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Round 2 (FY 22/23) Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program (MLRP) Program

Department of Conservation · 15755

Eligibility details

Please see the guidelines for additional information regarding eligible applicants.

Matching funds & resources

Source matching-funds field: Not Required.

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

About this opportunity

This program funds groundwater sustainability projects that reduce groundwater use, repurpose irrigated agricultural land, and provide wildlife habitat. Grants up to $8.89 million each will be awarded as block grants to regional or basin-scale organizations to develop and implement land repurposing programs. Block grant recipients will then award subgrants and contract to achieve the program deliverables. The Department reserves the right to increase grant awards above $8.89 million as funding allows. Up to $2.44 million in grants, comprised of $2 million from the current grant solicitation and $500,000 from the remaining funding from the Budget Act of 2021 (SB 170, Ch. 240, Stat. 2021), will be awarded to federally recognized and non-federally recognized California Native American tribes on the contact list maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission to plan for, develop, and implement multibenefit land repurposing projects within the eligible groundwater basins identified in Section 2 of the Guidelines.

Funding geography: State of California

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