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California grants for nonprofits & individuals
Open federal and state grants California organizations and individuals can apply for — with who qualifies, how much, the deadline, and exactly what each one requires.
Federal grant funding to California (FY2025)
$172.5B
#1 of 50 states
Per resident
$4,362
federal grants per capita
California state grant programs
State-administered programs open now.
Cost-Share for Federal Geothermal Energy Funding OpportunitiesCA Energy Commission · $3,000,000Prop 4 – Nature-Based Solutions (NBS)San Diego River Conservancy · $8,000,000Prop 4 – Wildfire and Forest ResilienceSan Diego River Conservancy · $8,000,000Increasing MAT Services within DHCS-Licensed SUD Facilities Round ThreeDepartment of Health Care ServicesRegional Wildfire & Landscape Resilience GrantsDepartment of Forestry and Fire Protection · $30,000,000Community Resilience Centers Round 2 IMPLEMENTATION Grant (FY 26-27)Strategic Growth Council · $52,000,000 · due 2026-09-25Transformative Climate Communities Round 6 IMPLEMENTATION Grant (FY 25-26)Strategic Growth Council · due 2026-09-30Transformative Climate Communities Round 6 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT Grant (FY 25-26)Strategic Growth Council · $15,000,000 · due 2026-09-30Transformative Climate Communities Round 6 PLANNING Grant (FY 25-26)Strategic Growth Council · due 2026-09-30Baldwin Hills & Urban Watersheds Conservancy (BH UWC) Proposition 4: Community and Climate Resilience Grant ProgramBaldwin Hills & Urban Watersheds Conservancy · $48,000,000Dam Safety and Climate Resilience Local AssistanceDepartment of Water Resources · $228,200,000California National Archery in the Schools Program 2026 (CalNASP) Equipment GrantDepartment of Fish and Wildlife · $3,800
Which federal programs actually fund California
Competitively awarded federal grant dollars that went to California recipients in FY2025 — project grants and cooperative agreements only. Formula and block funding (Medicaid, highways) is excluded because it is allocated to state government, not won by applicants.
| Program | Assistance listing | Awarded in California |
|---|---|---|
| Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) | 97.036 | $5.5B |
| Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program | 11.035 | $1.9B |
| Head Start | 93.600 | $1.7B |
| Highway Planning and Construction | 20.205 | $1.1B |
| Clean Ports Program | 66.051 | $1.0B |
| Clean Energy Demonstrations | 81.255 | $830.4M |
| Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience | 81.254 | $791.5M |
| Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | 20.106 | $782.5M |
Who won competitive federal grants in California
The largest California recipients of competitive federal grant awards in FY2025. Useful for two things: seeing who your likely co-applicants and partners are, and seeing which programs have a track record of paying out in this state.
| Recipient | Awarded |
|---|---|
| OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES | $5.9B |
| CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION | $2.1B |
| DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CALIFORNIA | $1.1B |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE | $907.7M |
| THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY | $813.1M |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO | $756.6M |
| LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY | $661.7M |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES | $629.3M |
Open federal grants for California applicants
A sample of the 2,037 federal opportunities open now — each links to a full breakdown of eligibility, required documents, and deadlines. Listed first: the 12 whose program has a record of awarding money in California.
Institutional Training Programs to Advance Translational Research on Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (ADRD) (T32 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · due 2026-09-25 · funded in CaliforniaNIA Expanding Research in AD/ADRD (ERA) Summer Research Education Program (R25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · up to $200,000 · due 2027-05-26 · funded in CaliforniaNIA Expanding Research in AD/ADRD (ERA) Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (R25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · up to $400,000 · due 2027-05-26 · funded in CaliforniaAlzheimer's Drug-Development Program (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)National Institutes of Health · up to $1,500,000 · due 2027-11-05 · funded in CaliforniaNIA Academic Leadership Career Award (K07 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · due 2027-11-12 · funded in CaliforniaTranslational Bioinformatics and Experimental Approaches to Advance Drug Repositioning and Combination Therapy Development for Alzheimers Disease and Related Dementias (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · up to $1,000,000 · due 2028-05-07 · funded in CaliforniaAtopic Dermatitis Research Network (ADRN) (U19 Clinical Trial Optional)National Institutes of Health · $4,520,000 · due 2026-09-24 · funded in CaliforniaNIAID Career Transition Award (K22 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · up to $150,000 · due 2028-01-07 · funded in CaliforniaNIAID Investigator Initiated Program Project Applications (P01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · due 2029-05-25 · funded in CaliforniaNIAID Resource-Related Research Projects (R24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · due 2029-05-25 · funded in CaliforniaNIAID Clinical Trial Implementation Cooperative Agreement (U01 Clinical Trial Required)National Institutes of Health · due 2029-07-05 · funded in CaliforniaMaximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) for Early Stage Investigators (ESI)National Institutes of Health · due 2029-02-06 · funded in California
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This report compiles and structures publicly available grant information from official federal and state sources. It is not legal, financial, or grant-writing advice, is not an endorsement by any grantor, and does not replace reading the official grant solicitation or consulting a grants professional. Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines are current as of the source’s publication date — always confirm against the official notice of funding opportunity before you apply. Many federal grants are not available to for-profit businesses or individuals; where that applies, the report says so.