Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program Round 2
Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation
Summary
The Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program (Extreme Heat Program) is housed within the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI). The Program provides funding for projects to protect California communities most vulnerable to the impacts of extreme heat. Round 2 will fund infrastructure projects with funding from the 2024 Climate Bond (Proposition 4) and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
Eligibility
Nonprofit; Public Agency; Tribal Government | All applications require a Lead Applicant and at least one Co-Applicant. Applications may also include Contributors, Supporters, and contractors. Together, these roles make up the Applicant Team. A Co-Applicant is required to ensure each team has the expertise, community participation, implementation and operational capacity needed to deliver the project. The table below outlines how the requirement can be met based on the Lead Applicant type. | Any CBO serving as a Co-Applicant must maintain a staffed operational office within 100 miles of the infrastructure project site. If the Lead Applicant is a CBO but does not meet this requirement, the Applicant Team must include an additional qualifying CBO as a Co-Applicant. Coalitions cannot be used in place of a CBO to meet this requirement. (Refer to Section 6.3 Team Structure on Extreme Heat Program Round 2 Guidelines for details)