Verification Hold
CA-DWR-DSCR-2026
California DWR Dam Safety and Climate Resilience Local Assistance Program 2026
Funding watch for the California Department of Water Resources 2026 Dam Safety and Climate Resilience Local Assistance Program. DWR states that final Program Guidelines and a final Proposal Solicitation Package will be released after review of the August 2026 public comments; DWR currently lists no open DSCR solicitation. The California Grants Portal separately shows this opportunity as forecasted with approximately $228.2 million. Keep in Verification Hold until DWR publishes the final controlling solicitation, deadline, eligibility, cost-share terms, forms, and submission mechanics.
FundingDWR's 2026 draft Proposal Solicitation Package states $228,200,000 available for the solicitation. Final award structure remains subject to the final controlling solicitation.
DeadlineVerification Hold. The California Grants Portal lists October 21, 2026 at 5:00 p.m., but DWR's current program page still says final Guidelines and a final Proposal Solicitation Package will be released after review of comments, and the currently accessible draft PSP contains a placeholder deadline. Do not use a deadline for outreach until the final DWR solicitation confirms the exact date and time zone.
Last verifiedSeptember 21, 2026
Required next actionMonitor the California DWR DSCR program page for release of final 2026 Program Guidelines and the final Proposal Solicitation Package. Before publication or ORIGINAL outreach, verify exact deadline/time zone, eligible applicant and dam-owner requirements, local cost-share and hardship-reduction rules, required forms and technical attachments, submission mechanics, allowable costs, scoring, amendments, and current open status.
Broad Eligibility
Final 2026 applicant eligibility is not yet controlling because DWR has not released the final Guidelines and final Proposal Solicitation Package. The program is for qualifying projects at existing California state-jurisdictional dams and associated facilities that were in service prior to January 1, 2023. Do not infer organization eligibility from draft or prior-round materials.
Atlas Analysis
Potentially high-value California local-infrastructure opportunity for qualifying dam owners and public/local entities, with public-safety, climate-resilience, flood-risk, water-supply, habitat, and water-quality benefits. The 2026 draft PSP proposes a 100-point evaluation framework and $228.2 million in funding. N9+ and QC Healthcare fit are not established. Keep all outreach and applicant-specific pursuit on hold until final controlling documents are published.
Verification Hold
September 21, 2026 source-control review: California DWR states that the 2026 Dam Safety and Climate Resilience Local Assistance Program will provide funding for repairs, rehabilitation, enhancements, and other dam-safety projects at existing state-jurisdictional dams and associated facilities that were in service before January 1, 2023. DWR’s current program page says the second draft-guideline comment period closed August 26, 2026 and that final Guidelines and a final Proposal Solicitation Package will be released after review of comments. DWR’s grants page currently lists no open DSCR solicitation.
The current draft Proposal Solicitation Package describes $228.2 million in proposed availability and a competitive 100-point framework, but its deadline remains a placeholder rather than a final date. The California Grants Portal separately lists the opportunity as Forecasted and shows an October 21, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. closing date. Because the controlling DWR final solicitation has not yet been published, do not treat the portal date, final eligibility, match, attachments, or submission mechanics as controlling.
Keep this record in Verification Hold. Do not publish or initiate ORIGINAL outreach until the final DWR Guidelines and Proposal Solicitation Package are directly verified, including the exact deadline and time zone, applicant eligibility, local cost-share and hardship-waiver rules, required forms and attachments, submission mechanics, allowable costs, amendments, and current open status.
Source verificationOfficial government source · water.ca.govAtlas last verified this record September 21, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
