Environmental Enforcement and Training Grants
Current Status of Grant Availability
CalEPA is not currently accepting applications for this grant program.
About the Grants
The Environmental Enforcement and Training Account Grant Program (Penal Code section 14300 et seq. and Title 27, California Code of Regulations, section 10014 et seq.) was established to provide a non-general fund source of financial assistance for environmental enforcement, education and training to enhance statewide enforcement of environmental laws. Funding sources primarily include court-approved and administratively ordered contributions from environmental enforcement settlements.
Penal Code Section 14314 provides for disbursement of account funds as follows:
- 25% or $100,000, whichever is less, to the California Commission on Peace Officers Standards & Training, which may decline all or part of the funds, with any funds so declined going to the Secretary for re-allocation for environmental enforcement training of peace officers; and
- The remaining balance to the Secretary for grants related to environmental enforcement, education and training
Grants to public and private entities are awarded once a year, but only when there is an amount of at least $100,000 in the account. Grant amounts vary annually.
Grant Cycle
Depending on available funding, CalEPA intends to operate annually on the following grant cycle:
| March 1 | Announce availability of funds to disburse under the program. |
| March 1 – 31 | Applications for grants accepted. |
| June | Grant applicants notified. |
Who May Apply
When funds are available, grants may be awarded to public entities and private nonprofit organizations for training public prosecutors, investigators, and staff of community-based organizations, among others, in the investigation and enforcement of environmental laws, and to further support the Environmental Circuit Prosecutor Grant Program. Local environmental regulators may request local assistance grants to assist in the investigation and enforcement of environmental laws, based upon a showing of substantial need and a lack of other available funding sources. Individuals and those entities made ineligible by SB 157 are not eligible to receive grants.
Applications
Applications for the current grant cycle can be downloaded here when available.
Questions
For questions regarding the grant process or making contributions to the fund, please contact EETAGrantApps@calepa.ca.gov.
Grant Distribution Reports:
- CalEPA Environmental Enforcement and Training Grant Program – Report on the 2025 Distribution (PDF)
- CalEPA Environmental Enforcement and Training Grant Program – Report on the 2024 Distribution (PDF)
- CalEPA Environmental Enforcement and Training Grant Program – Report on the 2023 Distribution (PDF)
- CalEPA Environmental Enforcement and Training Grant Program – Report on the 2022 Distribution (PDF)
- CalEPA Environmental Enforcement and Training Grant Program – Report on the 2021 Distribution (PDF)
- CalEPA Environmental Enforcement and Training Grant Program – Report on the 2020 Distribution (PDF)
Distribution Reports dating back to 2011 are available upon request. Please contact EETAGrantApps@calepa.ca.gov.