California Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Grants
12 open grant opportunities from California Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, aggregated from the California state grants portal — each with a plain-English summary of who qualifies, the deadline, and the award size.
The California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection and Outdoor Access for All Act of 2018 (Proposition 68) SMMC Grant Program – (Prop 68 River – Severely Disadvantaged Community)
UnofficialNo deadline listedSanta Monica Mountains Conservancy · Amount varies
Nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments serving severely disadvantaged communities can apply for this Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy grant funded under Proposition 68 (2018), a $4 billion bond for drought, water, parks, climate, and coastal protection projects. No specific award amount or deadline is listed here; eligibility is narrowed to projects benefiting severely disadvantaged communities specifically.
NonprofitsGovernment / tribalNarrow eligibilityThe California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection and Outdoor Access for All Act of 2018 (Proposition 68) SMMC Grant Program – Prop 68 River
UnofficialNo deadline listedSanta Monica Mountains Conservancy · Amount varies
Open to nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments in California under the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy's Prop 68 River grant program. Funds drought, water, parks, climate, and coastal-protection projects tied to the 2018 Prop 68 bond act. No specific award amount or deadline is listed; eligibility is geographically tied to the Conservancy's jurisdiction.
NonprofitsGovernment / tribalNarrow eligibilityProp 4 – Regional Wildfire
UnofficialNo deadline listedSanta Monica Mountains Conservancy · Amount varies
Nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments can apply to this Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy program for regional wildfire prevention, forest health, and forest resilience projects that reduce risk to populated areas near wildlands. Funds are available for encumbrance through June 30, 2028 and liquidation through June 30, 2031, but no specific award amount or application deadline is listed here.
NonprofitsGovernment / tribalNarrow eligibilityProp 4 – Randall Preserve
UnofficialNo deadline listedSanta Monica Mountains Conservancy · Amount varies
Nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments in California can apply for this Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy funding tied to the Randall Preserve, aimed at reducing climate impacts on disadvantaged communities and expanding outdoor recreation. Funds are available through June 30, 2028; no award amount or deadline has been specified, so applicants should confirm current availability directly with the Conservancy.
NonprofitsGovernment / tribalNarrow eligibilityProposition 4 – Nature Based
UnofficialNo deadline listedSanta Monica Mountains Conservancy · Amount varies
This California Proposition 4 grant program, run by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, funds nature-based climate projects that protect biodiversity, restore landscape health, or advance the state's climate goals; nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments may apply. Projects must address at least one specific statutory priority and reduce climate risks to communities or natural resources, or expand public access to nature; funding is limited to the conservancy's California service area. No specific award amount or deadline is listed in this posting.
NonprofitsGovernment / tribalNarrow eligibilityThe California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection and Outdoor Access for All Act of 2018 (Proposition 68) SMMC Grant Program – Prop 68 River San Fernando Valley
UnofficialNo deadline listedSanta Monica Mountains Conservancy · Amount varies
Nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments in the San Fernando Valley area can apply for this Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy grant funded under California's Proposition 68 (2018), a $4 billion bond supporting drought, water, parks, climate, and coastal protection projects. No award amount or deadline is listed here; applicants should review the Conservancy's Proposition 68 Grant Program Guidelines for full details.
NonprofitsGovernment / tribalNarrow eligibilityThe California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection and Outdoor Access for All Act of 2018 (Proposition 68) SMMC Grant Program – (Prop 68 River San Fernando Valley – Severely Disadvantaged Community)
UnofficialNo deadline listedSanta Monica Mountains Conservancy · Amount varies
Nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments serving severely disadvantaged communities in the San Fernando Valley can apply for this Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy grant funded under Proposition 68 (2018), part of a $4 billion bond for drought, water, parks, and climate resilience projects. No specific award amount or deadline is listed here; the severely-disadvantaged-community designation narrows eligibility to projects serving that specific population.
NonprofitsGovernment / tribalNarrow eligibilityProposition 4 – River
UnofficialNo deadline listedSanta Monica Mountains Conservancy · Amount varies
Nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments in the Los Angeles area can apply for this Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy program funded by Proposition 4. It funds projects that protect or restore rivers, wetlands, streams, lakes, or watersheds, or improve fish/wildlife and climate resilience, with a required focus on the Los Angeles River Watershed or the ULART revitalization plan. Award amounts are not published; applicants should confirm project fit against Section 91032 requirements before applying.
NonprofitsGovernment / tribalNarrow eligibilityThe California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection and Outdoor Access for All – (Prop 68 River – CA) Act of 2018 (Proposition 68) SMMC Grant Program – (Prop 68 River – Community Access))
UnofficialNo deadline listedSanta Monica Mountains Conservancy · Amount varies
Nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments can apply for this Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy grant funded under California's Proposition 68 (2018), a $4 billion bond for drought, water, parks, climate, and coastal protection projects statewide. No specific award amount or deadline is listed here; applicants should review the Conservancy's Proposition 68 Grant Program Guidelines for eligible activities and funding details.
NonprofitsGovernment / tribalNarrow eligibilityProposition 4 Wildfire
UnofficialNo deadline listedSanta Monica Mountains Conservancy · Amount varies
Nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments can apply to this Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy program funded under Proposition 4's wildfire chapter. It funds projects that improve local fire prevention capacity, forest health, or reduce wildfire spread into populated areas, and each project must also address watershed improvement, wildfire resilience, chaparral/forest restoration, or workforce development. Specific award amounts and deadlines are not listed, so applicants should verify current guidelines directly with the Conservancy.
NonprofitsGovernment / tribalNarrow eligibilityThe California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection and Outdoor Access for All Act of 2018 (Proposition 68) SMMC Grant Program – Prop 68 River San Fernando Valley – Community Access
UnofficialNo deadline listedSanta Monica Mountains Conservancy · Amount varies
Nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments in the San Fernando Valley area can apply for this Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy grant funded under California's Proposition 68 (2018), part of a $4 billion bond for drought, water, parks, climate, and coastal protection projects. No specific award amount or deadline is published, so applicants should consult the Conservancy's Proposition 68 Grant Program Guidelines for full eligibility and funding details.
NonprofitsGovernment / tribalNarrow eligibilityThe Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 (Proposition 1) SMMC Grant Program
UnofficialNo deadline listedSanta Monica Mountains Conservancy · Amount varies
Open to nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments applying to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy's Prop 1 competitive grant program. Funds multi-benefit ecosystem/watershed protection and restoration and urban creek projects under the 2014 water bond act. No award amount or deadline is specified, and projects must fall within the Conservancy's service area.
NonprofitsGovernment / tribalNarrow eligibility
How many California Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy grants are open right now?
UseGrants is tracking 12 open California Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy 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 Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy 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 Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy opportunities listed here the recurring eligibility signals are nonprofits, government / tribal and narrow eligibility. Every listing still states its own terms in plain English; confirm them on the funder's official notice before you apply.