Cannabis Research and Innovation Funding Opportunity (RIFO)
🏛 Department of Fish and Wildlife (California)
✓ Free, no account · Source: California Grants Portal · Last verified Sep 13, 2026
Can you apply?
This grant is for California organizations seeking to promote recreational fishing education and stewardship. Eligible applicants typically include nonprofits, educational institutions, and government agencies operating in California. The program funds experiential fishing education, community stewardship events, technical skills workshops, and apprenticeship-level fishing trips.
Programs must serve bilingual audiences with multiple events throughout the grant cycle. All activities must include evaluation components with established goals, objectives, and defined outcome metrics. Events must occur between March 1 and November 1, 2024, using in-person and virtual formats as appropriate.
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Program description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Cannabis Restoration Grant Program (CRGP) is seeking Research and Innovation proposals from eligible applicants to evaluate environmental conditions and impacts relative to cannabis cultivation; produce resources for ecological and environmentally sound cultivation practices; facilitate environmental sustainability of legal cannabis cultivation; and overall, address environmental impacts related to cannabis cultivation in California. The Research and Innovation Funding Opportunity (RIFO) focuses on research and innovation across multiple disciplines. Projects may involve environmental research and/or technological innovation and may be qualitative and/or quantitative in scope. Project proposals may focus on species and habitats, particularly Species of Greatest Conservation Need and Sensitive Natural Communities, and approaches for mitigating potentially adverse impacts of cannabis cultivation and related activities. All qualified eligible applicants are encouraged to submit environmental research and/or technological innovation proposals. RIFO proposals may include one or more of the following Project Types as they relate to cannabis cultivation: water use, land management, native species, social dimensions and community engagement, and technological innovations. Proposals should focus on the following objectives: 1) Improve the collective understanding of how cannabis cultivation influences the environment. 2) Provide actionable solutions for mitigating adverse impacts of cannabis cultivation and related activities on the environment. 3) Address factors that support ecological or environmentally sound cultivation practices. 4) Contribute to the conservation of California’s fish, wildlife, and the habitats upon which they depend.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
How to apply
Application links
Program contact
- 📧 canngrantprogram@wildlife.ca.gov
- 📞 1-000-000-0000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | 8 | 7 | 88% |
| 2025-2026 | 19 | 4 | 21% |
Source: California Grants Portal
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