California Air Resources Board

What are the Funding Guidelines?

The purpose of the Funding Guidelines is to provide guidance for administering agencies so they design and implement their programs in a way that meets statutory requirements and advance the State’s climate goals, including:

• Facilitating GHG emissions reductions;
• Maximizing benefits to disadvantaged communities;
• Targeting investments to priority populations to help ensure statutory investment minimums are met or exceeded;
• Providing accountability and transparency; and
• Supporting consistency across programs.

The Funding Guidelines assists administering agencies in program design and implementation, including guidance on preparing an expenditure record, developing guidelines and solicitation materials, reporting on estimated benefits, and conducting evaluations of funded programs and projects.

Related resources: 

• Priority Population Investment Targets for Administering Agencies
• Resource Portal

Current Funding Guidelines

CARB released the “Funding Guidelines for Agencies that Administer California Climate Investments" (Funding Guidelines) on December 2, 2024. The 2024 Funding Guidelines includes strengthened recommendations related to direct and meaningful community engagement, updates to reporting timing and frequency and an increased focus on tribal engagement and workforce development.

• 2024 Funding Guidelines
• 2024 Funding Guidelines Appendix A
• 2024 Funding Guidelines Appendix B
• 2024  Funding Guidelines Appendix C

2024 Funding Guidelines Public Process Materials

Draft 2024 Funding Guidelines

The public comment period for the draft 2024 Funding Guidelines and Resource Portal closed on July 26, 2024. CARB sought input from the public in identifying areas for potential improvement and ideas for tools and resources to help interested parties achieve the objectives and principles of California Climate Investments.

CARB hosted a virtual public workshop on the Draft 2024 Funding Guidelines on July 11, 2024. This workshop provided the public with an opportunity to provide feedback on the draft updates for consideration in the final Funding Guidelines. 

Workshop Materials: 

• Workshop Reminder (Recordatorio del Taller)
• Workshop Notice (Aviso del Taller)
• Factsheet (Hoja Informativa)
• Agenda (Espanol)
• Workshop Presentation (Presentación del Taller)
• Workshop Recording (Grabación del Taller)

CARB hosted a public workgroup to discuss the workforce standards that will be included in the update to the Funding Guidelines pursuant to Assembly Bill 680 on October 24, 2023. 

Workgroup materials:

• Workgroup Notice (Aviso del Taller)
• Workgroup Presentation (Presentación del Taller)
• Workgroup Recording (Grabación del Taller)

CARB hosted an initial public workshop to receive early input on updates to the Funding Guidelines on May 8, 2023. 

• Workshop materials:
  • Workshop Presentation (Presentación del Taller)
  • Workshop Recording (Grabación del Taller)
  • Workshop Notice (Aviso del Taller)
  • Event Flyer (Folleto del Evento)
  • Factsheet (Hoja Informativa)

Previous Versions of the Funding Guidelines for Agencies that Administer California Climate Investments