Department of Fish and Wildlife Grants

Open Department of Fish and Wildlife grants

• Nature Based Solutions – Wildlife Corridors

  Up to $42Mopen

  For connectivity planning and implementation projects consistent with the State Wildlife Action Plan, the state’s efforts on connectivity, and the Fis...

• California National Archery in the Schools Program 2026 (CalNASP) Equipment Grant

  Up to $4Kopen

  The CalNASP grant is awarded to 12-20 new schools each fiscal year. (July 1-June 30). The grant pays for a starter archery equipment kit so new school...

• Proposition 68 Rivers and Streams Grant Program – Klamath-Trinity Watershed

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  Proposition 68 Rivers and Streams Grant Program – Klamath-Trinity Watershed is sponsored by Department of Fish and Wildlife. To restore and protect ri...

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• Upland Game Bird Account Grant

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  Upland Game Bird Account Grant is sponsored by Department of Fish and Wildlife. The purpose is to ensure funds generated by the sales of upland game b...

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• Proposition 68 Fish and Wildlife Improvement Grant Opportunities – (Including Severely Disadvantaged Communities)

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  Proposition 68 Fish and Wildlife Improvement Grant Opportunities – (Including Severely Disadvantaged Communities) is sponsored by Department of Fish a...

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• 2026 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund: Conservation Planning Assistance (Nontraditional Section 6)

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  The Conservation Planning Assistance Grant program provides funding to States to support the development of new Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs) and ...

• Proposition 68 Rivers and Streams Grant Program

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  The California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access for All Act of 2018 (Proposition 68) provides funding to award g...

• Proposition 1 Watershed Restoration Grant Program

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  Proposition 1 Watershed Restoration Grant Program is sponsored by Department of Fish and Wildlife. To fund multi-benefit ecosystem and watershed prote...

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• 2026 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund: HCP Land Acquisition (Nontraditional Section 6)

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  The HCP Land Acquisition Grant program was designed to reduce conflicts between the conservation of listed species and competing land uses on specific...

• California National Archery in the Schools Program 2026 (CalNASP) Equipment Grant

  open

  The CalNASP grant is awarded to 12-20 new schools each fiscal year. (July 1-June 30). The grant pays for a starter archery equipment kit so new school...

• Proposition 1 Watershed Restoration Grant Program

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  The Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 (Proposition 1) provides funding to implement the three broad objectives of the ...

• Proposition 68 Fish and Wildlife Improvement Grant Program

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  The California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access for All Act of 2018 (Proposition 68) provides funding to award g...

• Wildlife Corridors – Nature Based Solutions

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  Wildlife Corridors – Nature Based Solutions is sponsored by Department of Fish and Wildlife. Funding to support connectivity projects that advance mul...

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• Proposition 68 Fish and Wildlife Improvement Grant Program

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  Proposition 68 Fish and Wildlife Improvement Grant Program is sponsored by Department of Fish and Wildlife. To improve conditions for fish and wildlif...

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• Oil Spill Response Equipment Grant

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  Oil Spill Response Equipment Grant is sponsored by Department of Fish and Wildlife. The objective of the Local Oil Spill Response Equipment Grant Prog...

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• Proposition 68 Fish and Wildlife Improvement Grant Program

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  Proposition 68 Fish and Wildlife Improvement Grant Program is sponsored by Department of Fish and Wildlife. To improve conditions for fish and wildlif...

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• Proposition 68 Southern Steelhead Grant Program

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  Proposition 68 Southern Steelhead Grant Program is sponsored by Department of Fish and Wildlife. To restore Southern California Steelhead habitat cons...

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• Proposition 1 Delta Water Quality and Ecosystem Restoration Grant Program

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  Proposition 1 Delta Water Quality and Ecosystem Restoration Grant Program is sponsored by Department of Fish and Wildlife. To fund multi-benefit ecosy...

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• Proposition 68 Rivers and Streams Grant Program

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  The California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access for All Act of 2018 (Proposition 68) provides funding to award g...

• Cleanup, Remediation, and Watershed Enhancement Funding Opportunity

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  Cleanup, Remediation, and Watershed Enhancement Funding Opportunity is sponsored by Department of Fish and Wildlife. CDFW seeks high quality grant pro...

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Where Department of Fish and Wildlife grants go

Recent grant recipients are concentrated in these states. Funders sometimes fund outside their primary states for high-fit projects, so don't self-eliminate solely on geography — check each opportunity's stated eligibility.

How to apply for Department of Fish and Wildlife grants

Most Department of Fish and Wildlife applications require: an organizational profile with mission and programs, a project proposal aligned with the funder's stated priorities, a project budget, and supporting attachments (IRS determination letter, board list, recent financials).