FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

UPCOMING AND OPEN FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:

Route to Parks (deadline: August 8, 2025) Click here to learn more. Offered by Parks California. For the 2026 grant cycle, they are seeking projects that remove access barriers, including transportation, to California State Parks. Parks California anticipates grant awards will average between $25,000 and $30,000.  Applicants should apply for projects that start January 1, 2026 with the intention of completion by December 31, 2026. Coordination with relevant California State Parks staff is required prior to application.

Wildfire Prevention Grants Program (deadline: August 6, 2025) Click here to learn more. CAL FIRE’s Wildfire Prevention Grants Program provides funding for fire prevention projects and activities in and near fire threatened communities. Funded activities include hazardous fuels reduction, wildfire prevention planning, and wildfire prevention education with an emphasis on improving public health and safety while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Whale Tail Grant (deadline: December 15, 2025) Click here to learn more. WHALE TAIL® Grants fund projects that connect people to the California Coast and its watersheds through education, stewardship, and outdoor experiences. Projects can engage youth or adults and can take place anywhere in California. WHALE TAIL® Grants focus on reaching communities that face barriers accessing marine education and stewardship opportunities. We strongly encourage applicant organizations based in and composed of the communities they are engaging. Applications open the first week of October. 

Other grants to track that are available statewide:

• Adventure Pass Grant, Parks California and California State Parks
• Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Grant, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• California Grant Portal - subscribe to receive notifications
• California Marine Protected Areas Outreach and Education Small Grants Program, Coastal Quest/Ocean Protection Council
• CAL FIRE IRA Grants, CAL FIRE's Urban and Community Forestry (UCF) Program
• Career Pathways, Parks California
• Environmental Education Grant, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Environmental Justice Small Grant, California Environmental Protection Agency
• Explore the Coast Grant, State Coastal Conservancy
• Liberated Paths, Justice Outside
• Outdoor Equity Grant, California State Parks
• Route to Parks, Parks California
• Youth Access to Nature Fund, Justice Outside
• Youth Community Access Grant, California Natural Resources Agency
• Whale Tail Grant, California Coastal Commission

Please contact info@aeoe.org if you are aware of additional funding opportunities to share with our community.