Oil Spill Response Equipment Grant
🏛 Department of Fish and Wildlife (California)
✓ Free, no account · Source: California Grants Portal · Last verified Sep 12, 2026
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This grant is for organizations supporting beginning farmers, farmworkers, and agricultural training in California. Applicants include nonprofits, community-based organizations, and educational institutions serving socially disadvantaged or small-scale farmers and farmworkers in their first ten years of business.
Three tracks exist: Track 1 supports program planning and curriculum development ($50,000–$100,000). Tracks 2 and 3 fund program implementation for beginning farmer training or farmworker workforce development ($100,000–$1,000,000).
Eligible activities include curriculum design, land tenure support, apprenticeships, tool lending libraries, job skills training, and regional partnerships. Projects must address structural barriers in agriculture and demonstrate sustainability beyond grant funding.
California-based organizations are prioritized. No cost-sharing is required.
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Program description
The Local Oil Spill Response Equipment Grant Program is administered by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response. The objective of this grant program is to award grants to Native American tribal governments, counties, cities, and special districts in order to pre-position (pre-stage) response equipment to protect economic and environmental resources that are located within or immediately adjacent to waters of the state, as defined in California Government Code (of Section 8670.8). The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response is seeking grant applications on a continous bases with available funding totaling $400,000. All eligible agencices are encouraged to apply. Grant requires a submission of an application available at: https://wildlife.ca.gov/OSPR/Local-Government-Outreach
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
How to apply
Application links
Program contact
- 📧 osprgrants@wildlife.ca.gov
- 📞 1-916-616-4515
Funding track record
Past applications & awards under this program (California Grants Portal) — how competitive it is.
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Applications | Awarded | Award rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 11 | 11 | 100% |
| 2023-2024 | 6 | 5 | 83% |
| 2024-2025 | 6 | 5 | 83% |
| 2025-2026 | 10 | 10 | 100% |
Source: California Grants Portal
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