Proposition 68 Rivers and Streams Grant Program
🏛 Department of Fish and Wildlife (California)
✓ Free, no account · Source: California Grants Portal · Last verified Jul 10, 2026
Can you apply?
This grant is for organizations that want to establish or expand after-school programs focused on academic achievement and enrichment. Eligible applicants include local educational agencies (LEAs), cities, counties, community-based agencies, faith-based organizations, and consortiums of these entities. Programs must serve K-12 students and involve collaborative planning with parents, youth, schools, government agencies, and community partners. Funding is contingent on federal budget appropriations and typically available on a competitive basis when announced by the California Department of Education.
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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.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
- After-school Program
- Faith-based Organization
- Individuals
- Nonprofits
- Public Authority
- Public K-12 School
- Small Business (SBA-defined)
- Tribal Nation
Demographic focus
How to apply
Application links
Key dates & requirements
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 | 1 | 1% |
| 2022-2023 | 120 | — | 0% |
| 2024-2025 | 38 | 5 | 13% |
| 2025-2026 | 18 | 5 | 28% |
Source: California Grants Portal
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