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Transformative Climate Communities Round 6 IMPLEMENTATION Grant (FY 25-26)

Strategic Growth Council · 173241

Eligibility details

Eligible Lead Applicants may be: California Native American Tribes, Tribally-owned nonprofits, IRC 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organizations, public agencies, local agencies, special districts, joint powers authorities, public utilities, local publicly owned utilities, or mutual water companies.

Matching funds & resources

Source matching-funds field: 50%. Applicants who qualify for the Disadvantaged Unincorporated Community Funding Goal must leverage additional funding sources that equal a minimum of 25% of the total requested grant funds. Applicants who qualify for the Tribal Funding Goal do not have to provide any leverage funding. All other applicants must secure additional funding equal to at least 50% of the total requested grant amount. See Section 7.7 of the Guidelines for more.

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

About this opportunity

The Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) Program, established by AB 2722 (Burke, 2016), invests in community-led climate resilience projects in the state’s most overburdened communities. The program objectives are to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve public health and the environment, and support economic opportunity and shared prosperity. TCC’s unique, place-based strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions is designed to catalyze collective impact through a combination of community-driven climate projects in a single neighborhood. TCC Implementation Grants fund neighborhood-scale applications that include multiple, coordinated projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and deliver broader community benefits. These grants support climate resilience projects and infrastructure that respond to community-identified needs in Tribal, disadvantaged, and low-income communities. TCC Planning Grants and Project Development Grants support planning and pre-development activities to prepare for future funding opportunities and advance community-led goals and projects. Please see separate Grants Portal entries for information on Planning Grants and Project Development Grants. Implementation project examples include, but are not limited to: · Equitable housing and neighborhood development · Land acquisition for neighborhood stabilization · Transit access and mobility · Solar installation and energy efficiency · Water efficiency and resiliency · Recycling, composting, and waste reduction · Health equity and well-being · Indoor air quality · Community microgrids · Brownfield redevelopment · Community resilience centers At least 2 Co-Applicants are required. All Lead and Co-Applicants, with local residents and leadership, must form a Collaborative Governance Structure to develop a shared vision of transformation for their community. This may include: · Community-based organizations · Local governments · Nonprofit organizations · Philanthropic organizations and foundations · Faith-based organizations · Coalitions or associations of nonprofits · Community development finance institutions · Community development corporations · Joint powers authorities · California Native American Tribes Applicants from Tribal Communities, Tribally-owned non-profits, and with Project Areas in Disadvantaged Unincorporated Communities are prioritized for Application Technical Assistance. July 31, 2026, is the priority deadline to request Application Technical Assistance via the TA Application Request Form. Application TA services may be available to additional applicants depending on funding availability and TA provider capacity after the July 31st deadline. Applicants must submit a Pre-Proposal by 11:59 p.m. PST on June 30, 2026. Though submission of a Pre-Proposal is required for all Implementation Grant Applicants, the content of the proposal will not affect evaluation of the final application or disqualify Applicants from submitting an application.

Funding geography: Project Areas must be designated as disadvantaged communities per the TCC Guidelines. The Guidelines contain multiple options for establishing Project Area eligibility. Project Areas for Implementation Grants may be up to 15 continuous square miles in rural areas and 5 continuous square miles in urban areas. See Section 3.3, Project Area Eligibility, of the Guidelines for more information on Project Area requirements.

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