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Explore 51 active disadvantaged communities grant opportunities from San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy, State Water Resources Control Board, and more.

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San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy
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Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy
Wildlife Conservation Board

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Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation
Varies – $27,500,000Closes Oct 13, 2026
Disadvantaged CommunitiesDisaster Prevention & ReliefEducationEnergy+3 more

Early Infrastructure Projects fund heat-related infrastructure planning and a demonstration project that tests proposed approaches. Awards range from…

Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy
Varies – $24,752,000Closes Oct 23, 2026
AgricultureDisadvantaged CommunitiesEnvironment & WaterHousing, Community and Economic Development

The purpose of the Delta Community, Environment and Climate Grant Program is to fund multibenefit projects in the Delta and Suisun Marsh. The Conserva…

Department of Health Care Services
Varies – $17,000,000Closes Oct 26, 2026
Disadvantaged CommunitiesEducationHealth & Human ServicesHousing, Community and Economic Development

This two-year funding opportunity will provide Medi-Cal provider organizations with funding, training, and technical assistance to build strong clinic…

Employment Development Department
Varies – $1,500,000Closes Oct 27, 2026
Disadvantaged CommunitiesEmployment, Labor & TrainingHealth & Human Services

The Employment Development Department (EDD), in coordination with the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA), announces the availabi…

Public Utilities Commission
Varies – $200,000Closes Oct 30, 2026
Disadvantaged CommunitiesEducationHousing, Community and Economic DevelopmentScience, Technology, and Research & Development

The Digital Divide Grant Program (DDGP) will provide three grants for a total of $200,000. The DDGP is funded by fees collected from leases of state-o…

Employment Development Department
Varies – $8,500,000Closes Nov 2, 2026
Disadvantaged CommunitiesEmployment, Labor & TrainingHealth & Human Services

The Employment Development Department (EDD), in coordination with the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA), announces the availabi…

CA Department of Food and Agriculture
Varies – $13,500,000Closes Nov 3, 2026
Disadvantaged CommunitiesFood & NutritionHealth & Human Services

The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Office of Farm to Fork is currently accepting proposals for the 2026 California Nutrition I…

CA Natural Resources Agency
Closes Nov 4, 2026
Disadvantaged CommunitiesEducationParks & Recreation

California voters passed the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (Proposition 64) on November 8, 2016, which legalized the recreation…

Employment Development Department
Varies – $17,000,000Closes Nov 9, 2026
Disadvantaged CommunitiesEmployment, Labor & Training

The ETPP grants will be awarded to develop and implement projects that accelerate pathways to employment for populations facing significant employment…

CA Department of Education
Varies – $30,000,000Closes Dec 3, 2026
Disadvantaged CommunitiesEducation

The After School Education and Safety (ASES) Program is the result of the 2002 voter-approved initiative, Proposition 49. These programs are created t…

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How many disadvantaged communities grants grants are available right now?

GrantSonar is tracking 50 open disadvantaged communities grants grants as of today. That count reflects opportunities that are currently accepting applications — closed rounds and award announcements are excluded, which is why it is smaller than the headline figures some directories advertise. Federal, state and foundation sources are re-ingested daily.

Who funds disadvantaged communities grants grants?

The most active funders behind the 50 open disadvantaged communities grants grants on this page are San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy, State Water Resources Control Board and Employment Development Department. Foundation funders are profiled from public IRS Form 990 / 990-PF filings, so you can see a funder's actual past giving rather than only its stated priorities.

Who is eligible for disadvantaged communities grants grants?

Eligibility for disadvantaged communities grants grants varies by opportunity, but the listings on this page are open to nonprofits, government agencies, school districts and other eligible organizations. Each listing states its own eligible applicant types, and GrantSonar filters your matches against your organization type, geography and programs so ineligible opportunities are demoted rather than surfaced.

When are the deadlines for disadvantaged communities grants grants?

Deadlines differ per opportunity and some are rolling with no fixed close date. Every listing on this page shows its own close date where the funder publishes one, and GrantSonar re-checks source pages so a deadline that moves is picked up rather than left stale.

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How often is this list of disadvantaged communities grants grants updated?

Daily. Federal, state and foundation sources are re-ingested every day, duplicate listings are collapsed onto a canonical record, and listing URLs are checked for rot — a stale catalogue is worse than a smaller current one, so dead links are flagged rather than left to look live.