California funding directory
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.
Included grants must be currently relevant, source verified, explicitly open to nonprofits, and either California-specific or nationwide without a conflicting geographic restriction.
Live opportunity signals
NSF · Feb 2, 2027
NSF · Not stated
CA Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation · Nov 30, 2026
USDA-APHIS · Oct 19, 2026
NSF · Oct 21, 2026
Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery · Oct 22, 2026
NSF · Feb 2, 2027
NSF · Not stated
NSF · Nov 4, 2026
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State Treasurer's Office
Eligibility General Requirements -Be regionally accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges; -Be a private, non-profit, post-secondary degree…
NASA-HQ
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters, Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) will be releasing an Umbrella NASA Research…
DOD-AMC
**UPDATE 5 APRIL 2024: The proposal submission date has been updated to 24 April 2024. The FOA has been amended to reflect this submission date and include a…
Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy
Awards are made for projects that reduce climate change risks, protect natural and cultural resources, restore habitat and watershed systems, and improve public…
Wildlife Conservation Board
Activities eligible for the Program include: Property acquisition for resources conservation and public access Implementation of habitat enhancement and restoration…
State Treasurer's Office
The federally-funded Charter Finance Enhancement (Charter FinE) Program was created from an $10 million grant awarded through the federal “Expanding Quality Charter…
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…
State Treasurer's Office
On November 6, 2018, California voters passed Proposition 4, the Children's Hospital Bond Act of 2018. The purpose of the program is to improve the health and…
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy
The Community and Economic Enhancement Grant Program is designed to fund projects that address recreation and tourism, historic and cultural preservation, and…
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…
State Water Resources Control Board
In 2019, Senate Bill 200 (SB200) established the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water (SADW) Fund to address funding gaps and provide solutions to water systems,…
State Water Resources Control Board
Eligible Applicants: Any city, town, district, or other public body created under state law, including state agencies A Native American tribal government or an…
Original directory analysis
130 opportunities are California-specific and 82 are nationwide programs available without a captured California conflict. State sources represent the largest captured funder group.
28 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.
Light is the most common estimated effort level, covering 130 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.
Every listing retains its official source and must meet this directory’s current eligibility rules.
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.
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.
We currently count 212 verified, relevant opportunities with confirmed nonprofit eligibility. 212 are open and 0 are forecasted. The count changes when official sources add, close, or materially revise grants.
Included grants must be currently relevant, source verified, explicitly open to nonprofits, and either California-specific or nationwide without a conflicting geographic restriction.
Yes. 82 nationwide opportunities are included because their captured eligibility does not conflict with California availability. They are labeled “Nationwide,” not California-specific.
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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