$55 Million in Awards Available
The California Strategic Growth Council (SGC) is excited to announce that applications for the Community Resilience Centers (CRC) Round 2 are now being accepted!
About CRC
Building on knowledge gained from the first round of funding, CRC Round 2 offers Implementation and Planning Grants to grow neighborhood-level capacity for climate emergency preparedness. The CRC Program makes strategic investments to fund the planning, construction, and retrofit of community resilience centers and advance local communities’ long-term capacity to respond to and recover from climate emergencies.
Approximately $55 million in funding is available for two (2) CRC grant types:
Planning Grants – Grants of $100,000 to $500,000 (two-year grant term)
- Eligible activities include partnership development, community needs assessments, feasibility studies, site assessments, permitting, fiscal impact analysis, updating climate action plans, and designing community engagement plans. The goal is to prepare communities for future implementation of projects.
- Application Due Date: Sept. 4, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.
Implementation Grants – Grants of $1 million to $10 million (six-year grant term)
- Eligible activities include new construction and/or upgrades of Community Resilience Centers facilities, and the development of Campus Amenities that support use of the facility, and year-round services and programs that build overall community resilience.
- Application Due Date: Sept. 25, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.
Application Process
All application materials can be accessed via the CRC Round 2 webpage. All applications must be submitted through the online platform, Submittable. SGC will not accept late applications or application revisions after the application deadline.
For additional information about the application process, please review the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) and the resources on the CRC webpage. Please submit questions to the CRC Team by completing the Frequently Asked Questions Form. The CRC Team will post answers on a regular basis throughout the application period.
TCC Round 2 Accepting Applications
The TCC Round 2 application period opened on May 29, 2026, and will be accepting applications until September 30, 2026. Approximately $98.4 million available in funding for three (3) TCC grant types.
The TCC program empowers and prioritizes California’s most disadvantaged communities to choose their own strategies that achieve major environmental, health, and economic benefits while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Technical Assistance
Application Technical Assistance (TA) is available during the application period with priority given to Tribal applicants for both TCC and CRC. TCC will also prioritize applicants with Project Areas in disadvantaged unincorporated communities for Application TA. If you are interested in receiving Application TA, please complete the Application Technical Assistance Request Form no later than July 31, 2026. SGC will connect applicants to the Application TA Provider on a rolling basis. SGC will have discretion to make final decisions on which applicants receive Application TA. Completion of the Technical Assistance Request Form does not guarantee that an applicant will receive TA, and receiving TA does not guarantee that an application will be awarded.
SGC will provide public resources available to all applicants to assist with the application process. These resources will be available on the CRC Application webpage and TCC Round 6 webpage. Each program is providing recorded webinars, application materials, and Office Hours on their respective webpages.
To stay informed on the TCC and CRC programs overall, please register for the TCC email list and CRC email list. If you have any questions about the TCC or CRC programs, please email the respective program’s inbox at TCC@sgc.ca.gov and/or CRC@sgc.ca.gov.