Funding Opportunities Newsletter
April & May 2025

Upcoming Grants

• The Housing Assistance Council OneRural Technical Assistance Program (due April 15) provides nonprofit organizations, tribal-designated housing entities (TDHEs), and federally recognized Native American tribes with customized, one-on-one technical assistance to help strengthen their operations, build capacity, and expand their impact to develop and sustain affordable housing and community development initiatives.
• The CA Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Fisheries Restoration Grant Program (due April 17) supports projects that restore, enhance, or protect salmonid habitat in anadromous watersheds of California, or projects that lead to restoration, enhancement, or protection of anadromous salmonid habitat.
• The CA Dept of Parks and Recreation (DPR) Quagga and Zebra Mussel Infestation Prevention Grant Program (due April 18) supports preventive projects that help protect California’s reservoirs from dreissenid mussel infestations.
• The CA Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Wood Products and Bioenergy Grant Program (due April 25) promotes healthy resilient forests throughout the state by supporting a diverse set of business-development and workforce-development projects.
• The US Forest Service (USFS) Temporary Bridge Funding Opportunity Program (due April 25) provides funding to state governments and Indian tribes to establish temporary bridge rental programs for portable skidder bridges, bridge mats, or other temporary water-crossing structures to minimize stream-bed disturbance on nonfederal and federal land.
• The CA DPR Abandoned Watercraft Abatement Fund (due April 30) provides funding to remove, reduce, and prevent abandoned recreational vessels from entering waterways.
• The CA DPR Boating Safety and Enforcement Equipment Grant Program (due April 30) supports local government agencies in purchasing boating safety and law enforcement equipment.
• The US Mountain Bicycling Association Trail Accelerator Grants (due April 30) provide professional services, including trail planning and design consultation services, valued between $10,000 and $30,000 to help recipients launch their trail-development efforts.
• The Fairways Foundation Grant Program (due April 30) funds natural resource-based projects and educational events focusing on water and habitat conservation and stewardship.
• The National Trust for Historic Preservation: Hart Family Fund for Small Towns Grants Program (due May 1) provides seed funding for preservation projects in small towns, including planning, education, and outreach activities.
• The El Dorado Community Foundation Endow El Dorado Grant (due May 1) provides modest funding for nonprofit organizations serving El Dorado County for capacity-building and project/program ideas.
• The CAL FIRE Volunteer Fire Capacity Program (due May 5) provides funding for organizing, training, and equipment to bring rural fire departments into compliance with the National Fire Protection Association 1977 standards.
• The Network for Landscape Conservation Catalyst Fund Program (due May 16) provides financial and capacity-building support to nonprofit landscape conservation partnerships.
• The American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals CA Wildfire Response and Preparedness Fund: Preparedness/Capacity Building Grant (due June 30) provides critical funding to nonprofit and municipal animal welfare organizations responding to animal needs due to wildfires.
• The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Targeted Brownfields Assessment Program (rolling) conducts free brownfields assessments, such as phase I and phase II environmental site assessments, to units of government, tribes, and nonprofit organizations to provide a better understanding of potential contamination issues and to assist in redevelopment planning.
• The CDFW Beaver Conflict Resolution Grant Opportunity: Nature Based Solutions: Beaver Restoration (rolling) supports the implementation and promotion of human-beaver coexistence strategies, such as non-lethal beaver damage deterrence, in support of ecosystem restoration and protection.
• The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant Program (rolling) helps rural communities prepare for or recover from an emergency that threatens the availability of safe, reliable drinking water.
• The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Emergency Watershed Protection Program (rolling) supports economically and environmentally defensible projects that provide protection from flooding or soil erosion, reduce threats to life and property, and restore the hydraulic capacity to the natural environment in situations of imminent threats to life and property caused by floods, fires, windstorms, and other natural occurrences that impair a watershed.
• The USDA 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.
• The AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) Program (rolling) provides a crew of eight to 12 NCCC members and one team leader to serve with sponsoring organizations for three- to 13-week projects in a variety of areas, including environmental stewardship and conservation.
• The Rural Community Assistance Corporation Community Facilities Loan Program (rolling) offers short-term loans for community-facility development in rural communities, including early property acquisition and predevelopment, interim construction costs, and long-term permanent financing.