The Funding Guidelines apply across all California Climate Investments programs and provide guidance to administering agencies on developing their own guidelines and solicitations, estimating greenhouse gas emissions reductions and other project benefits, and tracking and reporting benefits, including benefits to priority populations. CARB is updating the Funding Guidelines to address recent legislation and incorporate lessons learned from program implementation.
Learn about and participate in the update to the Funding Guidelines for Agencies Administering California Climate Investments. Select a topic to get started:
What are the Funding Guidelines?
Agencies that administer California Climate Investments are responsible for incorporating the provisions of the Funding Guidelines into their programs. Administering agencies may use any approach suited to their individual program needs and is responsible for implementing its own programs and selecting projects for funding in line with the Funding Guidelines.
CARB developed the Funding Guidelines to provide direction for agencies that administer California Climate Investments that:
Facilitates greenhouse gas emission reductions
Meets statutory requirements
Maximizes and benefits to disadvantaged communities
Targets investments to disadvantaged communities and low-income communities and households
Provides accountability and transparency
Supports consistency across programs
Funding Guidelines Update
CARB released the initial Funding Guidelines in 2015 and revised them in 2018. In fall 2022, CARB released a public survey to solicit ideas for designing California Climate Investments’ upcoming work. This survey was one step in the process to update the Funding Guidelines.
CARB released the Draft 2024 Funding Guidelines for Agencies that Administer California Climate Investments for public comment summer 2024. The public comment period is now closed.
Updates areas include:
General improvement
Updated community engagement recommendations
Updated expenditure record process
New tribal engagement recommendations
New workforce development guidance in response to Assembly Bill (AB) 680
Updated reporting timing and frequency
Updated program and project evaluations
Inclusion of previously published updated priority population designations and Senate Bill (SB) 27 guidance
Inclusion of non-GGRF project reporting guidance
In addition to these updates, California Climate Investments has launched an online Resource Portal to house existing and new resources and tools to complement the Funding Guidelines.
Public Participation Opportunities
Funding Guidelines Update Timeline
Public Workshops
Past Workshop
CARB hosted a virtual public workshop on the Draft 2024 Funding Guidelines on July 11, 2024. This workshop provided the public with an opportunity to provide feedback on the draft updates for consideration in the final Funding Guidelines.
Past Workgroup
CARB held a virtual public workgroup to discuss the workforce standards that will be included in the update to the Funding Guidelines pursuant to Assembly Bill 680 on October 24, 2023.
Public workgroup materials:
Past Workshop
CARB held an initial public workshop to receive early input on updates to the Funding Guidelines on May 8, 2023.
Public workshop materials:
Contact Us
We welcome your comments and ideas whether you are new to California Climate Investments, have received project funding in the past, or are interested in advancing equity in climate funding. Contact us with your comments, ideas, or questions using the form below.