Coastal Fund (CF) Grant - Minor Funding

Coastal Fund (CF) Grant - Minor Funding

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: University of California, Santa Barbara
Amount: Up to US $1,000
Last Updated: August 10, 2025

Summary

The Coastal Fund (CF) Grant provides vital funding to support projects that preserve and enhance coastal ecosystems at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Aimed at fostering community engagement and environmental stewardship, the grant encourages proposals that align with the Coastal Fund's mission. Eligible applicants include UCSB-affiliated departments and registered nonprofits, with funding typically around $200,000 allocated quarterly. This initiative is essential for advancing ecological research and restoration efforts in the Santa Barbara region.

Overview

The Coastal Fund shall provide funds to preserve, protect, and enhance the terrestrial and marine habitats associated with the shoreline of the University of California, Santa Barbara through preservation, education, open access, research, and restoration. The Coastal Fund is bound by its mission to connect people and the environment by allocating funds to programs that celebrate, explore, and protect the coastal ecosystems in and around the University of California, Santa Barbara. We fund projects and programs that align with our core values of community, exploration, joy, opportunity, protection and trust. Applicants should demonstrate a strong connection between their proposal, the Coastal Fund mission statement and values, and our local coastal ecosystems. Coastal Fund grant applications must be submitted in connection with a UCSB affiliated department, registered non-partisan nonprofit, or government agency. Registered UCSB student organizations may apply to Coastal Fund but cannot receive funding for stipends or student wages. While Coastal Fund does not set a limit on the amount of funding an applicant may request, applicants should note that we typically allocate approximately $200,000 amongst 25-30 approved applications each quarter. We often provide partial funding so that we can support more programs.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Coastal Fund considers requests for coastal-related projects or programs based in the Santa Barbara region and watershed. We generally define this as the area between Point Conception and the southern edge of Santa Barbara County, and from the peaks of the Santa Ynez mountains to the Channel Islands. We fund terrestrial projects that impact the coastal environment (for example, the protection of creeks that flow to our coast or vegetation restoration that mitigates fire damage and sediment flow) as well as projects at the shoreline, in the channel, and on the Channel Islands.Project must advance the Coastal Fund Mission and take place within the Santa Barbara watershed.Project must be overseen or sponsored by UCSB, a registered non-profit or a government agency.

Ineligibility

Unaffiliated individuals cannot apply for funding.