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Grants for Cities:
Firehouse Subs LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT Grant
Deadline: Quarter 1 2026: Thursday, October 9, 2025
Amount: $15,000 to $40,000
Match: No
https://grants.firehousesubs.com/
The primary focus of the Life-Saving Equipment Grant revolves around providing first responders with the appropriate, quality much-needed equipment and technology to improve their life-saving capabilities. This includes, but is not limited to: Vehicle extrication tools, automated external defibrillators (AEDs), bunker gear, thermal imaging cameras, automated chest compression systems, vehicle stabilization struts, bulletproof vests, all-terrain vehicles, fire hoses.
LA County Regional Park Open Space District (RPOSD): Competitive Grant Programs
Deadline: October 30th, 2025
Amount:
- Planning and Design: $100k-$500k
- Natural Lands, Local Beaches, Water Conservation And Protection: $500k-$4M
- Regional Recreation, Multi-Use Trails & Accessibility Competitive Grant Program: $500k-$4M
Match: No
Eligibility: LA County based public agencies, non-profits, and public or non-profit schools
https://rposd.lacounty.gov/2025competitivegrants/?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=
Planning and Design: The Planning & Design Competitive Grant Program supports early-stage work that leads to Measure A-eligible, shovel-ready projects under Category 3 (Natural Lands, Local Beaches, Water Conservation & Protection) and Category 4 (Regional Recreation, Multi-use Trails & Accessibility). The program helps applicants advance their projects to a stage where they are eligible and competitive for future development funding—from RPOSD or other funders. This includes pre-construction efforts such as design, permitting, environmental review, feasibility analysis, and meaningful community engagement. All work funded through this program must directly support the creation or improvement of a Measure A-eligible development project and be in line with policies outlined in the GAM.
Natural Lands, Local Beaches, Water Conservation And Protection: The Category 3 Competitive Grant Program funds shovel-ready development projects that protect, restore, or enhance natural lands, water resources, and open space throughout Los Angeles County. Eligible projects must result in the development, improvement, or restoration of multi-benefit parks, trails, and open space that provide meaningful public access while promoting community health, clean local water supplies, habitat protection, biodiversity, and environmental resilience. Priority will be given to projects offering the greatest regional benefit or serving the greatest regional need.
Regional Recreation, Multi-Use Trails & Accessibility Competitive Grant Program: The Category 4 Competitive Grant Program supports shovel-ready capital projects that expand or improve regional recreation, multi-use trail systems, and public accessibility to parks and open space across Los Angeles County. Projects must demonstrate regional significance by serving diverse populations across multiple communities, enhancing multi-jurisdictional trail systems, or delivering substantial recreational improvements that benefit the county at large. Regional projects often connect jurisdictions, serve destination users, or represent a unique resource of countywide value.
CalTrans: Sustainable Transportation Grant
Expected Release: November 21st, 2025
Match: 11.47% minimum* (in cash or an in kind contribution). OR 20% match for strategic partnership grants.
Amount:
Sustainable Communities Grants:
- Minimum: $50,000 for under-resourced communities; $100,000 for others.
- Maximum: $700,000.
Strategic Partnerships Grants:
- Minimum: $100,000.
- Maximum: $500,000.
Sustainable Communities Grants (Approximately $30 million - $17.5 million/competitive & $12.5 million/formula) to encourage local and regional planning that supports state goals, implements Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) Sustainable Communities Strategies (SCS) (where applicable), and to ultimately achieve the State’s greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target of 40 and 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and 2050, respectively
Strategic Partnerships Grants ($4.5 million) to identify and address statewide, interregional, or regional transportation deficiencies on the State highway system in partnership with Caltrans. A sub-category funds transit-focused planning projects that address multimodal transportation deficiencies
https://dot.ca.gov/programs/transportation-planning/division-of-transportation-planning/regional-and-community-planning/sustainable-transportation-planning-grants
Grants for Education:
CCC: K-12 Strong Workforce Program
Deadline: October 10th, 2025
Amount: Total Average Daily Attendance for grades 7-12 of LEAs
Maximum Allowable Grant Amount
Up to 140 ADA Up to $250,000
141 to 550 ADA Up to $500,000
551 to 10,000 ADA Up to $1,000,000
Over 10,000 ADA Up to $2,000,000
Total ADA for grades 7 - 12 ONLY
Match: Match funds are required and intended to incentivize K–12 institutions and community colleges to invest from their base budgets in the development, support, and expansion of K–14 CTE programs aligned with the workforce needs of California’s regional economies. K12 SWP funds are intended to supplement, not supplant base budgets.
Per Education Code, Sections 88828, (c)(1)(A)(B), any K12 SWP funds awarded,the grantee is required to provide a proportional dollar match as follows:
• For ROCPs operated either by a joint powers authority or by a county office of education, one dollar ($1) for every one dollar ($1) awarded. The ROCP needs to be the Lead Agency on the application.
• For all other LEAs, two dollars ($2) for every one dollar ($1) awarded.
Eligibility: Eligible K12 SWP applicants consist of one or more of any combination ofthe following LEAs:
• School district
• County office of education
• Charter school
• Regional occupational center or program (ROCP) operated by either a joint powers authority or by a county office of education, provided that the applicant has certified that all partners are aware of this grant and agree to submission.
LEAs are encouraged to partner with other LEAs as co-applicants, but one LEA must be identified as the Lead Agency (or fiscal agent) on each K12 SWP application. The other LEAs are K–12 Partner Agencies.
https://www.cccco.edu/About-Us/Chancellors-Office/Divisions/Workforce-and-Economic-Development/K12-Strong-Workforce/K12-SWP-Request-for-Applications
The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO), in partnership with the California Department of Education (CDE), is seeking applications from eligible LEAs for K12 SWP funds to create, support, and/or expand high-quality CTE course sequences, programs, and pathways at the K–12 level that are aligned to regional workforce efforts occurring through the SWP.
McDonald’s Foundation: Golden Grants
Deadline: October 10th, 2025
Amount: up to $10,000
Eligibility: Counties of: Alameda, Costa-Contra, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, Monterey East, and Monterey West.
Match: No
https://mcdgoldengrants.com/california/
Get awarded for up to $10,000 for programs and activities that help area children.
McDonald’s is proud to support our local communities through the Golden Grants program to help education and non-profit organizations that serve children from ages 5 -18, including those in grade levels K-12.
Grants are available for each area in the amounts of:
- $10,000
- $5,000
- $2,500
- $1,000
Qualifying activities include the following, as long as need is demonstrated:
- Arts activities
- Education initiatives
- Mentorship and empowerment programs
- After-school programs
- Community service
- Sports activities
- Technology
Interested educators and non-profit administrators can apply for a 2025 grant by choosing a county from the drop-down menu and completing the application. Only one application per program/initiative/organization will be accepted.
California Department of Education – Career Technical Education Facilities Program (CTEFP)
Due: December 1, 2025, by 5:00 p.m. PT
Amount: Up to $3 million for new construction projects; up to $1.5 million for modernization projects
Match: 1:1 local match (no waivers allowed); match may be paid over time
Eligible Applicants: Local educational agencies (LEAs) and joint powers authorities (JPAs) operating CTE programs on comprehensive high school sites.
More Info: CDE CTEFP Website
Summary:
The CTEFP provides competitive grants to support the construction, modernization, or equipment purchase for high-quality Career Technical Education (CTE) programs located on comprehensive high school campuses in California. The program is funded through Proposition 2 (2024), which authorized $600 million in bond funding, with $300 million allocated for this seventh funding cycle.
Projects must enhance CTE opportunities by aligning facilities and equipment with labor market needs and industry standards. All applications must be approved by the LEA’s CTE advisory committee and meet minimum scoring criteria. Awards are prioritized based on a point system evaluating labor market alignment, student access, projected enrollment, accountability, partner engagement, equipment justification, and more.
Eligible Uses:
- Construction or modernization of CTE instructional space
- Purchase of equipment with a minimum 10-year life expectancy
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Facilities reconfiguration to support new or expanded CTE pathways
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