Small Grants Program

Who can apply

NonprofitPublic AgencyTribal Government

Where: Within the legal Delta.

Purpose

The Program provides funding for eligible entities to complete projects under $100,000 that make transformative investments in the Delta’s social, economic, scientific, and physical infrastructure. Projects may support community needs, advance scientific research that informs resource management, or enhance tourism and public understanding of Delta places through events, programs, materials, or facilities.

Description

The Grant has three focus areas: Nature Based Solutions (NBS), community enhancement and access, and ecosystem restoration. NBS goals are to support restoration, conservation, and 3 climate projects that will stop or reverse ongoing subsidence and reduce greenhouse gas emissions occurring on highly organic soils. NBS projects provide technical assistance and financial support for crop conversion, restoration of managed wetland, research, education and outreach on related topics, land acquisition or easement, and technical assistance to access the Voluntary Carbon Market. Community enhancement and access projects will benefit Delta communities through public access, recreation and tourism, historic and cultural preservation, environmental education, and community engagement or education. Ecosystem Restoration and Climate Adaptation projects will restore and conserve the Delta and Suisun Marsh’s natural resources, environment, and biodiversity. Current projects restore, research, plan or educate about landscape health or reduce the risks of climate change impacts upon natural resources, fish, and wildlife. Priorities within these programs include: 1. Protecting and enhancing habitat and habitat restoration. 2. Protecting and preserving Delta agriculture and working landscapes. 3. Providing increased opportunities for tourism and recreation in the Delta. 4. Promoting Delta legacy communities, historical preservation and economic vitality in the Delta. 5. Mitigating the impacts of climate change and increasing climate change resilience. 6. Increasing the resilience of the Delta to the effects of natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes, in coordination with the Delta Protection Commission. 7. Protecting and improving water quality. 8. Protecting, conserving, and restoring the region’s physical, agricultural, cultural, historical, and living resources. 9. Promoting environmental education. 10. Other projects that show a significant benefit to the environment, economy, culture or agriculture in the Delta. 11. Projects that plan for or provide capacity for any of the priorities in this list. 12. Research projects that provide a scientific foundation or inform the priorities listed above.

Important dates

Opened

Sep 18, 2026

Application deadline

Ongoing

Expected award announcement

on going

Period of performance

1 year

Funding details

Estimated amount per award

Dependant on number of submissions received, application process, etc.

Expected number of awards

Dependant on number of submissions received, application process, etc.

Letter of intent required

No

Matching funds

Not Required

Funding source

State

Funding source notes

The Proposition 4 Climate Bond funding, chaptered on July 5, 2024, SB 867, the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024 (Senate Bill 867 93020(a)(4)) provided the Conservancy with $29 million. The Conservancy reserved $900,000 for the Small Grants Program.

Funding method

Reimbursement(s)

How to apply

Read the full guidelines on the grantor's site, then apply there. Nothing is submitted through this site.

Submission: url: https://raptr.resources.ca.gov/

• Grant guidelines & application ↗
• Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy ↗
• Original listing on grants.ca.gov ↗

Questions about this grant: email: [email protected]; tel: 1-916-375-2084;