About this archived opportunity

The Coastal Conservancy seeks to fund capital projects that achieve multiple benefits, serve disadvantaged communities, and result in quantifiable outcomes. Priorities for this grant program include: Water Sustainability Protect and Enhance Anadromous Fish Habitat Wetland Restoration Urban Greening Eligible projects must be located in Central California (San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties) and Southern California (Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties. Priority will be given to projects that benefit disadvantaged communities, defined as “a community with an annual median household income that is less than 80 percent of the statewide annual median household income.” The grants will not fund planning that does not lead to project implementation, nor will it fund operation and maintenance or research. There is no minimum or maximum amount. The Conservancy expects to award about $5 million in this round.