Last updated June 22, 2026
There are currently 173 active grants available to California applicants in Grantable's free grants database, drawn from state sources and updated daily.
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.
2023 Homekey Tribal NOFA The Department announces the availability of $75 million of Homekey Program grant funding through this Round 3 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Tribal Entities. This…
2024 Credit Enhancement The program is to award grants to eligible entities that help charter schools address the cost of acquiring, constructing and renovating facilities by enhancing the…
2024 LHTF NOFA Round 5 The principal goal of this program is to provide grants to Local Housing Trust Funds established by cities and counties, Native American Tribes, and incorporated 501(c)(3)…
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 Multifamily Finance Super NOFA – Los Angeles The 2025 Multifamily Finance Super NOFA - Los Angeles Disaster makes funds more accessible to developers enables the funding to further serve the…
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…
2025–26 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 Dairy Plus Program The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Office of Agricultural Resilience and Sustainability (OARS) 2026 Dairy Plus Program will award competitive grants to…
2026 Natural Community Conservation Planning Local Assistance Grant Program The Natural Community Conservation Planning Local Assistance Grant (NCCP LAG) Program is intended to assist local public…
2026 Wildfire and Forest Resilience Directed Grant Program This grant program is focused on high-impact forest-health projects that deliver strong, direct benefits to communities, critical…
2026-27 Public Charter Schools Grant Program Start-Up Subgrant The Public Charter Schools Grant Program (PCSGP) is a discretionary grant program administered by the California Department of…
21st Century California School Leadership Academy, Cohort 3 California Education Code Section 44690(c)(1) directs the California Department of Education (CDE), the State Board of Education (SBE) and…
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.
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…
Baldwin Hills & Urban Watersheds Conservancy (BH UWC) Consolidated Grant Program The BH UWC Consolidated Grant Program streamlines administration of State funds, aligning with the Cutting Green Tape…
Baldwin Hills & Urban Watersheds Conservancy (BH UWC) Proposition 4: Community and Climate Resilience Grant Program The Baldwin Hills & Urban Watersheds Conservancy Proposition 4: Community and…
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…
Beverage Container Recycling Grant Program (Fiscal Years 2026-27 and 2027-28) The Department of resources Recycling and Recovery offers the Beverage Container Recycling Grant Program pursuant to…
Beverage Container Redemption Innovation Grant To support start-up costs for recycling programs, which shall be limited to recycling centers, mobile recycling, reverse-vending machines, or bag drop…
Beverage Container Redemption Innovation Grant Program To support start-up costs for recycling programs, which shall be limited to recycling centers, mobile recycling, reverse-vending machines, or…
Major California grant-making agencies include the California Arts Council, CalRecycle, the California Energy Commission, the Strategic Growth Council, the Department of Education, and the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz). CalOES manages disaster and public safety grants. The state also passes through billions in federal funding annually.
Yes. The California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program, CalCompetes Tax Credit (which functions like a grant), IBank programs, and GO-Biz initiatives support California small businesses. Many cities and counties run additional local business grant programs. The California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank also provides funding.
California is home to major foundations including the California Community Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the California Endowment. Many have geographic focus areas within the state. Regional community foundations serve nearly every county.