California offers one of the richest grant landscapes in the nation. Between state agencies like the California Arts Council, CalRecycle, and the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development, plus thousands of Bay Area and LA-based foundations, California organizations have access to more funding opportunities than almost anywhere else.
2025 – 2026 LSTA Community Impact Grants The California State Library’s LSTA Community Impact grants opportunity helps California’s libraries respond effectively to local needs and align services…
2025 HOME Projects NOFA – Tribal Applicants This NOFA will provide loans or grants to eligible HOME Applicants to develop low- and very low-income affordable rental units, and to provide loans to…
2025 Tribal Multifamily Finance Super Notice of Funding Availability The Department announces the availability of approximately $50 million in funds available through this first round of the Tribal…
2025-2026 Sustainable California Libraries The California State Library’s LSTA grant opportunities: Support improvement, innovation, and experimentation in library services; Build capacity among…
2025–26 After School Education and Safety grant program (Round 2) The purpose of the After School Education and Safety Program is to create incentives for establishing locally-driven Expanded…
2026/27 Effectiveness Monitoring Committee Request for Research Proposals to test the California Forest Practice Rules and related regulations The Effectiveness Monitoring Committee is an advisory…
Provides gap funding to replace tax credit equity in shovel-ready projects reducing the backlog of projects in the CDLAC funding pipeline and accelerate the development of housing to those in need.
AHSC Round 10 NOFA The AHSC Program furthers the purposes of AB 32 (Chapter 488, Statutes of 2006), SB 375 (Chapter 728, Statutes of 2008), and SB 32 (Chapter 249, Statutes of 2016) by investing in…
Airport Improvement Program Matching Grant Provides airport sponsor's a portion of the local match required for a Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant to eligible…
Arts and Youth The Arts and Youth program expands meaningful arts participation and learning in diverse settings and contexts for infants, children, and youth ages 0-25 by prioritizing programs that…
Beet Curly Top Virus Control Program Grants The Program may consider funding projects that develop new management methods for treating the beet leafhopper (BLH), or development of enhancements to…
BH UWC Consolidated Grant Program The BH UWC Consolidated Grant Program streamlines administration of State funds, aligning with the Cutting Green Tape initiative. Centered on Embedding Equity, it…
Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grant Program The Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grant Program purpose is to help facilitate assessing and cleaning up contaminated sites by granting funds to…
CAL FIRE Business and Workforce Development CAL FIRE's Wood Products and Bioenergy team seeks to maintain and enhance the wood products infrastructure of California to promote healthy resilient…
CAL FIRE Forest Health CAL FIRE’s Forest Health Program funds active restoration and reforestation activities aimed at providing for more resilient and sustained forests to ensure future existence of…
California Forest Improvement Program The purpose of the California Forest Improvement Program (CFIP) is to encourage private and public investment in, and improved management of, California forest…
California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CPCFA) Exempt Facility Bond Financing Program The Pollution Control Tax-Exempt Bond Financing Program facilitates low cost capital through private…
CalMoneySmart 2026-2028 Grant Program CalMoneySmart aims to advance financial empowerment for unbanked and underbanked Californians by investing in nonprofit organizations that deliver free,…
Cannabis Research and Innovation Funding Opportunity (RIFO) CDFW seeks high quality grant proposals that facilitate environmental sustainability of legal cannabis cultivation and addresses…
CEFA Bond Financing Program This program will provide a borrower with access to low interest rate capital markets through the issuance of tax-exempt and taxable revenue bonds. Eligibility General…