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Department 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.

Natural Resources · Amount varies

This Illinois Natural Resources pilot program funds conservation education and employment opportunities for young Illinois residents ages 15–25. Per the eligibility text, grants are limited to Illinois units of local government and nonprofit entities providing this programming — despite a conflicting 'for-profit' category label elsewhere in the listing. Award amounts were not specified (marked TBD).

Santa 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.

Department 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.

Department of Forestry and Fire Protection · $5M–$20M

Individuals, nonprofits, other legal entities, public agencies, and tribal governments can apply for this CAL FIRE program funding large-scale wildfire and landscape resilience projects, including hazardous fuels reduction, prescribed fire, reforestation, biomass utilization, and workforce training, with awards ranging from $5 million to $20 million. The program favors applicants who can demonstrate strong administrative and technical capacity to manage large, multi-partner projects, and concept proposals are due by 3 p.m. PDT on June 30, 2026, so smaller organizations without prior large-grant management experience may be at a disadvantage.

Department of Toxic Substances Control · Amount varies

California's Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Program, run by the Department of Toxic Substances Control, helps nonprofits, tribal entities, and local governments assess or clean up brownfield sites they own, as long as they are not liable for the contamination under federal CERCLA law. As of the program record, DTSC states it is not currently accepting applications due to insufficient funds in the revolving loan fund, so applicants should confirm funding availability before applying.

Santa 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.

Department of Commerce · Up to $300K

This EDA Planning and Local Technical Assistance program (Denver region) funds economic development planning in economically distressed areas. Eligible applicants are limited to District Organizations, Indian Tribes, states and political subdivisions, institutions of higher education, and nonprofits acting in cooperation with a political subdivision; private individuals and standalone for-profits are not eligible. Awards range up to about $300,000. Note that applications are submitted through EDA's EDGE platform, not Grants.gov.

Department 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.

Department of Commerce · Up to $300K

This EDA Planning and Local Technical Assistance program (Philadelphia region) funds economic development planning in economically distressed areas. Eligible applicants are limited to District Organizations, Indian Tribes, states and political subdivisions, institutions of higher education, and nonprofits acting in cooperation with a political subdivision; private individuals and standalone for-profits are not eligible. Awards range up to about $300,000. Applications are submitted through EDA's EDGE platform, not Grants.gov.

U.S. Mission to the United Nations · $1K–$100K

Open to both individuals and organizations (nonprofits, think-tanks, civil society, NGOs, nonprofit educational institutions, and foreign public/UN entities), this U.S. Mission to the United Nations–Geneva small grants program funds projects advancing U.S. multilateral policy priorities such as human rights, humanitarian response, global health, climate action, UN transparency, and gender. For-profit and commercial entities are not eligible. Projects should target international audiences and have a presence in or be carried out in Geneva. Awards range from about $1,000 to $100,000.

Santa 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.

Department of Housing and Community Development · Amount varies

Businesses, nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments can apply for this roughly $101 million California HCD Super NOFA funding multifamily rental housing and infrastructure programs, but awards are strictly limited to projects located in Los Angeles County affected by the January 2025 wildfires. Funding covers new construction, rehabilitation, and conversion of affordable, supportive, transit-oriented, or veteran-focused rental housing, plus infrastructure gap funding for qualifying infill projects; organizations outside LA County are not eligible.

DOC NOAA - ERA Production · $250K–$30M

Institutions of higher education, nonprofits, for-profit companies, U.S. territories, and state, local, and tribal governments may apply to this NOAA program for fish habitat restoration in the Great Lakes. Federal agencies and their employees are not eligible. Applicants can be located anywhere, but the proposed work must take place within the Great Lakes basin in one of the eight U.S. Great Lakes states (NY, PA, OH, MI, IN, IL, WI, MN). Awards range from about $250,000 to $30 million, making this a large-award opportunity with a strong geographic restriction.

State Water Resources Control Board · $1–$300K

Open only to local public agencies in California -- nonprofits, businesses, and individuals are not eligible. Funds planning studies (feasibility work, not construction) for recycled water treatment, storage, groundwater recharge, or indirect potable reuse projects, with awards from $1 to $300,000; operations and maintenance costs are not covered. All community types, including disadvantaged communities, may apply.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

This NSF/NIFA Plant Biotic Interactions program funds research on how plants interact with viruses, bacteria, fungi, pests, and other organisms, spanning fundamental mechanisms through agriculturally relevant applications. Eligible applicants include U.S. nonprofit non-academic research organizations, two- and four-year U.S. institutions of higher education, USDA/NIFA-eligible entities (including state agricultural experiment stations, universities, research foundations, federal agencies, and U.S.-citizen/permanent-resident individuals), and groups of these. Foreign and international organizations are not eligible. Strictly ecological projects without underlying mechanisms are not appropriate. No award range or deadline is listed here.

Tahoe Conservancy · Amount varies

Open to nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments for near-shore environmental improvement projects in the Lake Tahoe Basin, particularly managing aquatic invasive species or improving public access to sovereign land. The program allocates approximately $350,000 annually, so awards are likely modest relative to total demand. Geographic scope is limited to the Lake Tahoe Basin in California.

Natural Resources · $10K–$230K

Illinois' Competitive State Wildlife Grants program (FY25) funds government agencies, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations for fish and wildlife habitat projects benefiting species of greatest conservation concern, with awards from $10,000 to $230,000. These projects require a multi-state effort and compete at the federal level, making the process more demanding than the standard state wildlife grant. No application deadline is listed.

Santa 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.

Natural Resources · $30K–$3M

Government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit businesses can apply for this Illinois Natural Resources grant, which funds fish and wildlife management activities supporting Asian carp control in the Ohio River Basin. Awards range from $30,000 to $3,000,000.