Technical Assistance

The Coastal Conservancy staff is here to help your project succeed.  We have developed a number of tools and resources for applying for grants, managing grants, and delivering your project.

Applying for Grants

The majority of the Conservancy’s funding is awarded through a rolling pre-application solicitation. The information below can help you prepare a competitive grant application.

Managing your Grant

After being awarded a grant, you should review the:

Following each Board meeting, the Conservancy hosts an onboarding webinar for new grantees.  After your grant funding has been approved by the Board, you will be invited to one of these webinars. A recording of a Grantee Onboarding webinar from December 2024 can be found here.

Below are recordings from a 2021 Coastal Stories grant program onboarding that give useful guidance for managing most SCC grants.  Detailed guidance can be found in the Grantee Manual.

  1. Grant Agreement
  2. Conditions Precedent
  3. Notice to Proceed
  4. Work Program
  5. Work Program Budget
  6. Plan for Acknowledgment
  7. How to Get Paid – Invoicing
  8. Progress Reports
  9. Request for Disbursement (RDF)
  10. Backup Documentation – Materials, Equipment, and Travel
  11. Backup Documentation – Subcontractors
  12. Project Completion

 

Making your Project a Success

Please stay in touch with your Conservancy Grant Manager throughout your project.  The documents below aim to help you understand and meet our expectations.

Tips for Meaningful Community Engagement

Tips for Equitable Workforce Development in Environmental Conservation Projects

Webinar recording on Workforce Development, with of SF Recreation and Parks Department, SF Office of Economic and Workforce Development, and A. Phillip Randolph Institute

 

Materials in Spanish/ Recursos y Documentos en Español

Several of the Conservancy’s key documents are available in Spanish here:

Recursos y Documentos en Español

La agencia estatal para la Conservación de la Costa (Coastal Conservancy) está al servicio de todos los californianos. La mayor parte de la información y los materiales de nuestro sitio web están escritos en inglés, lo que no refleja la diversidad lingüística de nuestro estado. Para obtener información en otros idiomas distintos del inglés, póngase en contacto con taylor.samuelson@scc.ca.gov

 

For additional assistance or questions, please contact grants@scc.ca.gov