California Climate Investments Funded Programs

Appropriations & Funded Programs

Proceeds from the Cap-and-Trade Program support a wide range of programs and projects that reduce greenhouse gas emission and deliver major economic, environmental and public health benefits for Californians, including meaningful benefits to the most disadvantaged communities, low-income communities, and low-income households.

The Legislature and Governor appropriate money from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) to State agencies through the Budget process. CARB has created printable summary tables of GGRF appropriations made to programs and State agencies.

The tables below contain information on agencies that have received GGRF appropriations.

Transportation and Sustainable Communities Funding

Agency	Project Types	Funding To Date ($M)1
California Air Resources Board	Community Air Protection Program Grants distributed through Air Districts to achieve immediate emission reductions and improve public health and air quality benefits in disadvantaged and low-income communities Grants designed to provide support for community-based organizations to participate in the AB 617 process	$847
California Air Resources Board	Funding Agricultural Replacement Measures for Emission Reductions (FARMER) Program Grants, rebates, incentives for agricultural harvesting equipment, heavy-duty trucks, agricultural pump engines, tractors etc.	$262
California Air Resources Board	Low Carbon Transportation Zero and near-zero emission passenger vehicle rebates Heavy duty hybrid/ZEV trucks and buses Freight demonstration projects Pilot programs (car sharing, financing, etc.) in disadvantaged communities	$2,214
California Department of Transportation	Active Transportation Program (ATP) New bike facilities New pedestrian facilities Bike share projects	$10
California Department of Transportation	Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP)2 New/expanded bus, rail services, or expanded intermodal transit facilities Service or facility improvements, e.g. equipment, fueling, and maintenance	$488
California High-Speed Rail Authority	High-Speed Rail Project (HSR)2 Administration and planning Architectural and engineering design Right-of-way acquisition Rail infrastructure construction on the Silicon Valley to Central Valley Line	$2,6693
California State Transportation Agency	Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP)2 Connectivity to existing/future rail systems by adding new rail cars/engines Increased service and reliability, and decreased travel times of intercity and commuter rail systems Rail integration (e.g. integrated ticketing and scheduling)	$1,088
Strategic Growth Council	Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program (AHSC)2 Transit-oriented development Intermodal affordable housing Transit capital projects Active transportation/complete streets Local planning and implementation	$1,775
Strategic Growth Council	Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program (SALC) Funds strategic investments that prevent at-risk agricultural lands from conversion; funds are allocated for this program through the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities continuous appropriation	$102
Strategic Growth Council	Climate Change Research Program The program invests in cross-cutting research investments that build community resilience, integrate land use and development considerations, and facilitate the transformation of California communities Research on reducing carbon emissions, including clean energy, adaptation and resiliency, with an emphasis on California	$34
Strategic Growth Council	Technical Assistance Technical assistance to disadvantaged communities	$6
Strategic Growth Council	Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) Place-based strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions designed to catalyze collective impact through investment in a combination of community-driven climate projects in a single neighborhood	$250

Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Funding

Agency	Project Types	Funding To Date ($M)1
California Air Resources Board	Woodsmoke Reduction Program Consumer incentives program for wood burning device replacement and alternatives to green waste burning	$8
California Air Resources Board	Fluorinated Gases Emission Reduction Incentives	$1
California Department of Community Services and Development	Low-Income Weatherization Program (LIWP) Single and multi-family low-income energy efficiency and renewable energy projects Community Solar Pilot Program	$212
California Department of Food and Agriculture	Alternative and Renewable Fuels Program Specifications for low carbon renewable bio-fuels derived from agricultural waste	$3
California Department of Food and Agriculture	State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) Water and energy use efficiency SWEEP - DWR (Prop 1) Joint Project Water conveyance enhancements On-farm agricultural water use efficiency improvements	$65
California Department of Water Resources	State Water Project Turbines Efficient hydroelectricity generation	$20
California Department of Water Resources	Water and Energy Use Efficiency Program Water conservation and efficiency grants	$50
California Energy Commission	Food Production Investment Program Incentives to food processors Efficient Technologies Research and Development	$124
California Energy Commission	Renewable Energy for Agriculture Program Installation of on-site renewable energy technologies	$10
California Energy Commission	Low Carbon Fuel Production Program	$13

Natural Resources and Waste Diversion Funding

Agency	Project Types	Funding to Date($M)1
California Air Resources Board	Prescribed Fire Smoke Monitoring	$8
California Coastal Commission	Local Coastal Program	$5
California Conservation Corps	Training and Workforce Development Program Workforce training and employment through CCC centers Restoration of natural lands and urban greening Energy efficiency upgrades and retrofits in public buildings	$38
California Department of Fish and Wildlife	Wetlands and Watershed Restoration Delta coastal wetlands Mountain meadows Water use efficiency in wetlands	$47
California Department of Food and Agriculture	Dairy Digesters and Manure Management Dairy Digesters and Research Development Program (DDRDP) Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP)	$293
California Department of Food and Agriculture	Healthy Soils Program Soil management practices	$41
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection	Forest Health Program and Urban Community Forestry Program	$627
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection	Prescribed Fire	$60
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection	Fire Prevention Fire prevention activities in the State Responsibility Area	$191
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection	Wildland Urban Interface	$10
California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery	Waste Diversion Organics Grant Program Recycled Fiber, Plastic, and Glass Grants Greenhouse Gas Reduction Loan Program Food Waste Prevention and Rescue Grant Program	$161
California Natural Resources Agency	Urban Greening Program Capture, infiltrate, and store storm water Greening of public lands and structures Urban heat island mitigation Non-motorized urban trails County parks and open space	$156
California Natural Resources Agency	Regional Forest Health	$20
California State Coastal Conservancy	Climate Ready Program and Adaptation	$7
California Wildlife Conservation Board	Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program	$20
Governor's Office of Emergency Services	Wildfire Response and Readiness Local assistance grants to fire departments within High Fire Hazard Severity Zones and disaster response funding Pre-deployment of firefighting resources	$51
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission	Climate Adaptation and Planning	$3

Supporting Investments

Agency	Project Types	Funding to Date($M)1
California Environmental Protection Agency	Transition to a Carbon-Neutral Economy	$3
California State Water Resources Control Board	Safe Drinking Water	$100
California Workforce Development Board	Low Carbon Economy workforce	$35

1.a.b.c.d. "Funding to Date" figures represent appropriations through Fiscal Year 2019-2020 and have been rounded to the nearest million dollars. Appropriations from previous fiscal years may be retroactively adjusted to account for Budget Control Sections or for special legislation (e.g., Trailer Bills). The reported cumulative appropriations were estimated based on published budgets, legislation, and quarterly auction results and may not reflect current budgetary authority items.
2.a.b.c.d. Beginning in Fiscal Year 2015-16, these programs receive continuous appropriations from the Cap-and-Trade auctions, based on the percentages identified in statute. The actual dollar amounts are not known until after the quarterly auctions close.
3. In addition to this figure, Senate Bill 862, 2014, states that $400 million shall be available to CHSRA beginning in Fiscal Year 2015-16, as repayment of a loan to the General Fund. This money shall be repaid as necessary, based on the financial needs of the High-Speed Rail project.