Cleanup, Remediation, and Watershed Enhancement Funding Opportunity
Department of Fish and Wildlife
Who can apply
The following organizations are eligible to receive grant funding (FGC, section 1501.5(b)): · Public agencies within California; · Nonprofit organizations qualified to do business in California, qualified under Section 501(c) of Title 26 of the United States Code; · California Native American Tribes, as defined in Public Resources Code Section 21073.
About this opportunity
Proposals to remediate and/or enhance watersheds and communities may include the following: road decommissioning, road crossing upgrades, erosion and sediment delivery prevention actions, culvert upgrades, water conservation, cleanup and remediation of impacts due to illicit cannabis operations on private and qualified public lands, and/or enhancing biodiversity and wildlife habitat within watersheds, among other projects in similar nature. Cleanup and Remediation on Qualified Public Land should focus on the severe impacts of illicit cannabis operations and reduce delivery of contaminants and waste to the environment by removing refuse and infrastructure associated with illegal cannabis cultivation . Projects can include the removal of stream crossings or water diversion infrastructure ass...