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Help with Energy Conservation, Cutting Your Electricity Bill and Improving Your Community

Whether you’re a community group looking to plant trees or expand clean transit, or a family looking to cut your electricity bill, find electric car rebates or get help with energy conservation, this page will show how California’s climate investments can help. By checking the boxes below, you can filter these results in a variety of ways. If you’re not sure where to start, click Guided View to be taken through a series of questions that will help you find the resources you need.

Statewide Resources

Affordable Housing & Sustainable Communities

Grants and affordable housing loans for compact, transit-oriented development and related infrastructure and programs that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These projects are designed to make housing, employment centers, and key destinations accessible via walking, biking, transit and other low-carbon transportation options.

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Locality, public housing authority, redevelopment successor agency, transit agency or transit operator, Regional Transportation Planning Agency (RTPA), local Transportation Commission, Congestion Management Agency, Joint Powers Authority (JPA), school district, facilities district, University or Community College District, developer or program operator, Native American Tribe.

Deadlines

Applications due: February 11, 2020

* Most grants operate on an annual cycle. Check back for future deadlines.

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Strategic Growth Council

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Alternative Manure Management Practices

$19-33 million to reduce methane emissions from dairy and livestock operations other than through dairy digesters (which are handled by a separate program).

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The project site must be located on a commercial California dairy or livestock operation.

Deadlines

Applications due: April 27, 2020

* Most grants operate on an annual cycle. Check back for future deadlines.

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Department of Food and Agriculture

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Clean Mobility in Schools

The grant program will deploy scalable clean transportation and mobility strategies for reducing GHG emissions from schools in disadvantaged communities. Strategies may include electric vehicles and electric vehicle supply equipment in schools (K – 12), car sharing for staff at schools to rotate using zero-emission vehicles, and outreach to students, parents and the community.

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California Public School Districts

Deadlines

October 21, 2019

* Most grants operate on an annual cycle. Check back for future deadlines.

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Air Resources Board

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Clean Vehicle Assistance Program

Grants and affordable financing to help low-income Californians purchase a new or used hybrid or electric vehicle. $2,500 grants are available for hybrid vehicles or $5,000 grants for plug-in hybrid or electric vehicles. Battery electric vehicles can also include a charging unit and its home installation.

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California residents with an annual household income below the income cap (this varies depending on how many are in the household -- for example, $100,400 for a family of 4). Residency and income will be verified using your tax return and California Driver’s License.

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Ongoing

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Air Resources Board

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Clean Vehicle Rebate Project

Rebates of up to $7,000 to help buy or lease a new, electric, fuel cell car or plug-in hybrid car or truck.

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Be an individual, business, nonprofit or government entity that is based in California or has a California-based affiliate at the time the rebated vehicle is purchased or leased.

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Ongoing

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Air Resources Board

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Clean Vehicle Rebate Project: Public Fleet Pilot Project

Rebates of up to $15,000 for the purchase of new, eligible zero-emission and plug-in hybrid light-duty vehicles.

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Public agencies operating in California's most vulnerable and pollution-burdened areas. Public Agencies are defined as the state, the Regents of the University of California, the Trustees of the California State University and the California State University, a county, city, district, public authority, public agency, and any other political subdivision or public corporation in the State. Tribal government entities based in California are also eligible.

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Ongoing

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Air Resources Board

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Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program

Funds for climate adaptation and resiliency projects. At least 60% of the funds will be made available to acquire perpetual conservation easements and long-term conservation agreements that conserve natural and working lands for at least 50 years for the benefit of climate adaptation and resilience for wildlife. The remainder of the funds may be used to develop and implement natural and working lands adaptation and resiliency planning that prioritizes the conservation and management of these lands, provides technical assistance for natural and working land managers, and supports efforts that improve rural-urban coordination on climate change adaptation.

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Local governments, park and open space districts, resource conservation districts, private landowners, and nonprofit
organizations.

Deadlines

Pre-application deadline: June 16, 2020

* Most grants operate on an annual cycle. Check back for future deadlines.

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Wildlife Conservation Board

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Climate Change Research

$17.1 million for climate change research projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in areas including clean energy, adaptation, and resiliency. Research projects should demonstrate how state investments can advance California’s climate change goals while building innovative, outcome-driven partnerships between the State, the research community, and non-traditional research partners.

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Researchers (including qualified scientists, engineers, and educators) affiliated with one of the following institutions: University of California, California State University, federally-funded national laboratories located in California, and private, nonprofit colleges and universities located in California.

Deadlines

Application deadline: February 12, 2020

* Most grants operate on an annual cycle. Check back for future deadlines.

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Strategic Growth Council

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Community Air Grants Program

$5 million to support community-based organizations to build their own capacities to become active partners with government to identify, evaluate, and ultimately reduce air pollution and exposure to harmful emissions in their communities.

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Community based nonprofit groups, Native American Tribes and faith-based organizations.

Deadlines

Applications due: April 12, 2018

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Air Resources Board

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Community Air Protection Program

This year, funds are available for voluntary incentive grants through the Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program (Carl Moyer Program), for fleets to replace or repower heavy duty engines—both on-road and off-road—and support clean vehicle infrastructure. Funds are also available for clean truck projects through the Goods Movement Emission Reduction Program (Proposition 1B).

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The Carl Moyer Program, administered by local air districts, focuses on equipment such as on-road trucks, school and transit buses, off-road equipment, marine vessels, locomotives, agricultural equipment and others. For more information, potential applicants should contact these agencies, which include the South Coast Air Quality Management District, San Joaquin Valley Air Quality Management District, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, and other California air districts.

Deadlines

Application due: September 30, 2019

* Most grants operate on an annual cycle. Check back for future deadlines.

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Air Resources Board

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Dairy Digesters and Research Development Program

$61-75 million for the implementation of dairy digesters that capture methane from cow manure to be used as fuel, thus cutting methane emission into the air by California dairies; technologies should minimize or mitigate adverse environmental impacts.

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The project site must be located on a commercial California dairy operation. Existing milk producers and dairy digester developers are eligible for this program.

Deadlines

Applications due: April 27, 2020

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Department of Food and Agriculture

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Fire Prevention Program

Funding for local projects and activities that address the risk of wildfire and reduce potential wildfire risk to forested and forest-adjacent communities. Projects could include hazardous fuel reduction, fire planning, and fire prevention education.

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State Agencies, Native American Tribes, local government within or adjacent to State Responsibility Area including fire districts, community services districts, water districts, and special districts, or certified local conservation corps, Fire Safe Councils, or other nonprofit organizations.

Deadlines

Applications due: December 4, 2019

* Most grants operate on an annual cycle. Check back for future deadlines.

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CAL FIRE

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Food Production Investment Program

$30 million to accelerate the adoption of advanced energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies at California food processing plants, demonstrate the reliability and effectiveness of these approaches, and help California food processors work towards a low-carbon future.

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Food processing facilities located in California.

Deadlines

Applications due: February 28, 2020

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California Energy Commission

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Food Waste Prevention and Rescue Grant Program

$5,750,000 to help reduce the amount of wasted food that gets sent to landfills, either by reducing waste or by rescuing unused food for distribution to people who need it.

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Cities, counties, regional or local sanitation agencies, waste agencies, joint powers authorities, private/for-profit entities, nonprofit organizations, state agencies, solid waste facilities, public school districts, Native American Tribes.

Deadlines

Applications due: January 31, 2019

* Most grants operate on an annual cycle. Check back for future deadlines.

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CalRecycle

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Forest Health

$155 million to restore forest health. Projects must focus on large, landscape-scale forestlands, and may include tree planting, reduction of excess and hazardous vegetation that can fuel fires, pest management, conservation, and use of biomass. Additionally, up to $2.5 million will be awarded to research-only applications through the Forest Health Program.

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“Landowners” as defined in 14 CCR §1571 meaning an individual, partnership, private, public, or municipal corporation, Native American Tribe, state agency, county, or local government entity, educational institution, or association of individuals of any kind that own private forest lands or woodlands.

Deadlines

Applications due: December 6, 2019

* Most grants operate on an annual cycle. Check back for future deadlines.

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CAL FIRE

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Funding Agricultural Replacement Measures for Emission Reductions (FARMER) Program

$85 million for agricultural harvesting equipment, heavy-duty trucks, agricultural pump engines, tractors, and other equipment to reduce emissions from the agricultural sector. Investments in the first year will be directed primarily to agricultural projects that have been successfully implemented in other incentive programs, such as the Carl Moyer Program and the Air Quality Improvement Program.

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Funds are allocated to local air districts to administer. For more information, potential applicants should contact their local air district.

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* Most grants operate on an annual cycle. Check back for future deadlines.

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Air Resources Board

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Healthy Soils: Demonstration Projects

$15 million for on-farm demonstration projects that showcase farm conservation management practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase soil health, and help to promote widespread adoption of conservation management practices throughout the state. Grants up t0 $250,000 (Type A projects) and $100,000 (Type B projects).

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Not-for-profit entities, University Cooperative Extensions, Federal and University Experiment Stations, Resource Conservation Districts (RCDs), Federal and California Recognized Native American Tribes, and, farmers and ranchers in partnership with one of the aforementioned entities are eligible to apply.

Deadlines

Applications due: April 23, 2020

* Most grants operate on an annual cycle. Check back for future deadlines.

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Department of Food and Agriculture

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Healthy Soils: Incentives Program

$15 million in financial incentives to California growers and ranchers for agricultural management practices that sequester carbon, reduce greenhouse gasses released into the air, and improve soil health. The maximum grant award is $75,000.

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California farmers, ranchers and Federal and California Recognized Native American Tribes are eligible to apply. Projects must be located on a California agricultural operation.

Deadlines

Applications due: June 26, 2020

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Department of Food and Agriculture

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Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project

The Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) provides vouchers for California purchasers and lessees of hybrid and zero-emission trucks and buses on a first-come, first-served basis., with increased incentives for zero-emission trucks and buses located in or benefiting disadvantaged communities. Trucks and buses that are equipped or repowered with engines meeting the 0.02 g/bhp-hr optional low NOx standard are also eligible for vouchers.

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A public or private fleet, large or small, operating vehicles in the state of California are eligible to receive a voucher incentive through HVIP.

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Ongoing, first-come first-served

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Air Resources Board

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Low Carbon Transit Operations Program

Allocations to provide operating and capital assistance for transit agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve mobility, with a priority on serving disadvantaged communities. Approved projects in LCTOP will support new or expanded bus or rail services, expand intermodal transit facilities, and may include equipment acquisition, fueling, maintenance and other costs to operate those services or facilities, with each project reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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Eligible recipients are entities included in the list provided by the State Controller's Office (SCO) and are qualified by Public Utilities Code (PUC) 99313 and 99314. Transportation planning agencies and transit operators that are eligible for State Transit Assistance Fund (STA) per PUC 99313 or 99314 are eligible for allocation from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) under the LCTOP. SCO allocates 50% of funds to regional entities and 50% of funds to transit agencies.

Deadlines

Allocations requests due: March 30, 2019

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Caltrans

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Organics Grant Program

$24 million to lower greenhouse gas emissions by increasing capacity to compost or digest food scraps and green materials into products like soil amendments and biofuels rather than sending them to landfills.

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Local governments (cities, counties, regional or local sanitation agencies, waste agencies, Joint Powers Authorities), private/for-profit entities, state agencies, the University of California, the California State University, or California Community Colleges, nonprofit organizations, qualifying Native American Tribes.

Deadlines

Applications due: November 7, 2019

* Most grants operate on an annual cycle. Check back for future deadlines.

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CalRecycle

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Statewide