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Regional Climate Collaboratives Program Round 2

Strategic Growth Council · 29672

Eligibility details

Please note a waiver of sovereign immunity is NOT required for awarded Tribal applicants.

Matching funds & resources

Source matching-funds field: Not Required. No matched funding is required.

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

About this opportunity

The Regional Climate Collaborative (RCC) Program is a grant program that provides resources to advance climate change mitigation, adaptation, and resilience within under-resourced communities. The program funds cross-sector partners to form a Collaborative and conduct various capacity building activities, such as partnership development, project and plan development, data collection, education and training, and the creation of technical assistance hubs to pursue climate investments. SGC has a total of $8.5 million available for Round 2 awards and anticipates funding 6 Collaboratives. Round 2 has two funding tracks: 1. Small grants range between $500,000-$999,999 2. Large grants range between $1,000,000-$1,750,000 The program includes a two-step application process. Both steps are required. 1. Pre-Proposal: Applicants must submit a Pre-Proposal by September 6, 2023 at 5:00 PM PT. The purpose of the Pre-Proposal is to help applicants, TA providers, and SGC assess whether applicants are on track to submit a complete, competitive application that meets all threshold requirements and to identify sections of the application that will need increased support. While Pre-Proposals are not scored, SGC will provide feedback on Pre-Proposals to help applicants strengthen their Full Proposal. Submitting a Pre-Proposal is required to move forward to the Full Proposal phase. (This can be seen as the intent to apply). 2. Full Proposal: Applicants must submit a Full Proposal by December 6, 2023 at 5:00 PM PT. Building off the Pre-Proposal, the Full Proposal requires more detail and final versions of the budget and workplan. Applicants can modify their project between the Pre-Proposal and Full Proposal. Application technical assistance is available. Please email CACE@sgc.ca.gov to learn more.

Funding geography: Projects may occur on state or federal lands, as long as the project area meets the eligibility requirements. The program has a regional and place-based component. Project Area requirements start on page 15 of the Round 2 Guidelines.

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