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2025 Cannabis Academic Research Grants

Department of Cannabis Control · 126798

Eligibility details

Grant funds are available to public universities in California. The department will consider only one proposal per applicant for a given research project. Applicants may submit more than one proposal if the proposals are for separate and distinct research projects or activities.

Matching funds & resources

Source matching-funds field: Not Required. Proposition 64 imposed taxes on the cultivation and sale of cannabis. A portion of these taxes, $10,000,000 annually, has been designated for grants to public universities to research and evaluate the impacts of cannabis legalization, pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code section 34019.

Matching funds and leveraged resources are different requirements. Read the description and reviewed rules below before determining resource commitments.

About this opportunity

DCC is seeking proposals for research projects that advance public understanding of cannabis and effects of legalization. Researchers at California public universities are eligible to apply. Up to $30 million in grants will be awarded. Through this Request for Proposals (RFP), DCC seeks to: Expand academic knowledge of cannabis Gain insight into how government policy decisions impact individuals, communities and equity Support government officials in fact-based policymaking It is the Department’s hope that the research resulting from these grants will advance the body of scientific knowledge about cannabis and prove beneficial not only to California policymakers, but also to those across the nation and world.

Funding geography: State of California. Projects may occur on state or federal lands.

Funding instrument: Grant. Issuing jurisdiction: California. This is not a geographic eligibility determination.