FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

UPCOMING AND OPEN FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:

2025 CalAgPlate Grant Program (deadline: October 9, 2025) The CalAgPlate program funds projects that support agricultural education, agricultural career awareness and development, agriculture career training, and agriculture leadership development to assist students at the kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12), post-secondary, and adult education levels. Supporting these educational and training areas will provide participants with further agricultural opportunities. Click here to learn more. 

Tahoe for All (deadline: October 30, 2025) The California Tahoe Conservancy announces the availability of up to $400,000 in grant funding through the Tahoe for All Grant Program. The Tahoe for All Program supports programs and projects that provide positive and inclusive outdoor experiences for communities facing barriers to accessing outdoor recreation infrastructure and opportunities in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The deadline to submit a Pre-Application is October 30, 2025. Visit the Conservancy website for more details on how to apply, grantee and project eligibility, and more. Click here to learn more. 

Whale Tail Grant (deadline: December 15, 2025) Click here to learn more. 

WHALE TAIL® Grants fund projects that connect people to the California Coast and its watersheds through education, stewardship, and outdoor experiences. Projects can engage youth or adults and can take place anywhere in California. WHALE TAIL® Grants focus on reaching communities that face barriers accessing marine education and stewardship opportunities. We strongly encourage applicant organizations based in and composed of the communities they are engaging. Applications open the first week of October. 

Kids to Parks Day School Grant (deadline: January 30, 2026) Click here to learn more. 

In honor of the 16th annual Kids to Parks Day, celebrated on May 16, 2026, National Park Trust is pleased to offer the Kids to Parks Day School Grants Program. For 2026, 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 education component that focuses on either outdoor recreation and healthy lifestyles, environmental education/science, or history. Please note - nonprofit organizations are not eligible to apply for this grant, but may help schools with their application process. 

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
• 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.