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Youth Community Access Grant Program is sponsored by California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA). The Youth Community Access Grant Program aims to enhance outdoor access for youth, particularly in low-income and disadvantaged communities. Awarded projects will provide California youth with educational programming and workforce development opportunities in natural and cultural resource fields.
The program helps advance California's Outdoors for All initiative.
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Youth Community Access Grant Program Youth Community Access Grant About the Youth Community Access Grant Program The Youth Community Access (YCA) Grant Program supports youth access to natural or cultural resources with a focus on low-income and disadvantaged communities. The program is funded by the Youth, Education, Prevention, Early Intervention and Treatment Account (YEPEITA), created by Proposition 64.
The YCA Grant Program helps advance Outdoors for All , California’s initiative to expand parks and outdoors spaces in communities that need them the most, improve access to the outdoors for those who lack, and help all Californians feel a sense of belonging in the outdoors. The third solicitation cycle has awarded 108 projects totaling approximately $38. 2M.
Awarded projects will provide California youth access to national, state, and local parks; provide outdoor educational programming in environmental and conservation science; fund field trips to natural and cultural resources; implement urban agricultural and gardening programs; and provide workforce development opportunities in natural resource careers. A full list of awarded projects can be found here .
A press release from the Governor's Office is available here . In total, all 3 competitive grant cycles have resulted in funding 242 projects totaling approximately $70. 8 million.
The next solicitation for proposals is anticipated to be posted in Summer of 2026. The original June 2024 grant guidelines are linked here. An addendum to the Round 3 Guidelines linked here was published separately.
Youth Community Access Project Highlights Coastal Watershed Council We are on a mission to help all Californians and nature thrive together. Home to over 25,000 employees, our Agency protects, manages, and restores the state’s environment and its vast natural, cultural, and historical resources. We advance this work with science as our foundation and inclusion and collaboration as our guiding principles.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: State and local public agencies; Nonprofit organizations; California Native American tribes. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows approximately $15,000,000 (Round 4 available funding). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was January 1, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Youth Community Access Grant Program is funded by California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in California. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
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