Other Funding Sources and Incentive Programs

This page provides information on additional Funding Sources and Incentive Programs in the Sierra.

In the Funding Sources table below, you can search for information on grants, loans and funding databases that may be useful to various types of organizations in the SNC’s service area.

Other Funding Sources
Databases	State Agencies	Federal Grants
County Grants
Foundations	Corporations	Service Clubs
Incentive Programs

 

Organization Name	Program Name	Contact Phone	Web Site	Sub Region	County	Program Area	Category
Databases
Foundation Center	N.A.	N.A.	http://foundationcenter.org/	Any	Any	Any	Database
California Watershed Funding	N.A.	N.A.	http://www.calwatershedfunds.org/	Any	Any	Water and Air Quality; Significant Resources	Database
grants.gov	N.A.	N.A.	http://www.grants.gov/	Any	Any	Any	Database
State of California	N.A.	N.A.	http://www.ca.gov/Grants.html	Any	Any	Any	Database
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	Catalog of Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection	N.A.	http://cfpub.epa.gov/fedfund/	Any	Any	Water and Air Quality; Significant Resources	Database
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance	N.A.	N.A.	http://12.46.245.173/cfda/cfda.html	Any	Any	Any	Database
California Fire Safe Council	Fire Safe California Grants Clearinghouse	N.A.	http://www.grants.firesafecouncil.org/	Any	Any	Natural Disasters	Database
State Agencies
California State Parks	Recreational Trails Program	916-653-7423	http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=24324	Any	Any	Tourism and Recreation; Public Land; Significant Resources	Grants
California State Parks	Habitat Conservation Fund	916-653-7423	http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=21361	Any	Any	Water and Air Quality; Tourism and Recreation; Public Land; Significant Resources	Grants
California State Parks	Land and Water Conservation Fund	916-653-7423	http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=21360	Any	Any	Water and Air Quality; Tourism and Recreation; Significant Resources; Public Land	Grants
California Bay-Delta Program	Various	N.A.	http://calwater.ca.gov/calfed/calfed_LN_JCG.html	Any	Any	Water and Air Quality; Significant Resources	Grants;  Loans
Wildlife Conservation Board	Various	N.A.	http://www.wcb.ca.gov/Pages/wcb_grant_information.asp	Any	Any	Water and Air Quality; Tourism and Recreation; Public Land; Significant Resources; Economy; Working Landscapes	Grants
State Water Resources Control Board	Various	916-341-5700	http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/grants_loans/	Any	Any	Water and Air Quality; Economy; Working Landscapes	Grants; Loans
Department of Boating and Waterways	Various	916-263-8184	http://dbw.ca.gov/funding/	Any	Any	Water and Air Quality; Tourism and Recreation	Grants; Loans
Caltrans	Division of Local Assistance	916-654-5266	http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/LocalPrograms/	Any	Any	Water and Air Quality; Significant Resources	Grants
California Air Resources Board	Air Pollution Incentives, Grants, and Credit Programs	916-445-5569	http://www.arb.ca.gov/ba/fininfo.htm	Any	Any	Water and Air Quality	Grants; Loans
Department of Water Resources	N.A.	N.A.	http://www.grantsloans.water.ca.gov/	Any	Any	Significant Resources; Working Landscapes; Water and Air Quality	Grants; Loans
Department of Public Health	Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund	916-449-5600	http://www.cdph.ca.gov/services/funding/Pages/SRF.aspx	Any	Any	Significant Resources; Water and Air Quality	Grants; Loans
Department of Public Health	Proposition 50 Funding for Public Water Systems	916-449-5600	http://www.cdph.ca.gov/services/funding/Pages/Prop50.aspx	Any	Any	Significant Resources; Water and Air Quality	Grants
Department of Public Health	Proposition 84 Funding for Public Water Systems	916-449-5600	http://www.cdph.ca.gov/services/funding/Pages/Prop84.aspx	Any	Any	Significant Resources	Grants
California Integrated Waste Management Board	Various	(916) 341-6119	http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Grants/	Any	Any	Water and Air Quality; Significant Resources; Economy; Working Landscapes	Grants; Loans
Department of Conservation	Various	(916) 445-0732	http://www.conservation.ca.gov/index/Pages/qh_grants.aspx	Any	Any	Significant Resources; Economy; Working Landscapes	Grants
California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (I-Bank)	Various	(916) 322-1399	http://www.ibank.ca.gov/Programs/index.html	Any	Any	Economy; Other	Loans
Federal Grants
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	Region 9:  Grants and Funding	N.A.	http://www.epa.gov/region09/funding/rfps.html	Any		Water and Air Quality; Significant Resources; Working Landscape	Grants; Loans
National Park Service	History and Culture	N.A.	http://www.nps.gov/history/grants.htm	Any	Any	Tourism and Recreation; Public Land; Significant Resources; Economy	Grants
County Grants
Foundations
Pacific Forest and Watershed Lands Stewardship Council	Youth Investment	866-791-5150	http://www.stewardshipcouncil.org/youth_investment/grantmaking_overview.htm	North; North Central; Central; South Central; South	Any	Tourism and Recreation; Public Land	Grants
Ford Foundation	Various	212-573-5000	http://www.fordfound.org/grants	Any	Any	Water and Air Quality; Significant Resources; Economy; Other	Grants; Loans
Packard Foundation	Various	650-948-7658	http://www.packard.org/categoryDetails.aspx?RootCatID=3&CategoryID=3	Any	Any	Water and Air Quality; Significant Resources; Working Landscapes; Other	Grants
Placer Community Foundation	Various	530-885-4920	http://www.placercf.org/Grantmaking.php	Central	Placer	Economy; Other	Grants
Resources Legacy Fund Foundation (RLFF)	Preserving Wild California	916-442-5057	http://www.resourceslegacyfund.org/pages/grantees.html	Any	Any	Water and Air Quality; Significant Resources	Grants; Loans
Resources Legacy Fund Foundation (RLFF)	Western Conservation Initiative	916-442-5057	http://www.resourceslegacyfund.org/pages/grantees.html	Any	Any	Water and Air Quality; Significant Resrouces	Grants; Loans; Contracts
Corporations
Recreation Equipment, Inc.	REI Grants Program	N.A.	http://www.rei.com/aboutrei/grants02.html	Any	Any	Water and Air Quality; Tourism and Recreation; Significant Resources;	Grants
Patagonia	Environmental Grants Program	N.A.	http://www.patagonia.com/web/us/patagonia.go?assetid=2927	Any	Any	Water and Air Quality; Significant Resources	Grants
Service Clubs
Auburn Garden Club	Grant Program	530-878-3653	http://www.auburngardenclub.org/Grants.htm	Central	Placer	Significant Resources; Other	Grants
Soroptimists	Women's Opportunity Awards	215-893-9000	http://www.soroptimist.org/awards/awards.html	Any	Any	Other	Grants

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In the Incentive Programs table below, we’ve included information on a handful of voluntary programs available to assist residents, businesses, the agricultural industry, and large landowners in addressing regulatory requirements and implementing conservation measures, resource enhancement measures, and best management practices.

Organization Name	Program Name	Contact Phone	Web Site	Sub Region	County	Program Area	Category
CAL FIRE	California Forest Improvement Program (CFIP)	Various	http://www.fire.ca.gov/resource_mgt/resource_mgt_forestryassistance_cfip.php	Any	Any	Water and Air; Significant Resources; Economy; Natural Disasters; Working Landscapes	Incentive
CAL FIRE	Forest Legacy Program (FLP)	916-653-8286	http://www.fire.ca.gov/resource_mgt/resource_mgt_forestryassistance_legacy.php	Any	Any	Water and Air; Tourism and Recreation; Significant Resources; Economy; Working Landscapes	Incentive
CAL FIRE	California Forest Stewardship Program	1-800-738-TREE	http://ceres.ca.gov/foreststeward/	Any	Any	Water and Air; Significant Resources; Natural Disasters	Incentive