Latest Grant News
The California State Coastal Conservancy (Conservancy) announces the Explore the Coast grants to public agencies, federally recognized tribes and California Native American communities, and nonprofit organizations for projects that facilitate and enhance the public’s opportunities to explore California’s spectacular coast and San Francisco Bay shoreline. The Explore the Coast grant program seeks to provide enjoyable […]
In response to current conditions off the California coast, the California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) has released an expedited solicitation for urgent monitoring and rapid response to El Niño. Eligible projects will fall under one or both of the following tracks: Track 1: Time-Sensitive Monitoring and Assessment to Inform Response to advance time-sensitive monitoring, research, […]
Projects include wildfire resilience, land acquisitions, and Explore the Coast Fort Bragg, CA – Today, the Board of the State Coastal Conservancy authorized over $94 million to 17 projects that will conserve land, expand public access to the coast, and enhance coastal resilience to climate change including wildfire. Notably, the Conservancy awarded $42 million […]
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 (NCWC) Grant Program funding. a) This is NOT the official NCWC call for applications. b) Projects hoping to receive NCWC grant funding are NOT […]
4/24/2026, SEAL BEACH – Yesterday, the Board of the State Coastal Conservancy awarded over $44 million in grant funding to a total of 23 projects that will help protect, restore, and improve public access to the coast. The projects funded were: NORTH COAST A grant of up to $6,000,000 to the Great Redwood Trail Agencyfor: (1) […]
Today, the Board of the State Coastal Conservancy authorized a total of over $54 million in funding for 28 projects that will help to restore the California coast, expand public access, and improve climate resilience. Nearly $21 million of the total awarded comes from the 2024 Climate Bond (the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought […]
Join the California State Coastal Conservancy to learn helpful approaches to writing grant proposals. Our Project Managers will walk through strategies to develop a competitive application for Coastal Conservancy funding. There will be time for Q&A. A recording of this webinar will be posted on the Conservancy’s website afterwards. SCC Grant Writing 101 Webinar December 11, […]
9/18/25 – Oakland, CA, Today, the Board of the State Coastal Conservancy awarded $8.7 million to a total of 11 projects to expand public access, enhance climate resilience, and mitigate coastal wildfire risk. The projects include funding for the Conservancy’s Explore the Coast (ETC) program, which supports coastal programing for communities that face barriers to […]
If you work along California’s coast and estuaries, join us for a webinar with state and federal agencies that work to address coastal flood risk and related shoreline resilience. There will be short presentations by agencies and time for Q&A. Wed, Jun 18, 2025 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Register for the webinar here We […]
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 […]
