The California State Coastal Conservancy announces the availability of grants to public agencies, federally-recognized tribes and indigenous communities, and nonprofit organizations for programs that facilitate and enhance the public’s opportunities to explore California’s spectacular coast and San Francisco Bay shoreline.
Donor Name: California State Coastal Conservancy
State: California
Town: San Francisco Bay
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/11/2022
Size of the Grant: $200,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
Explore the Coast Grants (ETC) Priority Communities may include but are not limited to lower-income individuals and households, people with disabilities, people of color, indigenous communities, immigrant communities, foster youth, and other historically excluded communities who face societal challenges or barriers to accessing or enjoying the coast.
Projects should also meet one or more of the following priorities:
- Provide an enjoyable experience at the coast.
- Reduce economic, physical, operational, or societal barriers to accessing or enjoying the coast.
- Inspires ongoing coastal resource stewardship ethic through active learning and interactive activities.
Funding Information
Approximately $9 million is available for this grant round. Applicants may request a grant amount of up to $200,000 for a 2-year project or $100,000 for a 1-year project.
Eligible Projects
Eligible projects include a wide range of programs and activities that help to bring people to the coast and/or enhance their experience at the coast. At least 50% of participants served by the grant must be from ETC Priority Communities. Competitive projects will provide participants with joyful and culturally relevant coastal experiences, with other benefits such as ecosystem stewardship and environmental education as secondary benefits.
Examples of eligible projects:
- Providing transportation for ETC Priority Community members to participate in recreational, educational, or stewardship programs.
- Projects provide coastal experiences for people that reduce economic, physical, or societal barriers to accessing or enjoying the coast.
- Projects provide coastal experiences for persons with disabilities that maximize barrier-free access to the coast.
- Project facilitates festivals, docent programs, or other outreach events to promote and increase coastal recreational opportunities for ETC priority community members. Applicants should have a clear plan for engaging ETC priority community members in large-scale festivals open to the public.
- Projects that provide overnight coastal experiences for participants.
- Projects that support the use and volunteer stewardship of Coastal Trail segments or other coastal access points and habitats.
- Projects that promote the use of public transit to access the coast.
Eligibility Criteria
- Public agencies, federally-recognized tribes and indigenous communities, and nonprofit organizations are eligible for funding. To be eligible, a nonprofit organization must qualify under the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Other community-based organizations and tribes or indigenous communities that are not federally-recognized may apply with a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor.
- Eligible Project Locations
- Projects must involve visiting the coast of California or the shore of San Francisco Bay. The Conservancy is interested in supporting programs that bring participants to the coast from throughout the state, including inland areas.
For more information, visit Explore the Coast Grants.
