Proposition 1 – Water Recycling
🏛 State Water Resources Control Board (California)
✓ Free, no account · Source: California Grants Portal · Last verified Oct 7, 2026
Can you apply?
This grant is for California counties seeking capital funding to expand jail diversion and mental health services. Counties may apply individually or jointly with other counties. The program funds facility acquisition, renovation, furnishings, equipment, information technology, and three-month startup costs. No cost sharing is required.
Funding supports mental health treatment, substance use disorder treatment, and trauma-centered services infrastructure. This is a closed grant program; the fourth round deadline has passed.
⚖️ Cost sharing / matching required — applicants must contribute their own funds.
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Program description
Eligible Applicants: Local public agencies, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations qualified to do business in California, Public Utilities, Federally and non-federally recognized Native American tribes on the Native American Heritage Commission’s list, and Mutual water companies. Eligible Uses: Eligible projects include recycled water treatment; recycled water storage, distribution, and pumping; groundwater recharge; indirect potable reuse; and surface water augmentation. Ineligible Uses: Operation and maintenance costs. Eligible Costs: Construction Grant Funding – Construction costs only Construction Loan Funding – Planning, Design, and Construction Eligible Communities: All community types are eligible for funding. This includes small and large communities, non-disadvantaged, disadvantaged, and severely disadvantaged communities. For more information, please review the Water Recycling Funding Program (WRFP) Guidelines: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/grants_loans/docs/wrfp_guidelines.pdf
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
How to apply
Application links
Key dates & requirements
Program contact
- 📧 Sandeep.Kals@waterboards.ca.gov
- 📞 1-916-324-8404
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 | — | — | — |
| 2024-2025 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2023-2024 | — | — | — |
| 2025-2026 | — | — | — |
Source: California Grants Portal
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