Active — Project Development Grant applications are due September 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time through Submittable; no pre-proposal is required or accepted.Atlas Opportunity Score 89/100
California Transformative Climate Communities Round 6 — Project Development Grants
FundingUp to $5,000,000 per Project Development Grant; approximately $15 million available for three awards.
DeadlineSeptember 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time.
Last verifiedSeptember 29, 2026
Required next actionEligible applicants should confirm lead-applicant, co-applicant, public-agency, qualifying project-area, governance, and project-development requirements; complete the required materials in Submittable; and submit the final application by September 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. No pre-proposal is required or accepted for Project Development Grants.
Broad Eligibility
Lead Applicant must be California-based and an eligible Tribe, Tribally-owned nonprofit, 501(c)(3) nonprofit, public/local agency, special district, joint powers authority, public utility, local publicly owned utility, or mutual water company. Project Development generally requires at least two Co-Applicants, collaborative governance and relevant public-agency participation, subject to Tribal flexibility.
Atlas Analysis
California Transformative Climate Communities Round 6 Project Development Grants support pre-development work that advances climate and community-resilience projects, including community engagement, feasibility studies, environmental assessments, operations and maintenance planning, technical assistance, partner-capacity resources, pilot projects, and basic environmental infrastructure. Current SGC materials describe awards up to $5,000,000. Final Project Development Grant applications are due September 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time through Submittable, and no pre-proposal is required or accepted.
The California Strategic Growth Council Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) Round 6 Project Development Grants provide up to $5 million per award for pre-development and basic infrastructure work that advances community climate and resilience goals. Approximately $15 million is available for three awards, with a two-year grant term. Eligible activities include planning work, feasibility studies, permitting, environmental review, pilot projects, implementation preparation and specified basic infrastructure.
Project Development can support preparation of future health-equity/community-care projects, but the Round 6 Guidelines expressly make purchase of equipment ineligible at this stage. N9+/QC should therefore be treated as a future implementation design or carefully supported pilot/service concept rather than an equipment-purchase pathway.
Source verificationOfficial government source · sgc.ca.govAtlas last verified this record September 29, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
