Grant Opportunities

Overview

Welcome to SCAG’s grant opportunities page. Here you will find information on current open and upcoming grant opportunities offered by various agencies that may be pertinent to your agency’s workplan. SCAG gathers this information in order to disseminate it to all interested agencies in the SCAG region.

The basic characteristics of each of the grant opportunities are listed below each of the grant titles. Links to the grant program websites are also provided for more detailed information about each program.

We are also providing an additional link to the Federal Transportation Funding: Fiscal Year 2023 Discretionary Grant Preparation Checklist for Prospective Applicants. This resource provides useful guidelines designed to assist in understanding existing requirements for successful grant application. 

THRIVING COMMUNITIES AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

sponsor/source: U.S Dept. of Housing and Urban Development

HUD’s Thriving Communities Technical Assistance (TCTA) program will help local governments ensure housing needs are considered as part of their larger infrastructure investment plans while also supporting equitable development in disadvantaged communities.

Deadline: Ongoing
Status: Open
Eligible: Local Government Agencies and Tribal Government Agencies.

RESILIENT AND EFFICIENT CODES IMPLEMENTATION

SPONSOR/SOURCE: U.S. Department of Energy

The Resilient and Efficient Codes Implemetation program will invest in American manufacturing and workers; expand access to energy efficiency and clean energy; deliver reliable, clean, and affordable power to more Americans; and demonstrate and deploy the technologies of tomorrow through clean energy demonstrations.

Deadline: March 27, 2023
Status: Open
Eligible: Local Government Agenices, Associations of Builders, Special District Governments, Codes and Standards Developers. 

MULTIBENEFIT LAND REPURPOSING PROGRAM (MLRP)

sponsor/source: Department of Conservation

This program’s purpose is to increase regional capacity to repurpose agricultural land to reduce reliance on groundwater while providing community health, economic wellbeing, water supply, habitat,  and climate benefits.

Deadline: March 29, 2023
Status: Open
Eligible: Local Agency Governments, Non-Profit Organizations and Tribal Governments

ADAPTATION PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM

SPONSOR/SOURCE: GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH

This program provides funding to help fill local, regional, and tribal planning needs, provides communities the resources to identify climate resilience priorities, and supports the development of a pipeline of climate resilient infrastructure projects across the state.

Deadline: March 31, 2023
Status: Open
Eligible: Local Government Agencies, Tribal Governments, Non-Profit Organizations.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM ROUND 7

sponsor/source: Department of Housing and Community Development

AHSC funds will be used for loans or grants, or a combination thereof, to projects that will achieve GHG emissions reductions to benefit communities throughout California, particularly through increasing accessibility to affordable housing and Key Destinations via low-carbon transportation, resulting in fewer vehicle miles traveled through shortened or reduced trip length or mode shift from single occupancy vehicle use to transit, bicycling, or walking. 

Deadline: April 4, 2023
Status: Open
Eligible: Local Government Agencies, Public Housing Authorities, Regional Transportation Planning Agency, Deevlopers, Tribal Governments.

THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GOVERNMENT-TO-GOVERNMENT (EJG2G) PROGRAM

sponsor/source: United States Environmental Protection Agency

The Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) program provides funding at the state, local, territorial, and tribal level to support  government activities that lead to measurable environmental or public health impacts in communities disproportionately burdened by environmental harms.

Deadline: April 14, 2023
Status: Open
Eligible: Local Government Agencies, Tribal Government Agencies, Non Profit Organizations

2023 LOCAL HOUSING TRUST FUND PROGRAM NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY

source/sponsor: Department of Housing and Community Development

Program Funds awarded under this NOFA shall be used to provide construction loans and/or permanent financing loans at simple interest rates of no higher than three percent per annum, for payment of predevelopment costs, acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation as well as to construct, convert, reconstruct, rehabilitate, and/or repair Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) or Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUs).

Deadline: April 19, 2023
Status: Open
Eligible: Local Government Agencies, Non Profit Organizations, Tribal Government Agencies, Local Housing Trust Funds

CLEAN CALIFORNIA LOCAL GRANT PROGRAM

SOURCE/SPONSOR: CALTRANS

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) developed the Clean California Local Grant Program through which funds will go to local communities to beautify and improve local streets and roads, tribal lands, parks, pathways, and transit centers to clean and enhance public spaces.

Deadline: April 28, 2023
Status: Open
Eligible: Local Government Agencies, Special District Governments, Tribal Governments, Public Housing Authorities, Non-Profit Organizations, and Private Organizations. 

2023 PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM GRANTS

SPONSOR/SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation

Funds for FY 2023 PIDP grants will be awarded on a competitive basis to assist in funding eligible projects for the purpose of improving the safety, efficiency, or reliability of the movement of goods through ports and intermodal connections to ports.

Deadline: April 28, 2023
Status: Open
Eligible: Port Authorities, Local Government Agencies, Tribal Governments, Special District Governments. 

CARL MOYER PROGRAM

Sponsor/Source: SOUTH COAST aqmd

The Carl Moyer Program has played a significant role in incentivizing equipment owners to purchase cleaner-than-required engines vehicles and equipment.

Deadline: May 9, 2023
Status: Open
Eligible: Any owner of an eligible heavy-duty on-road or off-road project, public or private, that results in cost-effective NOx, PM and/or ROG emission reductions.

LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND (LWCF)

sponsor/source: CA Department of Parks and Recreation

Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grants provide funding for the acquisition or development of land to create new outdoor recreation opportunities for the health and wellness of Californians.

Deadline: June 1, 2023
Status: Open
Eligible: Local Government Agencies, Tribal Governments, Special District Governments.

TRANSFORMATIVE CLIMATE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM

sponsor/source: California Strategic Growth Council

The TCC Program furthers the purposes of AB 32 and AB 2722 by funding projects that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through the development and implementation of neighborhood-level transformative climate community plans that include multiple coordinated GHG emissions reduction projects that provide local economic, environmental, and health benefits to disadvantaged communities.

Deadline: Aug. 1, 2023
Status: Open
Eligible: Local Government Agencies, Non Profit Organizations, Tribal Government Agencies

SMALL COMMUNITY DROUGHT RELIEF PROGRAM

Sponsor/Source: DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES

The Small Community Drought Relief Program is to provide immediate and near-term financial and technical support to help small communities survive this and future droughts.

Deadline: Dec. 29, 2023
Status: Open
Eligible: Non-Profit Organizations and Tribal Governments

LOCAL AGENCY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Sponsor/Source: CA Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)

The Local Agency Technical Assistance (LATA) grant program is available for eligible pre construction work facilitating broadband network projects to areas in need. 

Deadline: $50 million to be awarded by December 2024. 
Status: Open
Eligible: Local Government Agencies and Tribal Governments

UPCOMING

SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL (SS4A) GRANT PROGRAM

Sponsor/Source: U.S. Dept. of Transportation

The SS4A program funds regional, local, and Tribal initiatives through grants to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries.

Deadline: TBD
Status: Upcoming
Eligible: Local Government Agencies and Tribal Government Agencies.

LOCAL TRANSPORTATION CLIMATE ADAPTATION PROGRAM (LTCAP)

Sponsor/Source: California Transportation Commission

The primary objective of this program is to provide competitive grants to local agencies for the development and implementation of capital projects adapting local transportation infrastructure to climate changes.

Deadline: TBD
Status: Upcoming
Eligible: TBD

INTEGRATED CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCY PROGRAM’S REGIONAL RESILIENCE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION GRANT PROGRAM

Sponsor/Source: Governor’s Office of Planning and Research

The RRGP will help address local, regional, and tribal climate resilience needs and build a pipeline of climate resilient planning and implementation projects at the regional scale. 

Deadline: TBD
Status: Upcoming
Eligible: Local Government Agencies, Regional Transportation Agencies, Tribal Government Agencies, Non Profit Organizations.

RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES: HIGHWAYS TO BOULEVARDS

SPONSOR/SOURCE: caltrans

This program will fund the planning for and fund the conversion of key underutilized highways in the State into multi-modal corridors to reconnect communities divided by transportation infrastructure.

Deadline: TBD
Status: Upcoming
Eligible: TBD

CALIFORNIA ADVANCED SERVICES FUND: RURAL AND URBAN REGIONAL BROADBAND CONSORTIA ACCOUNT

SPONSOR/SOURCE: CA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

The California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) Rural and Urban Regional Broadband Consortia Account (Consortia Grant Account) funds grants are available to facilitate the deployment of broadband services by assisting CASF infrastructure grant applicants in the project development or grant application process or assisting broadband deployment projects related to programs created under Senate Bill (SB) 156 and Assembly Bill (AB) 164.

Deadline: Upcoming
Status: Upcoming
Eligible: Local Government Agencies, Public Safety Agencies, Schools, Non-profit organizations, Libraries, and Higher Education Institutions.

CHARGING AND FUELING INFRASTRUCTURE

SPONSOR/SOURCE: u.s. department of transportation

Program funds will be made available each fiscal year for Community Grants, to install electric vehicle charging and alternative fuel in locations on public roads, schools, parks, and in publicly accessible parking facilities. 

Deadline: TBD
Status: Upcoming
Eligible: TBD

CLOSED

WILDFIRE PREVENTION GRANTS PROGRAM

sponsor/source: Cal fire

The Wildfire Prevention Grants Program funds three types of activities: hazardous fuels reduction, Wildfire prevention planning, and Wildfire prevention education. Please see the corresponding FY 2022-23 Wildfire Prevention Grants Procedural Guide located on the Wildfire Prevention Grants webpage.

Deadline: March 15, 2023
Status: Closed
Eligible: Local Government Agencies, Non Profit Organizations, Tribal Government Agencies

PRO HOUSING INCENTIVE PILOT

SPONSOR/source: Department of Housing and Community Development

The PIP Program complements the Prohousing Designation Program and is designed to encourage cities and counties to obtain a Prohousing Designation.

Deadline: March 15, 2023
Status: Closed
Eligible: Local Government Agencies

AREAS OF PERSISTENT POVERTY PROGRAM

SPONSOR/SOURCE: Federal Transit Administration

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for the Areas of Persistent Poverty Program. Funds will be awarded competitively for planning, engineering, or the development of technical or financing plans for project to assist Areas of Persistent Poverty or Historically Disadvantaged Communities. 

Deadline: March 10, 2023
Status: Closed
Eligible: Recipients and subrecipients under 49 U.S.C. 5307, 5310, and 5311 located in areas of persistent poverty or historically disadvantaged communities. 

SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING GRANTS

Sponsor/Source: Caltrans

Sustainable Transportation Planning Grants funds local and regional multimodal transportation and land use planning projects, transportation planning studies partnering with Caltrans, and multimodal planning studies partnering with Caltrans that further the region’s RTP SCS (where applicable), contribute to the State’s GHG reduction targets, and assist in achieving the Caltrans Mission and Grant Program Objectives.

Deadline: March 9, 2023
Status: Closed
Eligible: MPO’s, RTPA’s, Transit Agencies, Local Government Agencies, Tribal Governments and Other Public Transportation Entities

AB 617 COMMUNITY AIR GRANT PROGRAM

sponsor/source: CA Air Resource Board

The Air Grants Program aim is to provide support for community-based organizations to participate in the AB 617 process, and to build capacity to become active partners with government to identify, evaluate, and ultimately reduce air pollution and exposure to harmful emissions in their communities.  The total funding available for this round is $10 million.

Deadline: March 3, 2023
Status: Closed
Eligible: Non-Profit Organizations and Tribal Governments

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY BREAKTHROUGH CHALLENGE

sponsor/source: ENTERPRISE

The Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge aims to meet the nation’s affordable housing challenges across Native, rural, suburban, Tribal and urban communities.

Deadline: March 3, 2023
Status: Closed
Eligible: Non Profit Organizations, Housing Authorities, Tribally Designated Housing Entities, Tribal Housing Authorities.

URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROGRAM

sponsor/source: Cal fire

The purpose of CAL FIRE’s Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program is to help create a sustainable urban forest and increase the long-term benefits trees provide, improve the public’s understanding and appreciation of urban trees, and advance urban forest management and tree care.

Deadline: March 3, 2023
Status: Closed
Eligible: Local Government Agencies, Special District Governments, Non-Profit Organizations.

FOREST HEALTH PROGRAM

SPONSOR/SOURCE: cal fire

The Forest Health Program addresses the risk to California’s forests from extreme disturbance events including catastrophic wildfires, drought, and pest mortality. 

Deadline: Feb. 28, 2023
Status: Closed
Eligible: Local Government Agencies, Academic Institutions, Tribal Government Agencies, Non Profit Organizations, Private Organizations

REBUILDING AMERICAN INFRASTRUCTURE WITH SUSTAINABILITY AND EQUITY (RAISE)

SPONSOR/SOURCE: U.S. Department of TRANSPORTATION

The Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity, or RAISE Discretionary Grant program, provides a unique opportunity for the DOT to invest in road, rail, transit and port projects that promise to achieve national objectives.

Deadline: Feb. 28, 2023
Status: Closed
Eligible: States, Local Government Agencies, Special District Governments, Tribal Governments, and Port Authorities. 

BUILDINGS UPGRADE PRIZE

SPONSOR/SOURCE: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

The Buildings Upgrade Prize (Buildings UP) is offering more than $22 million in cash prizes and technical assistance to teams across America with winning ideas to accelerate widespread, equitable energy efficiency and building electrification upgrades.

Deadline: Feb. 18, 2023
Status: Closed
Eligible: Local Government Agencies, Tribal Government Agencies, Non Profit Organizations.

CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND COMMUNITY ACCESS GRANT

sponsor/source: Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy

The Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy is pleased to announce the launch of its Climate Resiliency & Community Access Grant Program. They are accepting proposals for projects that best fulfill the objectives and criteria of the Program and the relevant portions of the Conservancy’s 2020-2025 Strategic Plan. 

Deadline: Feb. 11, 2023
Status: Closed
Eligible: Local Government Agencies, Special District Governments and Non Profit Organizations

TRANSIT AND INTERCITY RAIL CAPITAL PROGRAM

Sponsor/Source: CALIFORNIA STATE TRANSPORTATION AGENCY

This program provides grants from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) to fund transformative capital improvements that will modernize California’s intercity, commuter, and urban rail systems, and bus and ferry transit systems, to significantly reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, vehicle miles traveled, and congestion.

Deadline: Feb. 10, 2023
Status: Closed
Eligible: Public Agencies that operate transit service, Urban Rail Transit Service, and Bus or Ferry TransitService.

BLOOMBERG INITIATIVE FOR CYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE (BICI)

Sponsor/Source: bloomberg cities network

The Bloomberg Initiative for Cycling Infrastructure (BICI) is a competitive grant program that will foster catalytic change in city cycling infrastructure around the world.

Deadline: Feb. 3, 2023
Status: Closed
Eligible: Cities with popuations of 100,000 or more. 

LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLE AND MULTI-USE HYDROGEN REFUELING INFRASTRUCTURE

Sponsor/Source: CA ENERGY COMMISSION

The California Energy Commission’s (CEC’s) Clean Transportation Program announces the availability of up to $27 million in grant funds for projects that will provide publicly available hydrogen refueling stations to enable continued growth of the California fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) market.

Deadline: Feb. 3, 2023
Status: Closed
Eligible: Local Government Agencies, Tribal Governments, Non-Profit Organizations, and Private Organizations. 

OTS GRANTS

SPONSOR/SOURCE: Ca Office of Traffic Safety

The goal of the annual program is to prevent serious injury and death resulting from motor vehicle crashes so that all roadway users arrive at their destination safely.

Deadline: Jan. 31, 2023
Status: Closed
Eligible: Local Government Agencies

INFILL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM

SPONSOR/SOURCE: DEPARTMET OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

The objective of the IIG Program is to promote infill housing development by providing financial assistance for Capital Improvement Projects that are an integral part of, or necessary to facilitate the development of affordable and mixed income housing.

Concept Proposal Deadline: Dec. 29, 2022
Deadline: Jan. 31, 2023
Status: Closed
Eligible: Local Government Agencies and Public Housing Authorities

URBAN COMMUNITY DROUGHT RELIEF FUNDING

SOURCE/SPONSOR: CA Department of Water Resources

This grant is intended to provide water to communities that face the loss or contamination of their water supplies, to address immediate impacts on human health and safety, to secure the future of California’s water supply, and to protect fish and wildlife resources. 

Deadline: Jan. 31, 2023
Status: Closed
Eligible: Local Government Agencies, Special District Governments, Public Utilities, Higher Education Institutions, Non-Profit Organiztions and Tribal Governments.

ASSESSING THE ROLE OF HYDROGEN IN CALIFORNIA’S DECARBONIZING ELECTRIC SYSTEM

SOURCE/SPONSOR: CA Energy commission 

The purpose is to fund an assessment of the potential role of hydrogen production from renewable electricity and end-use conversion technologies for electric sector applications in California’s decarbonizing electric system.

Deadline: Jan. 23, 2023
Status: Closed
Eligible: Local Government Agencies, Tribal Governments, Non-Profit Organizations, and Private Organizations. 

TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM SAFETY FUND (TTPSF)

Sponsor/Source: FeDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

Transportation fatalities and injuries severely impact the quality of life in Indian country.  Each year under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), as enacted by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58), 4% of the available TTP funds are set aside to address transportation safety issues identified by federally recognized Indian tribes through a competitive, discretionary program. Projects are chosen whose outcomes will reduce fatal and serious injuries in transportation related incidents, such as motor vehicle crashes.

Deadline: Jan. 15, 2023 
Status: Closed
Eligible: Tribal Governments. 

PORT AND FREIGHT INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM

SPONSOR/SOURCE: CALIFORNIA STATE TRANSPORTATION AGENCY

The program seeks to improve the capacity, safety, efficiency and resilience of goods movement to, from and through California’s maritime ports, while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions and harmful impacts to communities adjacent to the corridors and facilities used for goods movement. 

Deadline: Jan. 13, 2023
Status: Closed
Eligible: Local Governments Agencies, MPO’s, RTPA’s, Ports, and Joint Powers. 

FY 2022 CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS IMPLEMENTATION GRANT PROGRAM

SPONSOR/SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

The purpose of this program is to support locally-driven strategies that address struggling neighborhoods with distressed public or HUD-assisted housing through a comprehensive approach to neighborhood transformation. 

Deadline: Jan. 11, 2023
Status: Closed
Eligible: Local Government Agencies, Public Housing Authorities and Indian Housing Authorities.

AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY OUTREACH GRANT PROGRAM

SPONSOR/SOURCE: FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

The ACP Outreach Grant Program provides new federal funding for the FCC to grant eligible governmental and non-governmental entities with the funding and resources needed to increase awareness of and participation in the ACP among those households most in need of affordable connectivity.

Deadline: Jan. 9, 2023
Status: Closed
Eligible: Local Government Agencies, Nonprofits, Tribal Governments, and Special Districts.

COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR RAIL VEHICLE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM

SPONSOR/SOURCE: FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

The purpose of the Rail Program is to modernize America’s transit system, focusing on maintaining a State of Good Repair for fixed-guideway rail transit.  Eligible projects are the replacement of rail rolling stock.

Deadline: Jan. 5, 2023
Status: Closed
Eligible: Local Government Agencies and States that receive fixed guideway or high intensity motorbus systems in revenue for at least seven years. 

CALIFORNIA ADVANCED SERVICES FUND: BROADBAND ADOPTION ACCOUNT

SPONSOR/SOURCE: CA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

The California Advanced Services Fund Broadband Adoption Account provides grants that will increase publicly available or after-school broadband access and digital inclusion, such as grants for digital literacy training programs and public education to communities with limited broadband adoption.

Deadline: Jan. 1, 2023
Status: Closed
Eligible: Local Government Agencies, Senior Agencies, Schools, Public Libraries, and Non-Profit Organizations. 

CALIFORNIA ADVANCED SERVICES FUND: BROADBAND PUBLIC HOUSING ACCOUNT

SPONSOR/SOURCE: CA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

The basis of the California Advanced Services Fund (CASF) Broadband Public Housing Account is to provide grants and loans to finance projects to build broadband networks offering free broadband service for residents of low-income communities.

Deadline: Jan. 1, 2023
Status: Closed
Eligible: Public Housing Agency or Nonprofit orrganizations.