Funding Sources for Land and Water Conservation

Federal Government Funding Programs

State and Regional Funding Programs

Private and Non-Profit Funding Programs

This list of funding programs is provided to help match funding opportunities with potential conservation initiatives. While not comprehensive, this list describes many of the grant programs that are available to fund land and water conservation and restoration projects in the state, including state, federal, and private sources.

Funding sources are listed alphabetically and provide basic information about the funding program where the sponsoring agency and a contact person are listed. This information is subject to change, so be sure to call each potential source for additional and updated information.

Also, keep in mind that the key component of a successful fundraising initiative, is a leader’s ability to:

• research and contact appropriate grant-making organizations;
• communicate the project objectives and plans in a manner that is easy to comprehend, substantive, and relevant to the potential grant-making organization’s goals and objectives;
• provide grant application information in a complete and timely manner;
• communicate with grant-makers after applications have been submitted to provide any additional information;
• update grant-makers after grant has been awarded; and
• fulfill any reporting requirements.

Produced by the Resources Agency

December 1998

Please note that this version is no longer available in print, thus why we created this website. 
For more information on this website or the publication itself, please contact:

Erin Klaesius

California Biodiversity Council

erin_klaesius@fire.ca.gov

Phone: 916.227.2661

Fax: 916.227.2672

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