California funding directory

California Grants for Nonprofits

Find California-specific and nationwide grants that explicitly name nonprofit organizations as eligible applicants. California programs and nationwide opportunities are labeled separately so applicants can understand the true geographic scope.

What qualifies: Included grants must be currently relevant, source verified, explicitly open to nonprofits, and either California-specific or nationwide without a conflicting geographic restriction.

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Application effort

Light134
Moderate0
High107

Deadline outlook

Next 30 days38
31–90 days35
More than 90 days34
Rolling or not stated134
OpenCalifornia-specificLight effort

Charter School Facilities Incentive Grants Program

State Treasurer's Office

In 2004, 2009, and 2014, the United States Department of Education approved grant awards to the Authority pursuant to the State Charter School Incentive Grant Program (Program), authorized under Title V, Part B, Subpart 1 of the Elementary and Secondary…

Best for: Education

Deadline
Not stated
Award
Not stated
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed
OpenCalifornia-specificLight effort

2024 Credit Enhancement

State Treasurer's Office

The federally-funded Charter School Facilities Credit Enhancement Grant Program was created from a $20 million grant awarded in 2023 through the federal “Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Program- Credit Enhancement (CE) Program”…

Best for: Education

Deadline
Not stated
Award
Not stated
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed
OpenCalifornia-specificLight effort

Tax-Exempt Equipment Financing Program – CHFFA

State Treasurer's Office

Eligibility General Requirements -Must be a health facility as defined in the Authority's Act (Section 15432(d) of the California Government Code) -Must be a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation or public health facility (e.g., district hospital) as defined…

Best for: Health & Human Services

Deadline
Not stated
Award
$500,000
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed
OpenCalifornia-specificLight effort

Charter School Facility Grant Program – (SB740)

State Treasurer's Office

The Charter School Facility Grant Program provides annual grants to offset annual on-going facility costs for charter schools that service a high-percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals or located in a public elementary school…

Best for: Education

Deadline
Not stated
Award
Not stated
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed
OpenCalifornia-specificLight effort

The Charter School Revolving Loan Fund Program

State Treasurer's Office

The Charter School Revolving Loan Fund (CSRFL) Program provides low-cost loans of up to $250,000 to charter schools, with priority given to schools opening in the current fiscal year. The Authority conducts extensive credit evaluations, makes funding…

Best for: Education

Deadline
Not stated
Award
Up to $250,000
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed
OpenCalifornia-specificLight effort

Proposition 4 Grant Program

Tahoe Conservancy

The California Tahoe Conservancy (Conservancy) leads California's efforts to restore and enhance the extraordinary natural and recreational resources of the Lake Tahoe Basin (Basin). The Conservancy uses available funding to accomplish its mission and…

Best for: Environment & Water, Parks & Recreation

Deadline
Not stated
Award
Not stated
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed
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California Community Reinvestment Grants Program

Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development

The California Community Reinvestment Grants program was included in the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (Proposition 64), which was approved by California voters on November 8, 2016. In accordance with the proposition, the Governor's Office of Business and…

Best for: Disadvantaged Communities, Employment, Labor & Training

Deadline
Not stated
Award
Not stated
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed
OpenNationwideHigh effort

Infrastructure Capacity for Biological Research

NSF

The Infrastructure Capacity for Biological Research (Capacity) Program supports the implementation of, scaling of, or major improvements to research tools, products, and services that advance contemporary biology in any research area supported by the…

Best for: Science and Technology and other Research and Development, Science, Research

Deadline
Not stated
Award
Up to $1,200,000
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed
OpenCalifornia-specificLight effort

California Forest Improvement Program

Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

The program scope includes the improvement of all forest resources including fish and wildlife habitat, and soil and water quality. Cost-share assistance is provided to private and public ownerships containing 20 to 5,000 acres of forest land.…

Best for: Agriculture, Environment & Water

Deadline
Not stated
Award
Not stated
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed
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Emergency Drinking Water / Cleanup & Abatement Account Programs

State Water Resources Control Board

The Cleanup and Abatement Account (CAA) was created by Water Code Sections 13440-13443 to provide grants for the cleanup or abatement of a condition of pollution when there are no viable responsible parties available to undertake the work. Water code…

Best for: Disadvantaged Communities, Environment & Water

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Not stated
Award
Not stated
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed
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Proposition 68 LLAR Severely Disadvantaged Communities

San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy

Lower Los Angeles River: The Lower Los Angeles River program area encompasses 1.5 miles on each side of the river’s lower 19-miles, from the City of Vernon to the City of Long Beach. The Lower Los Angeles River Revitalization Plan (LLARRP) describes…

Best for: Disadvantaged Communities, Environment & Water, Parks & Recreation

Deadline
Not stated
Award
Not stated
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed
OpenCalifornia-specificLight effort

RMC Lower LA River Grant Program

San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy

In certain years, the annual state budget has allocated General Funds directly to the RMC. These funds have been incorporated into the Non-Bond Priority Grant Program. The major funding priorities are described below. Lower LA River: The Lower Los…

Best for: Disadvantaged Communities, Environment & Water, Parks & Recreation

Deadline
Not stated
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Not stated
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed
OpenCalifornia-specificLight effort

Upland Game Bird Account Grant

Department of Fish and Wildlife

CDFW may make grants to, reimburse, or enter into contracts or other agreements, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1571, with public and private entities, including universities, nonprofit organizations, and California Native American tribes, as…

Best for: Environment & Water, Science, Technology

Deadline
Not stated
Award
Not stated
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed
OpenCalifornia-specificLight effort

The California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection and Outdoor Access for All Act of 2018 (Proposition 68) SMMC Grant Program – Prop 68 River San Fernando Valley

Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy

This program supports The California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection and Outdoor Access for All Act of 2018 is codified as Division 45 (commencing with section 80000) and sections 5096.611 and 75089.5 of the public resources code and…

Best for: Environment & Water

Deadline
Not stated
Award
Not stated
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed
OpenCalifornia-specificLight effort

2023 Homekey Tribal NOFA

Department of Housing and Community Development

Rather than utilizing a set-aside within the standard Homekey Program, this NOFA operates independently and is tailored to meet the specific affordable housing needs of California Tribes. Funds offered under this NOFA and the criteria specified herein…

Best for: Housing, Community and Economic Development

Deadline
Not stated
Award
Not stated
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed
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CHFFA Commercial Paper Program

State Treasurer's Office

Eligibility General Requirements -Must be a health facility as defined in the Authority's Act (Section 15432(d) of the California Government Code) -Must be a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation or public health facility (e.g., district hospital) as defined…

Best for: Health & Human Services

Deadline
Not stated
Award
Up to $100,000
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed
OpenCalifornia-specificLight effort

Proposition 68 Regionwide Grants

San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy

RMC Proposition 68 Project Goals and Objectives: Create, expand, and/or improve public open space throughout the region by improving water quality supply, create, enhance or improve a reliable water supply and/or restore an important species and habitat…

Best for: Disadvantaged Communities, Environment & Water, Parks & Recreation

Deadline
Not stated
Award
Not stated
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed
OpenCalifornia-specificLight effort

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

Department of Fish and Wildlife

The California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access for All Act of 2018 (Proposition 68) provides funding to award grants to projects that improve a community’s ability to adapt to the unavoidable impacts of climate…

Best for: Environment & Water

Deadline
Not stated
Award
Not stated
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed
OpenNationwideHigh effort

EONS 2018: Appendix E Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) for Sustainability and Innovation Collaborative – (MUSIC)

NASA

Awards will be made as cooperative agreements to accredited Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) partnered with non-profit organizations in the United States that are eligible to apply for this NASA Research Announcement (NRA). The period of performance…

Best for: Education, Equipment, Research

Deadline
Not stated
Award
Up to $450,000
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed
OpenCalifornia-specificLight effort

Coachella Valley Proposition 68 Parks, Conservation Land Access and Climate Change Response Grant Program

Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy

Awards are made projects that enhance park facilities or recreational improvements that expand public access to conservation land or reduce environmental impacts that cause climate change. Applications are accepted on a continuous basis using a pre…

Best for: Environment & Water

Deadline
Not stated
Award
Not stated
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed
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Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grant Program

Department of Toxic Substances Control

The RLF Grant Program provides grants to help nonprofits, tribal entities, and local governments who are not potentially liable under CERCLA section 107 assess or clean up brownfields that they own. DTSC accepts applications continuously, subject to fund…

Best for: Environment & Water

Deadline
Not stated
Award
Not stated
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed
OpenCalifornia-specificLight effort

Science and Lake Improvement Account Program

Tahoe Conservancy

The California Tahoe Conservancy (Conservancy) leads California's efforts to restore and enhance the extraordinary natural and recreational resources of the Lake Tahoe Basin. The principal goal of the Conservancy's Science and Lake Improvement Account…

Best for: Environment & Water, Parks & Recreation

Deadline
Not stated
Award
Not stated
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed
OpenNationwideHigh effort

Long Term Research in Environmental Biology

NSF

The Long Term Research in Environmental Biology (LTREB) Program supports the generation of extended time series of data to address important questions in evolutionary biology, ecology, and ecosystem science. Research areas include, but are not limited…

Best for: Science and Technology and other Research and Development, Science, Research

Deadline
Not stated
Award
Up to $600,000
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed
OpenCalifornia-specificLight effort

Cannabis Research and Innovation Funding Opportunity (RIFO)

Department of Fish and Wildlife

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Cannabis Restoration Grant Program (CRGP) is seeking Research and Innovation proposals from eligible applicants to evaluate environmental conditions and impacts relative to cannabis cultivation;…

Best for: Agriculture, Environment & Water, Science

Deadline
Not stated
Award
Not stated
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed

Original directory analysis

What the current california grants landscape tells applicants

Opportunity composition

134 opportunities are California-specific and 107 are nationwide programs available without a captured California conflict. State sources represent the largest captured funder group.

Deadline pressure

38 verified opportunities have a captured deadline in the next 30 days. Applicants should prioritize eligibility confirmation and registration checks before drafting, especially when a federal submission system is involved.

Application workload

Light is the most common estimated effort level, covering 134 listings. This estimate reflects captured registrations, attachments, narrative, budget, and cost-share signals—not a predicted number of hours.

This analysis is recalculated from the directory’s currently verified membership. Missing award amounts are excluded, and changing source facts can alter these patterns on the next aggregation run.

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Sources and method

Listings come from the official source URL retained on each grant record. Automated rules normalize source categories and identify funding-use phrases; each classification preserves its triggering text. Headline totals include only verified, currently relevant opportunities with explicit nonprofit evidence. Nationwide grants are labeled separately from California-specific programs.

Aggregates refresh daily. The page’s last-modified signal changes only when membership, material source facts, statistics, or editorial copy changes. Missing award amounts are never treated as zero.

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Frequently asked questions

How many california grants are currently available?

We currently count 241 verified, relevant opportunities with confirmed nonprofit eligibility. 241 are open and 0 are forecasted. The count changes when official sources add, close, or materially revise grants.

How does a grant qualify for this california grants page?

Included grants must be currently relevant, source verified, explicitly open to nonprofits, and either California-specific or nationwide without a conflicting geographic restriction.

Are nationwide grants included?

Yes. 107 nationwide opportunities are included because their captured eligibility does not conflict with California availability. They are labeled “Nationwide,” not California-specific.

How current is this directory?

Source records and aggregates are checked on a daily cadence. “New,” “closing soon,” and “recently changed” groups are calculated from the latest verified records; applicants should still confirm final terms on the official source before applying.

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