California Department of Fish and Wildlife Grants
15 open grant opportunities from California Department of Fish and Wildlife, aggregated from the California state grants portal — each with a plain-English summary of who qualifies, the deadline, and the award size.
Native American Preparedness Tribal Grant
UnofficialNo deadline listedDepartment of Fish and Wildlife · Amount varies
Open exclusively to California Native American tribes -- other applicant types are not eligible. Funds tribal emergency preparedness, response, and recovery efforts related to oil spills, protecting ancestral lands and communities, through the Department of Fish and Wildlife's Office of Spill Prevention and Response. No award amount or deadline is specified.
Government / tribalNarrow eligibilityProposition 68 Rivers and Streams Grant Program
UnofficialNo deadline listedDepartment of Fish and Wildlife · Amount varies
Open to nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments in California for river and stream restoration projects, including floodplain reconnection and riparian habitat work, funded through Proposition 68. No specific award amount or deadline is currently published. Geographic scope is limited to California rivers and streams.
NonprofitsGovernment / tribalNarrow eligibilityCannabis Research and Innovation Funding Opportunity (RIFO)
UnofficialNo deadline listedDepartment of Fish and Wildlife · Amount varies
Open to nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments in California conducting research or technological innovation on the environmental impacts of cannabis cultivation. Funds projects on water use, land management, native species, and community engagement related to cultivation practices. No award amount or deadline is listed in the posting, so applicants should confirm current funding levels and timelines with CDFW before applying.
NonprofitsGovernment / tribalBroad eligibilityCalifornia National Archery in the Schools Program 2026 (CalNASP) Equipment Grant
UnofficialNo deadline listedDepartment of Fish and Wildlife · Amount varies
California schools (via businesses, nonprofits, or public agencies applying on their behalf) not already affiliated with the National Archery in the Schools Program can apply for this CA Department of Fish and Wildlife equipment grant, which awards 12-20 new schools each year a starter archery kit (bows, targets, arrows, and maintenance equipment) rather than cash. Applications and a supporting Instructor letter are due July 30 each year, with awards announced by September 15; schools already running NASP are not eligible.
NonprofitsGovernment / tribalSmall awardNarrow eligibilityUpland Game Bird Account Grant
UnofficialNo deadline listedDepartment of Fish and Wildlife · Amount varies
Open broadly to individuals, nonprofits, public agencies, and California Native American tribes, this program funds habitat conservation projects tied to upland game birds through California's Upland Game Bird Account. Any proposal that meets the criteria in Fish & Game Code §3684 can qualify — eligibility isn't limited to established organizations. No specific award amount or deadline is listed, so applicants should confirm current cycle details with CDFW.
NonprofitsGovernment / tribalIndividualsBroad eligibility+1 moreOil Spill Response Equipment Grant
UnofficialNo deadline listedDepartment of Fish and Wildlife · Amount varies
Open only to public agencies and tribal governments (counties, cities, special districts, and Native American tribal governments) in California to pre-position oil spill response equipment near state waters. Total program funding is $400,000 available on a continuous application basis. Not open to nonprofits, businesses, or individuals, and limited to California coastal/waterway jurisdictions.
Government / tribalSmall awardNarrow eligibilityProposition 68 Southern Steelhead Grant Program
UnofficialNo deadline listedDepartment of Fish and Wildlife · Amount varies
Open to nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments in California for projects that improve climate resilience, protect coastal/rural economies and wildlife habitat, or expand outdoor recreation, with top priority given to projects removing barriers to steelhead trout migration. Funded under Proposition 68; no specific award amount or deadline is listed in this posting.
NonprofitsGovernment / tribalBroad eligibilityWolf-Livestock Compensation Grant Program
UnofficialNo deadline listedDepartment of Fish and Wildlife · Amount varies
Open to a broad range of applicants in California, including businesses, individuals, nonprofits, other legal entities, public agencies, and tribal governments, but specifically for livestock producers seeking compensation for confirmed or probable wolf depredation losses. No set award amount or deadline is listed; compensation is determined case-by-case following a CDFW investigation of each incident. Not a general grant program — it only applies to documented wolf-livestock conflict losses in California.
NonprofitsSmall businessIndividualsGovernment / tribal+1 moreProposition 68 Fish and Wildlife Improvement Grant Opportunities – (Including Severely Disadvantaged Communities)
UnofficialNo deadline listedDepartment of Fish and Wildlife · Amount varies
Open to nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments in California working on climate adaptation, habitat restoration, drought resilience, or coastal/agricultural protection. Funded under Proposition 68, with at least 15% of program funds reserved for projects serving severely disadvantaged communities. No award amount or deadline is listed in the current posting, and eligibility is limited to California-based projects.
NonprofitsGovernment / tribalBroad eligibilityProposition 1 Delta Water Quality and Ecosystem Restoration Grant Program
UnofficialNo deadline listedDepartment of Fish and Wildlife · Amount varies
Open to nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments for projects that benefit California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, supporting water supply reliability, habitat restoration, and water resource system resilience under Proposition 1. No award amount or deadline is currently listed. Eligibility is geographically limited to Delta-benefiting projects in California.
NonprofitsGovernment / tribalNarrow eligibilityNature Based Solutions – Wildlife Corridors
UnofficialNo deadline listedDepartment of Fish and Wildlife · Amount varies
Open to nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments working on wildlife connectivity, this program funds planning and implementation of fish and wildlife corridor projects aligned with California's State Wildlife Action Plan and fish passage efforts. It is not open to individuals or businesses. No specific award amount or deadline is listed.
NonprofitsGovernment / tribalNarrow eligibilityCleanup, Remediation, and Watershed Enhancement Funding Opportunity
UnofficialNo deadline listedDepartment of Fish and Wildlife · Amount varies
Open to nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments through the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Funds cleanup and remediation of watersheds and lands impacted by illicit cannabis cultivation, including road decommissioning, culvert upgrades, erosion control, and wildlife/habitat enhancement. No specific award amount or deadline is listed.
NonprofitsGovernment / tribalBroad eligibilityProposition 68 Fish and Wildlife Improvement Grant Program
UnofficialNo deadline listedDepartment of Fish and Wildlife · Amount varies
California's Proposition 68 Fish and Wildlife Improvement Grant Program funds nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments working on climate adaptation, habitat and coastal protection, water access for fish and wildlife, or drought resilience projects. No funding amounts or deadline are listed in this record, and the program is limited to California-based projects.
NonprofitsGovernment / tribalBroad eligibilityProposition 68 Rivers and Streams Grant Program – Klamath-Trinity Watershed
UnofficialNo deadline listedDepartment of Fish and Wildlife · Amount varies
Open to nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments for river and stream restoration projects specifically within the Klamath-Trinity Watershed in California. Funded under Proposition 68, with priorities including floodplain reconnection, riparian habitat restoration, and upper-watershed forest and meadow protection. Geographically limited to this specific watershed; no award amount or deadline is listed.
NonprofitsGovernment / tribalNarrow eligibilityProposition 1 Watershed Restoration Grant Program
UnofficialNo deadline listedDepartment of Fish and Wildlife · Amount varies
Open to nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments in California for water quality, river, and watershed protection and restoration projects of statewide significance (outside the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta). Funded through Proposition 1 bond money as part of the state's broader water action plan. No specific award amount or deadline is listed in this posting.
NonprofitsGovernment / tribalBroad eligibility
How many California Department of Fish and Wildlife grants are open right now?
UseGrants is tracking 15 open California Department of Fish and Wildlife opportunities. None of the ones listed here publish a closing date — they are rolling or open-until-filled. The list is rebuilt from public records daily, so an opportunity drops off it the day its deadline passes.
Who can apply for California Department of Fish and Wildlife funding?
Eligibility is set per opportunity, not per agency — the same funder will run one program open to any nonprofit and another restricted to accredited universities. Across the California Department of Fish and Wildlife opportunities listed here the recurring eligibility signals are government / tribal, narrow eligibility, nonprofits and broad eligibility. Every listing still states its own terms in plain English; confirm them on the funder's official notice before you apply.