Getting Started
SGC’s grants fund a range of projects, from building capacity to constructing climate infrastructure. Through our initiatives, we scale tested innovations for equity across sectors and silos. Our digital tools will support you designing equitable programs and policies for climate resilience.
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Grant Programs
Whether your community is ready to compete for and implement climate infrastructure grants or does not yet have the capacity to apply, explore SGC’s funding and technical assistance programs to find the right opportunity for you.Learn more about Grant Programs -
Technical Assistance
If your organization isn’t ready yet to apply for a planning or implementation grant, find resources here to help you prepare for success.Learn more about Technical Assistance -
Tools
Discover SGC’s digital tools, including resource hubs, reports, and toolkits.Learn more about Tools
SGC's impact across California
$
4Billion
in Community Climate Investments
85
%
in Disadvantaged Communities
2,000,000
gas-powered cars taken off the road for one year
Upcoming Meetings and Events
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January 9, 2025California Agricultural Land Equity Task Force: Grants and Resources Subcommittee1:00 p.m.Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation
Conference Room 103, 1400 Tenth St, Sacramento, CA 95814 -
January 16, 2025California Agricultural Land Equity Task Force: Land Use Governance and Sovereignty Subcommittee10:00 a.m.Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation
Conference Room 103, 1400 Tenth St, Sacramento, CA 95814 -
January 28, 2025California Agricultural Land Equity Task Force: Land Access, Acquisition, and Ancestral Land Return1:00 p.m.Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation
Conference Room 103, 1400 Tenth St, Sacramento, CA 95814 -
January 29, 2025California Agricultural Land Equity Task Force: Land Tenure Subcommittee1:00 p.m.Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation
Conference Room 103, 1400 Tenth St, Sacramento, CA 95814 -
February 12 and 13, 2025California Agricultural Land Equity Task Force9:00 a.m. 2/12
8:15 a.m. 2/13Coachella Corporate Yard, Upstairs Conference Room
53-462 Enterprise Way, Coachella, CA 92236- Meeting Materials for California Agricultural Land Equity Task Force: Sustaining Natural and Cultural Resources Subcommittee February 12 and 13 meeting
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February 26, 2025Council Meeting1:00 p.m.CalEPA Headquarters
1001 I Street Sacramento -
March 27, 2025California Agricultural Land Equity Task Force9:30 a.m.The California Endowment, “Power Up” Room
1414 K Street, Suite 500, Sacramento, CA 95814 -
April 4, 2025California Agricultural Land Equity Task Force: Sustaining Natural and Cultural Resources Subcommittee11:00 a.m.Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation
Conference Room 103, 1400 Tenth St, Sacramento, CA 95814 -
April 7, 2025California Agricultural Land Equity Task Force: Grants and Resources Subcommittee2:00 p.m.Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation
Conference Room 103, 1400 Tenth St, Sacramento, CA 95814 -
April 18, 2025California Agricultural Land equity Task Force: AB 524 Subcommittee3:00 p.m.Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation
Conference Room 103, 1400 Tenth St, Sacramento, CA 95814 -
April 30, 2025Council Meeting1:00 p.m.CalEPA Headquarters
1001 I Street Sacramento -
May 14 and 15, 2025California Agricultural Land Equity Task Force9:00 a.m. 5/14
8:15 a.m. 5/15Susanville Indian Rancheria, Resource Center
745 Joaquin Street, Susanville, CA 96130 -
May 29, 2025California Agricultural Land Equity Task Force: Community Outreach Subcommittee3:00 p.m.Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation
Conference Room 103, 1400 Tenth St, Sacramento, CA 95814 -
June 27, 2025California Agricultural Land Equity Task Force: Grants and Resources Subcommittee1:00 p.m.Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation
Conference Room 103, 1400 Tenth St, Sacramento, CA 95814 -
August 13 and 14, 2025California Agricultural Land Equity Task ForceBlue Lake Casino Hotel
777 Casino Way, Blue Lake, CA 95525 -
October 15 and 16, 2025California Agricultural Land Equity Task ForceVentura, CA
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October 29, 2025Council Meeting1:00 p.m.CalEPA Headquarters
1001 I Street Sacramento -
November 13, 2025California Agricultural Land Equity Task ForceBerkeley, CA
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December 10, 2025Council Meeting1:00 p.m.CalEPA Headquarters
1001 I Street Sacramento -
December 11, 2025California Agricultural Land Equity Task ForceSacramento, CA
Announcements
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California has funded more than 22,000 transit-oriented homes through cap-and-trade alone
June 13, 2025Since 2015, cap-and-trade has funded more than 22,000 affordable, transit-oriented homes statewide through the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program - with dozens of homes opening and breaking ground this week!Read more
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California Strategic Growth Council Approves New Initiative to Support Tribes’ Efforts to Build Capacity in Affordable Housing
May 8, 2025At its recent meeting, the California Strategic Growth Council approved up to $30 million to support California Tribes in developing affordable housing projects. They also voted to adjust developer fees for AHSC Round 8 grants and increase access to Factory-Built Housing predevelopment.Read more
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Milestone Week for Cap-and-Trade Investments in the Central Valley: More than 10,300 Acres of Working Rangelands Permanently Conserved, while 114 Affordable Housing Units Break Ground
April 18, 2025Investments of more than $50 million from the state’s Cap-and-Trade program create affordable places to live in Fresno and ensure +10,300 acres of rangeland in Mariposa and Merced counties are forever dedicated to cattle grazing and sustainable agriculture.Read more
Leadership and Partners
The Newsom Administration is committed to a California for All agenda and believes the State holds unique responsibility to create equitable opportunities for all Californians. The Council and each member agency have committed to integrating racial equity into operations, programs, and policies. Sam Assefa is the Chair of the Strategic Growth Council and Director of the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, and Matt Read is the interim Executive Director of SGC.
