CAL FIRE Wood Products and Bioenergy – Local Conservation Corps

Purpose: The Wood Products and Bioenergy Team (Wood Products) is part of CAL FIRE’s Climate and Energy Program. Wood Products awards funding for California business and workforce development projects that support healthy resilient forests and the people and ecosystems that depend on them. Description: Certified Local Conservation Corps are the only eligible applicants for this solicitation. Eligible project(s) will support workforce development for fire prevention and wildfire resiliency work in California. The following are examples of activities eligible for funding: developing and expanding the workforce in fire prevention, wildfire resiliency, prescribed fire, right-of-way other forest-industry support services. Eligibility Requirements Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit Certified Local Conservation Corps are the only eligible applicants, see grant guidelines for list. Important Dates Application deadline The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight. 5/18/26 00:00 Expected award announcement The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant. July 2026 Period of performance The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized. March 31, 2031. Funding Details Total estimated available funding The total projected dollar amount of the grant. $2,000,000 Expected number of awards A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display. Dependent Estimated amount per award Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display. $500,000 – $2,000,000 Letter of Intent Required? Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent. No Requires Matched Funding? Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source. No Funding Source: The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number. State Funding Source Notes: Proposition 4: Climate Bond Funding Method: The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly). Advances & Reimbursement(s) Funding Method Notes: Of the authorized $10 million in the Climate Bond for Workforce Development for Fire Prevention and Wildfire Resiliency Work, Section 78.00 of SB 105, (Chapter 104, Statutes of 2025) appropriates $2 million to be made available to Local Conservation Corps. How to Apply State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Purpose: The Wood Products and Bioenergy Team (Wood Products) is part of CAL FIRE’s Climate and Energy Program. Wood Products awards funding for California business and workforce development projects that support healthy resilient forests and the people and ecosystems that depend on them. Description: Certified Local Conservation Corps are the only eligible applicants for this solicitation. Eligible project(s) will support workforce development for fire prevention and wildfire resiliency work in California. The following are examples of activities eligible for funding: developing and expanding the workforce in fire prevention, wildfire resiliency, prescribed fire, right-of-way other forest-industry support services. Eligibility Requirements Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit Certified Local Conservation Corps are the only eligible applicants, see grant guidelines for list. Important Dates Application deadline The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight. 5/18/26 00:00 Expected award announcement The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant. July 2026 Period of performance The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized. March 31, 2031. Funding Details Total estimated available funding The total projected dollar amount of the grant. $2,000,000 Expected number of awards A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards.