FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

UPCOMING AND OPEN FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:

Youth Community Access (YCA) Grants will fund projects that serve youth from low-income and disadvantaged communities and provide immersive and meaningful experiences with natural or cultural resources within California that participants otherwise would not have. Low income and disadvantaged communities are defined in the program guidelines as those that disproportionately lack access to natural and cultural resources. Deadline: November 4, 2026 Click here to learn more. 

2026 Climate Action Event Microgrant Program: California Volunteers’ California Climate Action Corps, in partnership with Keep California Beautiful, is offering one-time funding up to $1,500 to eligible entities through the 2026 Climate Action Event Microgrant Program to support volunteer climate service events throughout the state. Those climate service events must include a defined volunteer role in a service project with a measurable climate outcome in one of the 10 priority actions for Climate Action Counts, our statewide effort to unite Californians in taking everyday actions at home and in their neighborhoods. Priority will be given to applications for events planned for April 2026 (Earth Month) or September 2026 (Climate Action Counts Month), so apply today! 

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
• 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
• NOAA Ocean Guardian Schools (to open in April 2027)
• Outdoor Equity Grant, California State Parks
• Route 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.