Nature Based Solutions – Wildlife Corridors

Department of Fish and Wildlife · State of California

At a glance

Nature Based Solutions – Wildlife Corridors is a closed California state grant opportunity from the Department of Fish and Wildlife (State of California). The application deadline was February 28, 2026. Total estimated funding is $42M. 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

Dec 9, 2022Posted
Feb 28, 2026Application deadline

Opened: Dec 9, 2022
Close date: Feb 28, 2026
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: Not specified
Est. total funding: $42,000,000
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
Matching funds: Not Required
Funding method: Reimbursement(s)
Estimated number of awards: Dependant on number of submissions received, application process, etc.
Estimated award amounts: Dependant on number of submissions received, application process, etc.
Award period: End date 3/15/2028
Expected award announcement: TBD
Letter of intent: Not required
How to submit: Online: https://watershedgrants.wildlife.ca.gov/index.do
Latest change note: Updated the grant opportunity name from Wildlife Corridors - Nature Based Solutions to Nature Based Solutions - Wildlife Corridors. Updating contact information. Updated closing date since funding has been awarded.

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

Funding to support connectivity projects that advance multi-benefit and nature-based solutions, consistent with the State Wildlife Action Plan, the California Wildlife Barriers Report, and the Fish Passage Annual Legislative Report.

Description

For connectivity planning and implementation projects consistent with the State Wildlife Action Plan, the state’s efforts on connectivity, and the Fish Passage Annual Legislative Report or efforts to allow fish and wildlife the freedom to roam in California by accelerating fish and wildlife corridor projects.

Program page on the agency site ↗

Past applications & awards

Historical data · not a prediction

Reported by the agency for this listing

Fiscal year 2025–2618 applications · 4 awards
Fiscal year 2024–2538 applications · 2 awards
Fiscal year 2023–2494 applications · 4 awards
Fiscal year 2022–23120 applications · 7 awards

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

Awards published: 13
Total awarded: $37,833,626
Median award: $594,362 calculated
Smallest – largest: $30,219 – $20,000,000

Recipients by type: Nonprofit (9), Public Agency (4)

Areas served: Marin County (2), San Luis Obispo County (2), Monterey County (2), Lake County (1), Mendocino County (1), San Bernardino County (1), Siskiyou County (1), Ventura County (1), Butte County (1), Tehama County (1)

Largest awards to organizations

California Department of TransportationI-15 Mojave Wildlife Overcrossings$20,000,000 · FY 2023–24
Ventura County Watershed Protection DistrictRobles-Meiners Oaks Design and Planning Project$6,751,805 · FY 2022–23
Trout Unlimited, Inc.Arroyo Seco River Fish Passage Project - Clark Colony Water Company$3,602,957 · FY 2022–23
Trout Unlimited, Inc.Paynes Creek Bend Water Users Fish Passage Restoration Project$2,858,949 · FY 2022–23
Trout Unlimited, Inc.Duffy Gulch Fish Passage Improvement Project$1,967,735 · FY 2023–24
California Trout, Inc.Big Chico Creek Watershed and Fish Passage Planning Project$817,261 · FY 2022–23
The Nature ConservancyLas Piletas Ranch Habitat and Resiliency Improvement Project$594,362 · FY 2023–24
Lake County Watershed Protection DistrictClear Lake Hitch Habitat Improvement Planning and Design in Cole Creek$500,122 · FY 2024–25
Creek Lands ConservationArroyo Grande Stream Gage Fish Passage Improvement$452,522 · FY 2023–24
Trout Unlimited, Inc.Jenny Creek Barrier Removal Design$129,818 · 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)

Matt Wells
matt.wells@wildlife.ca.gov
1-916-216-7848

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Nature Based Solutions – Wildlife Corridors”?

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 “Nature Based Solutions – Wildlife Corridors”?

Per the notice, total estimated program funding is $42,000,000.

How do I apply for “Nature Based Solutions – Wildlife Corridors”?

Applications go directly to Department of Fish and Wildlife, not through GrantsJunction. Submission: online at https://watershedgrants.wildlife.ca.gov/index.do. Read the program guidelines on the agency's site first; state programs set their own forms and registration requirements.

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