LAWS AND LEGISLATION
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
September 26, 2025, 12:00 p.m.
City Hall North Conference Room A
1600 Truxtun Avenue
Members
Eric Arias
Andrae Gonzales
Ken Weir
1. ROLL CALL
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Agenda Item Public Statements
b. Non-Agenda Item Public Statements
3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES
a. Adoption of the May 30, 2025, Special Meeting Minutes.
Staff recommends approval of the minutes.
4. STAFF REPORT
a. Quarterly Update on State Legislative Advocacy and Grant Funding - September 2025
Staff recommends Committee receive and file.
b. Quarterly Update on Federal Legislative Advocacy - September 2025 Staff recommends committee receive and file.
5. NEW BUSINESS
6. COMMITTEE COMMENTS
7. ADJOURNMENT
Laws and Legislation Committee
Minutes
Special Meeting
Friday, May 30, 2025
12:00 p.m.
City Hall North, First Floor, Conference Room A
1600 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield CA 93301
Committee Members:
Eric Arias – Chair
Andrae Gonzales
Ken Weir
Agenda
Meeting called to order at 12:05 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
Committee members present: Councilmembers Arias and Gonzales
Committee members absent: Councilmembers Weir
City Staff: Anthony Valdez, Assistant City Manager
Juan Heredia, City Manager’s Office
Viridiana King, City Attorney’s Office
Julie Drimakis, City Clerk’s Office
Sharon Gonsalves, California Public Policy Group
Terry Heubert, Janet Jimenez, Summit Strategies
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Agenda Item Public Statements
None.
b. Non-Agenda Item Public Statements
None.
3. Adoption of August 8, 2024, Regular Meeting Minutes. (Staff recommends approval of the minutes.)
Motion by Councilmember Gonzales to adopt the August 8, 2024, Regular Meeting Minutes. Motion approved with Councilmember Weir absent.
4. STAFF REPORT
a. May 2025 State Legislative and Funding Advocacy Quarterly Update – California Public Policy Group
(Staff recommends committee receive and file report.)
Juan Heredia, City Manager’s Office, made staff comments.
Sharon Gonsalves California Public Policy Group, (written materials provided) made comments and provided a PowerPoint Presentation.
Motion by Councilmember Gonzales to receive and file report. Motion approved with Councilmember Weir absent.
Legislative and Legislation Committee
Special Meeting May 30, 2025, Agenda
4. STAFF REPORT continued
b. May 2025 Federal Legislative and Funding Advocacy Update – Summit Strategies (Staff recommends committee receive and file report.)
Juan Heredia, City Manager’s Office, made staff comments.
Terry Heubert Summit Strategies (written materials provided) made comments and provided a PowerPoint Presentation.
Motion by Councilmember Arias to receive and file report. Motion approved with Councilmember Weir absent.
5. NEW BUSINESS
None.
6. COMMITTEE COMMENTS
None.
7. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 1:20 p.m.
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Eric Arias, CHAIR
LEGISLATIVE AND LITIGATION COMMITTEE
ATTEST:
___________________________________
JULIE DRIMAKIS, MMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: September 26, 2025 AGENDA CATEGORY: STAFF REPORT TO: Laws and Legislation Committee
FROM: Juan M. Heredia, Assistant to the City Manager
DATE: September 19, 2025
SUBJECT: Quarterly Update on State Legislative Advocacy and Grant Funding – September 2025
[Document Description]
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends Committee receive and file.
BACKGROUND:
California Public Policy Group (CPPG) provides the City of Bakersfield with legislative advocacy services as the state level , and grant writing services for state and federal grants. Each quarter, CP PG provides an update to the Laws & Legislation Committee on legislative advocacy in Sacramento and the City’s grant awards.
For the September 2025, meeting, CPPG will provide a presentation on the end of the legislative session, discuss the status of city positioned bills, and review gran ts the city has worked, is applying for, or plans to pursue in the next quarter.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact to the General Fund.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Innovative and Efficient City Government
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Laws & Legislation Bill Position Matrix
2. CPPG 2025 End of Session Report
3. CPPG Bakersfield August 2025 Legislative Summary
4. CPPG Municipal Funding Outlook – August 2025
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City of Bakersfield: Positioned Bills as of September 18, 2025
Bill Number Summary Position Legislative Platform Status AB 237
(Patel)
Criminalization of Threats to Sensitive
Public Spaces – Creates a new criminal
offense for threats against locations like
schools, workplaces and public venues.
Support Support legislation that strengthens the
ability of the City to create safe
environments and well-being for all.
Senate Inactive
File
AB 339
(Ortega)
Local Public Employee Organizations -
Requires public agencies to give a recognized
employee organization 45 days’ written notice
regarding contracts to perform services that
are within the scope of work of job
classifications represented by the recognized
employee organization.
Oppose Support maximum flexibility for local
government in contracting and contract
negotiations.
Governor’s
Desk
AB 348 (Krell) Full Service Partnerships -- Sets criteria for presumptive eligibility for full-service
partnerships, including individuals with
serious mental illness transitioning from
prison or jail, but exempts counties from
enrolling if funding limits are exceeded.
Support Support legislation that reforms the
state’s behavioral health and substance
abuse policies and programs.
Governor’s
Desk
AB 379
(Schultz)
Crimes: Human Trafficking: Increases the
penalty for solicitation of a minor in specified
circumstances, makes it a misdemeanor for
any person to loiter in any public place with
the intent to purchase commercial sex,
creates the Survivor Support Fund to fund
Support Support legislation that strengthens the
ability of the City to create safe
environments and well-being for all.
Chaptered
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organizations that provide direct services and
outreach to victims of sex trafficking and
exploitation, creates the human trafficking
vertical prosecution grant program, and
increases civil penalties for specified human
trafficking-related violations by businesses
AB 400
(Pacheco)
Police Canine Policy Standards – Requires
all law enforcement agencies with canine
units to adopt POST compliant use of force
policies by January 1, 2027.
Support Support legislation that strengthens the
ability of the City to create safe
environments and well-being for all.
Governor’s
Desk
AB 416 (Krell) Emergency Physicians - Expands access to state funding for supportive-recovery
residences that prioritize abstinence while
following Housing First principles. The DHCS
will certify these residences using national
standards, with a $1,000 certification fee.
Funding is capped at 25% of a county’s
permanent supportive housing.
Support Support legislation that reforms the
state’s behavioral health and substance
abuse policies and programs.
Governor’s
Desk
AB 507
(Haney)
Adaptive Reuse Streamlining Incentives -
Streamlines approvals for adaptive reuse
projects, allowing ministerial approval in all
zones if projects meet affordability and
historic preservation criteria. Exempts
qualifying projects from CEQA, waives most
impact fees, and lets local governments offer
tax incentives starting in 2026-27. Cities must
approve or deny applications within set
timeframes and cannot impose new
development standards that alter existing
buildings.
Neutral Support legislation that streamlines
federal and state environmental review
processes and limits court reviews of
environmental documentation.
Governor’s
Desk
Moved to
Neutral after
9/5/25
amendments
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(Gonzalez)
Abandoned Recreational Vehicles -
Expands the abandoned vehicle disposal
process to include recreational vehicles
valued at $4,000 or less. Requires public
agencies to verify that recreational vehicles
are inoperable before disposal and mandates
annual reporting on removed recreational
vehicles, including data on occupants and
operability. The bill also includes provisions
for notification, hearings, and authorized
disposal procedures, with potential state
reimbursement for local costs.
Neutral Support legislation that strengthens the
ability of the City to create safe
environments and well-being for all.
Governor’s
Desk
Moved to
Neutral after
8/29/25
amendments
limiting
applicability to
only Los
Angeles and
Alameda
Counties
AB 650
(Papan)
Planning and zoning: housing element:
regional housing needs allocation.
The Planning and Zoning Law requires that
a housing element include, among other
things, a program that sets forth a
schedule of actions during the planning
period. Current law requires the
Department of Housing and Community
Development to develop a standardized
reporting format for programs and actions
taken pursuant to the requirement to
affirmatively further fair housing. This bill
would require the department to develop
the above-described standardized
reporting format on or before December
31, 2026.
Support Support legislation that would provide
additional time and resources to improve
Housing Element processes.
Governor’s
Desk
AB 735
(Carrillo)
Logistics use: truck routes - Changes the
timelines in AB 98 for local agencies to
update their circulation element and make
Support Support efforts that impact the City’s
ability to enhance the well-being, quality
of life, health, and safety of residents;
Senate Inactive
File
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established by AB 98.
and stabilize and enhance jobs and
economic growth.
Signed onto
CBPA coalition
letter
AB 825
(Petrie-
Norris)
Independent System Operator - authorizes
the California Independent System Operator
(CAISO) and the electrical corporations
whose transmission is operated by the CAISO
to use voluntary energy markets governed by
an independent regional organization (RO) if
specified requirements are met
Support Support legislation that promotes
retention, transition, and advancement
of the region’s traditional mainstay
industries of oil production, agriculture
and goods movement.
Governor’s
Desk
AB 1265
(Haney)
CA Historic Tax Credit -- Extends the tax
credit for the rehabilitation of certified historic
structures through 2031, increasing the credit
from 25% to 30% for certain structures,
including those adapted for affordable
housing. The bill also requires improvements
to preserve existing affordable housing and
mandates an annual review of the credit’s
effectiveness until 2031.
Support Support legislation that provides
incentives (tax benefits, grants, loans,
credits for affordable units) to local
agencies, private developers and non-
profit groups in order to rehabilitate
residential units and commercial
properties.
Assembly Rev
and Tax, 2-year
bill
SB 6 (Ashby) Controlled Substance Classification of
Xylazine -
adds xylazine to California’s list of Schedule
III controlled substances.
Support Support legislation that reforms the
state’s behavioral health and substance
abuse policies and programs.
Assembly
Appropriations,
held in
committee
SB 27
(Umberg)
Community Assistance, Recovery, and
Empowerment (CARE) Court Program -
Allows California courts to hold the initial
CARE Court appearance at the same time as
the prima facie determination if certain
requirements are met. This change
streamlines proceedings and expedite access
to treatment for individuals with severe
mental illness.
Support Support legislation that reforms the
state’s behavioral health and substance
abuse policies and programs.
Governor’s
Desk
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SB 79
(Wiener)
This bill provides transit agencies land use
authority on property they own or have a
permanent easement on, within a half mile of
a transit stop. Transit agencies would have
the power to determine all aspects of the
development including height, density, and
design, without any regard to local zoning or
planning
Oppose Oppose legislation or governance that
attempts to supersede adopted planning
documents or projects that have already
been approved through appropriate
processes.
Governor’s
Desk
SB 237
(Grayson &
Hurtado)
Oil spill prevention - The Governor must
establish a state oil spill contingency plan,
and the administrator must implement
regulations for oil spill contingency plans and
permit these plans for use by similar
companies. Owners/operators of facilities
potentially impacting state waters must
obtain a financial responsibility certificate.
This bill mandates public posting of these
certificates and input solicitation for spill
volume and financial responsibility
standards, with revisions every 10 years.
Support Support legislation that strengthens the
ability of the City to create safe
environments and well-being for all.
Governor’s
Desk
SB 367 (Allen) Access to Mental Health Care - Expands the criteria for involuntary mental health
treatment and conservatorships under the
Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Act by requiring
assessments to consider a person’s historical
condition and ability to meet basic needs. It
also broadens the list of professionals who
can recommend conservatorships, mandates
more detailed treatment plans, and enhances
coordination between agencies handling LPS
and probate conservatorships.
Support Support legislation that reforms the
state’s behavioral health and substance
abuse policies and programs.
Senate
Appropriations,
held in
committee
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(Reyes)
Logistics use: truck routes - Changes the
timelines in AB 98 for local agencies to
update their circulation element and make
clarifying and conforming changes to law
established by AB 98.
Support Support efforts that impact the City’s
ability to enhance the well-being, quality
of life, health, and safety of residents;
and stabilize and enhance jobs and
economic growth.
Governor’s
Desk
Signed onto
CBPA coalition
letter
SB 445
(Wiener)
High Speed Rail; third party permits -
requires CHSRA to develop and adopt
regulations for governing third-party permits
and approvals that are necessary to deliver
the high-speed rail project, with specified
objectives, by July 1, 2026
Oppose Oppose legislation that puts either the
employer or employee at a disadvantage
or increases the cost of workers
compensation insurance in the State.
Assembly
Appropriations,
held in
committee
SB 487
(Grayson)
Worker’s Compensation - Provides injured
public safety workers priority in recovering
damages in third party civil suits.
Watch Oppose legislation that puts either the
employer or employee at a disadvantage
or increases the cost of workers
compensation insurance in the State.
Governor’s
Desk
SB 496
(Hurtado)
Advanced Clean Fleets. Establishes an
Appeals Advisory Committee by which local
agencies may request a review of exemption
request denials. update the emergency
vehicle exemption, allowing those vehicles
that respond to and support critical
operations related to emergencies and
disasters.
Support Support legislation and budget actions
that support local agencies that fund the
implementation of Advance Clean Fleet
Regulations.
Senate
Appropriations,
held in
committee
SB 556
(Hurtado)
Habitat Restorations: Floodplains. This bill
would appropriate $21,500,000 to be
allocated to the board for floodplain
acquisition, habitation restoration and
conservation projects in the Counties of Kern,
Kings and Tulare.
Support Support ongoing funding for water quality
improvements.
Assembly
Appropriations,
held in
committee
SB 569
(Blakespear)
Caltrans Coordination on Homeless
Encampments.
Support Support legislation that strengthens the
ability of the City to create safe
environments and well-being for all.
Assembly
Transportation,
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between Caltrans, local governments, and
state agencies to address homeless
encampments on state highway property.
held in
committee
SB 577 (Laird) State Government.
This bill would shorten the amount of time a
victim of childhood sexual assault that
occurred before January 1, 2024, would have
to file a specified action to 22 years from the
date the plaintiff attains the age of majority or
within 3 years of the date the plaintiff
discovers or reasonably should have
discovered that psychological injury or illness
occurring after the age of majority was caused
by the sexual assault, whichever period
expires later. This bill would, for actions filed
on or after April 15, 2025, against a public
entity, or one of its employees or agents, by a
plaintiff who is 40 years of age or older,
increase the standard of liability to gross
negligence.
Watch Oppose legislation that puts either the
employer or employee at a disadvantage
or increases the cost of workers
compensation insurance in the State.
Assembly
Inactive File
CAJAPA is
opposed.
SB 607
(Wiener)
California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA): Categorical Exemptions: infill
projects – This bill modifies CEQA by limiting
the scope of environmental impact reports
when a project nearly qualifies for a
categorical exemption, streamlining reviews
for certain infill developments while excluding
distribution centers and oil and gas projects.
It also refines the record-keeping
requirements for legal challenges and
Watch Support legislation that streamlines
federal and state environmental review
processes and limits court reviews of
environmental documentation.
Language
inserted into
AB 131. Signed
by Governor
June 30, 2025.
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a project loses its exemption status.
SB 661
(Hurtado)
Airports: Financial Assistance – supports
regional air service by dedicating aviation fuel
tax revenues to non-hub airports like
Meadows Field Airport.
Support The bill would requires 50% of revenues
from the sales and use taxes on jet fuel
be transferred to the Aeronautics
Account.
Assembly Rev
and Tax, held in
committee
SB 707
(Durazo)
Open Meetings: Meeting and
Teleconference Requirements – Bill makes
various changes to Brown Act without
providing funding for cities such as changing
the definitions of legislative body and
meetings, requiring two-way telephonic or
audiovisual platform for all legislative bodies,
and changes to required language
translations.
Watch Support efforts to restore local authority
and control over revenues, governance,
and service delivery as well as protect
local governments against unfunded
mandates.
Governor’s
Desk
SB 801
(Hurtado)
Agricultural Workers: Definition This bill
creates an exemption for sheep and goat
herders from overtime pay provisions due to a
misapplication of overtime law.
Support Support legislation and governance that
provides for protections and reasonable
accommodations for the agriculture and
energy production industries.
Support legislation that would
strengthen community and disaster
preparedness, public health, safety, and
resiliency.
Assembly
Labor, held in
committee
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(Stern)
Inmates Psychiatric Medical
Administration -- Allows psychiatrists to
administer psychiatric medication without
informed consent to misdemeanor
defendants found incompetent to stand trial
in emergency situations or when a court
determines they are gravely disabled and lack
the capacity to refuse treatment. Bill
establishes procedures for notification,
review, and limitations on involuntary
medication, ensuring due process
protections. It also clarifies that an inmate’s
temporary access to basic needs while
incarcerated does not determine their ability
to provide for those needs outside of custody.
Support Support legislation that reforms the
state’s behavioral health and substance
abuse policies and programs.
Governor’s
Desk
SB 823
(Stern)
Mental Health CARE Act – Expands eligibility
for the Community Assistance, Recovery, and
Empowerment (CARE) Act.
Support Support legislation that reforms the
state’s behavioral health and substance
abuse policies and programs.
Senate
Appropriations,
held in
committee
1127 11TH STREET, SUITE 300, SACRAMENTO, CA 95814 • 916.974.9270 • PUBLICPOLICYGROUP.COM PAGE 1 Date: September 15, 2025
To: Christian Clegg, City Manager
City of Bakersfield
From: Sharon Gonsalves
Managing Director
California Public Policy Group
Re: CPPG 2025 End of Session Report
SUMMARY
At approximately 3 p.m. on the afternoon of Saturday, September 13, the California State Legislature adjourned year one of its two -year legislative session. In the final days of the legislative session, advocates representing public entities, labor unions, private sector companies, and various trade associations worked around the clock to make final pitches to lawmakers and staff to advance client interests. On September 10, the Legislature announced that procedural rules would be suspended to allow several bills to be amended after the official deadline of September 9 and that Floor session would therefore occur on Saturday to comply with the 72-hour rule.
In June, the Legislature had included in their budget package substantial changes to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). On September 13, the Legislature passed SB 158, which was tied to budget negotiations and expands exemptions under CEQA . Further revisions to CEQA are expected next year.
All told for this first year of session, the total number of measures that were introduced came in at 2,832, with approximately 890 bills advancing through the Legislature for Governor Gavin Newsom’s consideration. Hundreds of pending bills impacting local government touching on housing and land use and operations advanced this year. Due to a rule waiver, the Governor now has until October 13 to either sign or veto legislation. Unless a bill specifically states otherwise, all laws signed by the Governor will take effect on January 1, 2026. Any bill on which the Governor takes no action by the deadline will automatically become law without his signature.
Below is a high-level summary of some of the most intriguing storylines that played out at the end of the 2025 session. Should you have any questions regarding these, or any other pieces of legislation please contact CPPG staff.
KEY MEASURES OF INTEREST
• SB 423 (Gonzalez) Housing: real property transfer taxes: affordability covenants. o Status: 2-year bill
o On the afternoon of September 9, CPPG learned that SB 423 , which had previously been placed on the inactive file, was expected to be gut and amended. In its unofficial form, the bill would have prohibited all cities and counties from enacting a documentary transfer tax, a proposal with significant statewide implications for local governments. CPPG immediately alerted your agency to this development. While some negative impacts of the bill’s unofficial language were immediately apparent, CPPG stressed to legislators and stakeholders that there was insufficient time to
1127 11TH STREET, SUITE 300, SACRAMENTO, CA 95814 • 916.974.9270 • PUBLICPOLICYGROUP.COM PAGE 2 evaluate the proposal’s full consequences. Accordingly, CPPG emphasized that opposition from local governments was warranted solely because of the rushed process, which raised serious transparency concerns and undermined public trust.
Later that same day, the amended language was published. As a direct result of CPPG’s coordinated advocacy with local government stakeholders and with legislators, the proposal was narrowed to apply only to the City of Los Angeles.
Ultimately, the bill stalled in the Assembly Local Government Committee. This would have been the second consecutive year in which the Legislature advance d a major statewide policy change at the last possible moment, just before the 72 -hour print deadline. Although this effort was successfully halted this year, a version of this bill affecting many cities statewide is likely to resurface next year. • AB 735 (Carrillo) Planning and zoning: logistics use developments: truck routes. • SB 415 (Reyes) Planning and zoning: logistics use developments: truck routes. o Status: Governor’s desk
o AB 735 and SB 415 are cleanup bills to 2024’s AB 98, which prohibited cities and counties from approving new or expanded logistics uses unless they meet specified standards and required cities and counties to update their circulation elements to include truck routes . By the end of session, the language of both bills had been aligned, with SB 415 selected as the vehicle to advance to the Governor’s desk, while AB 735 was placed on the inactive file.
• AB 1207 (Irwin) Climate change: market-based compliance mechanism: extension. • SB 840 (Limón) Greenhouse gases: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: studies. o Status: Governor’s desk
o AB 1207 and SB 840 represent the Legislature’s agreement on California’s cap -and- trade program. AB 1207 reauthorizes the program—now renamed the California Cap- and-Invest Program—extending it through 2045. SB 840 provides the corresponding expenditure plan for the revenues generated. While a cap-and-trade framework had been anticipated since the start of the year, negotiations stretched through most of the legislative session witho ut resolution by late August. Ultimately, lawmakers reached a deal that paired the long -term extension in AB 1207 with detailed appropriations laid out in SB 840.
• AB 253 (Ward) California Residential Private Permitting Review Act: residential building permits.
o Status: Governor’s desk
o AB 253 was a direct result of the devastating Los Angeles fires that took place in early 2025. The bill enacts the California Residential Private Permitting Review Act (Act), which allows an applicant for small residential building permits to contract with or employ a private professional provider to check plans and specifications if specified time periods elapse. These provisions sunset in 2036.
• AB 339 (Ortega) Local public employee organizations: notice requirements. o Status: Governor’s desk
o AB 339 was a reintroduction of a similar bill from last year, AB 2557 (Ortega). The bill requires public agencies to give a recognized employee organization no less than 45 days’ written notice regarding contracts to perform services that are within the scope of work of job classifications represented by the recognized employee organization.
The bill was considerably amended to remove the most troubling provisions.
1127 11TH STREET, SUITE 300, SACRAMENTO, CA 95814 • 916.974.9270 • PUBLICPOLICYGROUP.COM PAGE 3 • AB 650 (Papan) Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation. o Status: Governor’s desk
o AB 650, extends a number of timelines in the process of determining regional housing needs, regional housing needs allocations , and housing element revisions . The bill also requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to provide specific analysis or text to local governments to remedy deficiencies in their draft housing element revisions. The bill is sponsored by CalCities. • SB 79 (Wiener) Housing development: transit-oriented development. o Status: Governor’s desk
o SB 79 requires a housing development project within a specified radius of existing or currently proposed major (TOD) stop be an allowable use on a site zoned for residential, mixed, or commercial development, if the housing development meets certain requirements. This bill also allows a transit agency to adopt TOD zoning standards for district-owned land located in a TOD zone. • SB 346 (Durazo) Local agencies: transient occupancy taxes: short-term rental facilitator. o Status: Governor’s desk
o SB 346 enacts the Short -Term Rental Facilitator Act of 2025, which permits local agencies to enact ordinances to require short -term rental facilitators to provide specified information on their platform’s rentals to the local agency. The bill is sponsored by CalCities.
• SB 499 (Stern) Residential projects: fees and charges. o Status: Governor’s desk
o SB 499 authorizes the earlier collection of certain fees and charges. These include fees for parks and recreational facilities when identified in a local agency’s hazard mitigation plan or general plan safety element, as well as fees related to water, wastewater, and sewer services.
• SB 627 (Wiener) Law enforcement: masks.
o Status: Governor’s desk
o SB 627 prohibits law enforcement officers from wearing facial coverings while performing their duties and requires all law enforcement agencies in California to adopt and publicly post a written policy restricting their use. Although the bill underwent mul tiple rounds of amendments, law enforcement groups remained firmly opposed.
• SB 634 (Pérez) Local government: homelessness.
o Status: Governor’s desk
o SB 634, as introduced, prohibited a state agency or local jurisdiction from adopting or enforcing a regulation or ordinance that imposes civil or criminal penalties on a person who is homeless or assists an individual experiencing homelessness. The bill was amended in June to be significantly narrowed, leading many local agencies to go neutral.
• SB 707 (Durazo) Open meetings: meeting and teleconference requirements. o Status: Governor’s desk
o SB 707 proposes a series of changes to the Brown Act. Introduced in late February, the bill underwent significant revisions over the following months. By July, it had absorbed several other measures aimed at expanding teleconferencing flexibility.
These were AB 259 (Rubio), AB 409 (Arambula), AB 467 (Fong), and SB 239 (Arreguín).
1127 11TH STREET, SUITE 300, SACRAMENTO, CA 95814 • 916.974.9270 • PUBLICPOLICYGROUP.COM PAGE 4 The bill had also been amended to include an extension of AB 992 (Mullin, 2020). Even with these additions and other amendments —some considered improvements — many local governments and nonprofits remained opposed to SB 707. As of September 10, the bill appeared on track to clear the Assembly Floor, secure concurrence in the Senate, and move to the Governor’s desk. However, on September 11, the author notified stakeholders that SB 707 would become a two - year bill, effectively halting its progress . In a strange turn of events, the bill returned and passed the Assembly Floor in the early hours of September 13. It then passed the Senate Floor on September 13. While presenting the bill on the Senate Floor, Senator Durazo pledged to work on urgency legislation next year to address “language access concerns,” although further details were not provided.
• SB 827 (Gonzalez) Local agency officials: training.
o Status: Governor’s desk
o SB 827 adds any department head or other similar administrative officer to the list of local officials that must complete ethics training at least once every two years . The bill also requires any local agency official who makes decisions or recommendations on the local agency’s financial administration, budgeting, or use of public resources to complete fiscal and financial training at least once every two years.
1127 11TH STREET, SUITE 300, SACRAMENTO, CA 95814 • 916.974.9270 • PUBLICPOLICYGROUP.COM PAGE 1 Date: September 3, 2025
To: Christian Clegg, City Manager
City of Bakersfield
From: Sharon Gonsalves
Managing Director
California Public Policy Group
Re: CPPG Legislative Summary — August 2025
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Legislature Returns From Summer Recess For Final Stretch The Legislature returned from its Summer Recess on August 18 after having spent the previous four weeks on break. Since reconvening, the Legislature has moved quickly to advance remaining measures. On August 29, the Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committees held their final Suspense File hearings of the year to send fiscal bills to the Floor. Of the 686 bills on the Sus pense File, 498 made it out of Appropriations and onto the Floor.
September 2 to September 12 is reserved for Floor session and only unscheduled, “off the floor” hearings will occur. This is when a committee chair calls an impromptu hearing of their committee during Floor session. Hearings of this type are typically announced with little warning and are held in a nearby committee room, potentially delaying Floor session business. There’s also the 72-hour rule to be aware of, which requires that a bill’s final language be publicly available for at least 72 hours before it can be taken up for a final vote on the Floor. Given that the Legislature will adjourn for the year on September 12, the last day that a bill could be amended is September 9.
During most of the legislative session, the Governor has 12 days to either sign or veto a bill received from the Legislature , otherwise the bill automatically becomes law. Starting September 1, this period increases to 30 days. The final date for the Governor to take action on a bill is October 12.
As of September 3, about 800 bills are still actively making their march through the legislative process, while 270 have been chaptered, one has been vetoed, and approximately 1,700 are no longer moving.
Low Carbon Fuel Standard Informational Hearing
On August 27, the Assembly Select Committee on the Transportation Costs and Impact of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard held an informational hearing on the costs and the impact of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). The Committee examined whether California’s LCFS raises gasoline prices and whether any added costs deliver value . California Air Resources Board chair Liane Randolph stated that the program has had a role in improving air quality and spurring innovation amid federal efforts to undermine LCFS. CARB’s Matt Botill outlined the declining carbon-intensity targets and the credit/deficit system, noting alternative fuels grew from ~5% of volumes in 2006 to ~27% in 2024.
CEC Vice Chair Siva Gunda referenced SB 1322 and Oil Price Information Service data, and discussion clarified that LCFS cannot easily be folded into Cap and Trade, and that fuels like
1127 11TH STREET, SUITE 300, SACRAMENTO, CA 95814 • 916.974.9270 • PUBLICPOLICYGROUP.COM PAGE 2 renewable diesel, electricity, hydrogen, and renewable nature gas can achieve negative carbon intensity. UC Berkeley’s Aaron Smith stated that LCFS increases gas prices and overlaps with other policies, while Andy Navarette , representing the International Council on Clean Transportation, emphasized LCFS as a key zero emission vehicle enabler, citing $6k–$11k six-year electric vehicle savings and the program’s crucial role in charging infrastructure, especially for trucking. UC Davis’s Collin Murphy flagged design issues to watch (energy -economy ratios, additionality, Indirect Land Use Change risk, rebound effects) and legal constraints on in -state-only crediting, while stakeholders broadly agreed LCFS has been instrumental in cutting emissions and building infrastructure.
Housing Affordability Informational Hearing
On August 27, the Assembly Select Committee on Housing Finance and Affordability held an informational hearing to discuss housing affordability. Assemblymember Anamarie Avila Farias (D- Martinez), who previously worked in affordable housing, opened the session by stressing the need to simplify the financing landscape and deliver concrete recommendations to both the legislature and the Governor, citing the current median Californian home price of $884,000. Assemblymember John Harabedian (D-Sierra Madre) stated that, unless affordable housing is delivered quickly, California will continue to fail its constituents. Christina Mun, representing the California Housing Partnership, stated that affordable housing developments rely on a “stack” of multiple funding sources, typically at least five, with the Low -Income Housing Tax Credit serving as the foundation. She claims that subsidies are essential for low -income housing because affordable housing rents cannot alone support mortgages or attract private capital.
The most significant development centered around Federal policy changes , which have reshaped how tax credits are paired with bond financing. Previously, projects needed 50 percent of their funding backed by tax -exempt bonds to qualify for four percent federal tax credits for low -income housing. Federal policy changes have reduced this requirement to 25 percent, effectively doubling capacity. Marina Wiant, executive director of the California Tax Credit Allocation committee, stated that under the old rules, the four percent program produced about 15,000 units annually, while the 9 percent program created around 3,000. With the new structure, the state could see as many as 30,000 units a year built under the four percent program alone. Rebecca Franklin, Deputy Director of the California Housing Fina nce Agency, stated the need for a coordinated homelessness plan and suggested reviving local financing tools. Assemblymember Quirk -Silva (D-Fullerton) stressed the need for legislation targeting the finance landscape in California, specifically as related to Accessory Dwelling Unit financing, while criticizing the lack of serious progress in the housing finance landscape.
ADMINISTRATION UPDATE
On August 14, Governor Gavin Newsom and legislative leadership announced “the launch of a statewide effort that will enable Californians to fight back against President Trump’s attempts to rig” congressional elections in Texas. On August 18, Governor Newsom announced the introduction of three pieces of legislation to implement this effort: AB 604 (Aguiar-Curry), ACA 8 (Rivas), and SB 280 (Cervantes). The legislative package calls a special election for November 4, 2025 asking voters to approve a constitutional amendment t hat would temporarily supersede the congressional redistricting process in the state constitution. Known as Proposition 50 on the ballot , the amendment proposes to put newly drawn congressional districts into effect until the next certification of those districts in 2031. The legislative package authorizes the Department of Finance
1127 11TH STREET, SUITE 300, SACRAMENTO, CA 95814 • 916.974.9270 • PUBLICPOLICYGROUP.COM PAGE 3 to determine the amount of funds, and to appropriate those funds, from the General Fund for implementation. AB 604 and SB 280 were passed by the Legislatur e on August 21. That same day, the Governor announced that he had signed the legislation into law. Both measures went into effect immediately. ACA 8 was also passed by the Legislature on August 21 . Since ACA 8 is a proposed amendment to the constitution , it is not sent to the Governor to be acted upon. The proposed temporary congressional districts can be viewed here.
ACTIVE POSITIONED LEGISLATION
• AB 237 (Patel) Crimes: threats.
Location: Senate Floor
Position: Support
• AB 339 (Ortega) Local public employee organizations: notice requirements. Location: Senate Floor
Position: Oppose
• AB 348 (Krell) Full-service partnerships.
Location: Senate Floor
Position: Support
• AB 379 (Schultz) Crimes: prostitution.
Location: Assembly Chaptered
Position: Support
• AB 400 (Pacheco) Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training: police canines. Location: Senate Floor
Position: Support
• AB 416 (Krell) Involuntary commitment.
Location: Senate Floor
Position: Support
• AB 507 (Haney) Adaptive reuse: streamlining: incentives. Location: Senate Floor
Position: Support
• AB 630 (González, Mark) Abandoned recreational vehicles. Location: Senate Floor
Position: Support
• AB 650 (Papan) Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation. Location: Senate Floor
Position: Support
• AB 735 (Carrillo) Planning and zoning: logistics use developments: truck routes. Location: Senate Floor
Position: Neutral
• AB 1265 (Haney) Income taxes: credits: rehabilitation of certified historic structures. Location: Assembly REV. & TAX SUSPENSE FILE
Position: Support
• SB 27 (Umberg) Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program.
Location: Assembly Floor
Position: Support
1127 11TH STREET, SUITE 300, SACRAMENTO, CA 95814 • 916.974.9270 • PUBLICPOLICYGROUP.COM PAGE 4 • SB 79 (Wiener) Housing development: transit-oriented development. Location: Assembly Floor
Position: Oppose
• SB 415 (Reyes) Planning and zoning: logistics use developments: truck routes. Location: Assembly Floor
Position: Neutral
• SB 487 (Grayson) Workers’ compensation.
Location: Assembly Floor
Position: Watch
• SB 577 (Laird) State Government.
Location: Assembly Floor
Position: Watch
• SB 661 (Hurtado) Airports: financial assistance.
Location: Assembly Revenue and Taxation
Position: Support
• SB 707 (Durazo) Open meetings: meeting and teleconference requirements. Location: Assembly Floor
Position: Watch
• SB 820 (Stern) Inmates: mental health.
Location: Assembly Floor
Position: Support
LOOKING FORWARD
• September 12: Last day for the Legislature to pass bills; end of the 2025 legislative session • October 12: Last day for the Governor to sign or veto bills • January 1: All legislation signed into law in 2025, unless otherwise excepted, goes into effect • January 5: The Legislature reconvenes for the second year of the 2025-26 legislative session
GRANT WRITING
CPPG continues to monitor new regional, state, and federal grant opportunities on behalf of the City of Bakersfield. The August 2025 Municipal Funding Outlook was sent out on August 29 th. On August 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th Senior Grant Writing Associate Maira Durazo met with Staff from the City and County to discuss the City’s application for the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program (HHAP). On August 8 th, Director of Grant Services Jake Whitaker and Grant Services Assistant Kylie Sheridan had a meeting with Juan Heredia regarding the EPA Community Change Grant re-writes and next steps. Also on August 8th, J. Whitaker, M. Durazo, and K. Sheridan met with J. Heredia for a bi-weekly check-in. M. Durazo met with Missy Eaton, Alyssa Olivera, and Christopher Hinds to discuss the HHAP application and the housing portion of the project on August 11 th. J.
Whitaker presented at the City’s Grant Readiness or Local Governments Webinar on August 13th. The Monthly Grants Meeting was held on August 21 st. M. Durazo, Grant Services Intern Remi Beck, and K. Sheridan attended a bi-weekly check-in meeting with J. Heredia on August 22nd. On August 26th, J.
Whitaker met with Jason Cater, Jennifer Byers, Zach Garcia, and J. Heredia to discuss the EPA’s direction to closeout the Community Change Grant before the dispute has been settled. On August 27th, J. Whitaker attended a meeting between the City and Horne to discuss the EPA closeout direction. On August 28th, J. Whitaker met with J. Cater, Z. Garcia, J. Heredia, and Sharon Cohen from
1127 11TH STREET, SUITE 300, SACRAMENTO, CA 95814 • 916.974.9270 • PUBLICPOLICYGROUP.COM PAGE 5 Horne to discuss EPA Community Change Grant re -writes. On August 29 th, J. Whitaker and J. Cater finalized the EPA Community Change Grant re-writes.
Grant applications in progress include the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
Pending applications include the following:
• Assistance to Firefighters Grant submitted on December 20, 2024 for $314,148.58. Funding will be used to purchase NXT Thermal Imaging Cameras.
• Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant submitted on December 20, 2024 for $5,000,000. Funding will be used to update equipment for the Material Recovery Facility. • Community Project Funding submitted to Rep. Valadao on April 11, 2025 for a total of $12,000,000. Funding will be used for the Monitor St. Complete Streets, MLK Sewer Improvements, and Downtown Complete Streets projects.
• Congressionally Directed Spending submitted to Sen. Padilla on March 31, 2025 for a total of $4,500,000. Funding will be used for the Monitor St. Complete Streets, MLK Sewer Improvements, and Downtown Complete Streets projects.
• Congressionally Directed Spending submitted to Sen. Schiff on March 31, 2025 for a total of $12,000,000. Funding will be used for the Monitor St. Complete Streets, MLK Sewer Improvements, and Downtown Complete Streets projects.
• Kern Coalition Jobs First Catalyst Funding submitted on April 31, 2025 for $1,496,116.
Funding will be used to explore feasibility for renewable energy/advanced manufacturing sector development.
• Homekey+ Program submitted on May 30, 2025 for $12,635,799. Funding will be used for the Ramkabir Permanent Supportive Housing Project.
• LEMHWA Grant submitted on June 30, 2025 for $192,000. Funding will be used for the Shielding the Frontline Program.
• Fire Prevention & Safety Grant submitted on July 3, 2025 for $325,931.63. Funding will be used to launch a Wildfire Mitigation Division.
• Land and Water Conservation Fund submitted on August 5, 2025 for $3,207,625. Funding will be used for the MLK Park Reimagining and Revitalization Project. • Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention submitted on August 29, 2025 for $6,504,298.
Funding will be used to build affordable housing related infrastructure.
Additionally, CPPG sent grant alerts on the following upcoming funding opportunities: Rubberized Pavement Grant Program, Communities in Charge Incentives Program, Alcohol Beverage Control Grant, and a re-send of the Homekey+ Program’s extended deadline.
Municipal Funding Outlook
August 2025
Prepared By:
Jake Whitaker
Director of Grant Services
[email protected]
Phone: (530) 681- 9731
&
The CPPG Grant Services Team
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary ......................................................................................................... 3 Funding Opportunity Highlights: August 2025 ................................................................... 4 Federal Action Updates: August 2025 .............................................................................. 7 Navigating Uncertainty: Federal Policy Impacts on Funding ............................................... 9 Upcoming Funding Opportunities ................................................................................... 17 Surface Transportation Infrastructure ............................................................................ 17 Parks and Recreation ................................................................................................... 21 Affordable Housing Development and Preservation ........................................................ 23 Homelessness and Human Services .............................................................................. 27 Water and Wastewater ................................................................................................. 28 Law Enforcement and Public Safety ............................................................................... 33 Community Violence Reduction .................................................................................... 38 Fire and Emergency Response ...................................................................................... 40 Hazard Mitigation ......................................................................................................... 41 Community Resilience ................................................................................................. 43 Economic Development ............................................................................................... 46 Airport and Maritime Port Infrastructure ......................................................................... 48 Transit ......................................................................................................................... 49 Electric Vehicles .......................................................................................................... 50 Urban Greening and Conservation ................................................................................. 52 Brownfield Cleanup ...................................................................................................... 53 Recycling..................................................................................................................... 54 IRA Greenhouse Gas Investment Fund ........................................................................... 56 Information Technology and Broadband ......................................................................... 57 Volunteer and Fellowship Programs .............................................................................. 59 Libraries ...................................................................................................................... 59 Bay Area Regional Grants .............................................................................................. 63 Southern California (SCAG) Regional Grants .................................................................. 63
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
With uncertainty surrounding federal assistance programs, combined with the state’s budget challenges over the past two years, the importance of understanding a chaotic grant funding landscape has never been greater . This report includes a complete list of all municipal grant funding opportunities being tracked by CPPG and an overview of the status of major state and federal grant funding sources.
• California FY 25-26 Budget: The state’s revenue outlook has stabilized after two years of deficits and budget cuts. In June, the State Legislature adopted the FY 25-26 budget and closed a modest $12.3 billion deficit. While the budget bill provides a fiscal framework, the details of specific appropriations are now being addressed through “budget trailer bills.” CPPG is monitoring the trailer bills for information on upcoming grant funding opportunities for FY 25-26.
• Proposition 1: The first competition for Proposition 1’s Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) closed in December 2024. A second and final round (titled “Unmet Needs”) with a pre-application consultation deadline of August 29, 2025.
This is the final funding round for Proposition 1-funded behavioral health infrastructure. • Proposition 4: The state has begun planning and early implementation steps for Proposition 4’s “Climate Bond” programs following adoption of the FY 25-26 Budget.
Listening sessions continue, with initial solicitations for select programs expected to begin rolling out later this calendar year.
• Federal FY 26 Budget: On July 4, 2025, Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), permanently extending key 2017 tax cuts and mandating deep spending cuts across safety-net programs and non-defense discretionary spending caps for FY26 and beyond. The FY 26 budget process is now shifting toward appropriations bills under these new caps, with considerable risk to future grant program funding levels. OMB Director Russell Vought has signaled that a second rescissions package is under active development, creating additional uncertainty around federal assistance resources and grant programs.
• Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL): Absent congressional action to rescind programmed funding, discretionary grant programs funded through the BIL will continue to announce and obligate appropriated funds as required under the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 through Federal FY 26. Programs funded through the BIL are at varying stages. CPPG has included information on the remaining BIL funding in the list of upcoming funding opportunities below. While BIL funding has maintained consistent bipartisan support in the Senate, Congress could still rescind unobligated funds as part of a future budget, reconciliation, or recissions package. • Inflation Reduction Act (IRA): Future grant funding opportunities through the IRA are not anticipated at this point in time. Clean energy tax credits for wind and solar facilities will be phased out in December 2027.
Funding Opportunity Highlights: August 2025
Please note: Upcoming federal funding opportunities may be subject to change under the new administration and new Congress. CPPG’s team is actively monitoring for updates regarding the availability of future federal grant programs. The current statuses of impacted federal grant programs are documented in the “Upcoming Funding Opportunities” section.
Transportation
• The Bridge Investment Program is accepting applications for its Project Grants funding opportunity for one more cycle. Applications for Bridge Project grants are due 11/1/2025. The cost of the construction project must be no less than $3,125,000.
Applications can include projects for multiple bridges to meet this criterion.
Applications for Bridge Planning Grants are due 10/1/2025.
Housing and Homelessness
• The California Department of Health Care Services has announced Round 2 of the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program, Unmet Needs. Funds will be used to construct, acquire, and rehabilitate real estate assets to expand the continuum of behavioral health treatment and service resources. Pre-Application Consultation requests must be made before 8/29/2025 and applications are due 10/28/2025.
Water Quality and Conservation
• (NEW!) The Environmental Protection Agency has announced the Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program. This program funds the planning, design, construction, implementation, operation, or maintenance of medium and large size public water systems to protect drinking water sources from natural hazards. Applications are due 10/6/2025. • The State Water Resources Control Board accepts applications for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund on a rolling basis. The annual Intended Use Plan drafts are published in November/December of each year. • Applications for the Proposition 13 – Water Recycling Planning Grant have been announced by the State Water Resources Control Board. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until 6/30/2027. Projects can include recycled water treatment, recycled water storage, distribution, and pumping, and groundwater recharge.
• Funding opportunities through the federal Bureau of Reclamation are “currently paused and are under review until further notice.”
Hazard Mitigation
• The California Fire Safe Council has announced the release of the 2025 State Fire Capacity Grant Program. Applications are due 8/31/2025 by 11:59 p.m. PDT. Funding can be used for hazardous fuels reduction and maintenance, Community Wildfire Protection Plan and other wildfire mitigation plans and assessments, and wildfire prevention and mitigation education and outreach.
• The Economic Development Administration has announced the Disaster Supplemental Grant Program for areas that received major disaster declarations because of hurricanes, wildfires, severe storms and flooding, tornadoes, or other natural disasters in 2023-2024. The program provides funding to support economic recovery in these affected areas. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis for Readiness and Implementation projects. For the Industry Transformation Path, applications are due 3/3/2026.
Sustainability and Climate Action
• (NEW!) The Communities in Charge Program is now open and accepting applications.
This wave of funding is focusing specifically on multi-family housing and related EV charger installation. Applications are due 1/9/2026.
• CalRecycle has announced another round of funding for the Tire-Derived Aggregate (TDA) Program. Eligible projects include: Mechanically Stabilized TDA, Low Impact Development, Lightweight fill, Vibration mitigation, and Landfill application projects.
Applications are due 10/16/2025 and 1/13/2026.
• The California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project (CALeVIP) has released the Fast Charge California Projects funding opportunity. This opportunity funds the installation and management of DC Fast Chargers for projects that are considered ready-to-build.
Applications are due 10/29/2025.
• The Ocean Protection Council has announced new deadline dates for the SB1 Sea Level Rise Adaptation Planning Grant program. Applications for Q3 will be due on 9/26/2025. Planning grants have a range of funding from $200,000 to $1,500,000.
Implementation grants, which will start to roll out their first funding cycle later this year, have a range of funding from $1,500,000 to $10,000,000. • The Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Program is accepting applications on an ongoing for a variety of vehicle types.
Public Safety and Criminal Justice
• (NEW!) The Alcohol Beverage Control Grant from the Office of Traffic and Safety is accepting applications. The program provides funding for local law enforcement agencies to utilize and implement the Minor Decoy Program, Shoulder Tap Program, IMPACT Program, and Holiday Enforcement. Letters of intent are due 9/12/2025. • The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs (OJP) will be releasing grant opportunities soon. They recommend registering for a SAM.gov and Grants.gov account now, if necessary, before applications start to open.
Federal Action Updates: August 2025
President Trump Issues Executive Order on Federal Grant Oversight: On August 7, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14332 , Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking .
The order imposes new requirements that discretionary grants must advance presidential policy priorities in addition to statutory objectives, establishes political appointee review of funding announcements and awards, and directs agencies to add “termina tion for convenience” clauses to both new and, where legally permissible, existing agreements. Agencies must also require written justification for drawdowns and prioritize applicants with lower indirect cost rates. These provisions mark a fundamental shif t in the grantmaking process, creating heightened administrative burdens for recipients and greater risk of mid-stream termination for awarded projects. CPPG’s memo breaking down E.O. 14332 is available here.
Appeals Court Restricts Standing in Federal Funding Disputes: On August 13, 2025, the D.C.
Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling that sharply narrows who can challenge federal funding decisions in court. In the decision, the court held that disputes over executive compliance with appropriations statutes must be directed to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), not the judiciary. This precedent effectively bars states, municipalities, nonprofits, and other grantees from bringing lawsuits against federal agencies for rescinding or withholding appropriated funds. The ruling significantly limits legal recourse for grant recipients , consolidating enforcement authority with GAO, which lacks the power to issue binding remedies. Taken together with the Supreme Court’s recent rulings on injunctions and grant terminations, the decision further constrains options for challenging abrupt or politically motivated funding actions by the administration.
SCOTUS Ruling Narrows Relief for Terminated Grants: On August 21, 2025, the Supreme Court issued a 5–4 ruling in National Institutes of Health v. American Public Health Association, granting a temporary stay that allows the administration to continue withholding approximately $783 million in canceled NIH grants. The decision overturned a lower court injunction that had required NIH to continue funding DEI, gender identity, and COVID-19 research projects, finding that the district court likely lacked jurisdiction to compel ongoing payments and that improperly disbursed funds could not easily be recovered. While the Court did leave in place the lower court’s vacatur of NIH’s internal guidance documents, effectively limiting the agency’s ability to rely on those criteria in future termination decisions, the ruling signals a higher bar for plaintiffs seeking injunctive relief in cases challenging federal funding cancellations. Going forward, state and local governments, universities, and nonprofits may find that remedies for abrupt grant terminations are largely limited to monetary damages rather than reinstatement of funds, potentially further constraining the ability of plaintiffs to preserve funding streams in the face of broad executive action.
Federal Judge Issues Restraining Order Blocking HUD Funding Freeze: On August 26, 2025, a federal district judge in California issued a temporary restraining order halting the administration’s suspension of U.S. HUD funding tied to the Consolidated Annual Action Plan (CAAP). The lawsuit was filed by the City of Fresno, represented by the Renne Public Law Group, arguing that HUD’s freeze on Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds violated the Impoundment Control Act and the Administrative Procedure Act. The dispute arose after HUD, on August 18, gave Fresno only three days to purge its CAAP of any reference to specific words—including equity, environmental justice, and transgender—and to provide written assurances that federal funds would not be used to promote “gender ideology.” The TRO restores immediate access to millions of dollars in housing, infrastructure, and community development resources that had been withheld pending HUD’s review of local compliance with new executive orders. However, the TRO is only the first step—it will be subject to appeal, and this case will very likely be litigated further.
Presidential Memorandum on Grant Fund Misuse: On August 28, 2025, President Trump issued a memorandum directing the Attorney General to investigate misuse of federal grant funds for lobbying purposes. The memorandum instructs the Department of Justice to strengthen enforcement against grantees found to have diverted federal resources for political advocacy, further expanding oversight and compliance risks for states, local governments, and nonprofits. While framed as a measure to prevent lobbying with federal dollars, the breadth of the directive raises concerns that organizations engaged in environmental justice, civil rights, or other issue advocacy that the administration deems “political” could be targeted.
Administration Deploys “Pocket Rescission”: On August 29, 2025, the White House invoked a rarely used impoundment maneuver known as a “ pocket rescission ” to block nearly $4.9 billion in previously appropriated foreign aid. By submitting the rescission request too late for congressional action before the end of the fiscal year, the administration effectively canceled funds intended for peacekeeping operations, global health, and development assistance.
Lawmakers from both parties have criticized the move as an abuse of executive authority and a violation of the Impoundment Control Act . Unless this action is overturned through the courts, future federal aid and grant appropriations may face similar risks of executive clawback without congressional approval.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Moves Toward Shutdown: Following July’s rescissions package eliminating CPB funding, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced in August that it will cease operations in January 2026. As part of the wind-down, CPB has terminated the $21.6 million Next Generation Warning System (NGWS) grant program, which had awarded 44 projects aimed at upgrading emergency alert and broadcast infrastructure. Without Congressional intervention or a FEMA takeover, significant gaps in public alerting capacity, particularly in rural and disaster-prone areas, are anticipated.
Navigating Uncertainty: Federal Policy Impacts on Funding Information current as of 8/29/2025.
The first year of the second Trump administration has been marked by sweeping administrative actions led by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the newly established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), aimed at freezing federal assistance programs, canceling grant agreements, and rolling back funding commitments across numerous agencies.
Executive Orders: On President Trump’s first day in office, he took action to rescind Executive Orders signed under the previous administration that had a tremendous impact on integrating DEI principles and climate action into the array of discretionary federal assistance programs (aka competitive grants). President Trump followed this initial action with an array of Executive Orders outlining his administration’s policy priorities. Since then, a steady stream of Executive Orders have been issued to reshape the executive branch’s policy directives across a wide range of issues. Relevant Executive Orders that impact federal grant funding include:
• Executive Order 14148, Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions • Executive Order 14151, Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEl Programs and Preferencing
• Executive Order 14154, Unleashing American Energy
• Executive Order 14168, Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government
• Executive Order 14174, Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity
• Executive Order 14238, Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy • Executive Order 14287, Protecting American Communities from Criminal Aliens • Executive Order 14315, Ending Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign Controlled Energy Sources
• Executive Order 14332, Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking
Funding for Sanctuary Jurisdictions: On February 5
th, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a
memorandum to all Department of Justice staff titled “Sanctuary City Directives.” The memo seeks to end the provision of Department of Justice grant funding to state and local jurisdictions that “unlawfully interfere with Federal Law Enforcement Operations” until a review is completed and to “terminate any agreements that are in violation of the law or are a source of waste, fraud or abuse and initiate clawback or reco upment procedures, where appropriate.” Similar action was taken during the first Trump administration, but there is clear precedent from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling during the first administration that the DOJ lacks the statutory authority to impose restrictions on funding allocated by Congress . More information about the legal precedent surrounding this issue is available here in a memo prepared by CPPG. The City Attorney of San Francisco is leading a multi -jurisdictional lawsuit . However, the scope of
injunctions protecting sanctuary jurisdictions will narrow on July 27th as a result of the SCOTUS ruling in Trump v. CASA. Concurrently, the House of Representatives is considering legislation explicitly granting that statutory authority to the administration via H.R.32 titled the “No Bailouts for Sanctuary Cities Act.”
USDOT Funding Priorities: On February 10th, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy issued a memorandum to “reset” the Department’s priorities for discretionary spending programs – which offers us some insight into the administration’s technical efforts to redistribute federal assistance funds. The memo directs staff to prioritize projects and goals that:
1. Utilize user-pay models;
2. Direct funding to local opportunity zones where permitted;
3. To the extent practicable, relevant, appropriate, and consistent with law, mitigate the unique impacts of DOT programs, policies, and activities on families and family-specific difficulties, such as the accessibility of transportation to families with young children, and give preference to communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average (including in administering the Federal Transit Administration's Capital Investment Grant program); s
4. Prohibit recipients of DOT support or assistance from imposing vaccine and mask mandates; and
5. Require local compliance or cooperation with Federal immigration enforcement and with other goals and objectives specified by the President of the United States or the Secretary.
USDOT Directive to Review Pending Awards: On March 11th, the USDOT Office of the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy (OST -P) issued a directive to all USDOT department heads and administrators "providing guidance on competitive award selections made after January 20, 2021, that do NOT have fully obligated grant agreements or cooperative agreements in place." The directive specifically calls for a project -by-project review of grant awards announced from FY 2022 to FY 2025 that do not have fully obl igated grant agreements to ensure alignment with the current administration's priorities and Executive Orders. The directive outlines a three-step process. The project -by-project will flag project scope elements or activities for potential removal, including:
• Project activities such as equity analysis, green infrastructure, bicycle infrastructure, EV and/or EV charging infrastructure.
• Project purpose or primary project benefits include equity and/or climate such as- projects that purposefully improve the condition for EJ communities or actively reduce GHG emissions.
More information on the USDOT’s planned grant award review process for is available in this memo prepared by CPPG.
Termination of IRA Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Awards: On March 11 th, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the termination of $20 billion in grant award agreements under the IRA’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) to capitalize green financing programs throughout the United States. The press release states that “EPA will work to re-obligate lawfully appropriated funds in the GGRF with enhanced controls to ensure adequate governance, transparency, and accountability, consistent with statutory requirem ents.” There are multiple lawsuits filed to challenge the administration’s action, and the EPA’s efforts have been partially stayed pending appeals.
EPA Updates General Grant Terms and Conditions: On March 25 th, the EPA updated the general grant terms and conditions for projects awarded through that agency. Of note, the new terms include language that allows for termination of a grant award “if an award no longer effectuates the program goals or agency prioritie s.” While these terms are not retroactively applied, they would be incorporated into any amendment of an existing EPA grant award—which would then give the agency the ability to terminate any pre viously awarded project that they deem conflicts with the EPA’s priorities under the new administration. This action represents a new tactic in the administration’s ongoing efforts to claw back IRA funding.
Administration Moves to Terminate IMLS Grants: On April 3 rd, the California State Library
issued a press release stating that they had received notice that the administration moved to terminate grant funding made available through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
Every year, the State Library issued a call for proposals for local libraries to receive LSTA funding.
Virtually all competitive grants programs available through the State Library will be impacted, including Ebooks for All, Community Impact Grants, Teens Succeed, Play for All, and Sustainable California Libraries. Applications for LSTA funding for FY 26 were due earlier this year in March 2025. Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s action, joined by 20 other states. A preliminary injunction granted on May 1 st remains in force, and an appeal is pending in the First Circuit. The California State Library is still reviewing applications for FY 26 funding in the event that the lawsuit is successful or that funding is otherwise restored.
FEMA Terminates BRIC Grant Program: On April 4
th, FEMA announced the administration’s
intention to cancel the Building Resilience Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program.
BRIC provides funding for pre -disaster mitigation projects that demonstrate quantifiable cost savings using FEMA’s Benefit-Cost Ratio (BCR) models. The administration has stated that they will cease issuing new grant award agreements, end the review of projects submitted to BRIC for funding, and will take steps to cancel any existing award agreements for projects that have not already started cons truction. The administration stated that the $882 million in remaining unobligated BIL funding “ will be returned to the U.S. Treasury or reapportioned by Congress in the next fiscal year.” The announcement of the BRIC program’s termination occurred the same day that Judge John McConnell Jr. ordered enforcement of the injunction against the
administration’s federal funding freeze. This ruling followed a motion filed by plaintiffs in response to other attempts by the administration to terminate FEMA programs , and the administration’s actions to terminate BRIC may similarly be found to violate the injunction. The timing reflects an escalation in the administration’s efforts to circumvent court rulings that block the termination of congressionally authorized and appropriated grant programs. A lawsuit filed by the coalition of 20 “blue state” Attorney Generals was filed July 16th, 2025.
Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Against E.O. 14154: On April 15th, Judge Mary McElroy for the District Court of Rhode Island issued a ruling enjoining further implementation of the “funding freeze” outlined in Executive Order 14154 (“Unleashing American Energy”). E.O. 14154, issued on day one of the new administration, directed all federal agencies to “immediately pause the disbursement of funds appropriated through the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) or the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). ” The ruling was consistent with rulings in other cases regarding the OMB Memo that sought to implement a funding freeze across all discretionary funding programs administered by the federal government. This initial freeze was specifically targeted for IIJA and IRA funding.
Administration Eliminates AmeriCorps: On April 16
th, news broke that the administration
executed a mass firing of AmeriCorps volunteers nationwide. AmeriCorps volunteers are assigned to governmental and community -based organizations to conduct a wide variety of service projects, including disaster response , public health initiatives, environmental stewardship, housing construction, support for veterans, job training programs, tutoring, etc.
Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) has introduced the bipartisan Protect National Service Act to block the administration from cutting the AmeriCorps volunteers. However, the bill is currently unlikely to receive a floor vote and, in the event of passage, would face the prospect of a presidential veto.
Future opportunities to seek volunteers and funding through the AmeriCorps service program are not anticipated that time.
New USDOJ Funding Requirements & Priorities: New language inserted into DOJ COPS Office FY25 NOFOs includes conditions that prioritize jurisdictions cooperating with federal immigration enforcement, prohibit funding to state/local LEAs that fail to protect “public monuments,” ban support for schools mandating COVID -19 vaccinations, and restrict fu nding for any activities that promote “gender ideology” or incorporate DEI frameworks. These requirements are expected to be challenged in court and have prompted California’s Attorney General to advise caution in pursuing federal public safety grants at this time.
White House Budget Proposes New Wildfire Agency: The Trump administration’s FY 26 budget proposal includes language establishing a new standalone federal Wildfire Management and Response Agency. This new agency would consolidate wildfire functions from the U.S.
Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and FEMA into a central authority —with a stated goal to “streamline and depoliticize wildfire response.”
EPA Thriving Communities Grants Targeted for Termination: The EPA has begun terminating grant award agreements made under the Thriving Communities Grants program, which includes the Community Change Grant – a landmark investment in community -driven environmental justice initiatives serving disadvantaged communities. The EPA’s actions were ruled unlawful on July 18, 2025, and the EPA is appealing that ruling.
Digital Equity Act Funding Targeted for Termination: Funding for the Digital Equity Act programs under the NTIA is now in limbo, with the administration announcing an intent to claw back unobligated funds and terminate remaining competitions. California’s Digital Equity Plan implementation has been halted pending legal review. California was slated to distribute $70 million in funding for subgrants to local agencies and organizations to advance digital equity work in alignment with the Digital Equity Plan. A lawsuit has been filed by the coalition of 20 “blue state” Attorney Generals.
USDOJ Grants Targeted for Termination: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has flagged over two dozen DOJ-administered programs for likely termination under Executive Order 14151, Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEl Programs and Preferencing . Potentially impacted programs include longstanding reentry, behavioral health, community violence reduction, and youth justice programs.
USDOT Review of Green Infrastructure & Bicycle- Focused Projects: Internal USDOT guidance released in March confirms that discretionary grant awards incorporating green infrastructure or bicycle -focused elements are subject to “additional scrutiny.” Projects with primary benefits framed around climate mitigation or environmental justice are being deprioritized unless repackaged to reflect alternative metrics like congestion relief or goods movement efficiency.
Grant Award Agreements Terms: As the Trump administration resumes issuing some grant award agreements for pending projects that awarded under the Biden administration but did not have award agreements executed prior to the transition, one key thing to look out for are the Special Award Conditions (SACs) included in the agreement language. USDOT has issued award agreements that include new provisions related to compliance with federal immigration enforcement efforts and the elimination of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. On June 19
th, District Court Judge John McConnell Jr. entered a preliminary injunction prohibiting the USDOT from imposing conditions related to federal immigration enforcement activities as a condition of receiving federal transportation funding.
Legal Challenges on Sanctuary Jurisdiction Funding Eligibility: In late April, District Court Judge William Orrick issued a preliminary injunction in City and County of San Francisco vs.
Donald Trump (2025) , blocking the administration’s efforts to withhold federal funding from sanctuary jurisdictions. Four days later, the Trump administration responded by issuing
Executive Order 14287, Protecting American Communities from Criminal Aliens . Then, on May 9th, Judge Orrick issued a subsequent ruling that the Executive Order cannot be used to circumvent the injunction. As of mid -June, an appeal has not been filed by the Trump administration in this case and the injunction remains in force while the case is heard.
DHS Issues, then Rescinds, List of Sanctuary Jurisdictions: On May 29 th, the Department of Homeland Security issued a list of counties and municipalities that were deemed to be “sanctuary jurisdictions” covering 37 states. However, facing pushback from Sheriff’s Offices nationwide, DHS took the list down on June 2nd – four days after its publication. The publication of this list was mandated by Executive Order 14287. A full list of California jurisdictions that were named by DHS is available online here.
Administration Plans Phase Out of FEMA: On June 11
th, President Donald Trump stated that
he plans to phase out the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) after this year’s hurricane season. Along with the planned dismantling of FEMA, the Trump Administration has signaled its intent to distribute reduce federal funding going forward for post -disaster recovery. A memo issued by Secretary Kristi Noem states that any grant or contract over $100,000 must now be directly approved by the Secretary, according to CNN.
SCOTUS Ruling Reshapes Judicial Landscape: On June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court issued a landmark 6-3 ruling in Trump v. CASA, significantly limiting the power of federal district courts to issue nationwide injunctions. Going forward, injunctions must apply only to the named plaintiffs in a case, rather than blocking federal policy nationwide. The ruling has immediate and profound procedural implications: existing injunctions shielding sanctuary jurisdictions and grant recipients from punitive federal actions will likely narrow in scope, now necessitating the filing of class action lawsuits. The SCOTUS ruling included a 30-day administrative stay to allow litigants in pending cases to reorient cases to the new standards for nationwide injunction.
Existing nationwide injunctions will be narrowed effective July 27 th.
SCOTUS Green Lights Mass Federal Workforce Firings: The Supreme Court’s issued its ruling in the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) vs. Trump case on July 1, 2025, upholding the administration’s claim of broad presidential authority to dismiss federal workers “at will .” This ruling is expected to drive a wave of layoffs across agencies administering key grant programs , including the EPA, FEMA, and the Department of Education . As early as this month, federal departments have begun staffing re ductions in program officer and grants management roles. Municipalities and states should anticipate disruptions, including delays in reimbursement processing, grant administration, and continuity of program officer contacts.
President Trump Signs the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA): On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law after narrow, party -line votes in both chambers of Congress. The legislation makes permanent key tax cuts from the 2017 Tax
Cuts and Jobs Act, adds new tax benefits, and directs new spending on border security and agriculture. To offset these new costs, a requirement of the Senate’s budget reconciliation process, OBBBA imposes deep cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other safety -net programs while significantly reducing non- defense discretionary spending caps for FY26 and beyond. The resulting fiscal blueprint sets up a challenging environment for federal grant funding: reduced overall appropriations levels and intensified competition for limited resources.
President Trump Issues Executive Order 14315: On July 7, 2025, President Trump issued a new Executive Order to accelerate the phase‑ out of IRA clean energy tax credits for wind and solar by directing the Treasury Secretary to issue tighter guidance within 45 days. It builds upon the OBBBA’s proposed phase-outs, imposing stricter “beginning of construction” definitions, limits on safe ‑harbor use, and expanded “ Foreign Entity of Concern” restrictions. The EO also instructs the Department of the Interior to eliminate any preferential policies for renewables compared to dispatchable energy sources like fossil and nuclear power
Federal Court Certifies Nationwide Class Blocking Birthright Citizenship Order: On July 10, 2025, U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante issued a preliminary injunction blocking Executive Order 14160—the order ending birthright citizenship that was at the core of the Trump v. CASA case. Adapting to the new legal landscape, litigants in the new case, Barbara v. Trump, were able to certify a nationwide class of current and future children impacted by the order. This marks the first successful nationwide class certification in the wake of the Trump v. CASA ruling.
USDOT Announces FY25 BUILD Awards: On July 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced the FY25 BUILD (Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development) Round 2 awards, marking a return to pre -Biden administration funding priorities with an emphasis on freight, rural infrastructure, and state -of-good-repair projects. California received one award: $22.48 million to the Placer County Transportation Planning Agency to widen southbound SR -65, a project focused on impr oving vehicle throughput and emergency response times. Nationally, BUILD grants favored projects improving highways and bridges over bicycle, pedestrian, or climate -focused infrastructure. Notably, relatively few awards went to jurisdictions designated as Areas of Persistent Poverty or Historically Disadvantaged Communities, marking a shift from prior funding rounds. This pattern reflects the administration’s evolving priorities on infrastructure funding consisten t with its February 10, 2025 memorandum resetting USDOT priorities around user -pay models, family -supportive infrastructure, and immigration compliance
USDOT Official Terminates CA High -Speed Rail Federal Funding: On July 16, 2025, the U.S.
Department of Transportation formally terminated two federal grant agreements with the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA), rescinding nearly $4 billion in unobligated funding previously awarded for the Central Valley se gment. The termination follows the department’s June 4th compliance report which cited persistent non -compliance, missed procurement
deadlines, escalating costs, and an inability to meet the 2033 delivery timeline for the Early Operating Segment. Furthermore, Transportation Secretary Duffy has promised to continue vetting USDOT grant award agreements that have a nexus to the HSR project as potential targets for termination. In response to USDOT’s decision, the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom issued a press release indicating that CHSRA will sue the administration based on their claims that the these terminations were improperly handled and politically-motivated.
Congress Advances Funding “Recission Package” Clawbacks: On July 17, 2025, the House approved an expedited $9.4 billion rescissions package, eliminating funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and clawing back most unobligated USAID funding . The bill now heads to President Trump’s desk for signature. Russell Vought, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, has already signaled plans for a second, larger rescissions package, which may begin targeting unobligated funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Meanwhile, the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. CASA limits the protective reach of district court injunctions, meaning most existing funding injunctions will narrow after July 27 unless converted into class actions. Taken in tandem, these developments portend a significantly more constrained federal funding landscape.
UPCOMING FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Surface Transportation Infrastructure
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
Bridge Investment
Program – Project
Grants
U.S. DOT
(FHWA)
No maximum
amount.
Minimum of
$2,500,000.
20% of the
total project
cost.
11/1/2025
Funding for capital
projects that replace,
rehabilitate, preserve
or protect one or more
bridges in the National
Bridge Inventory.
Source: Federal (BIL)
Bridge Investment
Program – Planning
Projects
U.S. DOT
(FHWA)
No maximum
or minimum
amount.
20% of the
total project
cost.
10/1/2025
Funding for planning
and design for projects
that address
deficiencies for at-risk
bridges identified in the
National Bridge
Inventory.
Source: Federal (BIL)
Better Utilizing
Investment to
Leverage
Development
(BUILD) – Planning
U.S. DOT
(FHWA)
No maximum
or minimum
amount.
20% of the
total project
cost.
Match may be
reduced for
projects in
areas of
persistent
poverty.
TBD 25/26
Funding for planning
and design work for
surface transportation
projects that have
regional or national
significance.
Source: Federal (BIL)
Better Utilizing
Investment to
Leverage
Development
(BUILD) –
Implementation
U.S. DOT
(FHWA)
Maximum of
$25,000,000.
Minimum of
$5,000,000
(urban).
Minimum of
$1,000,000
(rural).
20% of the
total project
cost.
Match may be
reduced for
projects in
rural areas.
TBD 25/26
Funding for surface
transportation
infrastructure projects
that have regional or
national significance.
FY 26 funding for BUILD
(formerly RAISE) will be
the final BIL-funded
competition.
Source: Federal (BIL)
Infrastructure for
Rebuilding America
(INFRA)
U.S. DOT
(FHWA)
Maximum of
$25,000,000.
Minimum of
$5,000,000.
20% of the
total project
cost must be
paid for with
non-federal
funds. INFRA
can fund a
maximum of
60% of the
total project
cost.
TBD
Funding for multimodal
freight and highway
projects of regional or
national significance to
improve the movement
of freight and people.
BIL funding has been
exhausted, but this is a
long-standing federal
assistance program.
Source: Federal
Consolidated Rail
Infrastructure and
Safety
Improvements
(CRISI)
U.S. DOT
(FRA)
No maximum
or minimum
amount, but a
minimum of
$1,000,000 is
encouraged.
20% of the
total project
cost.
TBD 2025
Funding for projects
that improve the safety,
efficiency, and
reliability of passenger
and freight rail. FY 25
and FY 26 funding from
the BIL has not yet been
obligated.
Source: Federal (BIL)
Railroad Crossing
Elimination (RCE)
Program – Planning
U.S. DOT
(FRA)
No maximum
or minimum
amount.
20% of the
total project
cost.
TBD 25/26
Funding for planning
and design work for
grade separation
capital projects.
Source: Federal (BIL)
Railroad Crossing
Elimination (RCE)
Program –
Implementation
U.S. DOT
(FRA)
No maximum
amount.
Minimum of
$1,000,000.
20% of the
total project
cost.
TBD 25/26
Funding for grade
separation capital
projects. FY 25 and FY
26 funding from BIL for
RCE has not been
obligated yet.
Source: Federal (BIL)
Local Transportation
Climate Adaptation
Program (LTCAP)
FUTURE FUNDING
UNCERTAIN
CTC Maximum of
$50,000,000.
20% of the
total project
cost.
TBD 25/26
Funding for projects
that improve the
resilience of at-risk
transportation
infrastructure by
mitigating hazard risk,
expanding/creating
new evacuation routes,
and protecting at-risk
coastal infrastructure.
Source: Federal (BIL)
Active
Transportation
Program (ATP) –
Cycle 8
CTC
No maximum
amount.
Minimum of
$100,000.
Projects with
leveraged
funds are
encouraged.
TBD 2026
Funding for bicycle and
pedestrian safety
enhancements. A
potential Cycle 8 will be
discussed in
community workshops
in the coming months.
Source: State
Bridge Investment
Program – Large
Bridge Project
Grants
U.S. DOT
(FHWA)
No maximum
amount.
Minimum of
$50,000,000.
50% of the
total project
cost.
TBD 2026
Funding for large-scale
capital bridge
infrastructure projects.
FY 26 funding is still
available from the BIL.
Source: Federal (BIL)
Highway Safety
Improvement
Program (HSIP) –
Cycle 13
Caltrans
Maximum of
$10,000,000.
Minimum of
$100,000.
10% of the
total project
cost.
TBD 2026
Funding for roadway
safety enhancement
capital projects. An
adopted Local
Roadway Safety Plan
(LRSP) is required to
apply.
Source: Federal
Sustainable
Transportation
Planning Grant
(STPG)
Caltrans
Climate
Adaptation
Planning:
Minimum is
$100,000 and
maximum is
$1,500,000.
Sustainable
Communities:
Minimum is
$100,000 and
maximum is
$700,000.
11.47% for
Climate
Adaptation
and
Sustainable
Communities.
20% for
Strategic
Partnerships.
TBD 2026
There are three
categories of funding
available: Climate
Adaptation Planning for
local or regional
climate adaptation
plans, Sustainable
Communities for local
or regional
transportation and land
use plans, and
Strategic Partnerships
for planning projects
that partner with
Strategic
Partnerships:
Minimum is
$100,000 and
maximum is
$500,000.
Caltrans for the State
Highway System.
Source: State
Surface
Transportation Block
Grant (STBG)
Program
Regional
MPO’s &
TPO’s
Funding
availability
and award
amounts may
vary by region.
20% of the
total project
cost.
Varies by
Region
Funding for a broad
range of surface
transportation projects,
including roadways,
bridges, pedestrian and
bicycle infrastructure,
and transit capital
projects.
Source: Federal
Congestion
Mitigation and Air
Quality (CMAQ)
Program
Regional
MPO’s &
TPO’s
Funding
availability
and award
amounts may
vary by region.
20% of the
total project
cost.
Varies by
Region
Funding for
transportation projects
that reduce traffic
congestion and
improve air quality,
particularly in
nonattainment and
maintenance areas for
ozone, carbon
monoxide, and
particulate matter.
Source: Federal
Transportation
Development Act
(TDA) Article III
Program – Local
Transportation Fund
Regional
MPO’s &
RTPO’s
Funding
availability
and award
amounts may
vary by region.
Varies by
Region
Varies by
Region
Funding for pedestrian
and bicycle planning
and infrastructure
projects.
Source: State
Safe Streets and
Roads for All (SS4A) –
Planning and
Demonstration
U.S. DOT
(FHWA)
Maximum of
$5,000,000.
Minimum of
$100,000.
20% of the
total project
cost.
TBD 2026
Planning funds are
available through SS4A
to develop a
Comprehensive Safety
Action Plan/Local
Roadway Safety Plan or
demonstration
projects.
Source: Federal (BIL)
Safe Streets and
Roads for All (SS4A) –
Implementation
U.S. DOT
(FHWA)
Maximum of
$25,000,000.
20% of the
total project
cost.
TBD 2026
Funding to implement
capital projects
identified in
Comprehensive Safety
Action Plans/LRSPs. FY
25 funding is available
for 2025. FY 26 funding
will be the final BIL-
funded round.
Source: Federal (BIL)
Parks and Recreation
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
Land and Water
Conservation Fund
(LWCF)
OGALS /
NPS
Maximum of
$6,000,000.
At least 50%
of the total
project cost.
TBD 2026
Funding for the
acquisition,
development, or
expansion of outdoor
recreational amenities.
Source: Federal
Route to Parks Parks
California
Estimated
$25,000 -
$30,000
No match
required. TBD 2026
Funding for projects
that provide
transportation to/from
parks.
Source: State
Outdoor Recreation
Legacy Partnership
(ORLP)
PROGRAM IS
PAUSED
OGALS /
NPS
Maximum of
$15,000,000.
At least 50%
of the total
project cost.
TBD 2026
Funding for the
acquisition or
development of new
parks or substantial
renovations to existing
parks. Minimum
population of 25,000 is
required.
Source: Federal
Readiness and
Environmental
Protection
OGALS /
NPS TBD No match
required. TBD 2026
Funding for projects
near military bases to
acquire, or acquire and
develop, lands for
Integration Program
(REPI)
public outdoor
recreation.
Source: Federal
Statewide Park
Development and
Community
Revitalization
Program (SPP)
OGALS Maximum of
$8,500,000.
No match
required. TBD 2026
Funding for the creation
of new parks or the
expansion/renovation
of existing parks.
Deadline anticipated in
2026 per OGALS.
Source: State (Prop 4)
Recreational Trails
Program (RTP) – Non-
Motorized
OGALS /
FHWA
No maximum
or minimum
amount.
12% of total
project cost. TBD 2026
Funding to create new
non-motorized
recreational trails and
trails-related facilities.
Projects that address
gaps in existing trail
networks are
prioritized.
Source: Federal
Recreational Trails
Program (RTP) –
Motorized
OHMVR /
FHWA
No maximum
or minimum
amount.
12% of total
project costs TBD 2026
Funding to create new
motorized recreational
trails and trails-related
facilities. Projects that
address gaps in existing
trail networks are
prioritized.
Source: Federal
Habitat Conservation
Fund (HCF) OGALS
No maximum
or minimum
amount.
100% TBD 2026
Funding to preserve
natural wildlife spaces
and create recreational
trail amenities.
Source: State
Youth Community
Access Grant CNRA
Minimum
award is
$25,000.
Maximum
award is
$500,000.
Where
possible,
cost of
project
elements
should not be
split with
TBD 26/27
Projects must serve
youth and directly
support access to
either natural or
cultural resources AND
meet the criteria for
both low-income and
other
funding.
disadvantaged
communities.
Source: State (Prop 64)
Art in Parks Parks
California
Planning &
Dev.:
~$50,000
Project:
~$100,000
No match
required.
Bonus points
are provided
for voluntary
matches of
up to 40%.
TBD 2026
for Round
3 Funding to establish art
installations and
programming in State
and local parks.
Source: State
For LWCF and ORLP, please note: Projects funded through these two programs will be placed under federal protection to preserve the public’s outdoor recreational use of the site in perpetuity.
Affordable Housing Development and Preservation
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
Multifamily Housing
Program (MHP) Cal HCD $250,000 per
assisted unit.
Leveraged
funding is
required.
TBD 2026
Funding for multifamily
housing construction
projects. There is some
funding set-aside
specifically for transit-
oriented development
(TOD) projects. Future
funding availability
subject to state
appropriations.
Source: State
Infill Infrastructure
Grant (IIG) Cal HCD
Minimum of
$1,000,000 in
urban areas
and $500,000
in rural areas.
Maximum of
$10,000,000.
No match
required, but
the proposal
must support
a qualifying
infill project.
TBD 2026
Funding to support
offsite improvements
necessary to support
infill housing
development projects.
Future funding
availability subject to
state appropriations.
Source: State
Joe Serna Sr.
Farmworker Housing
Grant Program
(FHGP)
Cal HCD $300,000 per
assisted unit.
Leveraged
funding is
required.
TBD 2026
Funding to provide
loans for multifamily
housing, new
construction, or
rehabilitation to serve
agricultural workers.
Future funding
availability subject to
state appropriations.
Source: State
Veterans Housing
and Homelessness
Prevention Program
(VHHP)
Cal HCD $300,000 per
assisted unit.
Leveraged
funding is
required.
TBD 2026
Funding to provide
loans for acquisition,
construction,
rehabilitation, and
preservation of
affordable multifamily
housing for veterans.
Future funding
availability subject to
state appropriations.
Source: State
Local Housing Trust
Fund (LHTF) Cal HCD
Minimum for
an existing
LHTF is
$1,000,000.
Minimum for
a new LHTF is
$500,000.
Maximum is
$5,000,000.
1:1 cash
match
required.
TBD 2025
Funds dedicated to the
creation, rehabilitation,
or preservation of
affordable housing,
transitional housing and
emergency shelters.
Applicants are required
to be in substantial
compliance with state
Housing Element Law
prior to the award date.
Source: Federal & State
National Housing
Trust Fund (NHTF)
Cal HCD /
U.S. HUD
Up to
$20,000,000
No match
required, but
projects that
propose a
voluntary
match will be
more
competitive.
TBD 25/26
May apply for a
Residual Receipts loan
or a Forgivable loan to
support affordable
housing construction
projects. Applicants are
required to be in
substantial compliance
with state Housing
Element Law prior to
the award date.
Source: Federal
Prohousing Incentive
Program (PIP) Cal HCD
Maximum is
$2,000,000.
Total amount
is calculated
by adding
Applicant’s
jurisdiction
size amount
and bonus
award
amount.
25% of the
award
amount.
TBD 25/26
Funding for Prohousing
Jurisdictions to support
housing projects.
Agencies that have not
previously received
funding are prioritized.
Source: State
Portfolio
Reinvestment
Program
Cal HCD $250,000 per
assisted unit.
Leveraged
funding is
required.
TBD 2026
Forgivable loan
program for projects to
preserve and
rehabilitate affordable
housing with expiring
affordability covenants.
Source: State
Choice
Neighborhoods –
Planning Grant
U.S. HUD Maximum of
$500,000.
5% of the
total project
cost.
Future
Funding
TBD
Funding to develop a
“Transformation Plan”
for the revitalization of
public and/or HUD-
assisted housing units
and the surrounding
neighborhood.
Source: Federal
Choice
Neighborhoods –
Implementation
Grant
U.S. HUD Maximum of
$50,000,000.
5% of the
total project
cost.
Future
Funding
TBD
Funding for projects
that improve quality of
life in economically
distressed
neighborhoods.
Source: Federal
Preservation and
Reinvestment
Initiative for
U.S. HUD
Minimum of
$5,000,000.
Projects with
leveraged
Future
Funding
TBD
Funding for the
preservation and
revitalization of
Community
Enhancement
(PRICE)
Maximum of
$75,000,000.
funding are
prioritized.
manufactured housing
and manufactured
housing communities.
Source: Federal
Pathways to
Removing Obstacles
to Housing
(PRO Housing)
FUTURE FUNDING
UNCERTAIN
U.S. HUD
Maximum of
$10,000,000.
Minimum of
$1,000,000.
No match
required.
Future
Funding
TBD
Funding to support
reduction of barriers to
affordable housing
construction that
affirmatively furthers
fair housing. Funding for
FY 25 approved in CR.
Source: Federal
HOME Investment
Partnership Program Cal HCD
Up to
$4,500,000
for
multifamily
rental
projects.
Up to
$75,000 for
operating
costs.
Match
requirements
are waived.
TBD 2026
Funding for housing
projects and housing
program activities in
“non-entitlement
jurisdictions” (areas
that do not receive
HOME funding directly
from HUD).
Source: Federal
Affordable Housing
Sustainable
Communities (AHSC)
SGC
Minimum is
$10,000,000
and
maximum is
$50,000,000.
Projects with
leveraged
funding are
prioritized.
TBD 2026
Includes three project
area types: Transit-
Oriented Development
(TOD), Integrated
Connectivity Project
(ICP), and Rural
Innovation Project
Areas (RIPA).
Source: State
Homekey+ Cal HCD
$200,000 per
door for each
unit for PSH
projects.
Leveraged
funding is
required.
TBD 2026
Funding to sustain and
expand Permanent
Supportive Housing for
veterans, young people,
and other individuals
with mental health
and/or substance use
disorder challenges.
Source: State
Homelessness and Human Services
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
Behavioral Health
Community
Infrastructure
Program (BHCIP) –
Unmet Needs
Cal HCS
No maximum
or minimum
amount.
10% of the
total project
cost.
Pre-
Application
Consultation:
8/29/2025
Full
Application:
10/28/2025
Funding to construct,
acquire, and
rehabilitate assets to
expand the behavioral
health treatment
continuum. Please
note that this will be
the final round of
BHCIP funding from
Proposition 1.
Source: State (Prop 1)
Encampment
Resolution Fund
(ERF) – Round 4
FY 25-26 FUNDING
UNCERTAIN
Cal HCD
No maximum
or minimum
amount.
Leveraged
funding is
required.
There is no
set minimum
amount.
TBD 2025
Funding for site-
specific projects that
transition homeless
people from
encampments into
safe and stable
housing. FY 25-26
funding contingent
upon budget
negotiations.
Source: State
Smart Reentry:
Housing
Demonstration
Program
U.S. DOJ
(BJA)
Maximum of
$1,000,000
50% of the
total project
cost.
TBD 2025
Funding for projects to
improve reentry
outcomes by
expanding or
increasing access to
housing.
Source: Federal
Youth
Homelessness
System
Improvement (YHSI)
Grants
U.S. HUD
Planning and
Partnerships:
Up to
$400,000.
Match is not
required, but
suggested.
TBD 25/26
Funding for projects
that create and build
capacity for Youth
Action Boards; collect
and use data on at-
risk youth and youth
Data,
Coordinated
Enry, and
Racial and
Gender
Equity: Up to
$200,000.
experiencing
homelessness;
improve coordination
and administration of
homeless assistance
projects; etc.
Source: Federal
Street Outreach
Program U.S. HUD
Minimum is
$90,000 and
maximum is
$150,000.
There is no
match
requirement.
TBD 25/26
Funding to provide
street-based services
to run away,
homeless, and street
youth.
Source: Federal
Proposition 47
Grant Program BSCC
Small scope
project: Up to
$2M
Large scope
project:
Between $2M
and $8M
Leveraged
funding is
prioritized.
TBD 2026
Funding to implement
new services or
programs and/or
expand existing
services or programs
for mental health,
substance abuse
disorders, or diversion
programs for
individuals in the
criminal justice
system.
Source: State
Water and Wastewater
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
Midsize and Large
Drinking Water
System
Infrastructure
Resilience and
Sustainability
EPA
Expected
range
between
$1,187,500 -
$2,375,000
10% 10/6/2025
Funding can be used for
planning, design,
construction,
implementation,
operation, or
maintenance of a
program/project that
increases resilience of
public water systems to
natural hazards.
Source: Federal
Clean Water State
Revolving Fund
(CWSRF)
SWRCB
Maximum
amount
based on
ability to
repay loan
over term
period. Per-
project cap of
$50,000,000.
Loans must
be repaid over
a 30-year
period with
interest.
Principal
forgiveness is
available for
DACs.
Ongoing
Funding for planning,
design, and capital
construction for critical
water infrastructure
projects that provide
reliable access to clean
water for Californians.
Source: Federal & State
Drinking Water State
Revolving Fund
(DWSRF)
SWRCB
Maximum
amount
based on
ability to
repay loan
over term
period. Per-
project cap of
$50,000,000.
Loans must
be repaid over
a 30-year
period with
interest.
Principal
forgiveness is
available for
DACs.
Ongoing
Funding for planning,
design, and capital
construction for critical
water infrastructure
projects that provide
reliable access to safe
drinking water.
Source: Federal & State
Sewer Overflow and
Stormwater Reuse
Municipal Grants
SWRCB
Maximum
amount
based on
ability to
repay loan
over term
period.
Projects are
eligible for
$5,000,000 or
up to 50% of
the total
project cost
(whichever is
less) in
principal
forgiveness.
Ongoing
through
Federal
FY 26
Funding for stormwater
infrastructure projects.
Applications for these
funds are handled
through the CWSRF
application process.
Source: Federal (BIL)
Small Community
Wastewater (SCWW)
– Planning
SWRCB No maximum
amount.
No match
required. Ongoing
Funding for planning
and design work to
advance wastewater
infrastructure projects
in small, disadvantaged
communities (SDACs).
SCWW is a component
of the CWSRF.
Source: State
Small Community
Wastewater (SCWW)
– Construction
SWRCB
Maximum of
$15,000,000.
Maximum of
$30,000,000
50% of the
total project
cost for
construction.
Ongoing
Funding for wastewater
infrastructure
improvements in small
and disadvantaged
communities. Projects
(septic-to-
sewer).
No match
required for
Small DACs.
that address violations
of waste discharge
requirements of NPDES
permits will be
prioritized by the state.
SCWW is a component
of the CWSRF.
Source: State
Safe and Affordable
Funding for Equity
and Resilience
(SAFER)
SWRCB
No maximum
or minimum
amount.
No match
required. Ongoing
Funding for projects to
help failing and at-risk
water systems address
critical water
infrastructure needs.
Disadvantaged
communities and small
water systems are
prioritized.
Source: State
Water Recycling
Funding Program
(WRFP) – Planning
SWRCB
No maximum
or minimum
amount.
50% of the
total project
cost. SWCRB
may fund up
to 100% of the
total project
cost for
DACs.
Ongoing
Funding for studies that
assess the feasibility of
using recycled water to
offset or augment the
use of fresh/potable
water from state or
local supplies. WRFP is
a component of the
CWSRF.
Source: State (Prop 13
& Prop 4)
Water Recycling
Funding Program
(WRFP) –
Construction
SWRCB Maximum of
$3,000,000.
65% of the
total project
cost. SWCRB
may fund up
to 100% of the
total project
cost for
DACs.
Ongoing
Funding for capital
projects that use
recycled water to offset
or augment the use of
fresh/potable water
from state or local
supplies.
Source: State (Prop 13
& Prop 4)
Lead Service Line
Replacement
Program (LSLR)
SWRCB
Maximum
amount
based on
ability to
repay loan
over term
period.
Loans must
be repaid over
a 30-year
period with
interest.
Principal
forgiveness is
available for
DACs.
10/4/2028
Funding for projects
that identify and
replace lead pipes and
fixtures. LSLRP is a
component of DWSRF.
Source: Federal (BIL)
Emerging
Contaminants in
Small or
Disadvantaged
Communities
(ED-SDC) Grant
SWRCB No maximum
amount.
No match
required. Ongoing
Funding for projects
that address exposure
to emerging
contaminants and
PFAS in disadvantaged
communities. ED-SDC
is a component of the
DWSRF.
Source: Federal (BIL)
Groundwater Grant
Program SWRCB No maximum
amount.
No match
required. Ongoing
Funding for projects
that protect and
improve groundwater
quality, including
remediation and
contamination
prevention efforts.
Currently, there is only
funding available for
SDACs through the
DWSRF (this program
was previously funded
through Proposition 1).
Source: Federal & State
Water Storage
Investment Program CWC No maximum
amount.
50% of total
project costs TBD 2025
Funding for water
storage projects. $75
million allocated in
Proposition 4.
Source: State (Prop 4)
Integrated Regional
Water Management
(IRWM)
DWR No maximum
amount.
50% of total
project costs TBD 2025
Funding for the
implementation of
projects identified in an
adopted regional IRWM
Implementation
Grant Program
Plan. $100 million
allocated in Proposition
4. Source: State (Prop 4)
Urban and
Agricultural Water
Conservation Grants
NEW PROGRAM!
DWR TBD TBD TBD 2026
Funding for projects
that produce
quantifiable water
savings. $75 million
allocated in Proposition
4. Source: State (Prop 4)
WaterSMART
Planning and Design
Grants
PROGRAM IS
PAUSED
U.S. BOR Maximum of
$400,000.
Varies based
on project
type, either:
0%, 25%, or
50%.
TBD 2025
Funding for
collaborative planning
and design projects to
support water
management
improvements. FY 24,
FY 25, and FY 26
funding from the BIL
will be available.
Source: Federal (BIL)
Water and Energy
Efficiency Grant
(WEEG)
PROGRAM IS
PAUSED
U.S. BOR
Maximum of
$500,000
(two-year
projects).
Maximum of
$2,000,000
(three-year
projects).
50% of the
total project
cost. Over-
matching is
encouraged.
TBD 2025
Funding for projects
that result in
quantifiable water
savings by enhancing
system efficiency. FY
25 and FY 26 funding
from the BIL will be
available.
Source: Federal (BIL)
Small-Scale Water
Efficiency Projects
(SWEP)
PROGRAM IS
PAUSED
U.S. BOR Maximum of
$100,000.
50% of the
total project
cost.
TBD 2025
Funding for projects,
with a cost of $225,000
or less, that produce
quantifiable water
savings. FY 24, FY 25,
and FY 26 funding from
the BIL will be
available.
Source: Federal (BIL)
Water Recycling and
Desalination
Planning
PROGRAM IS
PAUSED
U.S. BOR
Maximum of
$1,000,000
(Funding
Group I).
50% of the
total project
cost.
75% of the
total project
cost for
projects over
$500,000,000.
TBD 2025
Funding for planning
and design work for
projects that recycle
and reuse potable
water. FY 23, FY 24, FY
25, and FY 26 funding
from the BIL will be
available.
Source: Federal (BIL)
Water Reclamation
and Reuse Program
(WRRP) – Title XVI
PROGRAM IS
PAUSED
U.S. BOR
Maximum of
$5,000,000.
Minimum of
$100,000.
75% of the
total project
cost.
TBD 2025
Funding for capital
projects that recycle
and reuse potable
water. FY25 and FY 26
funding from the BIL
will be available.
Source: Federal (BIL)
Large-Scale Water
Recycling Projects
PROGRAM IS
PAUSED
U.S. BOR No maximum
amount.
75% of the
total project
cost.
TBD 2025
Funding for large-scale
recycled water projects
with a total cost of
$500,000,000 or more.
FY 23, FY 24, FY 25 and
FY 26 funding from the
BIL will be available.
Source: Federal (BIL)
Drought Response
Program
PROGRAM IS
PAUSED
U.S. BOR
Maximum of
$500,000
(two-year
projects).
Maximum of
$2,000,000
(three-year
projects).
50% of the
total project
cost. Over-
matching is
encouraged.
TBD 2025
Funding for projects
that build long-term
resilience to drought
and reduce the need for
emergency response
actions. FY 26 funding
from the BIL will be
available.
Source: Federal (BIL)
Please Note: All U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) have been rescinded for administrative review.
Law Enforcement and Public Safety
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
Alcohol Beverage
Control OTS Up to $30,000 No match
required. 9/12/2026
Funding to utilize and
implement the Minor
Decoy Program,
Shoulder Tap
Program, IMPACT
Program, and/or
Holiday
Enforcement.
Source: Federal
Office of Traffic
Safety (OTS) Grants OTS
No maximum
or minimum
amount.
No match
requirement. 1/31/2026
Funding for
initiatives to prevent
serious injury and
death resulting from
motor vehicle
crashes, such as
impaired driving,
distracted driving,
motorcycle safety,
pedestrian and
bicycle safety, and
more.
Source: Federal
Organizational
Wellness Program POST Non-
monetary.
No match
required. Ongoing
Program provides
resources and
services for officer
wellness units.
Source: State
Alcohol Policing
Partnership ABC Maximum of
$100,000.
No match
required.
TBD July
2025
Funding for police
departments to
expand efforts in
addressing alcohol-
related problems
through a
comprehensive ABC
program.
Source: State
Organized Retail
Theft Prevention
Program
BSCC
Medium
Scope: Up to
$6,125,000
No match
required. TBD 2026
Funding to address
Organized Retail
Theft, Motor Vehicle
ANTICIPATED
FUNDING IN STATE
FY 25-26 BUDGET
Large Scope:
Up to
$15,650,000
or Motor Vehicle
Accessory Theft,
and/or Cargo Theft.
Source: State
Virtual Reality De-
escalation Site-
Based Initiative
PROGRAM IS
PAUSED
U.S. DOJ
(BJA)
Maximum of
$800,000.
No match
required. TBD 2025
Funding to assist law
enforcement
agencies in adopting
virtual reality (VR)
technology for
training purposes.
Source: Federal
Justice and Mental
Health Collaboration
Program (JMHCP)
PROGRAM
TARGETED FOR
TERMINATION
U.S. DOJ
(BJA)
Maximum of
$550,000.
20% of the
cost for Years
1 and 2.
40% of the
cost for Year 3.
TBD 2025
Funding for
programs that
support
collaboration to
improve public
safety responses and
outcomes for people
with mental health
and/or substance
use disorders.
Source: Federal
Connect and Protect:
Law Enforcement
Behavioral Health
Response Program
PROGRAM
TARGETED FOR
TERMINATION
U.S. DOJ
(BJA)
Maximum of
$550,000.
20% of the
cost for Years
1 and 2.
40% of the
cost for Year 3.
TBD 2025
Funding for
programs and
initiatives that
support cross-
system collaborative
responses to
behavioral health
calls for service.
Source: Federal
Field Initiated:
Encouraging
Innovation
PROGRAM
TARGETED FOR
TERMINATION
U.S. DOJ
(BJA)
Maximum of
$1,000,000.
No match
required. TBD 2025
Funding for projects
that develop and
implement new
innovative strategies
to address emerging
or persistent
challenges faced by
criminal justice
systems.
Source: Federal
Crime Gun
Intelligence Center
Integration Initiative
PROGRAM IS
PAUSED
U.S. DOJ
(BJA)
Maximum of
$700,000
(new CIGCs).
Maximum of
$300,000
(expansion of
existing CGIC).
No match
required. TBD 2025
Funding to create or
expand Crime Gun
Intelligence Centers
(CGICs) that
facilitate interagency
collaboration
focused on the
timely collection,
management, and
analysis of crime gun
evidence.
Source: Federal
Improving Substance
Use Disorder
Treatment and
Recovery Outcomes
for Adults in Reentry
PROGRAM IS
PAUSED
U.S. DOJ
(BJA)
Maximum of
$833,000.
No match
required. TBD 2025
Funding for projects
that enhance the
capacity of
corrections systems
and community-
based providers to
address substance
use disorders during
incarceration and
reentry.
Source: Federal
Improving Adult and
Youth Crisis
Stabilization and
Community Reentry
Program
PROGRAM IS
PAUSED
U.S. DOJ
(BJA)
Maximum of
$825,000.
No match
required. TBD 2025
Funding for projects
that provide
screening and
supportive services
pre-release, during,
and after reentry to
address those at
greater risk of crisis
during the transition
out of incarceration.
Source: Federal
Patrick Leahy
Bulletproof Vest
Partnership
U.S. DOJ
(BJA)
A single
applicant’s
request
cannot exceed
5% of the total
50% of the
total cost of
the vests.
TBD 2025
Funding for police
departments to
cover up to 50% of
the cost of body
armor vests
funds
appropriated
in a given year.
purchased for law
enforcement
officers. Financial
hardship waivers can
be requested, but
the per unit cost of
each vest cannot
exceed $1,200 if
requesting a waiver.
Source: Federal
Edward Byrne Justice
Assistance Grant
(JAG) – Local
Allocations
U.S. DOJ
(BJA)
Formula
funding.
No match
required. TBD 2025
Funding for law
enforcement
agencies for efforts
that prevent or
reduce crime and
violence and to
improve the fair
administration of the
justice system.
Source: Federal
Tobacco Grant
Program CA DOJ
No maximum
or minimum
amount.
No match
required. TBD 2026
Funding for
enforcement and
educational projects
that reduce the
illegal sale of
tobacco products to
minors.
Source: State
COPS Hiring Program
(CHP)
U.S. DOJ
(COPS
Office)
$125,000 cap
per position.
At least 25% of
the total cost,
but additional
costs beyond
the per
position cap
must be
covered by the
applicant.
TBD 2026
Funding to hire new
police officers.
Recipients are
required to pay a
progressively larger
share of the cost of
the positions over
the three-year award
period. Positions
must be maintained
for at least 12
months after federal
funding ends.
Source: Federal
Law Enforcement
Mental Health and
Wellness Act
(LEMHWA) Program
U.S. DOJ
(COPS
Office)
Maximum of
$200,000.
No match
required. TBD 2026
Funding for projects
that increase the
number of law
enforcement
agencies using peer
support, training,
family resources,
suicide prevention,
and other promising
practices for
wellness programs.
Source: Federal
Community Policing
Development (CPD)
Microgrants Program
U.S. DOJ
(COPS
Office)
Maximum of
$175,000.
No match
required. TBD 2026
Funding for projects
that develop the
capacity of law
enforcement to
implement
community policing
strategies.
Source: Federal
Collaborative
Reform Initiative
(CRI)
U.S. DOJ
(COPS
Officer)
Maximum of
$1,000,000.
No match
required. TBD 2026
CRI consists of three
programs:
Collaborative Reform
Initiative Technical
Assistance Center,
Critical Response,
and Organizational
Assessment.
Source: Federal
Community Violence Reduction
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
Community
Violence
Intervention and
Prevention
Initiative (CVIPI)
U.S. DOJ
(BJA)
Maximum of
$1,500,000.
No match
required. TBD 2025
Funding to
implement
programs that
prevent and reduce
violent crime in
PROGRAM
TARGETED FOR
TERMINATION
communities
disproportionately
impacted by
violence.
Source: Federal
STOP School
Violence Program
PROGRAM IS
PAUSED
U.S. DOJ
(BJA)
Maximum of
$1,000,000.
No match
required. TBD 2025
Funding for
programs that
increase school
safety by deploying
solutions that
improve school
climate, behavioral
threat
assessments,
and/or intervention
teams reduce the
risk of violence.
Source: Federal
Byrne State Crisis
Intervention
Program (SCIP)
BSCC
Maximum of
$1,000,000
(large scope).
Maximum of
$500,000
(small scope).
No match
required. TBD 2026
Funding to
implement state
gun crisis
intervention court
proceedings and
related programs or
initiatives.
Source: Federal
School Violence
Prevention Program
(SVPP)
U.S. DOJ
(COPS
Office)
Maximum of
$500,000.
Maximum of
$100,000 for
microgrants.
25% of the
total project
cost. Will be
waived for
microgrants.
TBD 2026
Funding to improve
security at schools
and on school
grounds through
evidence-based
safety programs.
Source: Federal
California Violence
Intervention
Program (CalVIP)
BSCC
Up to $1,500,000
for cities
disproportionately
impacted by
violence.
No match
required. TBD 2026
Funding for
initiatives that
enhance public
health and safety
through support for
community-based
gun violence
Up to $600,000 for
cities with
populations of
40,000 or less.
reduction efforts.
Eligibility is based
on gun violence
trends at the
community level.
Source: State
Fire and Emergency Response
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
Firefighters
Charitable
Foundation
FFCF No guidance
given.
No match
required. Ongoing
The FFCF gives
grants to assist local
fire/disaster victims,
fire prevention
education, volunteer
fire department
equipment
purchase, and
community safety
programs.
Source: Private
Assistance to
Firefighters Grant
(AFG) – FY 25
FEMA
Maximum of
$3,550,000
(more than
1,000,000
people).
Maximum of
$3,000,000
(500,001 –
1,000,000
people).
Maximum of
$2,000,000
(100,001 –
500,000
people).
Maximum of
$1,000,000
15% of the
total project
cost (more
than 1,000,000
people).
10% of the
total project
cost (20,001 to
1,000,000
people).
5% of the total
project cost
(20,000 people
or fewer).
TBD
Winter
25/26
Funding for Fire
Departments for
equipment and
vehicle acquisition.
Applicants can
submit one request
per category per
year. It is
recommended that
departments review
Appendix B and
select requests that
qualify as “high”
priorities for FEMA.
The AFG program is
oversubscribed, and
anything less than
“high” priority is
unlikely to be
funded.
(100,000 or
fewer people).
Source: Federal
Staffing for Adequate
Fire and Emergency
Response (SAFER) –
FY 25
FEMA
No minimum
or maximum
amount.
Hiring Activity:
25% for the
first and
second year,
then 65% for
the third year.
R&R Activity:
No match
required.
TBD 2026
Funding to support
the cost of hiring new
firefighters and EMS
personnel.
Source: Federal
Leary Firefighters
Foundation:
Jeremiah Lucey
Grant Program
LFF
Typically a
maximum of
$25,000.
No match
required. TBD 2026
The Leary Firefighters
Foundation makes
grants to paid and
volunteer fire
departments for
equipment, training,
and technology
adoption.
Source: Private
Hazard Mitigation
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
SB1 Rise Grant –
Planning (Track 1) OPC
Maximum of
$1,500,000.
Minimum of
$200,000.
No match
required. 9/26/2025
Funding to develop
sea level rise (SLR)
Adaptation Plans.
Source: State
State Fire Capacity
Grant
CA Fire Safe
Council
Maximum of
$225,000. 1:1.5 8/31/2025
Funding for projects
and programs to
harden communities
against wildfire risk.
Source: State
Community Wildfire
Defense Grant
(CWDG)
U.S. Forest
Service
CWP Plans:
Maximum of
$250,000
10% of the
total cost for
CWP Plans.
Future
Funding
TBD for
FY26
Funding can be used
to either create or
update a Community
Wildfire Protection
Plan (CWPP) or to
CWPP
Projects:
Maximum of
$10,000,000
20% of the
total project
cost for
CWPP
Projects.
Match
waivers
available for
low-income
areas.
implement a project
within a CWPP.
Source: Federal
SB 1 Sea Level Rise
Adaptation –
Implementation
(Track 2)
OPC TBD TBD TBD 2025
Funding to implement
projects identified in
SLR Adaptation Plans.
Source: State
Building Resilient
Infrastructure and
Communities (BRIC)
PROGRAM
TARGETED FOR
TERMINATION
CalOES /
FEMA
No maximum
amount.
25% of the
total project
cost.
Notices of
Interest will
be due Fall
2025
Annual federal
funding for pre-
disaster mitigation.
Source: Federal
Flood Mitigation
Assistance (FMA)
FUTURE FUNDING
UNCERTAIN
CalOES /
FEMA
No maximum
amount.
25% of the
total project
cost.
Notices of
Interest will
be due Fall
2025
Annual federal
funding for flood
mitigation projects.
Source: Federal
Hazard Mitigation
Grant Program
(HMGP)
CalOES /
FEMA
No maximum
amount.
25% of the
total project
cost.
TBD 2026
Federal funding for
pre-disaster
mitigation tied to
Presidential Disaster
Declarations. Some
competitions are
restricted to certain
regions of the state.
Source: Federal
Fuels Management
and Community Fire
Assistance Grant
U.S. Bureau
of Land
Management
Minimum of
$10,000.
Maximum of
$100,000.
No match
required. TBD 2026
Funding to develop
local capacities
through assessment
and planning,
mitigation efforts, and
implementation of
fuels management
treatments.
Source: Federal
Wildfire Prevention
Grants (WPG)
ANTICIPATED
FUNDING IN STATE
FY 25-26 BUDGET
CAL FIRE
Suggested
maximum of
$950,000 or
less
No match
required. TBD 2026
Funding for hazardous
fuels treatment,
wildfire prevention
planning, and wildfire
prevention education
in areas at-risk of
wildfire.
Source: State (Prop 4)
For FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) programs (HMGP, BRIC, and FMA), please note:
Projects should either be identified in a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) or address vulnerabilities identified in an LHMP. Projects can be phased for planning work up to 60% design. Capital projects must have a positive Benefit-Cost Analysis ratio. You must submit an NOI to CalOES to apply for federal funding through these programs.
Community Resilience
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
Microgrid Incentive
Program
SoCal
Edison
Up to
$14,000,000
per community
project.
Up to
$3,000,000 for
Special
Facilities.
No match
required. TBD 2026
Future funding may be
available if the money
is not exhausted in the
2025 competitive
cycle.
Environmental
Justice Thriving
Communities
Subgrant Program
PROGRAM
TARGETED FOR
TERMINATION
U.S. EPA
Maximum of
$150,000
(Assessment
projects).
Maximum of
$250,000
(Planning
projects).
20% of the
total project
cost.
TBD
Funding for
assessment, planning,
and project
development grants
that support
environmental justice
initiatives benefiting
disadvantaged
communities
disproportionately
Maximum of
$350,000
(Develop
projects).
burdened by pollution.
Currently terminated.
Source: Federal (IRA)
Transformative
Climate
Communities (TCC)
– Planning
SGC Up to $300,000
No match or
leveraged
funding
required.
TBD 2025
Funding to conduct
community-level
engagement,
planning, and capacity
building to deploy
collective impact
investment strategies
in disadvantaged
communities.
Source: State (Prop 4)
Transformative
Climate
Communities (TCC)
– Project
Development
SGC Up to
$5,000,000
No match or
leveraged
funding
required.
TBD 2025
Funding for pre-
development and
basic infrastructure
activities that advance
climate and
community resilience
goals by preparing
projects for future
funding opportunities.
Source: State (Prop 4)
Transformative
Climate
Communities (TCC)
– Implementation
SGC Up to
$29,500,000
Leveraged
funding
must be at
least 50% of
the total
grant award
amount.
TBD 2025
Funding for
neighborhood-level
initiatives that include
multiple, coordinated
investments that
reduce greenhouse
gas emissions and
enhance community
resilience.
Source: State (Prop 4)
Community
Resilience Centers
(CRC) – Planning
SGC
Maximum of
$500,000.
Minimum of
$100,000.
No match
required. TBD 25/26
Funding for planning
and community
engagement activities
to prepare for future
Community Resilience
Center initiatives.
Source: State (Prop 4)
Community
Resilience Centers
(CRC) – Project
Development
SGC
Maximum of
$5,000,000.
Minimum of
$500,000.
No match
required. TBD 25/26
Funding for pre-
development and
basic infrastructure
activities that advance
community-serving
facilities’ capability to
serve as future
Community Resilience
Centers.
Source: State (Prop 4)
Community
Resilience Centers
(CRC) –
Implementation
SGC
Maximum of
$10,000,000.
Minimum of
$1,000,000.
No match
required. TBD 25/26
Funding for capital
projects that either
retrofit existing
facilities or construct
new facilities that
serve the function of
being Community
Resilience Centers.
Source: State (Prop 4)
Extreme Heat and
Community
Resilience Program
– Planning (Small)
OPR
Maximum of
$250,000.
Minimum of
$100,000.
No match
required. TBD 25/26
Funding for planning
to develop future
projects that address
extreme heat and
community resilience.
Source: State (Prop 4)
Extreme Heat and
Community
Resilience Program
– Planning (Large)
OPR
Maximum of
$750,000.
Minimum of
$300,000.
No match
required. TBD 25/26
Funding for planning
to develop future
projects that address
extreme heat and
community resilience.
Source: State (Prop 4)
Extreme Heat and
Community
Resilience Program
– Implementation
(Small)
OPR
Maximum of
$450,000.
Minimum of
$100,000.
No match
required. TBD 25/26
Funding for new or
existing projects that
implement awareness
building programs,
provide resources,
and build
infrastructure to
address extreme heat
and community
resilience.
Source: State (Prop 4)
Extreme Heat and
Community
Resilience Program
– Implementation
(Large)
OPR
Maximum of
$4,000,000.
Minimum of
$500,000.
No match
required. TBD 25/26
Funding for new or
existing projects that
implement awareness
building programs,
provide resources,
and build
infrastructure to
address extreme heat
and community
resilience.
Source: State (Prop 4)
Microgrid Incentive
Program PG&E
Up to
$14,000,000
per project.
Up to
$1,000,000 for
interconnection
studies and
equipment.
No match
required TBD 2026
Future funding may be
available if the money
is not exhausted in the
2025 competitive
cycle.
Economic Development
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
EDA Disaster
Supplemental
Funding –
2023/2024
U.S. EDA
Readiness
Path: Expected
range of
$250,000-
$500,000.
Implementation
Path: Expected
range of
$100,000-
$20,000,000
Industry
Transformation
Generally
20%
Ongoing for
Readiness and
Implementation
paths.
3/3/2026 for
Industry
Transformation
Path
Funding for three
categories:
Readiness Path for
standalone non-
construction
projects designed to
increase a
community’s
readiness for
implementation
projects,
Implementation Path
for standalone
construction or non-
Path: Expected
range of
$20,000,000-
$50,000,000
construction
projects designed to
address economic
challenges from
natural disasters,
and Industry
Transformation Path
for coalition-led
construction or non-
construction
implementation
projects.
Public Works and
Economic
Adjustment
Assistance
(PWEAA)
U.S. EDA
Anticipated
range of
investments
from $600,000
to $5,000,000.
Varies
based on
socio-
economic
factors of
the
project’s
impact
area.
Ongoing
Funding for public
works projects and
economic
assistance programs
that create new jobs
by supporting
multiple private
employers as
beneficiaries.
Source: Federal
Planning and
Local Technical
Assistance
Program
U.S. EDA
Anticipated
amount for
Local TA
investments is
$100,000.
Varies
based on
socio-
economic
factors of
the
project’s
impact
area.
Ongoing
Funding to create
economic
development plans
and studies
designed to build
capacity and foster
economic prosperity
and resiliency.
Source: Federal
Regional
Investment
Initiative (RII)
Formerly known
as the Community
Economic
Resilience Fund
(CERF)
EDD
Minimum
award is
$500,000.
There is no
maximum.
No match
required.
NOI due:
3/20/2026
Pre-application
due:
4/27/2026
Full application
due:
5/22/2026
Governor Newsom
announced $125
million in state
grants to fund Jobs
First initiatives in
November 2024.
Second round of
funding in 2026.
Submission of a
Notice of Intent is
mandatory to receive
an invitation to
submit a full
application.
Source: Federal
(ARPA) & State
Jobs First Catalyst
Funding
Regional
Convener
Varies based on
region.
Typically, no
match
required.
Varies based on
region.
The Catalyst
Program provides up
to $14 million for
each region for
sector development
and pre-
development
projects identified in
each region’s Jobs
First strategy.
Source: Federal
(ARPA) & State
Airport and Maritime Port Infrastructure
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
Port Infrastructure
Development
Program
U.S. DOT
(MA)
Small
projects at
small ports:
Up to
$112.5M.
Per State: Up
to $112.5M.
Planning
projects: No
more than
10% of
funding
reserved for
Small
projects.
20% of the
total project
cost.
TBD 2026
Funding for the purpose
of improving the safety,
efficiency, or reliability
of movement of goods
through ports and
intermodal connections
to ports. Upcoming FY
26 funding cycle will be
the last BIL-funded
grant cycle.
Source: Federal (BIL)
Airport Improvement
Program (AIP)
U.S. DOT
(FAA)
Airports
entitled to a
certain
Large to
medium TBD 2025
Funding for the planning
and development of
public-use airports that
amount of
AIP funding
each year
based on
passenger
volume.
airports: 20-
25%.
Small
airports: 5-
10%.
are included in the
National Plan of
Integrated Airport
Systems (NPIAS).
Source: Federal (BIL)
Airport Improvement
Program (AIP) – State
Matching Grants
Caltrans
Matching
Rate is 5% of
the federal
grant.
No match
required. TBD 2025
Project must be
included in the most
recently adopted
Capital Improvement
Plan (CIP).
Source: State
Reduction of Truck
Emissions at Port
Facilities
U.S. DOT
(FHWA)
Estimated
total program
funding:
$160,000,000
20% of the
total project
cost.
TBD 2025
Funding for projects
that test, evaluate, and
deploy projects that
reduce port-related
emissions from idling
trucks.
Source: Federal (BIL)
Transit
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
Capital Improvement
Grant Program
U.S. DOT
(FTA)
Between
$100,000,000
and
$300,000,000.
Not specified
but
considered in
selection.
TBD 2025
There are three
programs included in
this Grant Program:
New Starts, Small
Starts, and Core
Capacity.
Source: Federal (BIL)
All Stations
Accessibility
Program
U.S. DOT
(FTA)
Total funding
available:
$300M.
20%
TBD
Spring
2025
Funding to repair,
improve, modify,
retrofit, etc.
infrastructure of
stations or facilities to
make all public areas of
the station accessible
to people with
disabilities.
Source: Federal (BIL)
Transit and Intercity
Rail Capital
Partnership (TIRCP)
CTC No maximum
amount.
Projects with
leveraged
funding will
be more
competitive.
TBD 2025
Funding for
transformative capital
improvements that will
modernize intercity,
commuter, and urban
rail systems and bus
and ferry transit
systems.
Source: Federal & State
Buses and Bus
Facilities
Competitive Grants
U.S. DOT
(FTA)
No minimum
or maximum
amount.
Total funding
available:
$398 million.
20% TBD 2026
Funds to replace,
rehabilitate, or
purchase buses and
related equipment and
to construct bus-
related facilities.
Source: Federal (BIL)
Low or No Emissions
(Bus) Grants
U.S. DOT
(FTA)
No minimum
or maximum
amount.
Total funding
available:
$1.1 billion.
20% TBD 2026
Funding for the
purchase or lease of
zero-emission and low-
emission transit buses,
as well as acquisition,
construction, and
leasing of required
supporting facilities.
Source: Federal (BIL)
Electric Vehicles
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
Fast Charge
California Project CaleVIP
Up to
$100,00 per
charging port
for 275kW+
and $55,000
for 150kW-
274.99kW
No match
required. 10/29/2025
Funding for the
installation and
management of DC
Fast Chargers.
Source: State
Communities in
Charge CEC
Base
Incentive:
Flat rebate of
Additional
costs
beyond the
1/9/2026
Funding to transform
EV accessibility,
rapidly catalyze new
$8,500 per
connector
incentive
amount, if
applicable.
markets, and swiftly
deploy Level 2 EV
charging stations.
Source: State
Charging
Infrastructure for
Government Fleets
CEC
Up to
$6,000,000
or 70% of
total project
costs
(whichever is
less).
30% of the
total project
cost.
TBD 25/26
Funding can be used
to deploy electric
vehicle charging
infrastructure to
support light-duty
government fleets.
Source: State
Hybrid and Zero-
Emission Truck and
Bus Voucher
Incentive Project
(HVIP)
CARB
Varies based
on vehicle
type.
Additional
costs
beyond the
incentive
amount, if
applicable.
Ongoing
Funding to purchase
zero-emission heavy-
duty incentives trucks
and buses for
California fleets.
Source: State
Volkswagen
Environmental
Mitigation Trust
CARB
Varies based
on vehicle
type.
Additional
costs
beyond the
incentive
amount, if
applicable.
Ongoing
Funding for zero-
emission transit
buses, school buses,
shuttle buses, Class 8
Freight and Port
Drayage Trucks,
freight/marine
projects, and light-
duty ZEV
infrastructure.
Source: State
Carl Moyer
Memorial Air
Quality Standards
Attainment Program
Local ARBs Varies.
Typically
15% of the
total cost.
Varies based
on region.
Funding for zero-
emission on-road
heavy-duty vehicles,
off-road
compression-ignition
equipment, off-road
large spark-ignition
equipment, off-road
equipment
replacement, light-
duty vehicles, and
ZEV infrastructure.
Source: Federal
FAST 2.0 - Fast and
Available Charging
for All
CEC
Projects may
average no
more than
$100,000 in
CEC funds
per charging
port
installed.
50% of the
total project
cost.
TBD
Funding for the
installation of DC Fast
Chargers (DCFC) that
supply a minimum of
180 kWh per vehicle.
Charging stations
must be publicly
accessible at least 18
hours per day.
Source: State
Rural Electric
Vehicle Charging
2.0 (REV 2.0)
CEC Maximum of
$4,000,000.
20% of the
total project
cost.
TBD
Funding for the
installation of light-
duty electric vehicle
(EV) charging
infrastructure in rural
communities.
Charging stations
must be accessible at
least 18 hours per
day.
Source: State
Urban Greening and Conservation
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
Environmental
Enhancement and
Mitigation Program
(EEMP)
CNRA
Individual
Projects:
Maximum of
$750,000
Acquisition
Projects:
Maximum of
$1,500,000
Projects with
leveraged
funding are
prioritized.
TBD 2026
Funding for urban
forestry and resource
lands conservation
projects that offset
vehicular emissions
from transportation
infrastructure projects.
Source: State
Urban and
Community Forestry
(State Competition)
CAL FIRE
Maximum of
$1,500,000.
Minimum of
$150,000.
Typically 25%
of the total
project cost.
TBD 25/26
Funding for urban forest
management planning
and tree planting.
Source: Federal & State
Urban and
Community Forestry
(Federal
Competition)
U.S.
Forest
Service
Maximum of
$50,00,000.
Minimum of
$100,000.
No match
required. TBD 25/26
Funding for urban forest
management planning
and tree planting.
Source: Federal (IRA)
Urban Greening
Program CNRA
No maximum
or minimum
amount.
No match
required. TBD 25/26
Funding for multi-
benefit green
infrastructure projects
that produce
quantifiable GHG
emissions reductions.
Source: State (Prop 4)
Coastal Conservancy
Grants Program CCC
There is no
maximum or
minimum.
No match
required. Ongoing
Funding for projects
that restore and protect
the California coast,
increase public access
to it, and increase
coastal communities’
resilience to climate
change.
Source: State
Brownfield Cleanup
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
Brownfield
Assessment Grants U.S. EPA
Community-
wide
Assessment
Grant: Up to
$500,000.
Assessment
Coalition
Grant: Up to
$1,500,000.
No match
required.
TBD
November
2025
Funding for planning
activities, developing
site-specific cleanup
plans, and conducting
community
engagement related to
brownfield sites.
Source: Federal
Brownfield Cleanup
Grants U.S. EPA
Maximum of
$500,000.
May request
a waiver for
single site
20% of the
total project
cost. Match
waivers are
available.
TBD
November
2025
Funding for projects
that address hazardous
substances and/or
petroleum
applications
for a cap of
$650,000.
contamination at one or
more brownfield sites.
Source: Federal
Brownfield Revolving
Loan Fund Grants
(BRLF) – Federal
U.S. EPA Up to
$1,000,000
No match
required.
TBD
November
2025
Funding to provide
loans and subgrants to
entities to carry out
cleanup activities at
brownfield sites.
Source: Federal
Brownfields
Revolving Loan Fund
(BRLF) – State
DTSC
Maximum of
$350,000 for
grants.
Additional
funds may be
available
through low-
interest
loans.
No match
required. Ongoing
Provides funds to
applicants who are not
potentially liable under
CERCLA section 107 to
assess/cleanup
brownfields that they
own.
Source: Federal
Equitable
Community
Revitalization Grant
(ECRG)
DTSC
Maximum of
$7,000,000.
Minimum of
$80,000.
No match
required. TBD 25/26
Funding for the
investigation and
cleanup of brownfields
in disadvantaged
communities to protect
public health and
provide opportunities
for community
revitalization.
Source: State
Recycling
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
Tire-Derived
Aggregate Grant
Program (TDA)
Cal
Recycle
Maximum of
$375,000.
No match
required.
10/16/2025
1/13/2026
Funding for public
works projects that use
recycled California-
generated waste tires.
Source: State
Beverage Container
Quality
Infrastructure Grant
Program
Cal
Recycle
Maximum of
$10,000,000.
Minimum of
$1,000,000.
No match
required. TBD 25/26
Funding for projects
that enhance capacity
to sort and recover
CRV-eligible beverage
containers by
upgrading equipment
and technology.
Source: State
Beverage Container
Recycling Grant
Program
Cal
Recycle
Maximum of
$275,000.
Minimum of
$75,000.
No match
required. TBD 25/26
Funding for equipment
and programs that
support increased
recycling of CRV-
eligible beverage
containers.
Source: State
Local Government
Waste Tire Amnesty
Grant Program
Cal
Recycle
Maximum of
$40,000
(individual
applicant).
Maximum of
$90,000
(regional
applicant).
No match
required.
TBD
Summer
2025
Funding to provide free
and convenient waste
tire collection events
for the public.
Source: State
Local Government
Waste Tire Cleanup
Grant Program
Cal
Recycle
Maximum of
$100,000
(individual
applicant).
Maximum of
$250,000
(regional
applicant).
No match
required.
TBD Spring
2026
Funding for collecting,
removing, transporting,
recycling, and
disposing of California
waste tires from tire
piles and illegal
dumping areas.
Source: State
Rubberized
Pavement Grant
Program
Cal
Recycle
Maximum of
$250,000
(individual
applicant).
Maximum of
$350,000
(regional
applicant).
No match
required.
Tentative
release
Summer
2025.
Funding for public
works projects that use
rubberized asphalt
concrete hot-mix or
rubberized chip seal.
Source: State
IRA Greenhouse Gas Investment Fund
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
Solar for All
(California iBank)
PROGRAM
TARGETED FOR
TERMINATION
U.S. EPA TBD
Agreements
take the form
of long-term
loans.
TBD 2025
$249 million award.
Publicly available
information is currently
limited for California’s
program. They provide
an email address for
people to contact.
National Clean
Investment Fund
(Climate United
Fund)
PROGRAM
TARGETED FOR
TERMINATION
U.S. EPA No minimum
or maximum.
Agreements
take the form
of long-term
loans.
Ongoing
$6.97 billion award.
CUF is soliciting
partners. Current focus
areas include:
Distributed generation
and storage, Zero-
emissions buildings,
and Electric
transportation.
National Clean
Investment Fund
(Coalition for Green
Capital)
PROGRAM
TARGETED FOR
TERMINATION
U.S. EPA No minimum
or maximum.
Agreements
take the form
of long-term
loans.
Ongoing
$5 billion award. CGC
will invest directly in
qualified projects and
create and support a
network of green
lenders in every state.
RFP is currently open.
Qualified projects must
be physically located in
a LIDAC.
National Clean
Investment Fund
(Power Forward
Communities)
PROGRAM
TARGETED FOR
TERMINATION
U.S. EPA No minimum
or maximum.
Agreements
take the form
of long-term
loans.
TBD 2025
$2 billion award. PFC
will build and lead a
national financing
program to provide
customized and
affordable capital
solutions for single-
family and multi-family
housing owners and
developers. Open form
solicitation for partners.
Clean Communities
Investment U.S. EPA No minimum
or maximum.
Agreements
take the form
Spring
2025
OFN has $2.2 billion to
distribute. OFN’s
Accelerator
(Opportunity Finance
Network)
PROGRAM
TARGETED FOR
TERMINATION
of long-term
loans.
program seeks to make
grants to mission-driven
community lenders
serving LIDACs.
Clean Communities
Investment
Accelerator (Inclusiv)
PROGRAM
TARGETED FOR
TERMINATION
U.S. EPA $275,000 -
$11 million
Agreements
take the form
of long-term
loans.
Ongoing
Inclusiv will provide
grants to credit unions
to support green
financing programs.
Clean Communities
Investment
Accelerator (Justice
Climate Fund)
PROGRAM
TARGETED FOR
TERMINATION
U.S. EPA No minimum
or maximum.
Agreements
take the form
of long-term
loans.
TBD 2025
JCF will capitalize its
coalition members,
including Community
Development Financial
Institution (CDFI)
banks, loan funds, and
housing developers, to
create a clean and just
energy transition for
their communities. Still
in process of building
management team as
of Nov 2024.
Please Note: Grant awards with financial institutions to distribute funding from the Inflation Reduction Act’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) has been executed and the funds are currently obligated. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has announced that will attempt to terminate $20 billion in funding from the National Clean Investment Fund and the Clean Communities Investment Accelerator. There is currently a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) issued against the action to terminate the grant award agreements.
Information Technology and Broadband
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
California Digital
Equity Program
(CalDEP)
CDT
Track 1:
Allocations
differ based
on county.
No match
required.
5/30/2025
(Paused)
Two categories of
funding: Track 1 for
regional/local digital
equity ecosystems and
implementation and
PROGRAM
TARGETED FOR
TERMINATION
Track 2:
Anticipated
minimum
award is
$400,000 and
anticipated
maximum is
$1,000,000.
Track 2 for targeted
statewide digital equity
ecosystems.
Source: Federal
Broadband Adoption
Account CPUC
No maximum
or minimum
amount.
15% of the
total project
cost.
1/1/2026
Funding for projects
that increase publicly
available or after-
school broadband
access and digital
inclusion, such as
digital literacy and
public education.
Source: State
Broadband
Infrastructure Grant
Account
CPUC Maximum of
$5,000,000.
Varies based
on project
criteria.
4/1/2026
Funding for projects
that deploy last-mile
broadband
infrastructure. Projects
may include middle-
mile infrastructure but
not as a standalone
without last-mile
infrastructure.
Source: State
Public Housing
Broadband Account CPUC
No maximum
or minimum
amount.
No match
required. Ongoing
Funding for projects
that build broadband
networks offering free
broadband service for
residents in publicly
supported housing,
farmworker housing,
and other housing
developments or
mobile home parks with
low-income residents.
Source: State
State and Local
Cybersecurity Grant
Program (SLCGP)
CalOES /
FEMA
Maximum of
$250,000.
No match
required. TBD 25/26
Funding to assist local
governments address
cybersecurity and
threats to information
systems. FY 24 and FY
25 funding from the BIL
will become available in
future competitions.
Source: Federal (BIL)
Volunteer and Fellowship Programs
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
2025 Youth Service
Corps
CA
Volunteers
Maximum of
$2,000,000.
No match
required.
Future
Funding
TBD
Funding for programs
that increase youth
employment, develop
youth interest in and
experience towards a
career, and strengthen
municipal capacity to
address key areas of
climate, food
insecurity, education,
and public service.
Future funding
availability pending
California FY25-26 state
budget adoption.
Source: State
Libraries
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
California
Collaborative
Connectivity
CA State
Library
Up to
$10,000 for
staff
technical
training.
Technology Grants: match
required for the two higher
Local Income Per Capita
levels
Construction/Connectivity
Grants: No match
required.
TBD
Funding to provide
critical
infrastructure
support to public
libraries.
Source: State
Up to
$100,000 for
special
construction
projects.
Building
Forward CSL Maximum of
$8,000,000
50% of the total project
cost. TBD
Funding to address
critical
maintenance
needs, improve
energy efficiency
and sustainability,
extend digital
access, and
expand physical
access to library
facilities. Future
funding subject to
appropriations by
state legislature.
Source: State
Ebooks for All
PROGRAM
TARGETED FOR
TERMINATION
CSL
Awards
range
between
$5,000 -
$75,000.
25% of the total cost.
Future
Funding
TBD
Provides funding to
libraries across
California, granting
access to the
Palace Project – a
service which
allows users to
access the shared
statewide
collection. Future
funding availability
pending California
FY25-26 state
budget adoption.
Source: Federal
Community
Impact Grants
PROGRAM
TARGETED FOR
TERMINATION
CSL
Local
projects:
Minimum is
$10,000 and
maximum is
$100,000.
Match not required.
Future
Funding
TBD
Funding for
projects that
respond effectively
to local needs and
align services with
local community
aspiration and
Collaborative
projects:
Minimum is
$50,000 and
maximum is
$250,000.
support
experimentation
and research and
development in
California’s
libraries. Future
funding availability
pending California
FY25-26 state
budget adoption.
Source: Federal
Teens Succeed
PROGRAM
TARGETED FOR
TERMINATION
CSL
Minimum
amount is
$50,000.
Maximum
amount is
$75,000.
Match not required.
Future
Funding
TBD
Funding for
projects that
address the
challenges teens
face in the
aftereffects of the
pandemic and to
help prepare youth
for success in life.
Future funding
availability
pending California
FY25-26 state
budget adoption.
Source: Federal
Play for All
PROGRAM
TARGETED FOR
TERMINATION
CSL
Minimum
amount is
$10,000.
Maximum
amount is
$75,000.
Match not required.
Future
Funding
TBD
Funding for
California libraries
to design and
create welcoming
family play spaces
and offer
meaningful
programming
around play for
young children
ages zero to eight.
Future funding
availability
pending California
FY25-26 state
budget adoption.
Source: State
Sustainable
California
Libraries
PROGRAM
TARGETED FOR
TERMINATION
CSL
Minimum
amount is
$10,000.
Maximum
amount is
$75,000.
Match not required.
Future
Funding
TBD
Funding for
climate and
sustainability
related
community-driven
programming for
adults and
intergenerational
groups. Future
funding availability
pending California
FY25-26 state
budget adoption.
Source: State
Bay Area Regional Grants
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
One Bay Area Grants
(OBAG) – Round 4 MTC TBD
11.47% of
total project
costs.
TBD 2026
MTC distributes federal
transportation funding
to projects and
programs that improve
safety, spur economic
development, and help
the Bay Area meet
climate change and air
quality improvement
goals.
Source: Federal, State,
& Regional
Priority
Conservation Area
Grants
MTC
Anticipated
total funding:
$8,000,000
Match not
required. TBD 2025
Funding can be used
for planning and
design,
implementation, and
acquisitions to support
PCA’s.
Charge! BAAQMD
Based on
Charging Port
Output and
Facility Type.
Ranges
between
$2,000-
$45,000 per
charging
port.
20% TBD 2026
Funding to offset a
portion of the cost to
purchase and install
new publicly
accessible chargers for
light-duty electric
vehicles.
Source: Federal &
State
Southern California (SCAG) Regional Grants
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
Surface
Transportation Block
Grant & Congestion
Mitigation and Air
Quality
SCAG Varies based
on county.
Subject to
project type,
but most
require
11.47%
match
TBD 2027
STBG is a funding
source for projects that
preserve and improve
the conditions and
performance of
highways, bridges, and
Improvement
Programs
Combined
Solicitation
public roads;
pedestrian and bicycle
infrastructure; and
transit capital projects.
CMAQ Improvement
Program is a funding
source for projects and
programs that reduce
traffic and improve air
quality.
Southern California
Carl Moyer Memorial
Air Quality
Standards
Attainment Program
South
Coast
AQMD
Based on
cost-
effectiveness
and emission
benefits of
the project.
15% TBD
Funding to obtain
“surplus” emission
reductions from heavy-
duty vehicles and other
equipment as cost-
effectively as possible.
South Coast AQMD will
be prioritizing fire
recovery equipment.
Source: State
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: September 26, 2025 AGENDA CATEGORY: Staff Report TO: Laws and Legislation Committee
FROM: Juan M. Heredia, Assistant to the City Manager
DATE: September 19, 2025
SUBJECT: Quarterly Update on Federal Legislative Advocacy – September 2025
[Document Description]
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends committee receive and file.
BACKGROUND:
Summit Strategies (Summit) provides the City of Bakersfield with legislative advocacy services at the federal level. Every quarter, Summit provides an update to the Laws & Legislation Committee on legislative advocacy in Washington, DC.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact to the General Fund.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Innovative and Efficient City Government
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Local Government Report – August 15, 2025
440 FIRST STREET, NW, SUITE 440; WASHINGTON, DC 20001 ◊ SUMMITSTRATEGIES.US
Summit Strategies August Local Government Update
Senators Make Progress on Appropriations Before August
Recess
Before heading home for August recess, Senators made progress on several Fiscal Year 2026 spending bills. The Senate approved a three bill “minibus” that combined the Military Construction-Veterans Affairs; Agriculture; and Legislative Branch bills by a bipartisan vote of 87-9. The Senate Appropriations Committee has also reported the Transportation-HUD; Labor- HHS-Education; Interior-Environment; Defense; and Commerce-Justice-Science bills out of committee.
The House has passed two FY 2026 spending bills – the Defense and Military Construction- Veterans affairs bills – and the House Appropriations Committee has reported all but three of the remaining bills out of committee.
Despite the progress, Congress remains significantly behind in finishing passage of all spending bills before government funding expires on September 30th. A stopgap funding measure will very likely be necessary to keep the government open while negotiations on the spending packages continue.
At this point, it is far from certain that a stopgap funding measure will pass. Conservatives usually oppose short-term spending bills and Democrats are furious after the passage of a package of rescissions of previously enacted appropriations last month. Given that Democratic votes are needed to pass any funding measure in the Senate, the endgame for the FY 2026 government funding remains very uncertain.
SUMMITSTRATEGIES.US
Open Grant Opportunities
Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program: The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) section 1459F authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish the Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program. This grant program assists medium and large size public water systems with protecting drinking water sources from natural hazards, extreme weather events, and cybersecurity threats.
• Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
• Funding Range: Floor-Ceiling: $-$9,500,000
• Estimated Total Program Fundings: $9,500,000
• Funding Details: It is anticipated that up to 6 award(s) will be made. Awards are expected to be between $1,187,500 and $2,375,000, depending on Agency funding levels, the quality of applications received, agency priorities, and other applicable considerations.
Awards funded under this opportunity are expected to have a one-to-four-year project period.
• Application Deadline: October 6, 2025
Legislative Tracking
• S.2651: ROAD to Housing Act of 2025
o Date Introduced: August 1, 2025
o Sponsor: Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) o Status: Introduced
o Summary: This legislation would incorporate 27 previously introduced pieces of legislation that would increase the supply of affordable housing by expanding and preserving housing supply, improving housing affordability, and increasing oversight and efficiency of federal regulators and housing programs. The bill would authorize CDBG funds with potential adjustments, increase opportunity zones, and reauthorize the HOME Investment Partnerships Program.
o Status Update: On July 29th, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs marked up the Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act, a sweeping, bipartisan housing bill and passed it 24-0 out of committee to the Senate floor.
• H.R.4649: Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2025
o Date Introduced: July 23, 2025
o Sponsor: Rep. Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-1)
o Status: Introduced
o Summary: This legislation would promote smart technologies and systems to improve community livability, services, communication, safety, mobility, energy productivity, and resilience to natural and manmade disasters, to reduce civic costs, traffic congestion, and air pollution, and to promote equity, economic growth, and opportunities for communities of all sizes
SUMMITSTRATEGIES.US
Agency Activities
ICYMI: Secretary Scott Turner Visits Pittsburgh to Witness Innovative Housing Solutions, Tours U.S. Steel and Faith-Based Shelter
U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner joined U.S.
Senators David McCormick (R-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) in Pittsburgh with stops at U.S. Steel, Connect Bedford Dwellings, and Light of Life Rescue Mission.
Interior Launches Overhaul of Offshore Wind Rules to Prioritize American Energy Security
The Department of the Interior is launching a full review of offshore wind energy regulations to ensure alignment with the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and America’s energy priorities under President Donald J. Trump. This effort includes reviewing the Renewable Energy Modernization Rule, as well as financial assurance requirements and decommissioning cost estimates for offshore wind projects, to ensure federal regulations do not prioritize foreign energy sources.
Government Leaders Show Support for EPA Decision to Rescind Obama’s 2009 Endangerment Finding
On July 29th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin released the agency’s proposal to rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding, which has been used to justify over $1 trillion in regulations, including the Biden-Harris Administration’s electric vehicle mandate. If finalized, the proposal would repeal all greenhouse gas standards for light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and heavy-duty engines. Government officials across the country showed support including House Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-01).
Justice Department Publishes List of Sanctuary Jurisdictions The Justice Department published a list of states, cities, and counties identified as having policies, laws, or regulations that impede enforcement of federal immigration laws. DOJ also published the criteria it used to identify the sanctuary jurisdictions.
News Roundup
• Trump puts DC police department under federal control, deploys National Guard ABC • Mayors of Democratic cities respond to Trump's threats NPR • Schumer, Jeffries demand GOP leaders meet on government shutdown deadline The Hill • Asylum-seekers thought they were following the rules. Some told to start over NPR • The Challenge of Getting PFAS Out of Drinking Water Governing • Trump seeks to change census data collect to exclude immigrants in U.S. illegally AP