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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Directory snapshot
NSF
Our world is at a pivotal moment where the boundaries dividing the physical and social worlds from the cyber world have become blurred. Cyberspace has evolved from…
HUD
The ROSS Rapid Response Program (RRP) awards one-time assistance via a cost-reimbursable grant for service coordination and limited direct services for residents of…
NSF
The Biological Anthropology Program seeks to advance scientific knowledge about the processes that have shaped biological diversity in living and fossil humans and…
NSF
Developmental Sciences supports basic research that increases our understanding of perceptual, cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural, and biological processes…
NSF
Synopsis of Program: Science and Technology Studies (STS) is an interdisciplinary field that investigates the conceptual foundations, historical developments and…
NSF
The NSF CISE Directorate supports research and education projects that develop new knowledge in all aspects of computing, communications, and information science…
NSF
Convergence research is a means for solving vexing research problems, in particular, complex problems focusing on societal needs or deep scientific challenges. It…
NSF
The Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) program serves a critical role in helping the NSF Directorate for Engineering focus on important emerging…
NSF
This funding partnership between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) supports projects to develop and advance…
NSF
The Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE) program supports the translation of open-source science and engineering-focused research products into…
NSF
The Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program is designed to encourage development and implementation of bold, new, and potentially transformative approaches…
DOD-AMC
The U.S. Military Academy at West Point's mission is "to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character…
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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