Description
The Department of Fish and Game is seeking applications for the Priority Projects Program Advancement Grant. The grant is open to active stakeholders for existing projects within the Priority Projects Program, including Lead Project Sponsors, State, Regional, Municipal, Tribal Government, Non-Governmental Organizations, and public or private entities that own or have permission from the landowner to advance restoration work. The grant will support restoration activities such as dam removal, stream crossing upgrade, coastal wetland restoration, freshwater wetland restoration, and urban river revitalization. Applicants must demonstrate their ongoing collaborative partnership to advance restoration work.
• Eligible applicants include active stakeholders for existing projects within the Priority Projects Program
• Grant will support restoration activities such as dam removal, stream crossing upgrade, and coastal wetland restoration
• Applicants must demonstrate their ongoing collaborative partnership to advance restoration work
• Applications will be accepted via a form on DER’s website, and there are no account creation requirements
• DER reserves the right to award additional grants to applicants from this Grant RFR if more funding becomes available later in state fiscal year 2026