Nature Based Solutions: Wet Land Restoration Funding

Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy · State of California

At a glance

Nature Based Solutions: Wet Land Restoration Funding is a closed California state grant opportunity from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy (State of California). The application deadline was October 25, 2023. Total estimated funding is $36M. 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

Jan 12, 2023Posted
Oct 25, 2023Application deadline

Opened: Jan 12, 2023
Close date: Oct 25, 2023
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: Not specified
Est. total funding: $36,000,000
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 — The Amended Budget Act of 2022 provided the Conservancy with a general fund allocation of $36,000,000 for projects that support Nature Based Solutions: Wetland Restoration (NBS: WR).
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: Ongoing
Expected award announcement: Ongoing
Letter of intent: Required
Geography: Within the legal Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta of California.
How to submit: By email: lauren.damon@deltaconservancy.ca.gov
Latest change note: Funding for this grant has been awarded and no additional funds are available.

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

The goals of the Nature Based Solutions: Wetland Restoration funding are to support restoration, conservation, and climate resilience for wetlands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

Description

The goals of the Nature Based Solutions: Wetland Restoration funding are to support restoration, conservation, and climate resilience for wetlands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The Delta region includes over 150,000 acres of highly organic peat soils that are significantly subsided to depths of 20 to 30 feet below sea level. This subsidence threatens the State and Federal water projects, Delta communities and the region’s rich agricultural production. Subsidence is the result of oxidation of the peat soils and results in over 1.5 million tons of CO2 emissions annually. Re-wetting the peat soils stops subsidence and resulting carbon emissions.Example projects include, but are not limited to: • Managed and tidal wetland restoration• Crop conversion to rice cultivation• Technical assistance to access the Voluntary Carbon Market• Planning to prepare for and support eligible projects (e.g., scoping, design, environmental compliance, science) • Land acquisition or easement

Program page on the agency site ↗

Past applications & awards

Historical data · not a prediction

Reported by the agency for this listing

Fiscal year 2023–244 applications · 4 awards

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

Awards published: 8
Total awarded: $68,391,964
Median award: $5,543,260 calculated
Smallest – largest: $2,202,091 – $20,907,371

Recipients by type: Nonprofit (6), Public Agency (2)

Areas served: Statewide (8)

Largest awards to organizations

Metropolitan Water District of Southern CaliforniaRice Cultivation and Wetland Restoration on Webb Tract Projects$20,907,371 · FY 2023–24
Metropolitan Water District of Southern CaliforniaWetland Mosaic Landscape on Webb Tract$20,907,371 · FY 2022–23
The Nature ConservancyStaten Island Wetland Restoration and Carbon Farming for Habitat, Climate, and Communities$6,753,396 · FY 2023–24
The Nature ConservancyStaten Island Wetland Restoration and Carbon Farming for Habitat, Climate, and Communities$6,753,396 · FY 2022–23
The Nature ConservancyIncreasing the pace and scale of rice cultivation in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to reduce subsidence, increase agricultural resilience and enhance wildlife habitat value$4,333,124 · FY 2023–24
The Nature ConservancyIncreasing the pace and scale of rice cultivation in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to reduce subsidence, increase agricultural resilience and enhance wildlife habitat value$4,333,124 · FY 2022–23
John Muir Land TrustHoover Ranch on Bethel Island Acquisition$2,202,091 · FY 2023–24
John Muir Land TrustLand Acquisition on Bethel Island$2,202,091 · 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)

Lauren Damon
lauren.damon@deltaconservancy.ca.gov
1-279-399-7143

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Nature Based Solutions: Wet Land Restoration Funding”?

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: Wet Land Restoration Funding”?

Per the notice, total estimated program funding is $36,000,000.

How do I apply for “Nature Based Solutions: Wet Land Restoration Funding”?

Applications go directly to Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy, not through GrantsJunction. Submission: by email to lauren.damon@deltaconservancy.ca.gov. Read the program guidelines on the agency's site first; state programs set their own forms and registration requirements.

Other open California state opportunities, matched on agency, categories and wording.

Closes in 5 daysState of California