Sierra Nevada Conservancy Launches New Wildfire and Forest Resilience Grant Program

June 16, 2025 – Expedited by the Governor’s Emergency Proclamation (EP), The Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) is accepting statements of interest for its Wildfire and Forest Resilience Directed Grant Program. Funded through Proposition 4 (Climate Bond) and fast-tracked by Governor Gavin Newsom’s EP, this immediate action program will allocate $10 million for projects within SNC’s Sierra-Cascade service area that will protect people and communities while supporting projects that result in a combination of multiple watershed, ecosystem, and community benefits. The SNC received nearly $31 million in the Governor’s Executive Order authorizing the early action of $170 million of Prop 4 funding; SNC will distribute $10 million of this funding via the Wildfire and Forest Resilience Directed Grant Program. SNC has also opened a solicitation for their $4.1 million Sustainable Recreation, Tourism, and Equitable Outdoor Access grant program.