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Border Environment Infrastructure Fund (BEIF)
North American Development Bank
Rolling / Ongoing
Nonprofits / Community-based organizations (CBOs), Educational institutions, Tribal non-government entities, Tribal governments, Local governments, State governments, Other
$8,000,000
$0
Description

This program offers grant financing exclusively for the implementation of high-priority municipal drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects located within 100 kilometers of the U.S.-Mexico border.

The objective of the program is to make water infrastructure projects affordable by combining grant funds with loans and other forms of financing. It is designed to reduce project debt to a manageable level in cases where utility customers would face undue financial hardship and projects could not otherwise be implemented.

BEIF funds may be used to support projects that serve a single community or regional approaches that serve multiple communities and/or outlying areas.

Public Participation Grant Account
Public Utilities Commission
Open
Nonprofits / Community-based organizations (CBOs), Tribal non-government entities
$15,000
$0
Description

The Public Participation (PP) Grant Account helps remove barriers to participation and provides compensation for organizations involved in CPUC activities and influence policy decisions. Grant account supports ESJ Action Plan by compensating Community-based organizations (CBOs) and Tribes for their contributions to CPUC.

General Fund - Water Resilience Infrastructure - Water Recycling
State Water Resources Control Board
Open
Nonprofits / Community-based organizations (CBOs), Tribal non-government entities, Tribal governments, Local governments, Other
$5,000,000
$1
Description

The purpose of the General Fund grant is to provide technical and financial assistance to local agencies for the planning and construction of water recycling projects that promote the beneficial use of treated municipal wastewater in order to augment fresh water supplies in California.

Equity and Access Public Participation Grant
Public Utilities Commission
Open
Nonprofits / Community-based organizations (CBOs), Tribal non-government entities, Tribal governments
$15,000
$150
Description

Grants will be awarded for specific eligible activities, such as speaking on a panel, participating in a working group, or participation in other decision-making processes. The PP Grant Account cap per organization of $15,000 will ensure a proportional distribution of funds over time and across various organizations. Submissions for grant awards will be accepted on a rolling basis throughout the grant period and payment for these discrete engagements will be prompt.

Community Grant
TEGNA Foundation
Rolling / Ongoing
Nonprofits / Community-based organizations (CBOs)
$5,000
$1,000
Description

The TEGNA Foundation supports nonprofit organizations in communities served by TEGNA Inc. The Community Grant program serves to address local community needs. As community needs differ by region, please check with your local Community Grant contact to learn what needs are being addressed in your area.

Community Grants commonly support areas such as education, youth development, hunger, emergency assistance to families and individuals in crisis, and environmental conservation.

Industrial Carbon Dioxide Utiilization for Value Added Products
CA Energy Commission
Closed
Nonprofits / Community-based organizations (CBOs), Educational institutions, Tribal non-government entities, Tribal governments, Local governments, State governments, Other
$0
Description

The California Climate Crisis Act (AB 1279, 2022) established targets to reduce anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 85% below 1990 levels and reach carbon neutrality by 2045.

California Advanced Services Fund: Broadband Public Housing Account
Public Utilities Commission
Closed
Nonprofits / Community-based organizations (CBOs), Educational institutions, Tribal non-government entities, Tribal governments, Local governments, State governments, Other
$150,000
$0
Description

The CASF Broadband Public Housing Account provides grants and loans to build broadband networks offering free broadband service for residents of low-income communities including, but not limited to, publicly supported housing developments, farmworker housing, and other housing developments or mobile home parks with low-income residents that do not have access to any broadband service provider that offers free broadband service that meets or exceeds state standards for the residents of the low-income community. The allocated funding for the Broadband Public Housing Account is $15 million for fiscal year 2022-2023. The Broadband Public Housing Account will finance up to 100 percent of the costs to install inside wiring and broadband network equipment.

California Forest Legacy Program 2024
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Closed
Nonprofits / Community-based organizations (CBOs), Other
$0
Description

The purpose of the Forest Legacy Program is to protect environmentally important forest land threatened with conversion to non-forest uses.

Under this competitive grant program, CAL FIRE purchases or accepts donations of conservation easements or fee title of productive forest lands to encourage their long-term conservation.

Large-Scale Centralized Clean Hydrogen Production (H2CENTRAL)
CA Energy Commission
Closed
Nonprofits / Community-based organizations (CBOs), Educational institutions, Tribal non-government entities, Tribal governments, Local governments, State governments, Other
$0
Description

The purpose of this solicitation is to fund projects that advance the demonstration and deployment of clean hydrogen production, storage, delivery, and end use in California.

Non-Energy Impacts and Process Evaluation of Integrated Energy Retrofit Packages in California's Residential Buildings
CA Energy Commission
Closed
Nonprofits / Community-based organizations (CBOs), Educational institutions, Tribal non-government entities, Tribal governments, Local governments, State governments, Other
$0
Description

The purpose of this solicitation is to fund an applied research and development project that will support research to assess the impact of consolidated packages of electrified retrofit measures on air quality and other related impact categories, including resilience to extreme heat, indoor comfort, and energy and cost savings in California homes.