Grant Application Opportunities and Notices

CDFW is now accepting full applications for projects under the Fisheries Restoration Grant Program (FRGP). The 2025 FRGP Proposal Solicitation Notice (PSN) (PDF) and 2025 FRGP Guidelines (PDF) outline the priorities and requirements to apply. The full application phase is open until April 17th, 2025, 3:00 p.m. Applications must be submitted via CDFW WebGrants.

For more information, please see the 2025 PSN, 2025 Guidelines, and the 2025 PSN FAQ (PDF). Applicants should refer to the 2025 PSN Application Forms Template (PDF) to help organize your application.

CDFW will be hosting PSN workshops to assist applicants in understanding the requirements of the PSN and Guidelines. Information on the date and time of each workshop is available on FRGP’s Solicitation page.

Please share this solicitation. Particularly, with someone who you think has never heard of or applied to FRGP.
 

CDFW will hold an online workshop to assist applicants in understanding the Fisheries Restoration Grant Program (FRGP) 2025 Proposal Solicitation Notice (PSN) (PDF) and Guidelines (PDF).  

2025 PSN Concept Proposal Workshop
February 6, 2025, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Workshop Agenda and Meeting Link (PDF)
 

For more information, please visit CDFW's FRGP PSN page or contact FRGP@wildlife.ca.gov with any questions.
 

CDFW is now accepting concept proposal applications for projects under the Fisheries Restoration Grant Program (FRGP). The 2025 FRGP Proposal Solicitation Notice (PSN) (PDF) and 2025 FRGP Guidelines (PDF) outline the priorities and requirements to apply. The Concept Proposal application phase is open until March 3, 2025. The full application period will be open March 4 - April 17, 2025. Applications must be submitted via CDFW WebGrants.

For more information, please see the 2025 PSN, 2025 Guidelines, and the 2025 PSN FAQ (PDF). Applicants should refer to the 2025 PSN Application Forms Template (PDF) to help organize your application.

CDFW will be hosting PSN workshops to assist applicants in understanding the requirements of the PSN and Guidelines. Information on the date and time of each workshop is available on FRGP’s Solicitation page.

Please share this solicitation. Particularly, with someone who you think has never heard of or applied to FRGP.

The 2025 FRGP Draft Proposal Solicitation Notice (PDF) and Guidelines (PDF) are available for public comment. A summary of the PSN updates is available in the 2025 PSN FAQ (PDF). Comments may be submitted to CDFW via email to FRGP@wildlife.ca.gov. The deadline for public comments is December 2, 2024, by 5:00 p.m.

CDFW will host an online Public Workshop (PDF) to discuss the 2025 solicitation and collect comments from the public on Monday, November 25, 2024, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Governor Newsom announced today CDFW's award of $50 million in grants to 15 projects to support a diverse array of habitat restoration projects in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, McCloud River, and wetland and meadow projects statewide. These projects include several that directly support Governor Newsom’s recently released California’s Salmon Strategy for a Hotter, Drier Future, which outlines six priorities and 71 actions to build healthier, thriving salmon populations in California.

Funding for these projects comes from CDFW's Drought for Protecting Salmon, Addressing Climate Impacts, and Nature Based Solutions initiatives, as well as the remaining funds from CDFW's Proposition 1 funded Delta Water Quality and Ecosystem Restoration Grant Program. See press release for the list of awarded projects.