Active — Planning 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 84/100
California Transformative Climate Communities Round 6 — Planning Grants
FundingUp to $300,000 per Planning Grant; approximately $900,000 available for three Planning 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, project-area, governance, and community-engagement requirements; complete the Planning Grant 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 Planning 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. Planning Grants generally require at least one Co-Applicant and relevant public-agency support, subject to Tribal flexibility in the Guidelines.
Atlas Analysis
California Transformative Climate Communities Round 6 Planning Grants support community planning and capacity-building work that prepares disadvantaged communities for future implementation. Current SGC materials describe awards up to $300,000 and eligible work such as community engagement, climate planning, policy and code evaluation, partnership development, needs assessment, and feasibility work. Final Planning 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 Planning Grants fund community-led planning in California disadvantaged and Tribal communities. Approximately $900,000 is available for three awards of up to $300,000 each, with a two-year grant term. Eligible work includes community engagement, climate-action planning, policy/code work, capacity building, partnership development, community-needs assessment, feasibility work and other preparation for future implementation.
Healthcare and school partners can participate when they are part of an eligible community-led collaborative, but this Planning grant does not fund an immediate N9+ equipment deployment. Any N9+/QC role should be limited to defensible planning for a future health-equity or community-care strategy.
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 ↗
