Proposition 4 – Wildfire and Forest Resilience
🏛 San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (California)
✓ Free, no account · Source: California Grants Portal · Last verified Sep 5, 2026
Can you apply?
This grant is for organizations that train primary care nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Applicants must demonstrate capacity to recruit, train, and place graduates in underserved communities. Training programs must incorporate recruitment of candidates committed to serving areas of unmet need, counseling and placement support, and preceptorship experiences in underserved settings.
The program targets organizations with existing or developing primary care training infrastructure. Eligible applicants likely include accredited nursing schools, physician assistant programs, and healthcare education institutions. Geographic focus is on California organizations serving areas with significant healthcare workforce shortages.
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Program description
The RMC awards grants and interagency agreements with the aim toward creating open space, habitat restoration, expanding green space in disadvantaged communities, and protecting the watersheds of the San Gabriel and Los Angeles Rivers, Dominguez Channel, and Catalina Island. The overall policy guidelines for the RMC are found in two primary references: the statute which created the RMC, Public Resources Code Section 32600, and Common Ground, from the Mountains to the Sea, the watershed and open space plan for the Los Angeles and San Gabriel River watersheds which was adopted by the RMC and further identifies the policies of the agency. These and other relevant plans can be found at http://rmc.ca.gov/resources/. RMC’s area of jurisdiction includes a variety of natural resource and recreation areas, including the coast, wetlands, and forests. RMC’s jurisdiction also includes heavily urbanized areas south of the San Gabriel Mountains to the California coast. Thus, RMC encourages collaboration across jurisdictions and organizational partners to produce multi-benefit projects that address multiple regional needs, such as increasing access to open space, green workforce development, water quality improvements, flood control, and wildfire resilience. The RMC further promotes project development that includes robust community engagement throughout the life of the project and has developed the Community Engagement Toolkit in an effort to support potential grantees in developing community based, multi-benefit climate resilient projects. The RMC further encourages projects that leverage multiple funding sources to strengthen project goals. In addition to increasing access to natural areas, the RMC works to ensure residents have access to open space within their own communities, as evidenced by the large number of grants the RMC has awarded since 1999 for the purpose of planning, constructing, and improving parks and trails within communities and, particularly, within underserved communities that currently lack equitable access to open space.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
How to apply
Application links
Required documents
- Completed application form or cover letter describing organization and program
- Project narrative explaining recruitment, training, and placement strategy
- Evidence of accreditation or operating status as a nursing or PA training program
- Letters of commitment from clinical preceptorship sites
- Data on past graduate employment outcomes in underserved areas
Program contact
- 📧 info@rmc.ca.gov
- 📞 1-626-815-1019
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | 7 | 1 | 14% |
Source: California Grants Portal
FAQ
Who can apply for this grant?
Organizations that operate primary care nurse practitioner and physician assistant training programs. Your organization must have capacity to implement recruitment, training, and placement strategies.
What types of activities does this grant support?
Recruiting and admitting trainees committed to serving underserved communities, providing counseling and placement programs, and offering preceptorship experiences in areas of unmet need.
When is the deadline?
The deadline is September 24, 2025. Confirm specific submission windows with the California Department of Health Care Access and Information.
What makes an application competitive?
Demonstrated track record in training primary care providers, strong partnerships with underserved communities, and clear plans to place graduates in healthcare shortage areas.
How much funding is available?
Total funding pool is $3,931,000. Specific award amounts per grant are not listed; contact the administering agency for details.
💡 Tips for applicants
- Partner with community health centers and rural clinics to strengthen preceptorship offerings and placement networks.
- Highlight your recruitment strategies for identifying candidates from underrepresented backgrounds or with ties to underserved communities.
- Use data showing graduate employment in high-need areas to demonstrate past success and program impact.
- Develop a clear, measurable placement strategy that tracks where graduates work after training completion.
- Connect your program to California's healthcare workforce needs; cite state health equity priorities and workforce shortage data.
⚠️ Common mistakes
Submitting weak recruitment strategies that don't target candidates committed to underserved practice. Failing to document partnerships with actual clinical sites for preceptorships and job placements. Omitting evidence of past graduate employment outcomes in areas of unmet need.
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