Climate Resilience and Community Access Grant Program 2022

Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy · State of California

At a glance

Climate Resilience and Community Access Grant Program 2022 is a closed California state grant opportunity from the Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy (State of California). The application deadline was January 27, 2023. Individual awards are listed as $100K – $400K, with $2.92M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include nonprofit, public agency and tribal government. It is listed on the California Grants Portal. Cost sharing is not required.

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Nov 22, 2022Posted
Jan 27, 2023Application deadline

Opened: Nov 22, 2022
Close date: Jan 27, 2023
Award floor: $100,000
Award ceiling: $400,000
Est. total funding: $2,917,000
Expected awards: Not specified
Matching funds: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant

Program details (as published on the California Grants Portal)

Type: Grant
Funding source: State — State of California General Fund
Matching funds: Not Required — There is no minimum match, but applications that leverage other funds will be preferred.
Funding method: Advances & Reimbursement(s) — Funding will be provided quarterly in advance upon request.
Estimated number of awards: Dependant on number of submissions received, application process, etc.
Award period: 24 months
Expected award announcement: April - May 2023
Letter of intent: Required
Geography: Within, or serving, the Coachella Valley or its surrounding mountains.

Who can apply

Applicant categories as listed on the California Grants Portal. GrantsJunction maps them to detailed applicant types for search and matching.

Nonprofit
Public Agency
Tribal Government

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Purpose and description as published on the California Grants Portal.

Purpose

Enhance the Coachella Valley's capacity to respond to climate change, provide equitable access to outdoor recreation for all communities and improve natural resource management. The second round of Climate Resilience and Community Access Program 2022 (CRCA) funding is to incorporate Nature Based Solutions (NBS) into projects and programs in response to our climate crisis.

Description

The CRCA 2022 grants seek to invest in the local conservation community by creating new programs or developing organizational or agency capacity to enhance desert resilience to climate change and foster conservation of the desert as a carbon sink; promote equity in access to outdoor recreation throughout the Valley; or improve natural resources management on existing conservation lands. Applications that represent a sustainable investment, incubate local expertise and capacity and serve historically underserved and economically disadvantage communities are especially encouraged. Grants should be for projects of up to 24 months, and grant requests should range from $100,000- - $400,000. Local governments, tribes and nonprofits are eligible to apply.

Program page on the agency site ↗

Past applications & awards

Historical data · not a prediction

Reported by the agency for this listing

Fiscal year 2022–2311 applications · 5 awards

Counts as published on the California Grants Portal. Award counts can read zero until decisions are announced.

Awards published: 5
Total awarded: $1,224,175
Median award: $292,000 calculated
Smallest – largest: $136,175 – $300,000

Recipients by type: Nonprofit (4), Public Agency (1)

Areas served: Riverside County (5)

Largest awards to organizations

City of Palm DesertNorth Sphere Regional Park$300,000 · FY 2022–23
Southern California Mountains FoundationUrban Consevation Climate Corp Program$296,000 · FY 2022–23
The Living Desert and ZooNative American Conservation Workforce Development Program$292,000 · FY 2022–23
Desert CompostComposting for Climate Resilience$200,000 · FY 2022–23
Native American Land TrustNature Based Solutions Project$136,175 · FY 2022–23

Source: California Grants Portal grant award data. Awards to individuals are counted but not named. Past awards show who was funded; they do not predict future decisions.

Program contact (as published)

Richard Youngblood
richard.youngblood@cvmc.ca.gov
1-760-776-5026

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Climate Resilience and Community Access Grant Program 2022”?

The official listing names these applicant types as eligible: Nonprofit, Public Agency and Tribal Government. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full guidelines.

How much funding is available through “Climate Resilience and Community Access Grant Program 2022”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $100k – $400k and total estimated program funding is $2,917,000.

How do I apply for “Climate Resilience and Community Access Grant Program 2022”?

Applications go directly to Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy, not through GrantsJunction. Read the program guidelines on the agency's site first; state programs set their own forms and registration requirements.

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