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Governor's office outlines Extreme Heat Community Resilience grants: round 1 lessons and round 2 plans

California Financing Coordinating Committee Fall Funding Fair · October 30, 2025

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Summary

The Governor—s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation summarized Round 1 of the Extreme Heat Community Resilience program (45 grants, $32 million) and previewed Round 2 (at least $22.5 million), including early and advanced infrastructure tracks, partnership requirements and anticipated timelines.

Kelly from the Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation described the Extreme Heat Community Resilience program, which launched two years ago after statewide listening sessions. Round 1 awarded $32 million across 45 grants in 23 counties; Round 2 has at least $22.5 million allocated pending Proposition 4 rulemaking.

The program supports two project tracks: early transformative infrastructure (planning plus a demonstration component; grants in the $600,000—$1,000,000 range with at least 25% to demonstration and 15% to partners) and advanced transformative infrastructure (implementation-ready projects, $2.5 million—$4 million typical, with a suggested 70—85% infrastructure allocation and a minimum 10% to partners). Partnership requirements apply generally but are waived for tribes. The presenter emphasized harm reduction, community partnerships and transformative outcomes as program values.

Why this matters: The program funds heat-mitigation infrastructure and associated programming in vulnerable communities and is one of the state—s targeted climate-resilience grant tracks. Potential applicants should sign up for the program newsletter and prepare partnership plans that allocate funds for community partners if they are not tribal applicants.

Practical details: Round 2 timeline is contingent on Proposition 4 rulemaking; staff said they expect to open the application period in 2026 and announce awards by fall 2026. Staff encouraged signing up for the newsletter for timely updates and offered breakout-room follow-up.