Wildlife Conservation Board
state agency
Funding opportunities
Regional Conservation Investment Strategies
Purpose: WCB is seeking high-quality grant proposals for the development of RCIS's. CDFW's RCIS program encourages public agencies to develop regional conservat...
Forest Conservation
Purpose: The Forest Conservation Program supports planning, acquisition, and restoration projects throughout California’s forests, consistent with the Board's S...
Wildlife Corridor and Fish Passage
Purpose: The Program is seeking proposals for planning or implementation projects that construct, repair, modify, or remove transportation infrastructure or wat...
San Joaquin River Conservancy
Purpose: The purpose of the SJRC is to create the San Joaquin River Parkway (Parkway) to preserve and enhance the river’s extraordinary biological diversity, pr...
Public Access
Purpose: Wildlife Conservation Board’s Public Access Program’s projects should focus on creating meaningful outdoor experiences for all Californians. Projects s...
Habitat Enhancement and Restoration
Purpose: The purpose of this program is to provide assistance for the restoration and enhancement of fish and wildlife resources. Description: Consistent with F...
Climate Adaptation and Resiliency
Purpose: The Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program was created by AB109, which amended the Budget Act of 2017 to provide local assistance through the Wildli...
Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Rescue
Purpose: The Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Rescue Program was created by Assembly Bill 2421, and signed into law in 2018 becoming effective immediately. The...
Desert Conservation Program
Purpose: As a result of efforts undertaken by individuals and entities with a strong interest in protecting the Mojave and Colorado Deserts, Assembly Bill 1183,...
Oak Woodlands Conservation
Purpose: The Oak Woodlands Conservation Program offers landowners, conservation organizations, cities and counties, an opportunity to obtain funding for project...
Inland Wetlands Conservation
Purpose: The Inland Wetlands Conservation Program (IWCP) was created to assist the Central Valley Joint Venture (CVJV) in its mission is to protect, restore, an...
Lower American River Conservancy Program
Purpose: The Program was created to provide a state partner to work cooperatively with local agencies, particularly the County of Sacramento in its role as the...
Riparian Habitat Conservation
Purpose: The California Riparian Habitat Conservation Program (Program) is accepting concept proposals for projects that provide meaningful and sustainable impr...
Stream Flow Enhancement
Purpose: The Stream Flow Enhancement Program (SFEP) funds projects that enhance stream flows across the state of California. The SFEP defines enhanced streamflo...
Land Acquisition 2025
Purpose: The WCB acquires real property or rights in real property on behalf of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and can also grant funds t...