Forest Health
Grant Program
SNC will announce a request for Pre-Applications in Summer 2019.
The Forest Health grant program supports forest health projects that result in multiple watershed benefits, consistent with the following purposes:
- Reducing wildfire risks, protecting communities and their watersheds, and promoting watershed health
- Protecting and restoring rural and urban watershed health to improve watershed storage capacity, forest health, protection of life and property, and greenhouse gas reduction
- Supporting watershed adaptation projects to reduce the impacts of climate changes on California’s communities and ecosystems
The grant program is funded by Proposition 1, the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Bond Act of 2014 and Proposition 68, the California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018.
Guidelines
Read the Forest Health Grant Guidelines.
Contacts
Please contact your SNC Subregion’s Representative to discuss potential project ideas. Click the map to find the contact information for the SNC Representative or Manager in your area.
Context
The SNC administers multiple grant programs to support Regional Goals identified in our 2019–2024 Strategic Plan. View the plan to learn more.
Previous Grant Information
| Application Deadline | Board Authorizations Dates and Amounts |
|---|---|
| September 1, 2015 | December 2015: 5 projects awarded for $853,190 March 2016: 2 projects awarded for $609,808 |
| March 1, 2016 | June 2016: 10 projects awarded for $3,235,282 September 2016: 5 projects awarded for $2,028,722 |
| September 1, 2016 | December 2016: 10 projects awarded for 3,154,828 |
| November 1, 2017 | March 2018: 15 projects awarded for $2,964,338 June 2018: 7 projects awarded for $3,491,121 |
| October 1, 2018 | March 2019: 21 projects awarded for $11,830,183 June 2019: 4 projects recommended for $2,258,201 |