The Urban Greening Grant Program will fund projects using nature-based solutions to mitigate climate change impacts such as the urban heat island effect, rising temperatures, and extreme heat.
Donor Name: California Natural Resources Agency
State: California
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/04/2026
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Urban Greening projects use nature-based solutions—planting trees that provide strategic shade, expanding green spaces that serve as places of refuge during heat waves, and creating green streets and alleyways that capture and clean stormwater—to help communities become more climate resilient.
Nature-based solutions include all the ways land can be managed to boost the health and resilience of natural systems, helping them store carbon and protect against climate change impacts, including extreme heat. Nature-based solutions that address extreme heat impacts use natural cooling strategies to limit temperature increase and urban heat islands. Examples include planting trees that provide strategic shade, expanding green spaces that serve as places of refuge during heat waves, and increasing tree canopy cover in cities, communities, and schoolyards.
Funding Information
- Available Funding: $46,125,000
- Minimum award: $200,000
- Maximum award: $5,000,000
Eligible Projects
The following is a general list of eligible project examples and is not intended to be exhaustive:
- Creation and expansion of green streets and alleyways
- Creation of green parks, particularly in park-poor communities
- Schoolyard greening, particularly in park-poor communities
- Urban tree canopy expansion
- Habitat restoration, where appropriate2
- Community gardens that provide food, water access, and shade
- Green stormwater infrastructure (e.g., green roofs, rain gardens, bioswales)
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for funding, Urban Greening projects must comply with all the following
- Be located in an urban area;
- Provide public benefit; and
- Provide public access
For more information, visit California Natural Resources Agency.
