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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
$4,363
federal grants per capita
California state grant programs
State-administered programs open now.
Proposition 4 – Water RecyclingState Water Resources Control Board · $150,000,000 · due 2030-06-302026-27 Digital Divide Grant Program Round 4Public Utilities Commission · $200,000 · due 2026-10-30Community Resilience Centers Round 2 IMPLEMENTATION Grant (FY 26-27)Strategic Growth Council · $52,000,000 · due 2026-09-25Community Resilience Centers Round 2 PLANNING Grant (FY 26-27)Strategic Growth Council · $3,000,000 · due 2026-09-04Tahoe for AllTahoe Conservancy · $300,000 · due 2026-09-04Division of Boating and Waterways Local Assistance Pumpout/Dump Station Installation Grant FY26Department of Parks and Recreation · $243,000 · due 2027-06-30Division of Boating and Waterways Local Assistance Pumpout/Dump Station/Floating Restroom Operation and Maintenance Grant FY26Department of Parks and Recreation · $24,000 · due 2027-06-30Division of Boating and Waterways Clean Vessel Act Education and Outreach Grant FY 2026Department of Parks and Recreation · $720,000 · due 2026-08-17Tire Incentive ProgramDepartment of Resources Recycling and Recovery · $3,000,000 · due 2026-08-192026 Dairy Plus ProgramCA Department of Food and Agriculture · $34,000,000 · due 2026-09-142026-27 Public Charter Schools Grant Program Start-Up SubgrantCA Department of Education · $33,666,515 · due 2026-08-14Cost-Share for Federal Geothermal Energy Funding OpportunitiesCA Energy Commission · $3,000,000
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 2,226 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.
Fiscal Year 2027 Expanding Nutrition ServicesHealth Resources and Services Administration · $350,000 – $350,000 · due 2026-09-09 · funded in CaliforniaInstitutional 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 CaliforniaFY 2026 Continuum of Care Competition and Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Grants NOFODepartment of Housing and Urban Development · $2,500 – $25,000,000 · due 2026-08-26 · 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 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.