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

Wildfire Prevention Grant Program

San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy

Funding for projects will fall under three main categories: San Gabriel Mountains and Foothills Fire Prevention Planning and Management: Projects under this category will serve mainly the San Gabriel Mountains and Foothills. Work may include invasive…

Best for: Disadvantaged Communities, Disaster Prevention & Relief, Environment & Water

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

Senate Bill 1 Sea Level Rise Tribal Cultural Resources Funding Program

Ocean Protection Council

The Tribal Cultural Resources Funding Solicitation is a dedicated grant opportunity under the Ocean Protection Council’s (OPC) Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) Sea Level Rise Adaptation Planning Grant Program. This program provides direct, flexible funding to…

Best for: Disadvantaged Communities, Disaster Prevention & Relief, Environment & Water

Deadline
Not stated
Award
Up to $750,000
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed
OpenCalifornia-specificLight effort

Proposition 68 – Water Recycling

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 recognized Native American tribes on the Native American Heritage Commission’s list, and…

Best for: Environment & Water

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 – Severely Disadvantaged Community)

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

Small and Rural Hospital Relief Program

Department of Health Care Access and Information

The Alfred E. Alquist Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act (Health and Safety Code (HSC) Section 129675) requires that hospitals be constructed to remain open and safely provide services to the public after an earthquake. The Small and Rural Hospital…

Best for: Health & Human Services

Deadline
Not stated
Award
Not stated
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed
OpenNationwideHigh effort

Division of Integrative Organismal Systems Core Programs (IOS)

NSF

The Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) Core Programs Track supports research to understand why organisms are structured the way they are and function as they do. Proposals are welcomed in all of the core scientific program areas supported…

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

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

Proposition 68 Fish and Wildlife Improvement Grant Program

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

FY 2023 Disaster Supplemental

DOC-EDA

Subject to the availability of funds, awards made under this NOFO will help communities and regions devise and implement long-term economic recovery strategies through a variety of non-construction and construction projects, as appropriate, to address…

Best for: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)

Deadline
Not stated
Award
Up to $30,000,000
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed
OpenCalifornia-specificLight effort

CHFFA Bond Financing 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

Charter School Facilities Program (CSFP)

State Treasurer's Office

Through the passage of Propositions 47, 55, 1D, and most recently, 51, $1.4 billion has been made available to charter schools for construction of new facilities or rehabilitation of existing school district facilities. CSFP provides low-cost financing…

Best for: Education

Deadline
Not stated
Award
Not stated
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed
OpenNationwideHigh effort

FY 2021 - 2023 Economic Development RNTA

DOC

NOTICE: PLEASE READ - April 6, 2023 EDA is excited to announce the launch of its new grants management platform: the Economic Development Grants Experience (EDGE). EDGE was developed to streamline the application and grants management process by…

Best for: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification), Research

Deadline
Not stated
Award
Up to $1,500,000
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed
OpenNationwideHigh effort

FY 2025 EDA Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs

DOC-EDA

PLEASE FIND THE NOFO IN THE 'DOCUMENTS' SECTION OF THIS POST This opportunity has been updated as of May 11, 2026 Program Overview: EDA has authority to provide grants to meet the full range of communities’ and regions’ economic development needs from…

Best for: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification), Community Development, Equipment

Deadline
Not stated
Award
Up to $30,000,000
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed
OpenCalifornia-specificLight effort

Community and Economic Enhancement Grant Program – Proposition 68

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 environmental education in order to sustain the Delta's heritage and enhance the unique values…

Best for: Disadvantaged Communities, Education, Housing

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

Wolf-Livestock Compensation Grant Program

Department of Fish and Wildlife

The Wolf-Livestock Compensation Grant Program has three “prongs”, or potential grant opportunities, for eligible applicants: direct loss compensation, nonlethal deterrent methods support, and indirect loss compensation. This grant opportunity involves…

Best for: Agriculture, Animal Services, Environment & Water

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

The Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 (Proposition 1) SMMC Grant Program

Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy

The Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 (Proposition 1) iscodified as Division 26.7 of the Water Code. Proposition 1 authorizes $7.545 billion in generalobligation bonds for state water projects, including surface and…

Best for: Environment & Water

Deadline
Not stated
Award
Not stated
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed
OpenNationwideHigh effort

EDA FY25 Disaster Supplemental

DOC-EDA

Through this Disaster NOFO, EDA will award investments in regions experiencing severe economic distress or other economic harm resulting from hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, floods, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2023 and 2024.…

Best for: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification), Community Development

Deadline
Not stated
Award
Up to $50,000,000
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed
OpenNationwideHigh effort

Space Technology Research, Development, Demonstration, and Infusion (SpaceTech REDDI-2026)

NASA-HQ

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters, Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) will be releasing an Umbrella NASA Research Announcement (NRA) titled “Space Technology Research, Development, Demonstration, and…

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

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

Proposition 68 Fish and Wildlife Improvement Grant Opportunities – (Including Severely Disadvantaged Communities)

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
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 – Community Access

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

Sales Tax Exclusion (STE) Program

State Treasurer's Office

The California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority (CAEATFA) Sales and Use Tax Exclusion (STE) Program (the “Program”) excludes from sales and use taxes purchases of Qualified Property if its use is either to process…

Best for: Disadvantaged Communities, Disaster Prevention & Relief, Employment

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

Children's Hospital Program of 2018 -Children's Hospitals

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 welfare of California’s critically ill children, by providing a stable and ready source of…

Best for: Health & Human Services

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 – Severely Disadvantaged Community)

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

The Safe and Affordable Funding for Equity and Resilience Program (SAFER)

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, especially those serving DACs, to address both their short- and long-term drinking water…

Best for: Disadvantaged Communities, Environment & Water

Deadline
Not stated
Award
Up to $130,000,000
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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