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Request for Proposals, Guidelines & Application

The North Coast Resource Partnership (NCRP) is seeking proposals for organizational capacity enhancement from Tribes, counties, NGOs, RCDs, special districts, and other eligible entities in the North Coast region of California. The NCRP Capacity Grants Program will offer at least $2 million in funding to enhance the capacity of partners in the North Coast region to plan and implement large scale, multi-benefit wildfire resilience projects in the North Coast region. Grant awards may range from $35,000 to $200,000.

PROPOSALS DUE FEBRUARY 20, 2026

NCRP Capacity Grants Program Workshop & Office Hours

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Workshop: January 14, 2026 (10:00-12:00 pm via Zoom) REGISTER

Office Hours: Weekly on Wednesdays from January 21 – February 18 (1:00-3:00 pm via Zoom), 5 occurrences  Add to iCalendar

Technical Advising for Application Development

Applicants who are requesting technical advising for application development are encouraged to submit requests no later than January 30 to ensure that NCRP consultants have time to provide support. Advising will be provided by NCRP consultants, and is limited to a maximum of five hours of consultant time.

The NCRP Staff team will not directly advise or support entities in developing or submitting content for their proposals, other than through assistance with proposal upload and technical/IT support, and sharing responses available to all applicants via the workshop, office hours, and email responses posted to the website.

If you have a question regarding the NCRP Capacity Grants Program, or would like to request technical advising for application development, please use the following form:

Questions

To support transparency and equitable access to consistent information for all applicants, NCRP staff will compile and respond to all questions from emails, workshops, and office hours on this webpage. Responses to questions posted will not list the name of the individual or entity that submitted the question. Opportunities to ask questions include submitting the form below, the NCRP Capacity Grants Program workshop on January 14, and weekly office hours each Wednesday between January 21 – February 18.

If you have a question regarding the NCRP Capacity Grants Program, or would like to request technical advising for application development, please use the following form:

Contact Shelly Hughes (NCRP) or Jessele Perez (California Indian Environmental Alliance) for assistance with the request form or other technical issues.

Responses to questions will be posted on the NCRP Capacity Grants Program FAQ (link) page below beginning January 11, 2026.

With Funding & Support from the California Department of Conservation Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program, a statewide program that puts billions of Cap-and-Invest, formerly known as Cap-and-Trade, dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy and improving public health and the environment — particularly in disadvantaged communities.

NCRP Capacity Grants Program FAQ

NCRP Capacity Grants Program FAQ

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Who is eligible to apply for a NCRP Capacity Grant?

Eligible applicants include federally recognized Native American Tribes or non-federally recognized California Native American Tribes listed on the California Tribal Contact List maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission as described in Section 65352.4 of the Government Code, counties and local public agencies, special districts, local Fire and Rescue service providers (including Fire Related Districts, Volunteer Fire Department/Companies, Combination Departments, Career Departments) and non-profit organizations.

For Tribal applicants: Support for Tribes is offered in coordination with the NCRP Tribal Engagement Team to align Tribal programmatic offerings with this capacity grant application, and for the Tribal Engagement Team to connect applicants with technical advising on the grant application process if needed (see the Capacity Grants Program webpage for more information).

What is the schedule for the Capacity Grants Program solicitation and awards?

The NCRP Leadership Council approved a process and schedule for Capacity Grants Program solicitation and awards generally similar to the following:

  • November 2025: NCRP Capacity Grants Program Guidelines, Application, Scoring Criteria developed and reviewed by NCRP TPRC and approved by NCRP Resilience Ad Hoc Committee.
  • December 19, 2025: NCRP Capacity Grants Program Request for Proposals (RFP) released.
  • January – February 2026: Office hours, workshops, and technical advising provided for Capacity Grants Program applicants.
  • February 20, 2026: NCRP Capacity Grants Program proposals due.
  • March – April 2026: Proposal review by NCRP Resilience Ad Hoc and Staff Team; Resilience Ad Hoc Committee meeting with NCRP staff to discuss recommended slate for NCRP Leadership Council review and approval.
  • April 17, 2026: NCRP Quarterly Meeting – NCRP Leadership Council approves slate of projects for funding.
  • April 17-25, 2026: Award notifications to grantees.
  • May 2026: Grant agreements developed.
  • December 31, 2027: Project activities completed.

What are the high-level criteria for prioritizing and selecting Capacity Grants Program receipients?

  • Criteria must align with relevant sections of NCRP’s Vision for North Coast Resilience, as well as NCRP goals, objectives, principles, and past Leadership Council direction.
  • Capacity grant proposals must have a clear description of how the capacity grant will result in on-the-ground outcomes and benefits that are relevant to RFFC program goals – including landscape scale resilience projects being developed, funded, and implemented.
  • Capacity investments will support entities that have financial and/or capacity limitations that are barriers to their ability to implement landscape scale projects.
  • Grant applicants must demonstrate that their proposals include partnerships and community support for their intended project outcomes.
  • The grant submittal must be of a high quality – including documentation of an appropriate budget, capacity needs, clear connection between the capacity investment and project outcomes, and demonstrated ability of the applicant to carry out the scope of work in the timeframe of the Capacity Grants Program.
  • Allocation of funding will strive for equity and balance of funding awards – both geographically and by entity type.
  • These criteria may be refined by NCRP staff, TPRC, the Resilience Ad Hoc, and the NCRP Executive Committee if needed.

What are the proposal evaluation and scoring criteria?

Proposals will be evaluated based on a selection process developed by the NCRP Resilience Ad Hoc Committee and approved by the NCRP Leadership Council. Track One and Track Two proposals will be evaluated separately and ranked in comparison to other proposals within the same Track. Funding decisions will be made based on the proposal score along with considerations described in the Guidelines (above). The Leadership Council reserves the right to consider regional representation, the equitable distribution of program funding, and gaps in service identified via the Regional Capacity Assessment and other regional information in their decision regarding a final slate of approved projects.

The specific criteria used to evaluate and rank the proposals submitted for this RFP are provided in the NCRP Capacity Grants Program Guidelines.