For Immediate Release: November 1, 2024
Sacramento, CA – The California Council of Land Trusts (CCLT) will grant over $1 million in funding to 11 organizations as part of the Capacity Building Grant Program to support land trusts and their partners in advancing the goals of 30×30 and the Natural and Working Lands Climate Smart Strategy (NWLCSS), and in building and sustaining partnerships.
CCLT received 54 applications, with requests of almost $6 million for a $1.1 million pool of available funds. Grants have been awarded to:
Amah Mutsun Land Trust
- Geography: Santa Cruz County
- Grant Purpose: Stewarding Amah Mutsun Ancestral Lands
Feather River Land Trust
- Geography: Plumas
- Grant Purpose: Building financial and strategic capacity to scale equitable conservation of climate-resilient landscapes in the Upper Feather River Watershed
Kings River Conservancy
- Geography: Fresno
- Grant Purpose: Kings River Conservancy Staff Capacity Building
Lake County Land Trust
- Geography: Lake County
- Grant Purpose: Building the Capacity of the Lake County Land Trust to Construct a Pathway for Conservation Success
Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust
- Geography: Los Angeles
- Grant Purpose: Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust Capacity Building Grant
Native American Land Conservancy
- Geography: Imperial County
- Grant Purpose: Kw’tsán 30×30 Land Back Capacity Building Project
Northern California Regional Land Trust
- Geography: Butte County
- Grant Purpose: Advancing Conservation, through High Impact Effort in Voluntary Establishment of Land Protections (ACHIEVE Land Protections)
San Benito Agricultural Land Trust
- Geography: San Benito County
- Grant Purpose: SBALT Professional Development, Private Fundraising, and Strengthening Local Partnerships
Sequoia Riverlands Trust
- Geography: Tulare & San Luis Obispo Counties
- Grant Purpose: Strategic Capacity Building for the San Joaquin Valley and Carrizo Plain
Sierra Foothill Conservancy
- Geography: Mariposa County
- Grant Purpose: The Mariposa Tribal Partnership and Resilience Initiative Project
Tamien Nation Land Conservancy
- Geography: Santa Clara County
- Grant Purpose: Tamien Nation Land Conservancy Capacity Building
“CCLT is thrilled to be able to support these incredible organizations in partnership with the Department of Conservation. California land trusts and their partners are doing essential work to conserve and restore our lands, but they need additional resources to help realize the State’s ambitious goals as set forth in the Governor’s 30×30 initiative,” stated Bridget Fithian, CCLT Board Chair. “We hope that these funds and the additional capacity building support provided alongside these grants will give our conservation partners across the state an essential boost toward achieving our shared goals.”
Grants were awarded in four categories, 1) Organizational Capacity Building, 2) Building and Sustaining Partnerships, 3) Strategic Planning for Natural and Working Lands Climate Smart Strategy & 30×30, and 4) Demonstration Projects. Generous support for this grant program is provided by the California Department of Conservation through the Climate Smart Lands Management Program.
