Apply Now: SB 1 Sea Level Rise Adaptation Planning Grant Program and Tribal Cultural Resources Funding Program – Office Hours: November 6, 2025
Join OPC staff for Office Hours on Thursday, November 6, 2025, to learn more about upcoming funding opportunities through the SB 1 Sea Level Rise Adaptation Planning Grant Program and the new Sea Level Rise Tribal Cultural Resources Funding Program. Applicants will have the opportunity to ask questions and receive guidance ahead of the upcoming deadlines.
SB 1 Sea Level Rise Adaptation Planning Grant Program
The SB 1 Sea Level Rise Adaptation Planning Grant Program (SB 1 Program) provides funding for coastal communities to develop consistent sea level rise adaptation plans and projects to build resilience to SLR along the entire coast of California and San Francisco Bay. Currently, only Track 1: Sea Level Rise Adaptation Planning is open.
Upcoming Dates:
SB 1 Sea Level Rise Adaptation Planning Grant Program – Track 1
Application Deadline: Friday, December 19, 2025
Office Hours: Thursday, November 6, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Sea Level Rise Tribal Cultural Resources Funding Program
The Sea Level Rise Tribal Cultural Resources Funding Program provides funding for tribes to assess and plan for the impacts of sea level rise on their ancestral lands, cultural sites, and resources in a manner that is beneficial to the tribe. This program is an alternative and more flexible funding pathway for California Native American tribes within OPC’s broader SB 1 Grant Program.
Upcoming Dates:
SB 1 Sea Level Rise Tribal Cultural Resources Funding Program
Application Deadline: Monday, January 5, 2026
Office Hours: Thursday, November 6, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
The SB 1 Grant Program is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide initiative that puts billions of Cap-and-Invest, formerly known as Cap-and-Trade, dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment — particularly in disadvantaged communities.