Proposition 68 Rivers and Streams Grant Program
🏛 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 agricultural research organizations, universities, and pest management professionals studying invasive pest control. Applicants must identify and justify a high-priority target pest from the CDFA target pest list. Projects must investigate IPM (Integrated Pest Management) techniques such as biological control, cultural control, or monitoring for that specific pest.
The research should focus on long-term control methods that minimize disruption to urban communities and existing agricultural systems. Proposals with biological control components must detail a plan for obtaining a release permit. Projects should prioritize selective chemistries and biological controls over broad-spectrum insecticides.
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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
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 | 1 | 1% |
| 2022-2023 | 120 | — | 0% |
| 2024-2025 | 38 | 5 | 13% |
| 2025-2026 | 18 | 7 | 39% |
Source: California Grants Portal
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