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Find similar grantsFisheries Restoration Grant Program (FRGP) is sponsored by California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). The FRGP aims to conserve, protect, and recover salmon and steelhead populations in California through restoration activities that reestablish natural ecosystem functions.
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Fisheries Restoration Grant Program Fisheries Restoration Grant Program FRGP's 2026 Proposal Solicitation Notice The 2026 FRGP Proposal Solicitation Notice (PSN) is now open . Visit the FRGP PSN page for more information and to view the solicitation documents. FRGP's Mitigated Negative Declaration Project FRGP is providing Public Notice of the completion of a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for proposed 2025 FRGP's MND Project.
Please visit the FRGP MND page for more information. Before and after: a bridge is built to replace a culvert that was impassable to salmon. Photos provided by Mike Bird The Fisheries Restoration Grant Program (FRGP) was established in 1981 in response to rapidly declining populations of wild salmon and steelhead trout and deteriorating fish habitat in California.
FRGP administers a competitive grant program that has invested millions of dollars to support various projects throughout coastal California. Contributing partners to the program include federal and local governments, tribes, nonprofit organizations, and private landowners.
The overall goal of FRGP is to recover and conserve salmon and steelhead trout populations through restoration activities that reestablish natural ecosystem functions, to ensure the survival and protection of the species in California.
Each year, FRGP issues millions of dollars in grants to public agencies, Native American Indian Tribes, and nonprofit organizations for projects that lead to process-based restoration, enhancement, or protection of anadromous salmonid habitat. For more information on FRGP grants, please visit the FRGP Grant Process page. FRGP opens its Proposal Solicitation Notice (PSN) about early spring each year.
All applications are accepted online through CDFW's WebGrants . FRGP also offers technical support workshops to assist applicants in understanding the PSN and Guidelines requirements, reviewing the grant process, and highlighting key updates. For information regarding the PSN and Guidelines, please visit the FRGP Solicitation Notice page.
FRGP funds a wide range of projects that focus on, or lead to, restoring, enhancing, or protecting salmonid habitat in anadromous watersheds of California. For information on projects funded in previous years, please visit the FRGP Funded Project Summaries page. Who is Eligible for FRGP Funds Eligible applicants include state and local government agencies, public entities, Native American Indian Tribes, and nonprofit organizations.
Private individuals and for-profit enterprises are not eligible for funding. Private entities with quality restoration projects are encouraged to partner with an eligible applicant to apply.
Uniquely, FRGP provides the following coverages for all eligible funded projects: California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND), Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 certification, State Water Resources Control board, and CWA Section 404, Army Corps of Engineers permit.
Details of the coverages can be found in the Guidelines on the FRGP Solicitation Notice page or by contacting the FRGP Regulatory Coordinator on the FRGP Contacts page. Contingency Funding Requests Grantees may request contingency funding by following the Fisheries Restoration Grant Program Contingency Funding Guidelines (PDF) . Watershed Restoration Grants Branch PO Box 944209, Sacramento, CA 94244-2090 WatershedGrants@wildlife.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: State and local government agencies, public entities, California Native American Tribes, and nonprofit organizations. Private individuals and for-profit enterprises are encouraged to work with an eligible entity. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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The Restoration Grant Programs from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) fund ecological restoration projects under new Nature Based Solutions, Drought, and Climate Resiliency initiatives. Starting in Fiscal Year 2022-23, CDFW dedicated over $200 million to restoration grants across four funding areas: protecting salmon through drought and climate-resilient riparian and aquatic habitat restoration; addressing urgent degraded water and habitat conditions from climate change; restoring Mountain Meadows and non-coastal Wetlands; and additional projects under Propositions 1 and 68. CDFW accepts concept proposals on an ongoing basis through its Call for Concepts; eligible applicants invited after concept review may submit a supplemental application. Up to $2 million is available under certain program areas.
The Proposition 1 Watershed Restoration Grant Program is a grant from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) that funds projects restoring watersheds, improving water quality and supply, and protecting fish and wildlife habitat in California. The program implements the California Water Action Plan's goals of more reliable water supplies, habitat restoration, and a more resilient water resources system. Priority is given to projects contributing to the Sacramento Valley Salmon Resiliency Strategy, the Delta Plan, California EcoRestore, and California's Biodiversity Initiative. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and tribal governments. Total estimated available funding is $19,402,750. Application requirements and deadlines are published in the latest solicitation guidelines.
EPA is seeking insightful, expert, and cost-effective applications from eligible applicants to provide the Chesapeake Bay Program’s non-federal partners with technical analysis and programmatic evaluation support related to water quality modeling and monitoring and spatial systems to manage, analyze, and map environmental data. The project assists the partners in meeting their restoration and protection goals and in increasing the transfer of scientific understanding to the Chesapeake Bay Program modeling, monitoring, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) activities. The recipient will support modeling, monitoring, and GIS programs needed to explain and communicate the health of and changes in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-R3-CBP-23-18. Assistance Listing: 66.466. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ENV. Award Amount: Up to $5.3M per award.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA SBIR Phase I Solicitation invites small businesses to submit proposals for projects addressing critical environmental challenges. Awards are for six months to demonstrate proof of concept. Key focus areas include Clean and Safe Water, Air Quality and Climate, Homeland Security, Circular Economy/Sustainable Materials, and Safer Chemicals.
Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CCGP) is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Community Change Grants Program funds projects that provide meaningful improvements to the environmental, climate, and resilience conditions affecting disadvantaged communities. While broadly focused on environmental and climate justice, projects can include aspects that relate to community health and well-being through addressing environmental health risks. The program aims to fund community-driven pollution and climate resiliency solutions and strengthen communities' decision-making power. Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis.