Chapter Grant Opportunities

AUDUBON GRANTS
Audubon California State Parks Endowment grants 2008
Deadline: August 1, 2008
Grants are available between $ 5,000 - $14,000 for chapter projects in partnership with California State Parks for habitat management and restoration, outreach and education, or monitoring and research that will benefit Watch list species in IBAs.
Request for Proposals (pdf)
State Parks and IBAs Summary (pdf)
 

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2009 Audubon Collaborative Funding grants
Deadline: October 1, 2008
Anticipated application announcement date: September 1, 2008
Grants are available up to $2,500 for Audubon California chapters for projects within guidelines and Request for Proposals to be announced on September 1, 2008. Chapters can receive Collaborative Funding grants for maximum two consecutive years.
Contact: Garry George,
 
STATE GRANTS
Recreational Trails
Deadline: October 1, 2008
Grant amount: No specified minimum or maximum
Contact: Richard Rendón, Grants Administrator
Phone: (916) 651-7600
E-mail:
Grant Officers vary by geographical region. For a list of Grant Officers by region, visit the State Parks website, noted below.
Website: www.parks.ca.gov
This program provides funds for recreational trails and trail related projects including construction of new trails, rehabilitation of existing trails and land acquisition for the purpose of recreational trails or trail corridors.
Recreational Trails Program (pdf)
 
Habitat Conservation Fund
Deadline: October 1, 2008
Grant Amount: There is no specified minimum or maximum grant request, however they should not exceed $200,000
Contact: Richard Rendón, Grants Administrator
Phone: (916) 651-7600
E-mail:
Grant Officers vary by geographical region. For a
list of Grant Officers by region, visit the State
Parks website, noted below.
Website: www.parks.ca.gov
Habitat Conservation Fund (pdf)
 
PROP 84 GRANTS
California River Parkways
Deadline: Draft guidelines were released on July 29, 2008. Public comment on the draft guidelines must be received by the Resources Agency no later than August 20, 2008.
Funding Source: No specified minimum or maximum
Contact: Polly Escovedo, Grants Administrator
Phone: (916) 651-6481
E-mail:
Website: www.resources.ca.gov
The purpose of this program is to fund multi-objective river parkway projects. These projects must provide public access or be a component of a larger parkway plan that provides public access.
California River Parkways Program (pdf)
 
Urban Forestry General Funding
Deadline: anticipated deadline late fall 2008
Grant Range: $100,000 - $500,000
Contact: Glenn Flamik, Program Administrator
(916-651-6423) or e-mail:
Website: www.calfire.ca.gov
This program provides funding for urban forestry maintenance, educational programs and facilities, research and development of urban forestry management programs, and demonstration projects that include energy conservation.
Urban Forestry Grants (pdf)
 
Flood Protection Corridor Program
Deadline: Anticipated November, 2008
Grant Amount: $5 million maximum
Contact: Earl Nelson
Phone: (916) 574-1244,
E-mail:
Website: www.floodsafe.water.ca.gov
The Flood Protection Corridor Program funds primarily nonstructural flood management solutions. Funding under this program is intended to be used for acquisition, restoration, enhancement and protection of real property while preserving sustainable agriculture and enhancing wildlife habitat in and near flood corridors throughout the state.
FLood Corridor Program (pdf)
FEDERAL GRANTS
West Coast Estuaries Initiative
Deadline: August 25, 2008 for concept proposals,
full proposals due October 17, 2008
Grant Range: $ 250,000 to $ 1 million
Contact: West Coast Estuaries Initiative-California Coast
Phone: (415) 972-3444
E-mail:
Website: http://www.epa.gov/region09//funding/westcoast-estuaries.html
This program offers grants for projects that conserve, restore and protect the water quality, habitat and environment of California coastal waters, estuaries, bays and near shore waters through comprehensive approaches to water quality management.
West Coast Estuaries (pdf)