Latest Coastal Conservancy News
The State Coastal Conservancy is now accepting applications for its 2026 Sea Otter Recovery Grants. The California Sea Otter Fund was established in 2006 as an income tax check-off program allowing taxpayers to dedicate funds to facilitate sea otter recovery (Revenue and Taxation Code (RTC) Section 18754). The funds may be used for “research, science, […]
The Coastal Conservancy was recently allocated $30.9 million in accelerated funding for forest and vegetation management from the 2024 Climate Bond (Prop 4). Join us for a webinar on May 21 from 12-1, to learn more about the Coastal Conservancy’s wildfire resilience program and how to apply for wildfire resilience funding. May 21, 12:00-1:00 Register […]
4/18/25 – Yesterday, the Board of the State Coastal Conservancy awarded over $13.6 million to a total of 13 projects to expand public access, enhance climate resilience, mitigate wildfire risk, and return land to California’s native tribes. The projects funded were: A grant of up to $1,272,250, of which $972,250 is from the U.S. […]
The Coastal Conservancy is offering regional Grant Assistance Office Hours for prospective applicants for 2024 Climate Bond (Prop 4) funding. If you have questions about the processes of applying for a Conservancy grant, our priorities for the Climate Bond funding, requirements and processes for managing a Conservancy grant, or specific questions related to your proposed […]
May 12, 10 – 11:30 This webinar with state and federal agencies gave an overview of funding opportunities for projects to address coastal flood risk and related shoreline resilience on San Francisco Bay’s shoreline. A recording of the webinar can be found here. Slides from the webinar can be found here. Q&A from the webinar […]
“Love the California coast, the environment, and accounting? This might be the job for you!” The State Coastal Conservancy (SCC) values diversity at all levels of the organization and is committed to fostering an environment in which employees from a variety of backgrounds, cultures, and personal experiences are welcomed and can thrive. We believe the […]
Meeting Notice Updated on 4/8/2025 to reflect correction for the Beach Ranch Property stop and include parking information for the first tour stop. Douglas Bosco (Public Member), Chair Marce Gutiérrez-Graudiņš (Public Member), Vice Chair Joy Sterling (Public Member) Jeremiah Hallisey (Public Member) Wade Crowfoot, Secretary for Natural Resources; Bryan Cash and Jenn Eckerle (Designated) […]
NOTE: This is a call-for preproposals for projects who would like to partner with the California State Coastal Conservancy to apply for US Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant (NCWCG) Program funding. This is NOT the official NCWCG call for applications. Projects hoping to receive NCWCG funding are NOT required to apply […]
2/13/25 – Today, the Board of the State Coastal Conservancy approved grants for coastal restoration, public access, climate resilience, and wildfire mitigation. The Board also reaffirmed its commitment to its Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Guidelines and to its Strategic Plan goal of prioritizing equity for systemically excluded communities and California Native American Tribes. The […]
The Coastal Conservancy will allocate Climate Bond funding through our rolling pre-application solicitation. Information and application materials can be found here. 2024 Climate Bond SCC Webinar – March 17, 2024 The Coastal Conservancy held a webinar about funding opportunities from the 2024 Climate Bond (Prop 4) on March 17. A recording of the webinar can […]
