Deadline: 14-Sep-22
The California Resilience Challenge (CRC) is pleased to invite eligible local California public entities (including California Native American Tribes), non-governmental organizations, and communitybased organizations to respond to this Request for Proposals (RFP) for grants in support of climate resilience planning projects, with a preference for projects that will lead to implementation of resiliency infrastructure.
The California Resilience Challenge is a statewide effort, led by businesses, utilities, and a diverse range of partners, to build local and regional climate resilience and to support a shared vision for a resilient California in the face of increasing climate threats. The Challenge is providing grants for diverse, replicable and innovative climate change adaptation planning projects across California. These projects will reflect California's diverse geography and showcase leadership in climate change adaptation.
Funding Information
- Individual grants will be awarded for between $100,000 and $200,000, but CRC reserves the right to make smaller or larger grants, and the right to award less than the maximum amount of its Grant Fund.
- Selected proposals will be for specific 7 planning projects that will commence on or before July 31, 2023 and are to be completed by July 31, 2025.
Eligible Projects
Eligible projects will consist of planning projects that are targeted at improving local or regional resilience to one or more of the following four climate challenges (listed in no particular order), and water and air quality impacts of the foregoing:
- Drought
- Flooding, including from sea level rise
- Extreme heat and increasing frequency of hot days
- Wildfire
Eligibility Criteria
California-based non-government organizations (NGOs) that have as a principal mission, serving or advocating for under-resourced communities. Such NGOs may include community-based organizations, and may be supported by fiscal sponsors. Such NGOs need not be 501(c) (3) organizations, but must be legal entities authorized and empowered to enter into contracts and hold funds. NGOs are encouraged to partner with a local California public entity.
Local California public entities applying for projects targeted at benefitting under-resourced communities in their constituencies must partner with community-based organizations. California Native American Tribes are exempt from this partnership requirement. Such public entities may include:
- California incorporated cities, whether or not charter cities
- California counties
- Local agencies and districts at the county level
- Joint Powers Authorities
- Special Districts such as, but not limited to, Geologic Hazard and Abatement Districts, Community Facilities Districts, Utility Districts and others
- California Native American Tribes
- Metropolitan Planning Organizations
- Councils of Governments State-level and regional public entities, including the State of California and its departments, commissions and agencies, and interstate compact entities are not eligible for this program focused on local efforts.
For more information, visit CRC.
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