California Air Resources Board

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is pleased to announce that the application period has been extended for the Community Air Grants Program (Air Grants Program). Applications are now due by April 24, 2023. Hard copy applications must be received by 5PM while electronic applications are due by 11:59 PM on April 24, 2023. Applications will not be accepted after this date.

If you have previously applied, your existing application will be considered.  However, you have the option of re-submitting or augmenting your application, but it is not required. CARB will consider your latest submittal for scoring purposes.  CARB intends to fund as many eligible community projects as is possible under this Program. However, only one application per applicant will be awarded.

The following are eligible to apply for a Community Air Grant under these solicitation Guidelines: A California community-based organization holding a current tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; A California organization, not affiliated with a local, municipal, city, county, or state governmental agency or entity, and holding a tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as the Grantee, in partnership with a California community-based organization without Section 501(c)(3) status designated as a sub-grantee; or A California Native American Tribe. For the purposes of this grant, this includes all Federally Recognized Tribes, and other California Native American Tribes, as defined by Governor’s Executive Order B-10-11. The total funding available for this round is $10 million.