Transformative Climate Communities Round 6 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT Grant (FY 25-26)
Description
The Transformative Climate Communities Program (TCC), 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.
Eligibility Requirements
Nonprofit
Public Agency
Tribal Government
A Lead Applicant must be based in California and be one of the following: California Native American Tribes Tribally-owned nonprofit IRC 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization Public agency Local agency Special district Joint powers authority Public utility Local publicly owned utility Mutual water company Private shareholder corporations (as defined in Appendix A) are not eligible as Lead Applicants or Co-Applicants.
Eligible Geographies Project Areas must be designated as disadvantaged communities per the TCC Guidelines, and may include eligible incorporated, unincorporated, and Tribal areas within federally recognized Tribal territories. Project Areas may be any shape and must have a continuous boundary, with exceptions for Tribal applicants and Project Areas in rural areas. See Section 3.3 Project Area Eligibility for more info and options for establishing eligibility.
The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight. 9/30/26 23:59
The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant. Spring 2027
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized. 2 years
The total projected dollar amount of the grant. $15,000,000
A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
$1 – $5,000,000
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent. No
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source. No
The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number. State Funding Source
Notes 2024 Climate Bond
The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
Funding Method Notes Lead Grantees may request reimbursement from SGC on a quarterly basis (every three months). Advance payments can be up to 25 percent of the total grant award, which can be provided in one payment or spread across a series of smaller installments and is to be determined in the Grant Agreement.
State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying. Grant guidelines
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For questions about this grant, contact: 1-916-324-9775, tcc@sgc.ca.gov
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