Cleanup, Remediation and Watershed Enhancement (CRWE)
Cleanup, Remediation and Watershed Enhancement (CRWE) supports local partnerships in California with cleanup, water conservation, and habitat restoration to address environmental damage from cannabis cultivation.
Funder: California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Due Dates: Rolling (while funding is available)
Funding Amounts: No minimum or maximum award amount; grant terms of two to three years
Summary: Supports cleanup, remediation, and watershed and wildlife habitat restoration in California areas affected by cannabis cultivation.
Key Information: On-the-ground projects require site control for at least 10 years; full proposals are accepted by invitation.
Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) administers Cleanup, Remediation and Watershed Enhancement through its Cannabis Restoration Grant Program. Funded through the Environmental Restoration and Protection Account, the opportunity supports local partnerships addressing cannabis cultivation impacts on public, private, and tribal lands statewide. Projects may remove waste, contaminants, and illicit cultivation infrastructure, treat roads and watercourse crossings to reduce sediment delivery, conserve water, or enhance native wildlife habitat and connectivity.
The solicitation supports planning, cleanup and remediation, implementation, and combined planning and implementation projects. Projects should restore affected habitat, reduce toxic-material risks to wildlife and people, or alleviate environmental conditions limiting native species. Proposals directly benefiting California-listed threatened or endangered species receive higher scores. Work advancing state conservation plans, species recovery, and local cannabis equity programs also receives particular consideration.
