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
With a focus on two-year Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs), the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program supports the education of technicians for the…
NSF
NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships provide an opportunity for highly qualified, recent doctoral scientists to carry out an integrated program…
DOD-AMC
The purpose of this combined Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 35 and Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) under 2…
DOD-AMC
The purpose of this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 35 and Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) under 2 Code of…
HHS-CDC-HHSCDCERA
The goal of the training grant program is to enhance the quality and availability of safety training for United States commercial fishermen. Availability includes…
DOD-WHS
This is an open NFO, applicants may apply to this posting or subsequent amendments for specific STEM activities. See the Related Documents tab for the full NFO, and…
DOD-AMC
This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), which sets forth research areas of interest to the United States Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social…
NSF
Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes are national resources that aim to advance research in the mathematical sciences through programs supporting discovery and…
DOD-AMC
This BAA sets forth research areas of interest to the Army Applications Lab (AAL). This BAA is issued under paragraph 6.102(d)(2) of the Federal Acquisition…
DOD-AFOSR
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research manages the basic research investment for the Department of the Air Force. Conferences and workshops constitute key…
DOD-AMC-ACCAPGN
The Soldier Center is seeking solutions in the following scientific and technical areas: Combat Feeding & Equipment – Ration development, field feeding systems…
State Water Resources Control Board
Eligible Applicants: Local public agencies, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations qualified to do business in California, Public Utilities, Federally and non-federally…
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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