Proposition 68 Fish and Wildlife Improvement Grant Opportunities – (Including Severely Disadvantaged Communities)
🏛 Department of Fish and Wildlife (California)
✓ Free, no account · Source: California Grants Portal · Last verified Sep 5, 2026
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This grant is for forest biomass projects in California's Sierra Nevada. All applicant types can apply: local government, tribal nations, academic institutions, nonprofits, and for-profit businesses. Phase 1 funding supports planning and technology demonstration. Projects must use 60%+ forest biomass waste as feedstock from the Sierra Nevada, locate majority capital expenditures in the Sierra Nevada region, identify a California end-use for the fuel produced, and produce carbon-negative fuel on a life cycle basis. Phase 2 implementation funding (2024) will be available to any applicant, including new applicants not participating in Phase 1.
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Program description
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]).
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
How to apply
Application links
Program contact
- 📧 Elizabeth.Buttler@Wildlife.ca.gov
- 📞 1-916-594-3879
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | 94 | 4 | 4% |
| 2024-2025 | 38 | 4 | 11% |
| 2022-2023 | 121 | — | 0% |
| 2025-2026 | 18 | 1 | 6% |
| 2026-2027 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Source: California Grants Portal
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