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Grants for NCCPs and HCPs Grants for NCCPs and HCPs Now Open: The 2026 Natural Community Conservation Planning Local Assistance Grant Program solicitation is now open. The Proposal Solicitation Package and application template are available below . Submit completed proposals to nccp@wildlife.
ca. gov . Proposals are due by 8:00 pm on July 31, 2026 ; late proposals cannot be accepted.
Forecasted: 2026 Conservation Planning Assistance and 2026 HCP Land Acquisition grant forecasts and proposal materials are now available. CDFW sponsors several grant programs to assist in funding NCCPs and Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs). Three of these important programs are administered by the Habitat Conservation Planning Branch.
The NCCP Local Assistance Grant (LAG) Program provides state funds for urgent tasks associated with the implementation of approved NCCPs or NCCPs anticipated to be approved within 12 months of grant application. CDFW is also the state sponsor of the federal Endangered Species Act Nontraditional Section 6 Grant Programs .
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) offers funding through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund to support conservation planning and purchases of vital habitat for threatened and endangered fish, wildlife, and plant species. The grants are authorized by Section 6 of the Endangered Species Act .
Natural Community Conservation Planning Local Assistance Grants The Natural Community Conservation Planning Local Assistance Grant (NCCP LAG) Program was created to assist local public and non-profit entities in the implementation NCCPs throughout California. The grant program seeks proposals that address the highest priority tasks associated with the implementation of an NCCP.
2026 NCCP Local Assistance Grant Solicitation The 2026 NCCP LAG solicitation is now open . The Proposal Solicitation Package and application template are available below . Proposals are due to the Habitat Conservation Planning Branch by 8:00 pm on July 31, 2026 .
Submit completed proposals to nccp@wildlife. ca. gov .
Late proposals cannot be accepted. Potential NCCP LAG applicants may find it useful to look at examples of previously funded NCCP LAG projects .
Endangered Species Act Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund Grant Programs (Nontraditional Section 6) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) administers four grant programs through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CESCF) and authorized through Section 6 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 .
There are three Nontraditional Section 6 grants available: Conservation Planning Assistance (CPA; see below), Habitat Conservation Plan Land Acquisition (HCPLA; see below), and Recovery Plan Land Acquisition (RLA) (coordinated by the CDFW Wildlife Branch ).
The fourth type of Section 6 Grant available is known as the Traditional Section 6 Program and supports recovery projects for Threatened and Endangered Species Conservation and Recovery , and is also administered by the CDFW Wildlife Branch . CDFW and local partners have been very successful in the national competition for Nontraditional Section 6 grant funds.
A combination of these factors for most California plans has led to significant Nontraditional Section 6 Conservation Planning Assistance and HCP Land Acquisition (PDF) grants to California each year.
Conservation Planning Assistance Program The Conservation Planning Assistance (CPA) Grant program provides funding to States to support the development of new Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs) and Conservation Benefit Agreements (CBAs; formerly referred to as Safe Harbor Agreements and Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances). Funding may also be used to support the renewal or amendment of existing HCPs or CBAs.
The development of HCPs that include only candidate or at-risk species (i.e., no Federally listed species covered by the HCP), such that the HCP would be in place if the species is listed, is also supported through this program. Funding may be used to support development and planning activities such as document preparation, public outreach, baseline species surveys, habitat assessments, and inventories.
The preparation of environmental compliance review documents, such as National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), is also an eligible use of grant funds. For CBAs, eligible uses also include outreach, coordination, and administrative costs associated with the implementation of permitted agreements.
2026 USFWS Conservation Planning Assistance Grant Funding Opportunity The USFWS 2026 CPA Funding Opportunity has not yet been released. The timeline is set by the USFWS; CDFW does not know when the funding opportunity will open. CDFW anticipates that the 2026 State Solicitation will open July 14, 2026, but this date is subject to change.
Proposals will be due to the NCCP Program 30 days after the State solicitation opens. The solicitation will be posted on this webpage and on the California Grants Portal . Proposal materials for the 2026 CPA Solicitation are available in the Grant Solicitation Information and Templates section, below.
Templates are from the 2025 solicitation and retain the 2025 dates. The Project Narrative template has minor updates (revised July 2026) but is based on the USFWS 2025 CPA Funding Opportunity (F25AS00184) and the 2025 State Solicitation . Federal conditions are subject to change.
Contact your CDFW Region to coordinate on proposals. CDFW Regions will submit proposals to nccp@wildlife. ca.
gov . Habitat Conservation Plan Land Acquisition Program The Endangered Species Habitat Conservation Plan Land Acquisition (HCPLA) Grant Program provides funding to States and Territories for the acquisition of federally listed and at-risk species habitat in support of approved HCPs.
Grants do not fund any mitigation required of an HCP permittee but are instead intended to support land purchases that complement actions associated with the HCP. 2026 USFWS HCP Land Acquisition Grant Funding Opportunity The USFWS 2026 HCPLA Funding Opportunity has not yet been released. The timeline is set by the USFWS; CDFW does not know when the funding opportunity will open.
CDFW anticipates that the 2026 State Solicitation will open July 14, 2026, but this date is subject to change. Proposals will be due to the NCCP Program 30 days after the State solicitation opens. The solicitation will be posted on this webpage and on the California Grants Portal .
Proposal materials for the 2026 HCPLA Solicitation are available in the Grant Solicitation Information and Templates section, below. Templates are from the 2025 solicitations and retain the 2025 dates. The Project Narrative template has minor updates (revised July 2026) but is based on the USFWS 2025 HCPLA Funding Opportunity (F25AS00035) and the 2025 State Solicitation .
Contact your CDFW Region to coordinate on proposals. CDFW Regions will submit proposals to nccp@wildlife. ca.
gov . Grant Solicitation Information and Templates NCCP Local Assistance Grant Program The 2026 NCCP LAG solicitation is now open.
2026 NCCP LAG Proposal Solicitation Package (PSP)(PDF) 2026 NCCP LAG Proposal Application Form (Word) Conservation Planning Assistance Templates FY 2025 Conservation Planning Assistance Proposal (Project Narrative) Template - revised July 2026 (Word) FY 2025 Budget Template (Excel) FY 2025 Third Party Donation Letter (Word) HCP Land Acquisition Templates FY 2025 HCP Land Acquisition Proposal (Project Narrative) Template - revised July 2026 (Word) FY 2025 Budget Template (Excel) FY 2025 Third Party Donation Letter (Word) Habitat Conservation Planning Branch P.
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Applications for Natural Community Conservation Planning Local Assistance Grant Program are due July 31, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Natural Community Conservation Planning Local Assistance Grant Program is funded by California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.
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