The California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) and its supporting departments – which includes the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy – invite you to celebrate Pride Month. Through virtual and in-person events, CNRA departments, commissions, and conservancies will be honoring LGBTQ2S+ leaders in the environmental field.
Delta Conservancy Board Approves $24 Million for Wetland Restoration, Community Access, Climate Resiliency Projects
Awards made as part of Climate, Access, and Resource (CAR) and Nature Based Solutions (NBS) funding
May 24, 2023
WEST SACRAMENTO — The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy Board on Wednesday approved $24 million for two projects that will restore wetlands, improve community access, and support climate resiliency in Contra Costa County.
Under the larger of the two projects, the Board unanimously approved up to $20.9 million in grant funding for the Wetland Mosaic Landscape on Webb Tract Project proposed by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. During the two-phase project, Metropolitan will design and construct up to 3,500 acres of managed, flooded wetlands and up to 1,500 acres of rice fields on Webb Tract, located in the northeastern portion of Contra Costa County and owned by Metropolitan.
The grant funding for this project was made possible by the Amended Budget Act of 2022, which provided the Delta Conservancy with a general fund allocation of $36 million for projects that support Nature Based Solutions: Wetland Restoration.
Delta Conservancy Board Meetings
The Delta Conservancy’s next Board meeting will take place Wednesday, July 26, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Meeting location to be announced.
The meeting agenda will be available after July 12 and the associated documents will be available after July 19.
Board Meeting Recordings
Recordings of past Board meetings are available on our YouTube channel.
Resources for Science, Data, and Environmental Compliance and Permitting for Delta Conservancy Projects
Delta Conservancy staff has prepared an overview for the public of key resources for science, data, environmental compliance, and permitting in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
The below presentation is intended to help individuals or organizations interested in applying for Conservancy funding. This overview is consistent with the Conservancy’s General Grant Guidelines and provides resources related to science strategies, adaptive management, climate change, scientific literature, scientific data, visualizations, environmental compliance, and permitting.
Conservancy Board Approves $2.5M for Delta Aquatic Center of Stockton
Award made as part of Climate, Access, and Resource (CAR) funding from the state
March 22, 2023
WEST SACRAMENTO — The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy Board on Wednesday approved a new multimillion-dollar planning project that aims to bring a world-class water sports facility to the city of Stockton, bolstering recreation and tourism opportunities in the community.
The Board approved $2.5 million in grant funding for the Delta Aquatic Center of Stockton planning project, which was proposed by the San Joaquin Community Foundation and received dozens of letters of support from institutions and community members.
The grant funding from the Delta Conservancy was made possible by the Budget Acts of 2021 and 2022, which provided the Delta Conservancy with one-time general fund allocations of $5,250,000 and $6,125,000 for projects that support climate resilience, community access, and natural resource protection activities that benefit the Delta (collectively known as Climate, Access, and Resource (CAR) funding).
The Americans with Disabilities Act-friendly facility on the Delta will make it possible for all, regardless of ability or means, to access Delta waterways in small, human-powered watercraft. The award of up to $2.5 million will go toward project design, planning, and outreach, which will enable the project to be shovel-ready immediately upon completion of the planning phase.
Delta Conservancy Announces Availability of $42M in Grant Funding
Dec. 22, 2022
WEST SACRAMENTO — The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy is announcing the availability of $42 million in new funding for projects that support Nature Based Solutions: Wetland Restoration (NBS: WR) and Climate Resilience, Community Access, and Natural Resource Protection (CAR).
The Amended Budget Act of 2022 provided the Conservancy with $36 million in NBS: WR funds to support the restoration, conservation, and climate resilience for wetlands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
Example projects include, but are not limited to:
- Managed and tidal wetland restoration
- Crop conversion to rice cultivation
- Technical assistance to access the Voluntary Carbon Market
- Planning to prepare for and support eligible projects (e.g., scoping, design, environmental compliance, science)
- Land acquisition or easement
The Amended Budget Act of 2022 additionally provided the Conservancy with $6 million in CAR funds for multi-benefit projects that promote community access to parks, open space, nature or cultural amenities; support climate resiliency to drought, floods, or extreme climatic events; protect food and water security; protect and conserve natural resources; and support biodiversity.
Example projects include, but are not limited to:
- Community access (e.g., parks, open space, nature, cultural amenities, museums, historical or cultural
- sites, recreation and tourism, and environmental education)
- Climate resilience
- Natural resource protection
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