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Explore 111 active environment & water grant opportunities from Department of Fish and Wildlife, State Water Resources Control Board, and more.

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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…

Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
Varies – $750,000Closes Oct 15, 2026
Environment & Water

Tire-Derived Aggregate (TDA) is made from shredded tires as an alternative to conventional lightweight aggregates that is: Lightweight Free-draining L…

Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
Varies – $8,782,179Closes Oct 22, 2026
Environment & Water

Eligible Projects Include: This grant is for projects that demonstrate the ability to expand furnace-ready glass cullet processing in the State of Cal…

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 Resources Recycling and Recovery
Varies – $14,198,550Closes Oct 29, 2026
Environment & Water

In order to facilitate increased recycling of empty glass beverage containers in the state, the department shall create the Increased Recycling of Emp…

Department of Parks and Recreation
Varies – $1,400,000Closes Oct 30, 2026
EducationEnvironment & WaterParks & Recreation

These grants are available to organizations that offer on-the-water boating safety education courses. Courses offered should be designed to enhance bo…

Department of Parks and Recreation
Varies – $3,000,000Closes Nov 2, 2026
EducationEnvironment & WaterParks & Recreation

The Recreational Trails Program (RTP) provides funds to develop and maintain Recreational Trails and trail-related facilities for motorized Recreation…

Department of Fish and Wildlife
Varies – $3,000,000Closes Nov 5, 2026
Environment & WaterParks & Recreation

Project activities eligible for Boating Access grant funds include: Planning, permitting, and design for Boating Access Facilities. Construction of Bo…

Department of Parks and Recreation
Varies – $188,500,000Closes Dec 17, 2026
Disadvantaged CommunitiesEnvironment & WaterHealth & Human ServicesParks & Recreation

Grant Description: Helps support the acquisition and development of new parks and the renovation or expansion of existing parks in critically underser…

State Water Resources Control Board
Varies – $3,500,000Closes Dec 18, 2026
AgricultureDisadvantaged CommunitiesEnvironment & WaterScience, Technology, and Research & Development

The 2027 Nonpoint Source Grant Program Guidelines (Guidelines), posted on the NPS Grant Program website (https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/p…

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Environment & Water Grants grants: common questions

How many environment & water grants grants are available right now?

GrantSonar is tracking 111 open environment & water 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 environment & water grants grants?

The most active funders behind the 111 open environment & water grants grants on this page are Department of Fish and Wildlife, State Water Resources Control Board and Wildlife Conservation Board. 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 environment & water grants grants?

Eligibility for environment & water 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 environment & water 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.

Is there a free way to search environment & water grants grants?

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How often is this list of environment & water 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.