GRANT ACTIVITY REPORT: JUNE 2025
Total Amount Applied For: $3,882,887
Total Amount Awarded: $140,760
Total Amount Pending: $2,993,377
Proposals submitted with assistance from CPPG.
Grant Applications: In-Progress
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
Safe Streets and
Roads for All (SS4A)
– Implementation
U.S. DOT
(FHWA)
Maximum of
$25,000,000
20% of the
total project
cost.
6/26/2025
City recently adopted
Local Roadway Safety
Plan (LRSP). Potential
opportunity to apply
for implementation
funding in FY 26.
Community
Policing
Development
Microgrant
U.S. DOJ $70,000 No match
required
6/24/2025
6/30/2025
Applying for Peregrine
Technologies
software.
COPS Hiring Grant U.S. DOJ
Up to $125,000
per officer
position over 3-
year period.
25% 6/25/2025
7/1/2025
Funding to hire or
rehire career law
enforcement officers.
Recipients required
to pay progressively
larger share of the
cost of the position or
award period.
Environmental
Enhancement and
Mitigation Program
CNRA Up to $750,000 No match
required 7/15/2025
Re-applying for
General Vang Pao
Park.
ATTACHMENT 4
Land and Water
Conservation Fund OGALS Up to $6,000,000
At least 50%
of the total
project
costs
8/5/2025
Funding for the
acquisition or
development of land
to create new
outdoor recreation
opportunities.
California Violence
Intervention and
Prevention (CalVIP)
BSCC
Up to $1,500,000
for cities
disproportionately
impacted by
violence.
Up to $600,000 for
cities with
populations of
40,000 or less.
No match
required. 8/18/2025
Applying for the City’s
Probation and Parks
collaboration
program for at-risk
youth.
Staff Lead: Chris
California Cultural
Districts – 2025
Cohort
CA Arts
Council Up to $10,000
1:1
matching
funds
required.
8/7/2025
Application for formal
recognition as a
Cultural District.
Merced Multicultural
Arts Center (MAC) is
leading the
application
development. CPPG
is available to assist
as needed.
Submitted and Pending
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
Community Change
Grant: Track II U.S. EPA $2,181,377 No match
required. 11/21/2024
Applied for funding to
develop a South
Merced Resilience
Plan. Funds proposed
to be rescinded by
Congress.
Staff Lead: Jennifer,
Leah
Outdoor Recreation
Legacy Partnership
– Phase 1
OGALS $735,000 $735,000 3/11/2025
Applying for the
General Vang Pao
Park with a phased
project scope. Phase I
application submitted
3/11/2025.
Staff Lead: Chris
Art in Parks Parks
California $77,000
Leveraged
funding to
construct
park.
6/13/2025
Submitted first
application
3/19/2025. Applied for
General Vang Pao
Park mural.
Upcoming Funding Opportunities – Alignment with Priorities
Focus Area: Park Improvements and Urban Greening
• General Vang Pao Park
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
Route to Parks Parks
California
Estimated
$25,000 -
$30,000
No match
required. 8/8/2025
Funding for projects
that provide
transportation to/from
parks.
Statewide Park
Development and
Community
Revitalization
Program
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.
Urban and
Community Forestry
Program
CAL FIRE Maximum award
is $1,500,000
25% of total
project costs
TBD
2025
Funds for tree planting
in areas identified as
low-income or
disadvantaged.
Focus Area: Transportation Infrastructure
• Highway 59 Bridge
• High Priority LRSP Projects
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
Bridge Investment
Program – Project
Grants
USDOT
No maximum
amount.
20% of total
project
costs
11/1/2025
Potential funding for
the Highway 59
project?
Minimum of
$2,500,000.
Funding for capital
projects that replace,
rehabilitate, preserve
or protect one or more
bridges in the National
Bridge Inventory.
Active
Transportation
Program – 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
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.
Infrastructure for
Rebuilding America
(INFRA)
USDOT
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
Potential funding
opportunity for
Highway 59 widening
+ bridge project.
Focus Area: Emergency Response and Hazard Mitigation
• 16th Street Flood Wall
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
Building Resilient
Infrastructure and
Communities (BRIC)
CalOES /
FEMA
No maximum
amount.
25% of the
total project
cost.
N/A
Annual federal funding
for pre-disaster
mitigation. Program
terminated, although
there are legal
challenges against
this action.
Flood Mitigation
Assistance (FMA)
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. Future
funding is uncertain.
Assistance to
Firefighters Grant
(AFG) – Vehicles
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
(100,000 or fewer
people).
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.
Focus Area: Community Resilience
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
Environmental
Justice Thriving
Communities
Grantmaking
Program
US EPA
Tier 1: Up to
$150,000
Tier 2: Up to
$250,000
Tier 3: Up to
$350,000
20% of total
project costs
Program
currently
terminated
Funding can be used
for three tiers of
projects: Assessment
Projects (Tier 1),
Planning Projects (Tier
2), Development
Projects (Tier 3).
Administration is
attempting to
terminate this
subgrant program.
Transformative
Climate
Communities (TCC)
– Planning
SGC Up to $300,000
No match or
leveraged
funding
required.
TBD 2026
Funding to conduct
community-level
engagement,
planning, and
capacity building.
Looking to apply for
South Merced in
upcoming Climate
Bond-funded cycle
coming up in 2026.
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.
Community
Resilience Centers SGC
Maximum of
$10,000,000.
Minimum of
$1,000,000.
No match
required. TBD 2026
Funding for capital
projects that either
retrofit existing
facilities or construct
new facilities that
serve the function of
being Community
Resilience Centers.
Potential opportunity
to support building a
new community
center to replace the
one being demo’d by
HSR.
Focus Area: Economic Development
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
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.
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.
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
Path: Expected
range of
$20,000,000-
$50,000,000
Typically
20%.
Ongoing until
funds are
exhausted for
Readiness and
Implementation
paths.
3/3/2026 for
Industry
Transformation
Path
Funding for projects
designed to address
economic
challenges from
natural disasters.
Focus Area: High-Speed Rail Station Area
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
Transit-Oriented
Development
Planning Pilot
Program
U.S. DOT $250,000 -
$2,000,000
No match
required
TBD
2025
Planning funds for
projects that will apply
for FTA Capital
Investment Grants
Program funding.
Possible HSR nexus.
Availability of funding
is uncertain under the
new administration.
Staff Lead: Frank
Sustainable
Transportation
Planning Grant
(STPG)
Caltrans
Sustainable
Communities:
Minimum is
$100,000 and
maximum is
$700,000.
11.47% of
the total
project cost.
TBD
2026
Explored opportunity
to submit for feasibility
study for greenbelt
running under HSR
viaduct. May revisit in
the future.
Staff Leads: Chris,
Frank
Federal Earmarks FY 26
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
Congressionally
Directed Spending
FY 26
Sen.
Schiff $3,000,000 25% 3/28/2025
Requested funding to
upgrade the PD radio
infrastructure.
Congressionally
Directed Spending
FY 26
Sen.
Padilla $3,000,000 25% 3/31/2025
Requested funding for
Merced Yosemite
Regional Airport
aviation fuel farm.
Community Project
Funding FY 26 Rep. Gray $3,000,000 25% TBD 2025
Applying for Childs
Ave and Canal St.
Pedestrian Safety
Project.
Grants Awarded
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
Energy Efficiency
and Conservation
Block Grant
(EECBG)
U.S. EPA $140,760 No match
required. 10/31/2024
Formula funding
through the Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law
(BIL). Application
awarded. Agreement
status?
Staff Lead: Frank,
Jennifer
Reviewed/Did not pursue
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
Adaption Planning
Grant Program OPR
Awards range
from $100,000 to
$650,000.
No match
required
LOI due
5/20/2024.
Full apps
due
6/3/2024.
Funding to identify
climate resilience
priorities and support
the development of
climate resilient
infrastructure
projects. City did not
end up applying.
Hazard Mitigation
Grant Program CalOES $1,221,954 $407,318
NOI due
5/29/2025.
Full
application
due
9/15/2025.
Decided not to apply
for Bear Creek 16th
Street Flood Wall.
Submitted, Not Funded
Grant Name Agency Amount Match Deadline Notes
Environmental
Enhancement and
Mitigation
CA Natural
Resources
Agency
$748,750 No match
required 6/25/2024
City submitted
application for
General Vang Pao
Park.
Staff Lead: Chris