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LA28 Resilience Champions Fund

Sponsor/Source: LA28

The LA28 Resilience Champions Fund invests in nonprofit organizations advancing locally led solutions and committed to building a more resilient Los Angeles. The fund will distribute grants of up to $100,000 to projects focused on building a more resilient Los Angeles, advancing proven locally led solutions, and creating lasting community benefit at the neighborhood level leading up to and beyond the 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Deadline: Oct. 30, 2026
Eligible: Nonprofit Organizations

Prioritization Process Pilot Program

Sponsor/Source: U.S. Department of Transportation

The Prioritization Process Pilot Program is a competitive grant program authorized under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to support states and large metropolitan planning organizations in developing and implementing publicly accessible, transparent prioritization processes to assess and score surface transportation projects for inclusion in long-range transportation plans and transportation improvement programs.

Deadline: Oct. 30, 2026
Eligible: Metropolitan Planning Organizations, State Governments

Fair Housing Initiatives Program - Education and Outreach Initiative

Sponsor/Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Funds education and outreach programs that increase public awareness of fair housing rights and responsibilities among residents, housing providers, and other stakeholders.

Deadline: Nov. 2, 2026
Eligible: Local Governments, Nonprofit Organizations, State Governments

Local Highway Safety Improvement Program

Sponsor/Source: California Department of Transportation

The Local Highway Safety Improvement Program is a federal-aid safety program administered locally by Caltrans to achieve a significant reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries on local public roads. Cycle 13 of the program is the largest call to date, with an estimated $370 million, including $306 million for benefit cost ratio (BCR) applications and $64 million across five set-asides (Guardrail Upgrades, Pedestrian Crossing Enhancements, Lane Departure Prevention, Bike Safety Improvements, and Tribes).

Deadline: Nov. 2, 2026
Eligible: Local Governments, State Governments, Tribal Governments

Youth Community Access Grant Program

Sponsor/Source: California Natural Resources Agency

The Youth Community Access Grant Program provides youth (kindergarten to age 26) from low-income and disadvantaged communities with immersive experiences at natural and cultural resources they otherwise could not access. Eligible proposals include field trips, educational programming with a field component, and workforce development or career pathway training with a field component.

Deadline: Nov. 4, 2026
Eligible: Local Governments, Nonprofit Organizations, State Governments, Tribal Governments

Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grants

Sponsor/Source: U.S. Department of Transportation

Facilitates the use of small, unmanned aircraft systems, or drones, in critical infrastructure inspection. Eligible uses include purchasing, leasing, or enhancing drone systems, contracting services where internal expertise is lacking, and supporting program management for these systems and operations.

Deadline: Nov. 15, 2026
Eligible: Local Governments, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, State Governments, Tribal Governments

Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program

Sponsor/Source: U.S. Department of Transportation

The Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program funds projects that improve traffic safety, by reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions, and habitat connectivity for terrestrial and aquatic species. The notice of funding opportunity will award approximately $80 million through cost-reimbursable grants; the U.S. Department of Transportation may award remaining funds from prior fiscal years. Both construction and non-construction (planning, research, and design) projects are eligible. There are no minimum or maximum award sizes.

Deadline: Nov. 16, 2026
Eligible: Federal Land Management Agencies, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Regional Transportation Planning Agencies, Special Districts, State Governments, Tribal Governments

Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program

Sponsor/Source: National Telecommunications and Information Administration

The Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program expands access to and adoption of broadband services on Tribal land as well as programs promoting remote learning, telework, and telehealth.

Deadline: Nov. 17, 2026
Eligible: Tribal Governments

Local Partnership Competitive Program

Sponsor/Source: California Transportation Commission

The Local Partnership Competitive Program provides funding to counties, cities, districts, and regional transportation agencies where voters have approved taxes, tolls, or fees dedicated solely to transportation, or that have imposed fees such as uniform developer fees dedicated to transportation. Evaluation criteria include accessibility, deliverability, safety, air quality and greenhouse gases, vehicle miles traveled, community engagement, and support for transportation, land use, and housing or Prohousing goals.

Deadline: Nov. 18, 2026
Eligible: Local Transportation Agencies, Regional Transportation Agencies

Solutions for Congested Corridors Program

Sponsor/Source: California Transportation Commission

The Solutions for Congested Corridors Program funds projects that reduce congestion in highly traveled corridors through a balanced set of transportation, environmental, and community access improvements. Projects must be included in a Comprehensive Multimodal Corridor Plan and a regional transportation plan, and within metropolitan planning organization boundaries must align with the approved Sustainable Communities Strategy. The 2026 cycle covers fiscal years 2027-28 and 2028-29, funds the construction phase only, and prioritizes vehicle miles traveled-reducing, multimodal, and clean transportation strategies.

Deadline: Nov. 19, 2026
Eligible: Caltrans, County Transportation Commissions, Regional Transportation Planning Agencies

Trade Corridor Enhancement Program

Sponsor/Source: California Transportation Commission

The Trade Corridor Enhancement Program funds freight infrastructure improvements on federally designated Trade Corridors of National and Regional Significance, California's portion of the National Highway Freight Network, and other high-volume freight corridors. The 2026 cycle supports the California Freight Mobility Plan and Sustainable Freight Action Plan. Eligible projects include improving throughput and reliability, safety, bottleneck relief, and zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty charging and fueling infrastructure, as well as reducing community and environmental impacts from freight. Metropolitan planning organizations compile project nominations from their regions.

Deadline: Nov. 20, 2026
Eligible: Caltrans, Local Governments, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Port Authorities, Regional Transportation Planning Agencies

Last Mile Freight Program Rebate Program

Sponsor/Source: Southern California Association of Governments

SCAG’s Last Mile Freight Program (LMFP) Rebate Program is now open for a second round of applications, with $49.1 million in rebate funding available for last-mile freight operators in the Los Angeles – Long Beach – Anaheim and the Riverside – San Bernardino – Ontario metropolitan statistical areas. The program funds the deployment of battery-electric commercial vehicles (BEVs) and the scrappage or conversion of existing diesel or gasoline vehicles used for last-mile freight operations.

Deadline: Jan. 11, 2027
Eligible: Fleet Owners and Operators

2026 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act National Program

Sponsor/Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

The 2026 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act grant program incentivizes and accelerates the upgrade or retirement of legacy diesel engines. Eligible activities include retrofitting or replacing existing diesel engines, vehicles, and equipment—including school buses, transit buses, freight and drayage trucks, locomotives, marine engines, and non-road equipment—with certified or verified technologies. Recipients may implement projects directly or fund fleet partners through subawards or rebates.

Deadline: Jan. 22, 2027
Eligible: Local Governments, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Nonprofit Organizations, Port Authorities, Regional Transportation Planning Agencies, School Districts, State Governments, Tribal Governments

Permanent Local Housing Allocation

Sponsor/Source: California Department of Housing and Community Development

The Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program facilitates housing affordability, particularly for lower- and moderate-income households, by supporting projects that increase housing supply for households at or below 60 percent of area median income, assist affordable owner-occupied workforce housing, and assist persons experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The Permanent Local Housing Allocation promotes projects and programs to meet local governments’ unmet share of regional housing needs allocation while ensuring geographic equity in the distribution of the funds.

Deadline: June 30, 2027
Eligible: Local Governments

Fiscal Year 2026 Flood Mitigation Assistance Swift Current

Sponsor/Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency

Provides funding to reduce or eliminate repetitive flood damage to National Flood Insurance Program-insured properties and align mitigation assistance more closely with disaster recovery needs.

Deadline: Jan. 31, 2028
Eligible: State Governments, Tribal Governments

WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program

Sponsor/Source: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation 

Supports watershed group development, restoration planning, and watershed management planning and design efforts that improve long-term water resource stewardship. 

Deadline: Feb. 15, 2028
Eligible: Local Governments, Nonprofit Organizations, Special Districts, Tribal Governments

Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program

Sponsor/Source: National Park Service

Funds land acquisition, park development, and facility renovation projects that expand outdoor recreation opportunities in qualifying urban communities with limited park access.

Deadline: Nov. 1, 2030
Eligible: State Governments, Tribal Governments

Accelerating Resilient Infrastructure

Sponsor/Source: Schneider Electric

The Accelerating Resilient Infrastructure (ARI) industry initiative is a market-based collaborative to help customers deploy clean energy infrastructure at any speed and scale with no upfront capital required via an “energy as a service” business model. The ARI ecosystem currently includes 33 industry-leading capital partners, proven project developers, and enabling technology partners. ARI capital partners have over $7.5 billion in clean energy capital to deploy, with no upper limit or floor per project. What makes ARI unique is the integration of funding, development, and energy infrastructure providers to simplify and accelerate the deployment of clean energy infrastructure to help customer harden critical infrastructure and address energy affordability challenges.

Deadline: Ongoing
Eligible: Local Governments, Nonprofit Organizations, Tribal Governments

BH UWC Consolidated Grant Program

Sponsor/Source: Baldwin Hills & Urban Watersheds Conservancy

The BH UWC Consolidated Grant Program streamlines administration of State funds, aligning with the Cutting Green Tape initiative. Centered on Embedding Equity, it funds high-impact projects that advance conservation, climate resilience, and access for all through planning, implementation, acquisition, and stewardship & community access grants that deliver equitable, measurable benefits statewide.

Deadline: Proposals accepted year-round
Eligible: Local Governments, Nonprofit Organizations, Tribal Governments

Coachella Valley Proposition 68 Parks, Conservation Land Access and Climate Change Response Grant Program

Sponsor/Source: Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy

The Coachella Valley Proposition 68 Parks, Conservation Land Access and Climate Change Response Grant Program makes grants to expand recreational and educational use of conservation lands and improve sustainability in the Coachella Valley.

Deadline: Ongoing
Eligible: Local Governments, Nonprofit Organizations, Tribal Governments

Cost Share for Federal Funding Opportunities Industrial Decarbonization and Improvement of Grid Operations Program and Food Production Investment Program

Sponsor/Source: California Energy Commission

This program implements projects at industrial facilities to significantly benefit the electrical grid, reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, achieve the state’s clean energy goals, and exceed compliance requirements.

Deadline: Ongoing
Eligible: Local Governments, Nonprofit Organizations, Tribal Governments

EDA FY 25 Disaster Supplemental

Sponsor/Source: Economic Development Administration

Awards will help communities and regions devise and implement long-term economic recovery strategies through a variety of non-construction and construction projects, to address economic challenges in areas where a Presidential declaration of a major disaster was issued.

Deadline: Ongoing
Eligible: Local Governments, Tribal Governments, Special District Governments, Nonprofit Organizations

Native American Preparedness Grant Program

Sponsor/Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife

The Native American Preparedness Grant is part of the Office of Spill Prevention and Response program and supports California Native American Tribes in preparing for and enhancing emergency preparedness, response, and recovery efforts while protecting Tribal ancestral lands and communities from oil spills.

Deadline: Ongoing
Eligible: Tribal Governments

Proposition 4 Nature-Based Solutions and Climate Adaptation Grant Program

Sponsor/Source: Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy

The Proposition 4 grant program makes grants to address climate resilience and nature-based solutions in conservation lands and improve sustainability in the Coachella Valley.

Deadline: Ongoing
Eligibile: Local Governments, Nonprofit Organizations, Tribal Governments

Proposition 4 Randall Preserve

Sponsor/Source: Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy

The funds appropriated in this item shall be available for the Randall Preserve for work that supports the reduction of climate impacts on disadvantaged communities and vulnerable populations and the creation, protection, and expansion of outdoor recreation opportunities pursuant to Section 94020 of the Public Resources Code.

Deadline: Ongoing 
Eligible: Local Governments, Nonprofit Organizations, Tribal Governments

Proposition 13 Water Recycling Planning Grant

Sponsor/Source: California Water Boards

The Proposition 13 Water Recycling Planning Grant provides technical and financial assistance to local agencies to plan water recycling projects that promote the beneficial use of treated municipal wastewater to augment freshwater supplies in California.

Deadline: Ongoing
Eligible: Local Governments, Tribal Governments

Proposition 68 Grant Programs

Sponsor/Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Proposition 68 Grant Programs provides funding to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife 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.

Deadline: Ongoing
Eligible: Local Governments, Nonprofit Organizations, Tribal Governments

RMC Grants

Sponsor/Source: San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy

Since 2003, the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy has awarded over 295 grants and interagency agreements, investing at least $91 million in state funds to create open space, restore habitat, expand greenspace in disadvantaged communities, and protect the watersheds of the lower Los Angeles and San Gabriel rivers.

Deadline: Ongoing
Eligible: Local Governments, Metropolitan Planning Organizations

The Safe and Affordable Funding for Equity and Resilience Program

Sponsor/Source: State Water Resources Control Board

The Safe and Affordable Funding for Equity and Resilience Program is a set of tools, funding sources, and regulatory authorities designed to ensure that one million Californians without safe drinking water receive safe and affordable drinking water.

Deadline: Ongoing
Eligible: Local Governments, Nonprofit Organizations, Tribal Governments

Senate Bill 1 Sea Level Rise Adaptation Planning Grant Program

Sponsor/Source: Ocean Protection Council

The Senate Bill 1 Grant Program provides funding for coastal communities to develop consistent sea level rise adaptation plans and projects to build resilience along the entire coast of California and San Francisco Bay.

Deadline: Ongoing
Eligible: Local Governments, Tribal Governments

Transit Oriented Communities Technical Assistance Program

Sponsor/Source: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro)

Metro’s Transit Oriented Communities Technical Assistance Program is a competitive funding program that supports Los Angeles County jurisdictions in completing transit-oriented community feasibility studies and plans.

Deadline: Ongoing
Eligible: Local Governments, State Governments (MAT Only)

Wetlands and Mountain Meadows Restoration

Sponsor/Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Wetlands and Mountain Meadows Restoration provides funding for mountain meadow and non-coastal wetland restoration consistent with the Natural and Working Lands Climate Smart Strategy and Pathways to the 30×30 initiative.

Deadline: Ongoing
Eligible: Local Governments, Nonprofit Organizations, Tribal Governments