Funding Opportunities Newsletter
August & September 2025

Upcoming Grants

• The CA Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) Land and Water Conservation Fund (due August 5) supports the acquisition or development of land to create new outdoor recreation opportunities for the health and wellness of Californians.
• The CA Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Wildfire Prevention Grants (due August 6) provide funding for hazardous fuels reduction, wildfire prevention planning, and wildfire prevention education for fire threatened communities.
• The CA Joint Institute for Wood Products Innovation Grant (due August 8) supports increasing the pace and scale of California’s sustainable forest restoration activities by funding projects that advance wood and biomass utilization in the state.
• The Parks California: Route to Parks Grant Program (due August 8) supports local organizations in overcoming transportation challenges, ensuring historically marginalized communities can visit and enjoy California State Parks.
• Myriad Consulting and Training and California State Library: Groundwork Grants: California Cultural Heritage Disaster Preparedness Project: Major Projects (due August 8) fund improvements in disaster preparedness, particularly fire detection and suppression, for institutions that document the experiences of individuals, groups, and communities whose contributions to California’s history and culture have long been underrepresented in mainstream institutions.
• The First Nations Development Institute: Growing Tribal Economies Through Forest Market Innovations (Tribal Lands) (due August 13) support tribal engagement in new or emerging markets that promote forest health and resilience.
• The Leary Firefighters Foundation: Jeremiah Lucey Grant Program (Letters of Inquiry due August 15) supports paid and volunteer fire departments throughout the country by providing funding for training, equipment, and technology.
• The US Fish and Wildlife Service National Outreach and Communications Program (due August 17) supports innovative outreach and communications to increase participation in recreational fishing and boating and promote public understanding of the value of conserving the nation’s aquatic natural resources.
• The Decolonizing Wealth Project: Liberated Capital Indigenous Earth Fund Grant Program (due August 19) supports Indigenous-led nonprofit organizations and Native American tribes that advance advocacy for ecosystem and cultural conservation, among other topics.
• The National Park Service Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grants Program (due August 21) supports the rehabilitation of historic properties to foster economic development in rural communities.
• The National Forest Foundation Collaborative Capacity Program for Tribal Applicants (due August 22) provide resources to support collaborative activities that increase wildfire resilience, recreation opportunities, forest health, and rural economies.
• The National Park Service Historic Preservation Fund: Annual Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) Grants Program (due August 29) provides funding to help THPOs identify, evaluate, and protect historic properties and to carry out historic preservation activities.
• The CA Fire Safe Council: State Fire Capacity Grant Program (due August 31) funds hazardous fuels reduction and maintenance projects on nonfederal lands, community wildfire protection plans (CWPPs) and other wildfire mitigation plans or assessments, and wildfire prevention and mitigation education and outreach.
• The US Fish and Wildlife Service: Implementation of the Quagga and Zebra Mussel Action Plan in the Western United States Program (due September 5) funds projects that help minimize the spread of quagga and zebra mussels to western U.S. waters.
• The Interagency Joint Fire Science Program (due September 18) has several funding opportunities open to advance important research and support sound decision-making on the ground.
• The NDN Collective Community Action Fund (registration due by October 17, applications rolling) supports urgent and time-sensitive direct action, movement building, and organizing efforts of Indigenous-led frontline, grassroots, and community-based groups and organizations, including climate disaster prevention and response.
• The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation (due November 10) provides general operating support as well as support for specific projects or activities to community-based nonprofit organizations for which a relatively small amount of funding might make a large difference.
• The Sierra Nevada Conservancy Sustainable Recreation, Tourism, and Equitable Outdoor Access Grant Program (concept proposals due December 1) funds projects that enhance, promote, and develop sustainable recreation and tourism within SNC’s Sierra-Cascade service area.
• The Sierra Nevada Conservancy Wildfire and Forest Resilience Directed Grant Program (rolling) funds projects within the Sierra Cascade region that reduce wildfire risk to people and communities and result in a combination of multiple watershed, ecosystem, and community benefits.
• The US Economic Development Administration Disaster Supplemental Grant Program (rolling) supports economic recovery activities in areas that received major disaster declarations because of hurricanes, wildfires, severe storms and flooding, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2023 and 2024. Funding can be used for capacity building and strategic planning projects that set the stage for future investment; construction and non-construction projects that help communities recover from natural disasters and advance recovery and growth; and coalition-led, multi-project portfolios that transform regional economies through targeted industry development.
• The Hind Foundation Standard Grants Program (rolling) supports community-based projects proposed by nonprofit organizations that are at least three years old and have visible impacts throughout California. Areas of funding include ecosystem conservation, historical landmark restoration, plant and wildlife protection, and land conservation.
• The Groundwork USA: Nonprofit Brownfield Technical Assistance Program (rolling) supports community-led brownfield and land-reuse efforts through working with nonprofit organizations to advance equitable brownfield projects that transform underutilized spaces into parks, trails, urban farms, and other community assets.
• The Gary Sinise Foundation: First Responders Outreach Grant (rolling) provides emergency equipment and training to first responder departments.
• The CA Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) California Riparian Habitat Conservation Program (rolling) supports riparian restoration projects that further biodiversity, promote climate resilience, or help achieve other state priorities.
• The Wildlife Conservation Board Proposition 68 Forest Conservation Program (rolling) advances the protection, restoration, and improvement of upper watershed lands in the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Mountains in order to protect and improve water supply and water quality, improve forest health, reduce wildfire danger, mitigate the effects of wildfires on water quality and supply, increase flood protection, and/or protect or restore riparian or aquatic resources.
• The Wildlife Conservation Board Climate Adaptation and Resilience Program (rolling) funds projects that provide climate adaptation and resilience on California’s natural and working lands.
• The Wildlife Conservation Board Oak Woodlands Conservation Program (rolling) provides a mechanism to bring ranchers and conservationists together in a manner that allows both to achieve sustainable ranch and farming operations and healthy oak woodlands.
• The CA Department of Conservation California Farmland Conservancy Program (CFCP): Land Improvement Projects and Agricultural Conservation Easement Grants (rolling) support the voluntary acquisition of conservation easements and restoration of and improvements to agricultural land.
• The AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (rolling) strengthen communities and develop leaders through placing a full-time team of six to 12 AmeriCorps members and one team leader to serve with sponsoring organizations to help meet critical community needs.
• The US Department of Agriculture Timber Production Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program (rolling until funds depleted) provides loan guarantees to establish, reopen, expand, or improve sawmills and other wood-processing facilities.
• The Housing Assistance Council Revolving Loan Fund (rolling) provides loans to support all stages of the development of affordable housing in rural, low-income areas.
• The US Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Operations Program (rolling) provides technical and financial assistance to support the planning and implementation of authorized watershed projects for the purpose of watershed protection, flood prevention, public recreation, etc.