FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

UPCOMING:

Stipend Opportunity for Educators: Keep California Beautiful is offering a $150 stipend for up to 700 educators that incorporate a litter reduction activity into their education plans e.g., litter-related lesson, cleanup, or data collection. The Educator Incentive is available to formal and informal educators, including classroom teachers, youth leaders, scout troop leaders, after-school programs, clubs, or other organizations. A report is required separately from the mini-grant. Click here more information and to complete the incentive application. 

Redwood Grant (Deadline: February 7, 2025)

Redwood Student Starter Grants provide $5,000 for students to conduct a project related to redwood forests. To apply students must submit a project proposal by February 7 and work closely with a mentor from their academic institution. The Redwood Student Starter Grant Program offered by Save the Redwoods is open to all students who identify as Black, Indigenous, people of color, Latine/Latina/Latino, Asian, Pacific Island, or from any other communities who have been excluded from research and conservation spaces. The goal of this program is for student to be able to experience the grant process from start to finish in a supportive environment while learning and sharing about redwood ecosystems. A broad range of projects qualify for this grant including research in the field or lab, research in the office as in a literature review, or projects that provide additional support for existing redwood research projects. Projects can be from a range of disciplines (forestry, social science, environmental science, Indigenous studies, etc.) and the main project criteria is that they need to have a clear connection to coast redwoods or giant sequoias. Click here to learn more. 

Kids to Parks Day School Grants Program (Deadline: February 7, 2025)

Applications are now being accepted from Title I schools for the 2025 Kids to Parks Day School Grants Program! Please note - nonprofit organizations are not eligible to apply for this grant, but may help schools with their application process. In honor of the 15th annual Kids to Parks Day, celebrated on May 17, 2025 – National Park Trust is pleased to offer our Kids to Parks Day School Grants Program. For 2025, the KTP School Grant will fund up to $1,000 per classroom for an in-park field trip. This program is designed to be student-driven, and student-teacher collaboration is necessary. All applications must include a stewardship element and a park-themed educational component that focuses on either outdoor recreation and healthy lifestyles, environmental education/science, or history. Click here to learn more. 

Rooting Justice Grants (Priority deadlines: March 1 and August 15, 2025)

Justice Outside is excited to announce Rooting Justice, a new grant opportunity offering $50,000-$100,000 in funding for two-year urban forestry projects. This program, supported by the USDA Forest Service, aims to advance racial justice and equity in environmental initiatives. Priority is given to organizations that: Work in disadvantaged communities (must be verified via EPA's Environmental Justice Screening Tool); have annual budgets under $1 million; haven't previously received IRA funding; are led by/serve Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. Click here to learn more. 

Fisheries Restoration Grant Program (Deadline: April  17, 2025)

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is pleased to announce funding opportunities under the 2025 Fisheries Restoration Grant Program Proposal Solicitation Notice for projects that lead to process-based restoration, enhancement, or protection of anadromous salmonid habitat. Click here to learn more. 

Other grants to track that are available statewide:

• Adventure Pass Grant, Parks California and California State Parks
• Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Grant, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• California Grant Portal - subscribe to receive notifications
• California Marine Protected Areas Outreach and Education Small Grants Program, Coastal Quest/Ocean Protection Council
• CAL FIRE IRA Grants, CAL FIRE's Urban and Community Forestry (UCF) Program
• Career Pathways, Parks California
• Environmental Education Grant, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Environmental Justice Small Grant, California Environmental Protection Agency
• Explore the Coast Grant, State Coastal Conservancy
• Liberated Paths, Justice Outside
• Outdoor Equity Grant, California State Parks
• Routes to Parks, Parks California
• Youth Access to Nature Fund, Justice Outside
• Youth Community Access Grant, California Natural Resources Agency
• Whale Tail Grant, California Coastal Commission

Please contact info@aeoe.org if you are aware of additional funding opportunities to share with our community.