Cannabis Restoration Grant Program

The following entities are eligible to apply and receive CRGP funding:

• Public agencies within California (state agencies or departments, public universities and colleges, special districts, joint power authorities, counties, cities, or other political subdivisions of the state).

• Nonprofit Organizations qualified to do business in California, under Section 501(c), Title 26 of the United States Code. To be considered an eligible nonprofit organization, an organization must have applied for tax-exempt status and received final approval from the IRS under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code. Entities still in the application phase will not be considered eligible applicants.

• California Native American Tribes as defined in Public Resources Code Section 21073.

The eligibility requirements are detailed in the PSNs.

Proposals submitted under the Cleanup, Restoration, and Watershed Enhancement PSN or the Research and Innovation Grant PSN that directly benefit species listed as endangered or threatened per the California Endangered Species Act will receive higher scores.

Proposals should also provide co-benefits, which may include implementation of actions described in species recovery plans, California’s 30X30 conservation framework, the State Wildlife Action Plan, or similar plans, and/or promote a local equity program.

All grants require a monitoring and reporting plan as well as a long-term management plan as deliverables, if not included at the time of the grant application.

There are currently three ongoing cannabis grant funding opportunities:

• Cleanup, Remediation, and Watershed Enhancement Funding Opportunity
  Priorities: Cleanup and remediation of waste, contaminants, and infrastructure associated with illicit cannabis cultivation on public, private or tribal land, reduction of sediment delivery from road crossings, increased water conservation, and/or enhancement of wildlife communities impacted by cannabis activities.
• Research and Innovation Grant Funding Opportunity
  Priorities: Improve the collective understanding of how cannabis cultivation influences the environment; provide actionable solutions for cannabis cultivation impacts on the environment; address environmental factors to support sustainable cultivation; and/or contribute to the conservation of California’s fish, wildlife, and the habitats upon which they depend.

CRGP grants are funded through California's Environmental Restoration and Protection Account pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code section 34019(f)(2). Today, CRGP offers approximately $20 million for all cannabis grant funding opportunities.

Currently, there is no minimum or maximum grant award amount. All project costs must be consistent with the purposes of the grant program and explicitly outlined in the grant agreement and adhered to as defined.