California Animal Welfare Grants

This funding opportunity provides financial support for nonprofit organizations in the U.S., particularly in California, to acquire capital assets for projects focused on animal protection, wildlife conservation, agriculture, environmental preservation, and the arts.

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations in Los Angeles for education and animal welfare, as well as for medical research and humanitarian efforts across the U.S. and internationally.

This grant provides financial support to nonprofit organizations in Tucson, Arizona, and Southern California for projects in various areas such as arts, education, health, and human services.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to California-based nonprofit animal welfare organizations and municipal agencies to improve their disaster preparedness and response capabilities for future wildfires and emergencies affecting animals.

This program provides funding to nonprofit organizations in Santa Clarita that focus on animal care, particularly for spay/neuter services and rescue efforts, to improve local animal welfare.

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations and select public agencies in Monterey County, California, to implement impactful projects that address critical community needs in areas such as health, youth development, and education.

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area for projects focused on environmental conservation and health initiatives, particularly those related to children's diseases and heart and lung health.

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations, schools, churches, and service groups in the western slope of El Dorado County to support initiatives that address local community needs.

This program provides financial compensation to livestock producers for confirmed or probable losses due to wolf attacks, while also encouraging the implementation of nonlethal deterrent strategies to reduce future conflicts.

The Chula Vista Community Foundation in California is offering grants ranging from $10,000 to $100,000 for programs aimed at improving the well-being of animals, emphasizing adoption and spay-neuter initiatives, and preventing pet surrender due to financial hardships, with eligibility limited to 501(c)3 public charities, schools, or government agencies.

This grant provides financial assistance to nonprofits in Mendocino County facing urgent needs or emergencies that hinder their ability to fulfill their mission.

This grant provides financial support for wildlife rehabilitation facilities and individuals to improve care techniques, enhance animal habitats, and promote conservation education.

DPR's Research Grants Program supports projects that seek to advance integrated pest management (IPM) knowledge in agricultural, urban, or wildland settings. Projects should focus on reducing impacts to public health or the environment from pesticides of high regulatory interest. Summaries of previously funded Research Grants Program projects can be found on the Research Grants webpage.  The 2025 Research Grants Program is particularly seeking applications that address one or more of the following topic areas: · IPM for underserved or disadvantaged communities; · Decreasing the use of pesticides of high regulatory interest (such as fumigants like 1,3-dichloropropene or sulfuryl fluoride); · Advancement of urban IPM and safer, more sustainable pest management tools and strategies in urban settings; · Advancement of IPM and safer, more sustainable pest management tools and strategies in agricultural settings adjacent to or near a school(s); · Meeting the IPM needs of small growers; and/or TWO or more of the three sustainability pillars noted below and referenced in the Sustainable Pest Management (SPM) Roadmap: o Human Health and Social Equity o Environmental Protections o Economic Vitality For further definitions of these priority topic areas, please review the 2025 Research Grants Solicitation. Following the submission deadline, applications are concurrently reviewed by DPR staff and the Pest Management Advisory Committee (PMAC). Both groups evaluate the proposal application according to scoring criteria that can be found in the 2025 Research Grants Solicitation. This year, DPR invites projects with budgets ranging from $50,000 to $500,000 to apply. Eligible grantees include nonprofit agencies, tribal governments, individuals, businesses, and public agencies. There is no limit on the number of applications that can be submitted, including multiple applications from the same person or entity. PMAC members may apply, but they must follow the rules regarding conflict of interest in the PMAC Charter. All applicants and associated project personnel must meet DPR’s eligibility requirements that can be found in the 2025 Research Grants Solicitation. Keywords: Agriculture, Agricultural Commodity, Agricultural Crops, Agronomy, Air Quality, Automation, Bacteria, Bactericide, Climate Change, Community Health, Cover Crops, Cropping System, Crops, Ecology, Ecosystem, Emissions, Fauna, Fertility, Field Sanitation, Flora, Fruits, Fumigant, Fungi, Fungicide, Herbicide, Horticulture, Housing, Insect Pests, Insecticide, Integrated Pest Management, Irrigation, Lakes, Land Management, Laws and Regulations, Machinery, Mating Disruption, Miticide, Natural Enemies, Nuts, Oceans, Pathogens, Personal Protective Equipment, Pest, Pest Management, Pesticide, Plant Disease, Plant Protection, Pollinator, Pollution, Reduced-Risk, Rivers, Rodenticide, Soil Health, Streams, Sustainable, Training, Urban Pest Management, Vegetables, Vertebrate Pests, Virus, Volatile Organic Compounds, Water, Water Quality, Watershed, Weeds, Wildlands, Worker Health and Safety

The 2024 Dairy Digester Research and Development Program (DDRDP) and Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP) offer grants, funded by the California State Budget, to support projects that reduce methane emissions from dairy and livestock operations in California, with a focus on funding new projects and those that have successfully implemented AMMP projects in the past.

The 2024 Dairy Plus Program is a $58 million grant initiative aimed at supporting advanced manure management practices in dairy farming, offering up to $1,250,000 per project that proposes innovative methods for reducing methane emissions and nitrogen and salt surplus, with the funding being provided on a reimbursement basis after project completion.

The 2024 AMMP and DDRDP grants, funded by the California State Budget and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, aim to provide financial support for projects that reduce methane emissions from dairy and livestock operations, with a focus on alternative manure management and dairy digester research and development.

This grant provides financial support to nonprofit organizations in Santa Barbara County that assist low-income and elderly residents or promote the welfare of dogs through care and placement initiatives.

This grant provides financial support to organizations that participate in California Public Utilities Commission activities, helping to remove barriers to their involvement in policy decision-making processes.

This grant provides funding to non-profit organizations in California that focus on animal care and the prevention of cruelty to animals, with a preference for those in Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area.