California State Duck Stamp Funding Fiscal Year 2026

The California State Duck Stamp Funding opportunity is for projects that protect, preserve, restore, enhance, and develop migratory waterfowl breeding and wintering habitat. Eligible projects include enhancing or restoring wintering or nesting habitat, restoring or creating brood ponds, and establishing islands and loafing bars. Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and tribal governments. The total estimated available funding is $1,939,000, and the expected award announcement date is not clearly specified. • Enhance/restore/maintain wintering or nesting habitat for CA waterfowl species. • Restoring or creating brood ponds/summer water for CA waterfowl species. • Enhancing or restoring fall and spring use areas for CA waterfowl species. • Establishing islands and loafing bars. • Levee repair, replacement of water control structures, pump repair and installation. • Fence installation to control and/or manage livestock or wildlife and/or to enhance upland habitat for waterfowl nesting and goose forage. • Removal of nonnative invasive plant species and restoration (active or passive) of native and other desirable wetland or upland vegetation. • Research to obtain population parameters of species/subspecies/population.