Welcome to our Grant Funding Resources and Information page that contains valuable information about upcoming grant and funding opportunities for California’s public agencies. Bookmark this page to stay up-to-date on available and upcoming grants and due dates.

For more information or for assistance with your grant applications, call John Quiring, Director of Community Development & Infrastructure Funding at (559) 449-2400.

WATER

Small Community Drought Relief Program – Infrastructure

The State Department of Water Resources announces an important new infrastructure program designed to provide immediate and near term financial and technical support to small communities not served by an urban water supplier with at least 3,000 connections. It’s designed to implement needed resiliency measures and infrastructure improvements for small water suppliers and rural communities. The specific objectives are to implement projects that provide reliable water supply sources, improve water system storage, replace aging and leaking pipelines, and provide alternative power sources for operation (emergency generators).

The State has invested $200,000,000 into this new effort and is accepting applications on a rolling basis with a second block of funding expected in mid to late 2022. Details can be found at  https://www.grants.ca.gov/grants/small-community-drought-relief-program/

WaterSMART Opportunities

The Department of the Interior announced earlier this week 3 funding opportunities available to help Western communities create or expand clean, new water sources. The selected projects, which included desalination, and water reclamation and reuse projects, will be funded through investments in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, when enacted, fiscal year 2022 appropriations.

These funds will help drought-impacted communities as the federal government collaborates with states, Tribes, and other water uses to develop longer-term solutions to climate change.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law contains $1 billion over 5 years for water reclamation and reuse projects, including $550 million for the Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse program, and $250 million for water desalination projects.

Find out more information at Reclamation’s WaterSMART program website.

All three are briefly reviewed here: https://fundingwizard.arb.ca.gov/web/taxonomy/term/8654

For more detailed information and to apply for these grants:

WaterSMART: Title XVI Congressionally Authorized Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects (R22AS00116)

WaterSMART: Title XVI WIIN Act Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects (R22AS00115)

WaterSMART: Desalination Construction Projects Under the WIIN Act (R22AS00117)

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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PARKS & RECREATION

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FURTHER INFORMATON – CONTACT QK

For more information or for assistance with grant submittals, contact John Quiring, Director of Community Development & Infrastructure Funding at (559) 449-2400 or John.Quiring@qkinc.com.