Funder: California Department of Conservation
Due Dates: Rolling (Tribal grants) | Next block grant round TBA (anticipated 2025–2026)
Funding Amounts: Block grants: $6–10M per award (recent rounds); Tribal grants: up to ~$1.75M; over $90M appropriated to date; additional $200M approved for future rounds.
Summary: Supports regional and tribal projects in California that repurpose irrigated agricultural land to reduce groundwater use and provide environmental, community, and climate benefits.
Key Information: Program focuses on critically overdrafted and high/medium-priority groundwater basins; strong emphasis on partnerships and community engagement.