Latest Grant News

Coastal Conservancy Awards $14.7 Million for Coastal Protection, Restoration and Access (Posted December 20, 2019)

Oakland, CA – This week, the Board of the California State Coastal Conservancy awarded $14.7 million to 13 projects to protect and restore the California coast and San Francisco Bay, and increase public access to these natural resources. The projects were: NORTH COAST A grant of up to $200,000 to Gold Ridge Resource Conservation District […]

Grant Application and Award Process (Posted October 8, 2019)

Contact the Regional Manager for your geographic area.  They will advise you on submitting an application for ongoing grant programs or for a scheduled grant round with an upcoming deadline. (a).  If you are applying for ongoing grant funding, develop a pre-proposal and submit to the Regional Manager.  After the pre-proposal is reviewed, you will […]

Grant Process Instructions (Posted September 30, 2019)

The instructions for the Coastal Conservancy grant process can be found here: SCC Instructions Grant Application 2019 

Coastal Conservancy Awards Over $26.7 Million for Coastal Protection, Restoration of Bay Wetlands, Beach Wheelchairs, and Explore the Coast program (Posted August 22, 2019)

Board approves funding to support coastal projects and programming Sausalito, CA – Today, the Board of the California State Coastal Conservancy awarded $26.7 million in grants including $20 million for the first phase of the 1,600-acre restoration of Bel Marin Keys Unit V in Novato, funding for beach wheelchairs at 18 coastal sites, and support […]

California Sea Otter Fund: Grant Applications Due September 6, 2019 (Posted July 9, 2019)

The State Coastal Conservancy is now accepting applications for its 2020 Sea Otter Recovery Grants. The grants will be funded by the California Sea Otter Fund, which is one of the state’s voluntary tax check-off funds that allows taxpayers to contribute additional money for use towards the recovery of California sea otter populations. Public agencies […]

Coastal Conservancy Awards $12.5 Million for Coastal Restoration and Protection Projects (Posted May 16, 2019)

SACRAMENTO – Today, the Board of the State Coastal Conservancy awarded over $12.5 million in grants for the protection and restoration of California’s coast and the San Francisco Bay.  Grantees included public agencies, cities and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations whose purposes are consistent with the Conservancy’s enabling legislation. Among the grants awarded were $3.9 million to […]

Climate Ready Grant Round (Posted April 25, 2019)

The Conservancy announces a new Climate Ready grant solicitation; applications are due July 1, 2019. Climate Ready grants fund nature-based solutions for climate adaptation. This round will fund planning and implementation of managed retreat, natural shoreline infrastructure, living shorelines and habitat enhancement projects. This round is funded by the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, and projects must facilitate greenhouse […]

SF Bay Area Prop 68 Draft Climate Adaptation Grant Guidelines (Posted April 16, 2019)

Prop 68 provides funding to assist coastal communities with adaptation to climate change, including $14 million allocated to the San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program of the Coastal Conservancy (“Prop 68 SF Bay Climate Funds”). This chapter of Prop 68 requires that the Coastal Conservancy (“Conservancy”) develop competitive grant guidelines. The draft guidelines are posted here. […]

Coastal Conservancy Awards Over $17 Million for Coastal Protection (Posted March 15, 2019)

Coastal Conservancy Grants to fund land acquisition, restoration and coastal access Riverside – This week, the Board of the California State Coastal Conservancy awarded over $17 million in grants for the acquisition of parkland, restoration of coastal resources and construction of amenities to help Californians explore and enjoy the coast. The bulk of the awards […]