Grant Programs and Funding
Proposition 4 Climate Bond Program
Our Proposition 4 Climate Bond Program is funded through Senate Bill 867, the Safe Drinking water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024. This bond provided the Conservancy with $29 mission for multi-benefit projects that reduce the risks of climate change impacts on communities, fish and wildlife, and natural resources, and that increase public access.
Ecosystem Restoration and Water Quality Grant Program
Our Ecosystem Restoration and Water Quality Grant Program focuses on multi-benefit ecosystem and watershed protection and restoration projects, and is funded through the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 (Proposition 1).
Community Enhancement Grant Program
Our Community Enhancement Grant Program prioritizes funding for projects that address recreation and tourism, historic and cultural preservation, and environmental education. It is funded through the California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection and Outdoor Access for All Act of 2018 (Proposition 68).
Climate, Access, and Resource Funding
The Budget Acts of 2021 and 2022 provided the Delta Conservancy with a one-time general fund allocation 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).
Nature-Based Solutions: Wetland Restoration Funding
The Amended Budget Act of 2022 provided the Conservancy with a general fund allocation of $36,000,000 for projects that support Nature Based Solutions: Wetland Restoration (NBS: WR). The goals of the funding are to support restoration, conservation, and climate resilience for wetlands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
Delta Drought Response Pilot Program
To reduce drought stress in the Delta watershed, protect Delta water quality, and improve mutual understanding of agricultural practices and water conservation opportunities in different regions within the Legal Delta, the Conservancy – in partnership with the Department of Water Resources, the Delta Watermaster, and Delta water users – initiated the Delta Drought Response Pilot Program (DDRPP).
