2023 Announcements

To date, Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation (SALC) investments have protected 381 square miles of California agricultural and working lands, making further progress on the State’s 30x30 conservation goal.

These projects will reduce GHG emissions by 36,647 metric tons, equivalent to taking 8,155 gas-powered passenger vehicles off the road for a year.

SGC's Tribal Capacity Building Pilot Program to Assist Up to Six California Tribes in Planning and Implementing Climate Initiatives.

The California Strategic Growth Council (SGC) today announced the start of a new program, Connecting Communities, to help local partners statewide access historic federal funding the Inflation Reduction Act is making available.

California Strategic Growth Council and Institute for Local Government Invest $500,000 in Capacity Building Resources, Unlocking $25 Million in Federal and State Grant Funding for Seven Communities

We invite San Diego local and Tribal government representatives to join us for a two-hour workshop to discuss how State-local coordination can help your community overcome barriers to advancing housing, climate, and equity goals.

The Strategic Growth Council (SGC) staff are pleased to announce the release the Technical Assistance Toolkit: A Funder’s Guide to Community Capacity Building and Resilience.

The Strategic Growth Council (SGC) is now accepting proposals for the Tribal Capacity Building Pilot Program’s technical assistance (TA) provider solicitation and is hosting an informational webinar in October.

The 2024 SGC Catalyst Conference, Hosted in Collaboration with the Milken Institute, will take place February 1 – 2, 2024 in California’s Capitol.

Today, Governor Newsom, along with the California Strategic Growth Council announced $757 million in funding to advance the building of affordable housing in jobs-rich, walkable neighborhoods as part of the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities program.

We are thrilled to invite applications to Round 1 the Community Resilience Centers (CRC) Program for Planning, Project Development, and Implementation Grants!

The staff of the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research and California Strategic Growth Council are excited to introduce our Summer 2023 interns.

The Strategic Growth Council’s Regional Climate Collaboratives program will help under-resourced communities facing climate change impacts leverage funding opportunities.

SGC announced today the latest reports evaluating outcomes of the Transformative Climate Communities which finds the investments are building capacity and catalyzing long term readiness in disadvantaged communities across California.

The California Strategic Growth Council (SGC) has released a Request for Information (RFI) to inform the development of the Tribal Capacity Building Pilot Program.

In anticipation of announcing the availability of funding later this Spring, the staff of new Community Resilience Center grant program has released a guide to the program’s grant types, an Intent to Apply Survey, and final guidelines for Round 1 of funding.

SGC has unanimously and enthusiastically appointed twelve inaugural members of the California Agricultural Land Equity Task Force, which will develop policy recommendations to equitably increase access to agricultural land for food production and traditional tribal agricultural uses.

Cap-and-Trade Funded Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program Kicks Off Funding Round 9.

We’ve released the Draft Round 2 Regional Climate Collaboratives (RCC) Program Guidelines. Public comment is due April 15, 2023. Attend a webinar or workshop to learn more.

The Strategic Growth Council (SGC) today announced $99.2 million in funding is available via the Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) Program to underserved communities to plan and implement neighborhood-serving infrastructure projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, benefit public health and the environment, and expand economic opportunity for residents.

We're released a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking technical assistance (TA) providers. to support eligible applicants from priority communities in preparing and submitting competitive applications for round 1 funding of the Community Resilience Centers Program.

Inaugural SGC Catalyst Conference sparks new partnerships and actions to accelerate equitable public and private climate investment in frontline communities.

300 leaders convene today in Sacramento for the SGC Catalyst Conference, an inaugural event focused on building partnerships and identifying solutions to implement the Justice40 Initiative in California and beyond.

The California Department of Housing and Community Development and the Strategic Growth Council are pleased to announce the release of the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for approximately $750 million.

SGC is pleased to announce final speakers for its inaugural Catalyst Conference, hosted in partnership with the Milken Institute. Headline speakers include Governor Gavin Newsom and state leaders Lauren Sanchez, Senior Climate Advisor, and Antonio Villaraigosa, Infrastructure Advisor with the Governor’s office.

The Fifth Climate Change Assessment’s interagency team has identified 26 research topics to address California-specific climate research gaps. The team will fund original research on these topics through competitive funding programs.

The SGC Catalyst Conference, hosted by the California Strategic Growth Council in partnership with Milken Institute, is an inaugural event focused on building partnerships and solutions to implement the Justice40 Initiative in California and beyond.