Additional Funding Sources for Environmental Restoration Projects

Grant Programs Administered by State and Federal Agencies:

• CALFED Watershed Program
• California Coastal Commission
• California Department of Conservation Watershed Coordinator Grant Program
• California Forest Stewardship Program
• California River Parkways Grant Program
• Coastal Resources Grant Program
• State Water Resources Control Board Bond Programs
• Department of Fish and Game Fisheries Restoration Grants Program
• Department of Parks and Recreation Prop 40 funding sources
• Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program Grants
• Five Star Restoration Grants
• Habitat Conservation Fund
• Department of Water Resources Loans and Grants Program
• National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Restoration Center
• National Park Service Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program
• California Coastal Conservancy Resource Enhancement Planning and Restoration Grants
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency North American Wetlands Conservation Act Grant Program
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Targeted Watersheds Grant Program
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Watershed Initiative
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Endangered Species Grants
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program
• Watershed Enhancement Program Grants
• Whale Tail Grants
• Wildlife Conservation Board Grants
• Wildlife Habitat Incentives (WHIP) Program, NRCS

A Sample of Grant Programs Administered Through Non-profit Organizations:

• American Rivers
• Bella Vista Foundation
• California State Parks Foundation
• FishAmerica Foundation
• LEGACI Grants
• Lindbergh Grants
• National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
• Norcross Wildlife Foundation
• Pacific Grassroots
• The David and Lucille Packard Foundation
• Patagonia Environmental Grants
• River Network
• Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Prop 40 Matching Grants Program
• The Conservation Fund
• Trout Unlimited
• Turner Foundation
• William C. Kenney Foundation - Watershed Restoration Grants

Sources of Funding Information:

• The California Watershed Foundation Database
• Cyber-Sierra's Conservation Grants Center
• The Foundation Center Library
• Environmental Grantmaking Foundations directory
• EPA Catalog of Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection
• EPA list of funding sources
• EPA grant writing tutorial
• Governor's Office of Planning and Research GetGrants! Program
• Grants.gov, an online storefront for Federal grant funding sources
• Red Lodge Clearinghouse
• Strategic Environmental Project Pipeline (StEPP) Foundation
• Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection