A representative from the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (GOLUCI) described the Extreme Heat Community Resilience program (also called Stream Healing in the presentation) and summarized round 1 awards and round 2 planning.

The presenter said round 1 distributed $32 million among 45 grants in 23 counties and that project descriptions are available on the program website. For round 2, the office has at least $22.5 million allocated but is awaiting Proposition 4 guidance and emergency-rule details before launching the next solicitation. The program funds infrastructure-focused projects that reduce heat-related harms and require community partnerships; applicants can propose early transformative projects (planning plus demonstration; awards roughly $600,000–$1,000,000 with at least 25% of funds for demonstration work and 15% allocated to partners) or advanced transformative projects ready for implementation (awards roughly $2.5–$4 million with 70–85% for infrastructure and a suggested 10% for partners). Tribes are exempt from the partnership requirement.

The office encouraged applicants to sign up for its newsletter and to watch for guideline updates and public-comment sessions; the presenter said award announcements for round 2 are expected in the fall following rulemaking.