i) ensure broad adoption of CI tools, methods, and resources by the research community in order to catalyze major research advances and to enhance researchers’ abilities to lead the development of new CI, and (ii) integrate core literacy and discipline-appropriate advanced skills in advanced CI as well as computational and data-driven methods for advancing fundamental research, into the Nation’s undergraduate and graduate educational curriculum/instructional materials.
Two project classes as defined below:
Pilot Projects:
up to $300,000 total budget with durations up to two years; and
Implementation Projects:
Small (with total budgets of up to $500,000) or Medium (with total budgets of up to $1,000,000) for durations of up to four years.
Estimated Post Date: Feb 22, 2023
Estimated Application Due Date: January 18 2024
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The Economic Development Administration (EDA) Recompete Pilot Program will seek to alleviate persistent economic distress and support long-term comprehensive economic development and job creation, in places with a high prime-age (25 to 54 years) employment gap. The program uses prime-age employment gap (PAEG) as an indicator of economic distress because it accounts for prime-age workers who have stopped looking for jobs and left the labor force, not just those who are currently unemployed. In the execution of this goal, the EDA will seek to invest in programs and organizations that have a clear understanding of local conditions and pathways to create and connect people with good jobs while ensuring the program’s benefits are shared equitably and across diverse geographies. EDA’s longstanding mission is to ensure that all communities have a path to economic prosperity, and through the pilot program the EDA will support communities with high prime-age employment gaps through flexible, bottom-up strategy and implementation grants that tackle the unique challenges these communities face.
Total Funding: $12,000,000
Award Maximum: $750,000
Award Minimum: $0
Application Closing Date: Oct 05, 2023
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CRC Project Development Grants are intended to bridge support for communities developing shovel-ready projects. Project Development Grants will fund pre-development and basic infrastructure activities that advance community-serving facilities’ capability to serve as a future Community Resilience Center and prepare grantees for future CRC rounds of funding and other related funding opportunities. Project Development Grants will prioritize applicants from Disadvantaged Unincorporated Communities, Tribal Communities, and Rural Communities. CRC Planning Grants and Implementation Grants support planning and implementation activities to prepare for future implementation funding opportunities (see separate Grants Portal entries).
Grantor: Strategic Growth Council
Estimated amount per award: $500,000 – $5,000,000
Closing Date Sept 18, 2023: Final applications due for all CRC grant types
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Transformative Research in the Education Sciences Grants Program. Through the Transformative Research in the Education Sciences Grants Program, IES seeks to support innovative research that has the potential to make dramatic advances towards solving seemingly intractable problems and challenges in the education field and/or to accelerate the pace of conducting education research to facilitate major breakthroughs.Transformative research projects are characterized by bold, innovative thinking, interdisciplinary and cross-sector collaboration, and have the potential to lead to high reward solutions.
Grantor:
Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
Estimated Amounts:
Applicants can request no more than $1,250,000 per year for up to three years, for a total cost of up to $3,750,000
Closing Date: August 17, 2023
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California Cultural and Historical Endowment’s Museum Grant Program is intended to solicit proposals for program projects, small capital projects, or a combination of program and capital projects that assist and enhance museums that are deeply rooted in, and reflective of, previously underserved communities and have been severely affected by COVID-19.
Eligible applicants:
Public agencies and nonprofit organizations that operate, or own museums located in the State of California.
Funding Total: $47.5 million
Award minimum: $50,000
Award maximum: $500,000
No closing date listed.
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The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) supports the nation’s arts sector with grant opportunities for both public and private entities to contribute towards the well-being of communities and local economies through art. NEA provides grant access to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. jurisdictions.
The NEA includes several grants for local, state, and nonprofit organizations. Please review each program to learn more about program timelines and funding amounts.
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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 Mobilehome Park 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.
Eligible Activities:
Eligible Aplicants: Typically must be a resident organization, qualified nonprofit housing sponsor, or local public entity. Private mobilehome park owners and nonprofit corporations are eligible to apply under limited circumstances outlined in the current NOFA.
Funding Total: $65,000,000
Closing date: 06/30/24
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