Regional Wildfire & Landscape Resilience Grants

Purpose: The purpose is to accelerate landscape-scale, regionally appropriate activities that are consistent with the California Climate Bond’s goals to strengthen local capacity, improve landscape health and resilience, and reduce wildfire risk to communities. Regional Grants will fund collaborative land management partnerships and entities that have are ready to implement portfolios of multi-benefit projects across a landscape. Description: The program will follow a two-phase application process, with concept proposals due by 3 PDT on June 30, 2026. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES A. Regionally appropriate landscape resilience B. Community hazardous fuels reduction or modification C. Prescribed and cultural fire D. Pest management E. Reforestation and revegetation F. Biomass Utilization G. Maintenance of and/or improvements to previously established and completed wildfire and landscape resilience projects. H. Planning: Up to 10% of total funds or $1 million (whichever is less). I. Workforce Education & Training that is appropriately scaled to the overall project and clearly aligned with its primary objectives. FUNDING PRIORITIES A. Multi-benefit projects that have been identified as a regional priority using a transparent prioritization process that integrates data-driven analysis, practitioner expertise, and community input. P B. Applicants that have demonstrated sufficient operational capacity to successfully manage and deliver large, multi-partner projects. C. Projects that leverage CAL FIRE funds with other , and/or private/philanthropic investments including projects that align program funding across Climate Bond programs. D. Projects that advance regional capacity to implement wildfire and landscape resilience projects. E. Projects that have broad involvement from regional stakeholders, including tribes. F. Projects that enlist the services of the California Conservation Corps, certified community conservation corps, or tribal corps. G. Projects that provide meaningful and direct benefits to disadvantaged communities, severely disadvantaged communities, or vulnerable populations. H. Projects that advance the State’s strategic goals and priorities. I. Projects that have environmental compliance completed or have environmental compliance completed for a majority of the sub-projects.   Eligibility Requirements Eligible Applicants: Individual Nonprofit Other Legal Entity Public Agency Tribal Government Per the Climate Bond (PRC §90110), an eligible applicant is a public agency, local agency, nonprofit organization, special district, joint powers utility, local publicly owned utility, or mutual water company. Eligible Geographies: Projects are encouraged to occur across multiple landownerships. Matching Funding Requirement: Match is not required but projects will be scored higher if they leverage CAL FIRE funds with other , and/or private/philanthropic investments to produce the greatest public benefit including projects that align program funding across Climate Bond programs. Important Dates Expected award announcement The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant. End 2026 Period of performance The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized. Q1/2027-2/15/2031 Anticipated Open Date May 13, 2026 Funding Details Total estimated available funding The total projected dollar amount of the grant. $30,000,000 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.

Purpose: The purpose is to accelerate landscape-scale, regionally appropriate activities that are consistent with the California Climate Bond’s goals to strengthen local capacity, improve landscape health and resilience, and reduce wildfire risk to communities. Regional Grants will fund collaborative land management partnerships and entities that have are ready to implement portfolios of multi-benefit projects across a landscape. Description: The program will follow a two-phase application process, with concept proposals due by 3 PDT on June 30, 2026. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES A. Regionally appropriate landscape resilience B. Community hazardous fuels reduction or modification C. Prescribed and cultural fire D. Pest management E. Reforestation and revegetation F. Biomass Utilization G. Maintenance of and/or improvements to previously established and completed wildfire and landscape resilience projects. H. Planning: Up to 10% of total funds or $1 million (whichever is less). I. Workforce Education & Training that is appropriately scaled to the overall project and clearly aligned with its primary objectives. FUNDING PRIORITIES A. Multi-benefit projects that have been identified as a regional priority using a transparent prioritization process that integrates data-driven analysis, practitioner expertise, and community input. P B. Applicants that have demonstrated sufficient operational capacity to successfully manage and deliver large, multi-partner projects. C.