State authority · California

California State Coastal Conservancy

Approval items

Votes, budgets, contracts, grants, bonds

Stated approval dollars

$93.18M

17 items report an amount

Source records

100%

Real public records · every row links to its source

Recent approvals

ApprovalGrant

Disbursement of up to $10,055,692 (includes $6,976,691 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation funds): augment prior funding for tidal marsh restoration and managed pond enhancement at Eden Landing Ecological Reserve; $50,000 Aquatic Science Center website management; $50,000 California Wildlife Foundation outreach - Phase 2 South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project (Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Clara Counties)

California State Coastal ConservancyState authorityCASep 17, 2026

$10.06M→ Ducks Unlimited, Inc.; Aquatic Science Center; California Wildlife Foundation

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ApprovalGrant

Disbursement of up to $4,200,000 total to Round Valley Indian Tribes, Sonoma Land Trust, and Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department: forest health and wildfire resiliency implementation projects, Mendocino/Sonoma/Santa Clara Counties; CEQA findings adopted

California State Coastal ConservancyState authorityCASep 17, 2026

$4.20M→ Round Valley Indian Tribes; Sonoma Land Trust; Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department

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ApprovalGrant

Disbursement of up to $1,000,000: Half Moon Bay Landfill Climate Resilience Planning Project - technical studies, alternatives analysis, community engagement, 30% conceptual designs, Poplar Beach, San Mateo County

California State Coastal ConservancyState authorityCASep 17, 2026

$1.00M→ County of San Mateo

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ApprovalGrant

Disbursement of up to $3,305,000: Santa Ana River Trail Rincon to Prado Spillway Phase 2 Segment construction - 0.65-mile segment, Riverside County; CEQA findings adopted

California State Coastal ConservancyState authorityCASep 17, 2026

$3.31M→ Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District

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ApprovalGrant

Disbursement of up to $1,218,390: Seawood Cape Preserve Overnight Accommodation Implementation Project - final designs, permitting, campground, new California Coastal Trail section, public access improvements, north of Trinidad, Humboldt County

California State Coastal ConservancyState authorityCASep 17, 2026

$1.22M→ Wildlands Conservancy

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ApprovalGrant

Disbursement of up to $42,000,000: acquire fee title and leasehold interest in ~2,060-acre Wild Cherry Canyon property within Diablo Canyon lands, San Luis Obispo County (natural/cultural resources, public and tribal access, lower-cost coastal accommodations, compatible agriculture)

California State Coastal ConservancyState authorityCASep 17, 2026

$42.00M→ Wildlands Conservancy

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ApprovalGrant

Disbursement of up to $329,800: Designing Water Resilience on Public and Working Lands Project - studies, community engagement, and designs for water systems at six state and county parks, Sonoma County

California State Coastal ConservancyState authorityCASep 17, 2026

$329.8K→ Conservation Works

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ApprovalGrant

Disbursement of up to $2,500,000 to augment two previous grants: two additional years of adaptive management of ~177 acres of restored wetlands, Novato Baylands, Marin County

California State Coastal ConservancyState authorityCASep 17, 2026

$2.50M→ Point Reyes Bird Observatory

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ApprovalGrant

Disbursement of up to $100,000 to augment $2,075,000 grant for wildfire resilience fuel reduction treatments, shaded fuel break development, and equipment purchases; expand to include wildfire treatment prioritization framework

California State Coastal ConservancyState authorityCASep 17, 2026

$100.0K→ East Bay Regional Park District

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ApprovalGrant

Disbursement of up to $935,000 to augment November 30, 2023 grant: Willits Rail with Trail Project, 1.6-mile trail between East Hill Road and East Commercial Street, future Great Redwood Trail segment, Mendocino County

California State Coastal ConservancyState authorityCASep 17, 2026

$935.0K→ City of Willits

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ApprovalGrant

Disbursement of up to $825,000: acquire 54-acre Crannell Pasture on lower Little River near Westhaven, Humboldt County; develop management plan (open space, habitat, cultural resources, tribal access)

California State Coastal ConservancyState authorityCASep 17, 2026

$825.0K→ Blue Lake Rancheria

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ApprovalGrant

Disbursement of up to $4,000,000: Highway 17 Wildlife and Ridge Trail Crossings - highway undercrossing for wildlife and 2.1 miles of Bay Area Ridge Trail (overcrossing + connector), south of Los Gatos, unincorporated Santa Clara County; CEQA findings adopted

California State Coastal ConservancyState authorityCASep 17, 2026

$4.00M→ Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District

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ApprovalGrant

Disbursement of up to $964,535 to eleven nonprofit organizations and two school districts for thirteen Explore the Coast program projects (public coastal access opportunities)

California State Coastal ConservancyState authorityCASep 17, 2026

$964.5K→ Eleven nonprofit organizations and two school districts

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ApprovalGrant

Disbursement of up to $1,500,143: CoSMoS Adapts - coastal climate resilience adaptation assessment, regional engagement, visualization tools, Ventura/Los Angeles/Orange Counties

California State Coastal ConservancyState authorityCASep 17, 2026

$1.50M→ University of California Santa Cruz Center for Coastal Climate Resilience

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ApprovalGrant

Disbursement of up to $5,000,000: yatspansini wayaktspu Conservancy Acquisition - 357 acres of Alexander Ranch north of Cayucos, San Luis Obispo County (habitat, open space, tribal access, cultural resources)

California State Coastal ConservancyState authorityCASep 17, 2026

$5.00M→ ytt Northern Chumash Nonprofit

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ApprovalGrant

Disbursement of up to $14,500,000: Coyote Valley Landscape Linkage Acquisition - ~417 acres in Coyote Valley, Santa Clara County (habitat, open space, natural floodplain, public access, climate-resilient agriculture)

California State Coastal ConservancyState authorityCASep 17, 2026

$14.50M→ Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority

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ApprovalGrant

Disbursement of up to $750,000: Lovers Point Pier Rehabilitation Project - repair and enhance resiliency of Lovers Point Pier, Monterey County

California State Coastal ConservancyState authorityCASep 17, 2026

$750.0K→ City of Pacific Grove

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