The state agency or department that administers the grant opportunity inputs all information into the Grants Portal. See the Glossary for a description of all information departments provide.

The state agency or department that administers the grant opportunity inputs all information into the Grants Portal. See the Glossary for a description of all information departments provide.

No. The Grants Portal only hosts state grants that are offered on a competitive or first-come basis. Some grants may not be offered on a competitive or first-come basis, and those grants are not listed on this website.

Yes. You can subscribe to email updates about all new grant opportunities and new grant opportunities in a specific category. View a list of categories that you may subscribe to.

No. The Grants Portal hosts information about grant opportunities offered by different state agencies. You can find information about how to apply for each grant on the Grants Portal, but grantseekers must apply through the grantmaking agency’s own application processes.

Find definitions for terms in the Glossary. In addition, when using the Find Grants page, hover over terms underlined with a dotted line to see a brief definition.

State agencies are required to register each of their grants in the Grants Portal prior to the beginning of the solicitation or award process.

Each grant opportunity includes a “Resources” box that includes contact information at the grantmaking agency. Grantseekers may send any grant-related questions to the provided email or phone number. There is also a link to the webpage (or RFP, etc.) the department hosts for that particular grant. The Grants Portal provides a summary, but it remains important to read all grant information provided by the department.

Yes. When viewing a grant opportunity through the Grants Portal, you’ll see in the “Resources” box a link to the agency’s website as well as a link for more details about the grant, which will be hosted on the agency’s website as well.

Yes. Some grants are available to individuals. There are various ways to sort grants by eligibility. For example, when using the homepage grants search tool, select “Individual” under “Any Applicant Type.” This will allow you to view all grants that an individual is eligible for.

You can print the grant details page or save the page as a PDF by using your browsers print function.

Per AB132 grantmakers are required to submit data about each awardee for grants that close on or after July 1, 2022. Visit the Glossary to review post award data elements. You can view post award data at the bottom of the grant details page. Note that grantmakers may take up to one year to submit post award data.

Grantmaking agencies often take several months to review applications and sign grant agreements with awardees. For this reason, grantmakers have up to one year to submit data. Post award data is only required for grants closing on or after July 1, 2022; therefore, many agencies may not submit their first set of data until mid to late 2023.

Post award data will indicate if sub-recipients were included in a grant agreement; however, the California Grants Portal does not collect additional information on sub-recipients. You can reach out to the administering agency to learn more about sub-recipients. Agency contact information is available under the “Resources” section of the grant details page.