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

This Department of Fish and Wildlife Proposition 68 opportunity supports California projects that advance climate adaptation; fish and wildlife habitat or corridors; coastal or rural economies; agricultural viability; recreation; drought tolerance; landscape resilience; or water retention. Listed priorities include river–floodplain reconnection, riparian and side-channel restoration, and upper-watershed forest and meadow restoration. Eligible applicants are nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments. At least 15 percent of available Chapter 10 funds must be allocated to projects serving severely disadvantaged communities, as defined by the stated income threshold.

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Geography

State of California

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Environment & Water

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Plain-English explanation

This Department of Fish and Wildlife Proposition 68 opportunity supports California projects that advance climate adaptation; fish and wildlife habitat or corridors; coastal or rural economies; agricultural viability; recreation; drought tolerance; landscape resilience; or water retention. Listed priorities include river–floodplain reconnection, riparian and side-channel restoration, and upper-watershed forest and meadow restoration. Eligible applicants are nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments. At least 15 percent of available Chapter 10 funds must be allocated to projects serving severely disadvantaged communities, as defined by the stated income threshold.

Editorial analysis

What the funder is trying to accomplish

The program is intended to fund Proposition 68 projects that improve communities’ ability to adapt to unavoidable climate-change impacts and improve or protect ecological, water, economic, agricultural, and recreational assets. It specifically names river–floodplain reconnection, riparian and side-channel habitat restoration, and restoration and protection of upper-watershed forests and meadow systems important for fish and wildlife as priorities.

Editorial analysis

Strong-fit project signals

The work restores or protects fish and wildlife habitat, including river–floodplain reconnection, riparian or side-channel habitat restoration, or restoration and protection of upper-watershed forests and meadow systems important for fish and wildlife. The project advances one or more stated outcomes: climate adaptation, wildlife-corridor or habitat protection, drought tolerance, landscape resilience, water retention, recreational opportunities, coastal or rural economies, or agricultural viability. The applicant is a nonprofit, public agency, or tribal government and the project is within the confirmed California geography. The project serves a severely disadvantaged community—defined as having median household income below 60 percent of the statewide average. Proposition 68 requires at least 15 percent of available Chapter 10 funds to be allocated to such projects.

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What reviewers may prioritize

Formal review criteria, scoring weights, and review procedures are not supplied. Based on the program description, an application should make its connection to a stated Proposition 68 purpose explicit and, where relevant, explain its fish and wildlife, habitat, climate-adaptation, drought-tolerance, resilience, water-retention, or severely disadvantaged community component. These are inferred framing priorities rather than confirmed scoring factors.

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What this grant funds

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 change; improve and protect coastal and rural economies, agricultural viability, wildlife corridors, or habitat; develop future recreational opportunities; or enhance drought tolerance, landscape resilience, and water retention. Project priorities include, but are not limited to, reconnection of rivers with their floodplains, riparian and side-channel habitat restoration, and restoration and protection of upper watershed forests and meadow systems that are important for fish and wildlife resources. Proposition 68 requires that at least 15 percent of the funds available pursuant Chapter 10 shall be allocated for projects serving severely disadvantaged communities. A severely disadvantaged community is defined as a community with a median household income less than 60 percent of the statewide average (PRC § 80002[n]).

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Quick answersFrequently asked questionsGet concise answers about Proposition 68 Fish and Wildlife Improvement Grant Opportunities – (Including Severely Disadvantaged Communities).
Is Proposition 68 Fish and Wildlife Improvement Grant Opportunities – (Including Severely Disadvantaged Communities) currently open?

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.

How much funding does Proposition 68 Fish and Wildlife Improvement Grant Opportunities – (Including Severely Disadvantaged Communities) provide?

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

Who can apply to Proposition 68 Fish and Wildlife Improvement Grant Opportunities – (Including Severely Disadvantaged Communities)?

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.

Does Proposition 68 Fish and Wildlife Improvement Grant Opportunities – (Including Severely Disadvantaged Communities) require matching funds?

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.

What should I prepare before applying to Proposition 68 Fish and Wildlife Improvement Grant Opportunities – (Including Severely Disadvantaged Communities)?

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.

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