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San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy · $50K–$2M

Open to nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments for projects benefiting the Lower Los Angeles River area in California, funded through the Conservancy's Non-Bond Priority Grant Program. Awards range from $50,000 to $2,000,000, and applications follow a two-phase Concept Proposal then Full Application process. Limited to projects within the Lower LA River program area.

Natural Resources · $50K–$800K

Open to government agencies, schools, nonprofits, and for-profit organizations for aquatic invasive species work in Great Lakes states. Funds technical and financial assistance to identify, protect, conserve, manage, or restore habitat and species on public or private land within the Great Lakes Basin. Awards range from $50,000 to $800,000; no deadline listed.

Department 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.

Illinois Community College Board · Amount varies

Open to a broad range of eligible providers under WIOA Section 203(5): local educational agencies, community-based organizations, nonprofit agencies, institutions of higher education, libraries, public housing authorities, volunteer literacy organizations, and consortia of these entities. Funds adult education and literacy services, including help earning a secondary diploma, English language instruction, civics education, and career-pathway transitions for adults 16+ who lack basic literacy or English proficiency. No specific award amount is listed; applicants must demonstrate capacity to deliver adult education services.

Department 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.

State Water Resources Control Board · Amount varies

Open to cities, towns, public agencies, tribal governments, and 501(c)(3) nonprofits for wastewater treatment, sewer, stormwater, and nonpoint-source pollution projects in California. Offered as low-interest financing (roughly half the state's general obligation bond rate) with terms up to 30 years and no maximum funding limit; small disadvantaged communities may qualify for partial or full principal forgiveness (effectively grant funding). This is primarily a loan program, though DAC applicants can receive substantial grant-equivalent forgiveness.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

Eligibility is unrestricted and open to any type of entity (subject to any clarifications in the program's eligibility text), making this NSF program broadly available. The Accountable Institutions and Behavior (AIB) Program funds theoretically grounded, methodologically rigorous basic social-science research on attitudes, behavior, and institutions related to public policy and public services, and also supports undergraduate research experiences and methodological infrastructure. Note that the program does not fund applied research, so proposals must be basic-science oriented.