Senate Bill 1 Sea Level Rise Adaptation Grant Program Track 2

Return to Search Senate Bill 1 Sea Level Rise Adaptation Grant Program Track 2 Grantor: Ocean Protection Council Portal ID: 158313 Status: Closed Opportunity Type: Grant Last Updated: January 16, 2026, 4:02 pm Categories: Disadvantaged Communities Disaster Prevention & Relief Environment & Water Details Purpose: OPC’s SB 1 Sea Level Rise Adaptation Grant Program (SB 1 Grant Program) provides funding for coastal communities to develop sea level rise adaptation plans (Track 1) and implement nature-based adaptation projects (Track 2) to build resilience to sea level rise along the California coast and San Francisco Bay. Track 2 focuses on implementing priority, nature-based sea level rise adaptation projects identified through local planning efforts. Description: The SB 1 Grant Program – Track 2 provides competitive grant funding for nature-based sea level rise (SLR) adaptation projects along the California coast and the San Francisco Bay shoreline. Track 2 is intended for jurisdictions that have completed, or are actively advancing, SLR adaptation planning and are ready to implement priority projects. Eligible projects must be identified as a priority in a completed or in-progress SLR adaptation plan, coastal resilience plan, or comparable land-use planning effort. Projects located in jurisdictions currently developing SLR plans (e.g., to comply with SB 272) must demonstrate alignment and coordination with that planning effort. An exception may be considered, on a case-by-case basis, for strategic relocation projects. Track 2 exclusively funds nature-based adaptation projects, defined as projects that rely on natural or mostly natural features to enhance coastal processes, ecosystem function, and long-term resilience while protecting inland areas. Hybrid green-gray designs may be considered where limited gray infrastructure is clearly justified and incorporated in a manner that minimizes environmental impacts. Projects that rely primarily on gray infrastructure (e.g.,