Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program

California Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI)

What does it fund?

The Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program funds a wide range of planning and implementation projects related to extreme heat and community resilience.

Planning projects support the implementation of infrastructure for resilience to extreme heat including:

• Shade master plans

• Urban forestry master plans

• Microgrid master plans

• Resilient energy

• Green stormwater infrastructure master plans

Implementation projects include:

• Park retrofits

• Home retrofits

• Cooling centers

• Microgrids

• Nature-based solutions

Who is eligible for funds?

Eligible applicants include Local and Regional Public Entities; California Native American tribes; community-based organizations; and coalitions, collaboratives, or associations of nonprofit organizations that a 501(c)(3) non-profit or academic institution sponsors.

How does this program provide benefits to priority populations?

The Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program supports capacity building, heat action planning, and project implementation in the most heat-vulnerable communities. These communities have typically experienced historical disinvestment, have an increasing number and duration of extreme heat events, and do not have adequate infrastructure and tree canopy to protect their residents. Projects that prioritize heat vulnerable populations are advantaged in proposal scoring.

How do I access funds?

Apply through a statewide competitive process.

Funding timeline

The expected timeline for Round 2 is:

September 2025: Round 2 Notice of Funding

December 2025: Round 2 Applications Due

Spring 2026: Round 2 Awarded

Winter 2027: Round 2 Projects Begin

Please visit the program website for updated funding timeline information.

Cumulative Statistics

This is a new program and has not yet implemented any GGRF funds.