TAIL® Grants
🏛 Coastal Commission (California)
Can you apply?
This grant is for organizations that support coastal and watershed education, stewardship, and outdoor experiences in California. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, schools, government agencies, and community-based organizations working on youth education, public education, climate change education, or shoreline cleanup. Projects can occur anywhere in California and should prioritize underserved communities. Planning grants are not eligible.
This grant is for organizations that support coastal and watershed education, stewardship, and outdoor experiences in California. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, schools, government agencies, and community-based organizations working on youth education, public education, climate change education, or shoreline cleanup. Projects can occur anywhere in California and should prioritize underserved communities. Planning grants are not eligible.
Program description
The California Coastal Commission’s WHALE TAIL® Grants fund projects that connect children and the general public to the California Coast and its watersheds through experiential education, stewardship, and outdoor experiences. Eligible project fall into one or more of the following four categories: 1) youth education programs, 2) programs for educating the general public, 3) climate change education and stewardship, 4) shoreline cleanup and enhancement programs. We strongly encourage projects that engage communities that have historically received fewer opportunities for coastal and marine education and stewardship, and applicant organizations based in and composed of the communities they are engaging. Grants can take place anywhere in California, coastal or inland. Interested parties complete and submit a full application by the deadline. Grants up to $50,000 may be awarded, with at least 25% of funds awarded during a cycle for amounts of $20,000 or less. We expect to award around 45 grants during the 2021/2022 funding cycle. Planning grants are not awarded. A walk-through of the application process will take place on zoom on October 6, 2021, 3:30pm. Applications are due November 5, 2021.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
Demographic focus
Details
This grant is for organizations that support coastal and watershed education, stewardship, and outdoor experiences in California. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, schools, government agencies, and community-based organizations working on youth education, public education, climate change education, or shoreline cleanup. Projects can occur anywhere in California and should prioritize underserved communities. Planning grants are not eligible.
How to apply
Application links
Program contact
- 📧 Annie.Frankel@coastal.ca.gov
- 📞 1-415-597-5888
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | 168 | — | 0% |
Source: California Grants Portal
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