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Grants for Nonprofits in California

California's grants portal was created by law. The Grant Information Act of 2018 required the California State Library to build one website for state grant opportunities, and grants.ca.gov has carried the competitive and first-come grants and loans of state agencies since July 2020. Agencies enter their own listings, including how to apply, and the search filters by applicant type: nonprofit, public agency, tribal government and others.

GrantCue reads the portal, the grant pages of Cal OES and CAL FIRE, California Humanities, and funding programs from more than a dozen cities and counties, among them Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and San Jose. The California Arts Council posts its grant programs on its own site.

Sources: California Grants Portal, California Grants Portal: About This Site, California Arts Council: Grants

Open opportunities
166
Ongoing programs
30
Sources read
23
Foundations headquartered here
1,250

Sources last read Oct 24, 2026.

Open opportunities in California (166)

Scaling Dyadic Care Grant Program

Department of Health Care Services · Closes Oct 26, 2026 · up to $700,000

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Emergency Medical Services Technical Assistance (EMS TA) Solicitation for Proposals (SFP) for Program Year 2026 (PY 26-27)

Employment Development Department · Closes Oct 27, 2026 · up to $1,500,000

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Increased Recycling of Empty Glass Beverage Containers Grant Program, FY 2026-27

Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery · Closes Oct 29, 2026 · up to $4,000,000

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Creative Optimism-Uplifting Promises (CO-UP) Grants

City of Los Angeles, CA · Closes Oct 30, 2026 · up to $15,000

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FY 2025-2026 Wildfire Prevention Grants-Prop 4

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection - CAL FIRE/Wildfire Prevention Grants · Closes Oct 30, 2026

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Internet Crimes Against Children - IC26

California Office of Emergency Services · Closes Oct 30, 2026

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Law Enforcement Specialized Units - LE26

California Office of Emergency Services · Closes Oct 30, 2026

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Rice Incentive Program

Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy · Closes Oct 30, 2026

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Statewide Prevention Coordination - PP26

California Office of Emergency Services · Closes Oct 30, 2026

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LA County TECH (CEA-LAT) Grant – Round 3

Public Utilities Commission · Closes Oct 30, 2026

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Division of Boating and Waterways Aquatic Center Boating Safety Education Grant FY26

Department of Parks and Recreation · Closes Oct 30, 2026 · up to $62,000

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2026-27 Digital Divide Grant Program Round 4

Public Utilities Commission · Closes Oct 30, 2026 · up to $100,000

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2026 CalAgPlate Grant Program

CA Department of Food and Agriculture · Closes Nov 2, 2026 · up to $195,500

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The Recreational Trails Program (RTP) – R27

Department of Parks and Recreation · Closes Nov 2, 2026

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Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Grant for Program Year 2026-27 (PY 26-27)

Employment Development Department · Closes Nov 2, 2026 · up to $1,250,000

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Local Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)

Department of Transportation · Closes Nov 2, 2026 · up to $10,000,000

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2026 California Nutrition Incentive Program

CA Department of Food and Agriculture · Closes Nov 3, 2026 · up to $12,500,000

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Youth Community Access Grant Program (Round 4)

CA Natural Resources Agency · Closes Nov 4, 2026 · up to $300,000

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FY 2027/28 CDFW Boating Access Grant Program

Department of Fish and Wildlife · Closes Nov 5, 2026

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California Victim Witness Advocate Training - TP26

California Office of Emergency Services · Closes Nov 6, 2026

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Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Annual NOFA

City of San Diego, CA · Closes Nov 6, 2026

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Crisis Response Training - CR26

California Office of Emergency Services · Closes Nov 6, 2026

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Employment and Training Pathways Program (ETPP) Program Year 2026-27 (PY 26-27)

Employment Development Department · Closes Nov 9, 2026 · up to $2,000,000

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California State Nonprofit Security Grant Program - Multiple Site (CSNSGP) - CN25

California Office of Emergency Services · Closes Nov 13, 2026

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Ongoing programs (30)

Programs that keep funding going or take applications on a schedule the funder sets. They are counted apart from the dated opportunities above.

Arts Commission Community Investments grants

City and County of San Francisco, CA

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Arts, Culture and Community Festivals (ACCF) City Council Allocations

City of San Diego, CA

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Board of Supervisors Budget Inventory Grants

County of Santa Clara, CA

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Capitalization and Sustainability (CAPSUS) Grants

City of San Jose, CA · up to $40,000

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Community Challenge Grants

City and County of San Francisco, CA

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Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

City of San Jose, CA

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Community Enhancement Program

San Diego County, CA

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Community Impact Arts Grant (CIAG)

Los Angeles County, CA

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Community Projects, Programs, and Services (CPPS) Funding Program

City of San Diego, CA

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Connecting California Grants

California Humanities · up to $5,000

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Council District 14 Discretionary Funding

City of Los Angeles, CA

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Council District 4 Discretionary Funding Program

City of Los Angeles, CA · up to $5,000

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Council District 9 Community Grant Program

City of Los Angeles, CA · up to $100,000

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Creative Communities San Diego (CCSD)

City of San Diego, CA

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Cultural Funding Grant Program

City of Oakland, CA

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Cultural Grants Program

City of Los Angeles, CA

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DCYF 2026-2027 Community Grants Request for Proposals

City and County of San Francisco, CA · up to $700,000

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Expanded Access to Arts and Culture (EAAC)

City of Fresno, CA

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Festival, Parade and Celebration Grants

City of San Jose, CA

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Grants for the Arts (GFTA)

City and County of San Francisco, CA

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Neighborhood Reinvestment Program

San Diego County, CA

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Operating Grants

City of San Jose, CA

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Organizational Grant Program (OGP)

Los Angeles County, CA

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Organizational Support Program (OSP)

City of San Diego, CA

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Local grant pages in California

Los Angeles, CA

1 opportunity listing4 ongoing programs

San Diego, CA

1 opportunity listing4 ongoing programs

Alameda County, CA

1 opportunity listing

Mountain View, CA

1 opportunity listing

Santa Maria, CA

1 opportunity listing

San Jose, CA

6 ongoing programs

San Francisco, CA

4 ongoing programs

Los Angeles County, CA

2 ongoing programs

Sacramento, CA

2 ongoing programs

San Diego County, CA

2 ongoing programs

Bakersfield, CA

1 ongoing program

County of Santa Clara, CA

1 ongoing program

Fresno, CA

1 ongoing program

Oakland, CA

1 ongoing program

Sacramento County, CA

1 ongoing program

Foundations headquartered in California

The largest private foundations whose IRS Form 990-PF gives an address in California, by total giving. Headquarters is not where they give: a foundation's profile shows the states that received the most of its grant money.

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What GrantCue reads for California

  • Alameda County, CA Funding Programs
  • California Arts Council Funding Programs
  • California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Grant Opportunities
  • California Humanities Funding Programs
  • California Office of Emergency Services Grants
  • California State Grants
  • City and County of San Francisco, CA Funding Programs
  • City of Bakersfield, CA Funding Programs
  • City of Fresno, CA Funding Programs
  • City of Los Angeles, CA Funding Programs
  • City of Mountain View, CA Grant Opportunities
  • City of Oakland, CA Funding Programs
  • City of Pasadena, CA Funding Programs
  • City of Sacramento, CA Funding Programs
  • City of San Diego, CA Funding Programs
  • City of San Jose, CA Funding Programs
  • City of Santa Maria, CA Grant Opportunities
  • City of Santa Monica, CA Funding Programs
  • County of Santa Clara, CA Funding Programs
  • Los Angeles County, CA Funding Programs
  • Sacramento County, CA Funding Programs
  • San Bernardino County, CA Grant Opportunities
  • San Diego County, CA Funding Programs

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