About the Nature & Climate Education Facilities Grant Program
On November 5, 2024, California voters passed the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024 (Proposition 4), commonly known as the “Climate Bond.” The Climate Bond authorizes $10 billion in bond sales to finance projects to address climate change, protect communities and nature from its impacts, and improve the lives of Californians.
Sections 91045 and 94050 of the Climate Bond directs funding to the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) for “grants to nature and climate education and research facilities, nonprofit organizations and public institutions, natural history museums, California zoos and aquariums accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and geologic heritage sites that serve diverse populations.”
The following specified grant projects were identified in the Budget Act of 2025:
- $15,000,000 to La Brea Tar Pits geologic heritage site
- $10,000,000 to California Academy of Sciences for natural science collection digitization
- $5,000,000 to Discovery Cube
- $1,000,000 to the Wolf Museum of Exploration and Innovation for an interactive water exhibit
- $1,000,000 University of California Davis Integrative Center for Alternative Meat and Protein
The purpose of this grant funding is for buildings, equipment, structures, and exhibit galleries that present collections to promote climate, biodiversity, and cultural literacy and may support species recovery and biodiversity protection in order to advance California’s 30x30 conservation goal.
Grantee Resources
Nature & Climate Education Facilities Grant Procedural Guide
STD 204 Payee Data Record Form (for nonprofit organizations)
Govt Agency Taxpayer ID Form (for public agencies)
Prop 4 Funding Acknowledgment Sign Logo
QUESTIONS?
For more information on the Prop 4 Climate Bond, visit the Climate Bond Prop 4 - CNRA Bond Accountability website, sign up for the LISTSERV here, or send an email to climatebond2024@resources.ca.gov.
For questions about your grant, please call the Bonds and Grants Unit at 916-653-2812 or email us at bondsandgrants@resources.ca.gov.
