California small business grants, May 2026

California Proposition 68 River San Fernando Valley grants support wildlife habitat restoration and historical resource protection projects in severely disadvantaged communities through the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.

Division of Boating and Waterways grants fund construction of pumpout and dump stations to prevent boater sewage pollution in California waterways for fiscal year 2025.

California Division of Boating and Waterways grant funds operation and maintenance of pumpout and dump stations to prevent boater sewage pollution in state waterways.

Beet Curly Top Virus Control Program funds research projects developing new management methods for beet leafhopper control using pesticide-free or California-approved alternatives; proposals due 30 days before posted board meetings.

California's Sea Level Rise Tribal Cultural Resources Funding Program provides $250,000 to $750,000 in flexible grants to Native American tribes for assessing and planning adaptation strategies to protect ancestral lands and cultural resources from …

CalRecycle's Beverage Container Redemption Innovation Grant Program provides funding to dealer cooperatives and nonprofits for mobile redemption units, reverse vending machines, or bag drop programs in unserved zones.

California Department of Housing and Community Development releases approximately $101 million for multifamily rental housing and infrastructure in Los Angeles County disaster areas from January 2025 wildfires through the 2025 Multifamily Finance Su…

California Tahoe Conservancy's Proposition 4 program provides $54.5 million in grant funding for watershed improvement, forest health, chaparral restoration, workforce development, and climate resilience in the Lake Tahoe Basin; applicants must subm…

BH UWC Consolidated Grant Program funds conservation, climate resilience, and community access projects in California through Planning, Implementation, Acquisition, and Stewardship grants prioritizing benefits to disadvantaged communities and vulner…

California's After School Education and Safety Program Round 2 provides grants to schools and community partners for before and after school programs serving K–9 students statewide in 2025–26.

Proposition 4 grants from California's Riverside-Montpelier Conservancy fund wildfire resilience, forest restoration, watershed improvement, and green workforce development projects in disadvantaged communities across Los Angeles and San Gabriel Riv…

California Department of Fish and Wildlife's 2026 Fisheries Restoration Grant Program funds anadromous salmonid habitat restoration projects, with approximately 65% allocated to Priority 1 implementation projects and projects requesting $2 million o…

California Department of Food and Agriculture funds research and education projects on vertebrate pest control affecting agriculture, infrastructure, or environment, excluding proprietary product development.

The 2025 HOME Projects NOFA provides loans and grants up to $8 million for affordable rental housing and up to $2 million for first-time homebuyer assistance in non-entitlement tribal and rural jurisdictions.

Tribal Nature-Based Solutions Climate Bond provides approximately $9.2 million for California Native American tribes' land acquisition and habitat restoration projects with applications due April 15, 2026 for Step 1 and August 29, 2026 for Step 2.