Restoration Grants
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Restoration Grants fund ecosystem restoration and climate resilience research and projects across California’s diverse habitats.
Funder: California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Due Dates: Rolling (concept proposals accepted year-round)
Funding Amounts: No set minimum or maximum; prior awards range from $50,000 to $10M+; project size and duration vary by funding stream.
Summary: Supports ecosystem restoration, climate resilience, and habitat connectivity projects throughout California, including wetlands, salmonid, and climate adaptation efforts.
Key Information: Open to Tribes, nonprofits, and public agencies; private/for-profit entities may participate as subcontractors only.
Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Restoration Grants program funds a diverse array of projects aimed at restoring and enhancing California's ecosystems, improving climate resilience, and increasing habitat connectivity. Through initiatives such as Drought - Protecting Salmon, Wetlands and Mountain Meadows Restoration, Wildlife Corridors, and bond-funded programs (Propositions 1 and 68), the grants support planning, implementation, acquisition, monitoring, and technical assistance projects. The program prioritizes projects that provide ecological benefits, support disadvantaged communities, and advance state conservation strategies such as the Pathways to 30x30 initiative. The "Cutting the Green Tape" effort further streamlines permitting and grant processes to accelerate restoration statewide.
