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This is a plausible fit for a California nonprofit, public agency, or tribal government proposing an outside-the-Delta water-quality, river, or watershed-protection/restoration project with statewide importance. The packet does not state award size, total funding, cost-share rules, a deadline, detailed requirements, or formal review criteria, so confirm the current solicitation before making a final application decision.
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This is a plausible fit for a California nonprofit, public agency, or tribal government proposing an outside-the-Delta water-quality, river, or watershed-protection/restoration project with statewide importance. The packet does not state award size, total funding, cost-share rules, a deadline, detailed requirements, or formal review criteria, so confirm the current solicitation before making a final application decision.
The program funds water-quality, river, and watershed-protection and restoration projects of statewide importance outside the Delta. It is situated within Proposition 1 funding intended to implement the California Water Action Plan’s broad objectives of reliable water supplies, species and habitat restoration, and resilient, sustainably managed water resources.
The applicant is a nonprofit, public agency, or tribal government, which are the applicant types listed as eligible. The project concerns water quality, river protection, watershed protection, or watershed restoration. The project is in California and outside the Delta. The proposal can make a credible connection between its work and statewide importance and/or the Water Action Plan objectives. This is an inferred fit signal, not a confirmed review criterion.
The packet provides no formal reviewer priorities, scoring rubric, or selection process. The stated program purpose supports an inference that reviewers may look for direct project alignment with water-quality, river, or watershed protection/restoration; statewide importance; and an outside-the-Delta location. These are not confirmed evaluation criteria.
The Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 (Proposition 1) provides funding to implement the three broad objectives of the California Water Action Plan: more reliable water supplies, the restoration of important species and habitat, and a more resilient, sustainably managed water resources system (e.g., water supply, water quality, flood protection, environment) that can better withstand inevitable and unforeseen pressures in the coming decades. The Watershed Restoration Grant Program funds water quality, river, and watershed protection and restoration projects of statewide importance outside of the Delta.
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Yes, based on the latest source record. The deadline is Not specified. Because funders can amend or extend notices, confirm the date and submission instructions on the official application page. The source was last checked 8/23/2026.
Proposition 1 Watershed Restoration Grant Program lists Not specified per award. The expected number of awards has not been captured, so the award range alone should not be treated as an estimate of competitiveness.
Nonprofit; Public Agency; Tribal Government Applicants should still complete the eligibility quiz and verify every condition in the official notice; a general fit does not override exclusions or registration requirements.
The captured source facts do not clearly establish a matching-funds requirement. Do not assume that means no match is required: review the budget and cost-sharing sections of the official notice before approving the project budget.
Effort unclear is currently estimated, but detailed forms and attachments have not yet been extracted. Before drafting, open the official notice and identify registrations, required forms, narrative sections, page limits, budget instructions, and submission-system requirements.
