Environment & Climate Grants in California

Top environment & climate grants in California right now

• California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CPCFA)

  California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CPCFA)Up to $550Mopen

  California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CPCFA) is sponsored by California Pollution Control Financing Authority (CPCFA).

  brownfieldswaste_managementenvironmental_justiceclean_energytax-exempt bond financing

• California's National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program – Solicitation 6 Community Charging (GFO-25-603)

  California Energy CommissionUp to $79MDeadline: Oct 16, 2026open

  California's National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program – Solicitation 6 Community Charging (GFO-25-603) is sponsored by California Ener...

  clean_energyelectric_vehiclesenergy_efficiencycommunity_developmentelectric vehicle

• Organic Transition Pilot Program

  California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)Up to $10Mopen

  Organic Transition Pilot Program is sponsored by California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). This program funds assistance to farmers and ra...

  agricultureenvironmental_educationrural_developmentfood_securityorganic

• Tribal Nature-Based Solutions Climate Bond 2026 Solicitation

  California Natural Resources AgencyUp to $9.2MDeadline: Aug 29, 2026open

  Tribal Nature-Based Solutions Climate Bond 2026 Solicitation is sponsored by California Natural Resources Agency. Supports multi-benefit nature-based ...

  tribal_governancetribal_cultureland_conservationcommunity_developmentenvironmental_justice

• Environmental Exposures and Brain Health

  Up to $5.2MDeadline: Aug 31, 2029open

  Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) are the most significant health concerns of our time. More than 6 million older Americans have ADRD, ...

• High Road Training Partnership California Solar for All Program – PY 25-26

  California Employment Development Department (EDD)Up to $5.0Mopen

  High Road Training Partnership California Solar for All Program – PY 25-26 is sponsored by California Employment Development Department (EDD). This op...

  clean_energyenergy_efficiencyworkforce_developmentenvironmental_educationsolar

• Data science approaches to autism: environmental modulators of the transcriptome and gene-x-environment interactions

  Up to $4.3MDeadline: Sep 28, 2028open

  The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has dramatically increased in recent years to a rate of 1 in 31 U.S children. ASD risk is multifactor...

• Elucidating the Interplay of Genes and Environment in Autism Using Genomic and Exposure Data from Large Populations

  Up to $3.9MDeadline: Sep 28, 2027open

  Elucidating the Interplay of Genes and Environment in Autism Using Genomic and Exposure Data from Large Populations Abstract Autism spectrum disorder ...

• Novel macrophage mediated signals regulate the immunoregulatory environment of the neonatal liver

  Up to $3.2MDeadline: Sep 14, 2029open

  The balance between regulatory and immunogenic immune responses is critical for liver homeostasis during perinatal life because dysregulation of eithe...

• Dairy Digester Research and Development Program (DDRDP)

  California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)Up to $3.0Mopen

  Dairy Digester Research and Development Program (DDRDP) is sponsored by California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). Competitive grants to Ca...

  tribal_governanceagricultureair_qualityperforming_artsartificial_intelligence

• FMRG: Bio: Engineered Plants in Culture (EPiC) - Biomanufacturing in Low Resource Environments

  Up to $3.0MDeadline: May 31, 2029open

  Living organisms are versatile. They can produce many important chemicals and drugs. Most processes utilizing living organisms or enzymes are done at ...

• LTER: Environmental drivers and ecological consequences of kelp forest dynamics on a changing planet (SBC V)

  Up to $2.5MDeadline: Nov 30, 2026open

  The goods and services provided by coastal oceanic ecosystems greatly benefit society, but their sustainability is increasingly threatened by coastal ...

• Pollinator Habitat Program

  California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)Up to $2.0Mopen

  Pollinator Habitat Program is sponsored by California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). This program provides financial incentives to farmers...

  land_conservationagriculturebiodiversityenvironmental_educationpollinator habitat

• Proposition 1 Streamflow Enhancement Program

  California Wildlife Conservation BoardUp to $2.0Mopen

  Proposition 1 Streamflow Enhancement Program is a grant from the California Wildlife Conservation Board that funds projects that improve streamflow ti...

  water_qualityclimate_changebiodiversitystreamflowwater conservation

• Senate Bill 1 Sea Level Rise Adaptation Grant Program – Track 1

  California Ocean Protection Council (OPC)Up to $1.5Mopen

  Senate Bill 1 Sea Level Rise Adaptation Grant Program – Track 1 is a grant from the California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) that funds sea level ris...

  climate_changetribal_governancecommunity_developmentsea level riseadaptation planning

• SCC-IRG Track 2: Food Environment Dynamics (FED): Leveraging AI and Human Mobility Data to Address Disparities in Food Access and Improve Americans' Diets

  Up to $1.5MDeadline: Sep 30, 2027open

  Over time, the daily decisions people make about what to eat generate a significant impact on their health and longevity. Decisions about what to eat ...

• EARLY SIGNALS OF THE TRANSITION FROM IMMUNE QUIESCENCE TO ACTIVATION IN THE LIVER ALLOGRAFT MICROENVIRONMENT AND IN THE CIRCULATION

  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesUp to $1.5MDeadline: Jun 30, 2030open

  Children with liver transplants who are maintained on low dose immunosuppression (IS) with ideal graft function according to clinical, biochemical, an...

• Integrating Large Data-driven Explorations in Computational Environmental Sciences

  Up to $1.3MDeadline: Apr 30, 2028open

  Both data modeling and agent-based modeling have been found to be promising ways to integrate computing within the science curriculum to explore these...

• SBIR Phase II: Autonomous System for DNA Sequencing Prep in Space and Austere Environments

  Up to $1.2MDeadline: Aug 31, 2027open

  The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project is to build an automated, miniaturized, gra...

• RAISE: CET: Mesoporous photonic metamaterials to control radiative heat transfer in the built environment

  Up to $1.0MDeadline: Jul 31, 2029open

  This Research Advanced by Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering (RAISE) award is made in response to Dear Colleague Letter 23-109, as part of the ...

What counts as a environment & climate grant in California

We surface opportunities matching environment & climate-related keywords whose geography includes California (statewide, regional, or county-level grants serving California-based organizations). The keyword set:

Internal program language often differs from how funders tag their grants. AI mission-fit search (available after signup) catches the conceptual matches that exact-keyword filtering misses — useful in California where program names vary by region.

Where California environment & climate grants come from

• Federal sources — Grants.gov, NIH RePORTER, and SAM.gov opportunities open to California-based organizations and thematically aligned with environment & climate.
• California state portal — state-administered environment & climate programs, including pass-through federal dollars and state-only appropriations.
• Foundations — community foundations and private foundations giving in California for environment & climate work, drawn from IRS Form 990 filings and curated directories.
• Corporate giving — corporate philanthropy programs that fund environment & climate work in California.