Programs for Land Conservancies
Land trusts, resource conservation districts, land use planning agencies and others can receive funds to help protect California’s lands and coastlines. Learn about open funding opportunities, resources to help you learn more about California Climate Investments and how to apply for funds, and read stories of funded projects led by land conservancies.
California Climate Investments is a portfolio of over 110 State climate programs that fund projects and programs like:
Community-led projects (e.g., community car sharing, composting)
Household-serving voucher programs (e.g., rebates for the purchase of cleaner cars, woodstove replacements)
Large-scale infrastructure projects (e.g., affordable housing, transit)
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Funds conservation and management of natural and working lands and technical assistance for land managers.
Funds habitat restoration and dust suppression projects to improve air quality and environmental conditions at the Salton Sea.
Technical assistance for small, disadvantaged communities to address drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, or groundwater needs.
Grants for affordable housing and transportation projects near jobs, schools, and other daily destinations.
Grants for land use planning, capacity building, and land acquisition projects that protect agricultural land from conversion to non-agricultural uses.
Grant application assistance and implementation support for Tribal, disadvantaged, and low-income communities applying for or carrying out climate mitigation, adaptation, or resilience projects.
Funds California Conservation Corp, which enrolls young adults for a year of service resulting in job skills and work experience implementing forest fuel reduction, habitat restoration, and energy efficiency projects.
Vouchers for clean truck and bus fleet purchases for public transit and innovative small e-fleets.
Rebates for the purchase or lease of new, eligible light-duty vehicles, including electric, fuel-cell, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
Funds farmers to purchase of agricultural harvesting equipment, heavy-duty trucks, agricultural pump engines, tractors, and other equipment used in agricultural operations.
Funds research that supports implementation of the California Forest Carbon Plan and Prescribed Fire Monitoring program.
Funds hazardous fuel removal, fire prevention public education, fire prevention and wildfire safety planning.
Financial incentives that support on-farm management practices that sequester carbon, including soil management, establishment of herbaceous and woody cover, and demonstration projects.
Funds water system consolidation, operation and maintenance costs, and planning activities for small water systems.
California Climate Investments puts billions of Cap-and-Invest dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, improving public health and the environment, and providing meaningful benefits to the most disadvantaged communities and low-income communities and households.
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