The Natural Community Conservation Planning Local Assistance Grant (NCCP LAG) Program is designed to assist local public and non-profit entities in the implementation of Natural Community Conservation Plans (NCCPs) throughout California.
Donor Name: California Department of Fish and Wildlife
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/17/2025
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
Types of Projects
- Management Activities
- Immediate management actions on newly acquired NCCP reserve lands
- Restoration/Enhancement
- Restoration or enhancement of habitats or species populations on NCCP reserve lands
- Monitoring
- Design and implementation of biological monitoring programs identified in an NCCP, including the establishment of sampling methods, monitoring plots, data collection, management, and analysis
- Reserve Management Plans
- Development and implementation of individual reserve management plans
- Mapping
- New or updated mapping in support of NCCP management or monitoring activities, such as vegetation community mapping
- Targeted Studies for Adaptive Management
- Studies to evaluate management actions for covered habitats or species, and whether such actions are meeting stated goals or require adjustments through adaptive management
- Other
- Other non-land acquisition priority tasks, identified by the applicant and implementing partners, which are needed to ensure effective implementation of the NCCP.
Funding Information
Up to $576,000 will be available through the NCCP LAG Program this grant cycle.
Grant period
- For this grant cycle, grant agreements for projects awarded under NCCP LAG will likely be executed in early 2026.
- All grant funds must be expended by March 31, 2028.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants include public agencies, tribes, and non-profit organizations.
For more information, visit CDFW.
