Stormwater

Emergency management agency or similar state office, federally recognized Native American tribes, local governments or communities, and nonprofits.

Funding to implement mitigation activities, such as the development of hazard mitigation planning, project scoping activities, advance assistance, and other mitigation projects. In California, natural hazards include wildfire, earthquake, drought, extreme heat, flooding, and other natural hazards as defined in the State Hazard Mitigation Plan.

Currently accepting Notice of Interest (NOI), with a deadline of May 10, 2023. If eligible, applicants will then be invited to submit a sub-application by August 4th. NOIs submitted after this date will be considered for the next available funding opportunity.

Grant awards for mitigation projects are 75% of the cost of the project. Available funding varies by project type. Approximately $173 million in federal funding is available in the current funding cycle.

Local public entities, California Native American tribes, and community-based organizations.

Staff training related to climate resiliency, community education, and workforce development; updating, integrating, aligning, or preparing planning documents to address climate risk; conducting climate vulnerability or risk assessments.

The Round 1 Final Guidelines and Application will be released on June 13, 2023. The application will be open for about 3 months. Those interested in applying can submit the RRGP Intent to Apply Survey to access assistance.

A total of $12.5 million is available for Round 1, with awards ranging between $150,000 and $650,000.

Local public entities, California Native American tribes, and community-based organizations.

Capacity-building, implementation of state, regional, or local adaptation strategies or planning documents that address climate risk, and other implementing projects that address various climate risks (e.g., drought, extreme heat events, flood, increasing temperatures, sea level rise, and wildfire).

The Round 1 Final Guidelines and Application will be released on June 13, 2023. The application will be open for about 3 months. Those interested in applying can submit the RRGP Intent to Apply Survey to access assistance.

A total of $8.8 million is available in Round 1, with awards ranging between $800,000 and $3 million.

Cities, towns, districts, or other public bodies, nonprofits, federally recognized tribes or state tribes (must have jurisdiction over disposal of sewage, industrial wastes, or other waste).

Construction of publicly-owned treatment facilities such as wastewater treatment, local sewers, sewer interceptors, water reclamation and distribution, stormwater treatment, combined sewers, or landfill leachate treatment. Implementation of nonpoint source pollution in agriculture, forestry, urban areas, marinas, hydromodfication, and wetlands.

Applications are accepted on a continuous basis and added quarterly to the Competitive List.

An average of $586 million is available on an annual basis. The program has significant financial assets and is capable of financing projects through grants and loans ranging from less than $1 million to more than $100 million.

36 out of 109 proposals funded (2018).

Most state and local governmental entities, nonprofits, and federally recognized Native American tribes all in rural areas and towns with populations of 10,000 or less.

Acquisition, construction, or improvement of drinking water sourcing, treatment, storage, and distribution, sewer, solid waste, and storm water collection, transmission, treatment, disposal, and other activities.

Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.

Approximately $33 million in loan funding and $10 million in grant funding was available to California applicants in 2019. Award amounts are determined on tier eligibility based on the median household income of the area to be served.

Although competitive information is unavailable for this program, the majority of projects that fulfill program requirements receive funding.

Local public agencies, nonprofits, public utilities, federally recognized and California State Native American tribes, and mutual water companies.

Construction cost of recycled water treatment, storage, pump stations, and distribution pipeline systems with the capacity of a project used within 10 years of completion of construction.

Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.

Grant awards cover 35% of eligible costs, up to $20 million per project.

36 projects funded (2020).

Local public agencies.

Planning studies to determine the feasibility of using recycled water to offset the use of fresh/potable water from state and/or local supplies.

Applications are accepted on a continuous basis.

Grant awards cover 50% of eligible costs, up to $75,000 per project.