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Shelter, spay/neuter, rescue and animal-welfare programs. Few listings, but they tend to be nonprofit-friendly. 1 open now, 1 open to nonprofits.
Animal-services grants cover shelters, spay and neuter programs, rescue organizations and animal welfare. California funds relatively little of this through the state budget; most animal-welfare money comes from local government contracts and private foundations.
Categories are assigned by the grantor on the California Grants Portal; a grant can appear in several. All categories with descriptions →
The purpose of the grant is to help mitigate the impact of wolves on livestock producers in California. The Wolf-Livestock Compensation Grant Program has established three primary areas of need and compensation; direct l…
No grants match those filters.
As of Oct 30, 2026 there are 1 open grants in this category on the California Grants Portal, 1 of them open to nonprofits. 0 have a fixed deadline and 1 are ongoing or in cycles announced by the grantor.
Who funds it: Department of Fish and Wildlife (1).
Funding available: programs that state a total range from $600K to $600K; 0 list no total. 0 of the 1 require matching funds.
When a state program does appear it tends to be nonprofit-friendly and lightly competitive. Expect it to be tied to a specific appropriation, and expect the next cycle to depend on the next budget rather than on a recurring program.
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1 as of Oct 30, 2026, 1 of them open to nonprofits. The list is rebuilt daily from the California Grants Portal.
The agencies with the most open programs right now are Department of Fish and Wildlife.
0 of the 1 open programs require a match. Use the 'No match required' filter to exclude them.
Yes. Applications are made on the grantor's own site at no cost. Anyone asking for a fee is not the grantor.
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