Welcome to the Grants Clearinghouse Online Grant Center

The California Fire Safe Council Grants Clearinghouse 2012 cycle is now closed. Thank you for your interest in our program.

If you would like to learn more about our grant program, please contact a Grant Manager or download the 2012 Request for Applications, Grant Application Planning Tool or 2012 Grant Writing Handbook.

Check back for information about the upcoming 2013 grant cycle.

Download here:

1. List of 2012 Preliminary Funded Projects
2. Pre-Award Packet Information for funded projects
3. Instructions for 2012 Funded Grants
4. 2012 Pre-Award Workbook

Purpose
One-stop shop that simplifies the process of finding and applying for grants to improve California's community wildfire preparedness.

Who is the Clearinghouse?

The Grants Clearinghouse is a program of the California Fire Safe Council (CFSC). It is an online grants application process that makes it easier to find and apply for wildfire prevention grants to support community projects.

Through grants to the California Fire Safe Council, some federal agency members of the California Fire Alliance spearheaded the development of the Grants Clearinghouse to help achieve the goals of the National Fire Plan by facilitating an open, collaborative process for grant funding. The Grants Clearinghouse expands the playing field to more organizations by making it easier to find and apply for grants. It increases collaboration among agencies by sharing information and facilitating planning across agency boundaries which will demonstrate to Congress, California's needs and accomplishments.

CFSC's Clearinghouse enhances existing relationships between communities and federal agencies, and helps create new relationships by expanding funding opportunities for eligible organizations and agencies alike.

Your organization submits an application to the CFSC Clearinghouse. Applications are reviewed by an independent Review Committee and, if selected for funding, will be paired with the most appropriate source of funds. Eligible unfunded applications are placed on a hold list. The California Fire Safe Council monitors the hold list should additional funding become available throughout the year. All applicants are encouraged to apply in order to help demonstrate greater need throughout the state.

One-stop shop that simplifies the process of finding and applying for grants to improve California's community wildfire preparedness.

Setting up an account with the Grants Clearinghouse is easy! Simply click on the link to Register as a New User and choose a User Name and Password. You will be asked to enter information about your organization (sorry- we don't give grants to individuals) and contact information. We highly recommend creating one account per organization as accounts cannot be combined.

After you setup your account, please download and read the Request for Applications here. This document will provide an overview of funding information, eligibility details, how to submit a grant application and evaluation criteria. Once you are ready to begin to write your grant application, check out the Grant Application Planning Tool.

Ready to take the next step and write your grant application? We offer several suggestions for getting started:

1. Attend a Grant Writing Workshop. Locations and dates vary, please see the online registration form. New applicants are highly recommended to attend.
2. Call your regional Grant Manager. Grants managers are available to discuss project details, review grant applications and provide valuable advice on competitive grant writing.
3. Read our article on Successful Grant Writing
4. Download the grant application planning tool. This resource allows the user to write a sample application and share it with members of your grant writing team. Once your ideas are fleshed out, you are ready to log in and write up the final version of your grant application.

Grant funding through this site is from California Fire Alliance member agencies.