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WHALE TAIL® Grants
The application period for the 2009/2010 grants cycle is now closed.
See the recommended grant awards.
Below is the information regarding the most recent grants cycle.
Examples of Previous Grant Recipients
Grant Recipients (full reports): 2003/2004, 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009
Introduction: The WHALE TAIL® Grants Program distributes funds from sales of the WHALE TAIL® License Plate. The grants support programs that teach California’s children and the general public to value and take action to improve the health of the state’s marine and coastal resources. Adopt-A-Beach programs, as well as other beach maintenance and coastal habitat restoration projects that have an educational component, are also eligible for these grants. This grants program focuses on reaching communities that are currently poorly served in terms of marine and coastal education.
Available Funding:
A total of $352,000 will be distributed.
Applicants may request any amount up to $50,000, and 25-50% of the funding will
be allocated in small grants under $10,000.
Categories of Grants: The WHALE TAIL® Grants Program funds projects that fall into any one of the following three categories: 1) Adopt-A-Beach programs; 2) Youth programs; 3) Programs for the general public.
Eligibility: Applicants must be either a non-profit organization or a governmental entity. For beach operation and maintenance projects, the applicant must be a non-profit organization or local governmental agency. For proposals in the Adopt-A-Beach category, both current and new Adopt-A-Beach managers are eligible to apply.
Background: The program distributes funds from sales of the California Coastal Commission’s WHALE TAIL® Coastal Protection License Plate. The WHALE TAIL® License Plate is an official "specialty" license plate issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles for cars registered in California. Proceeds from the sales of the plates benefit the California Coastal Commission’s Adopt-A-Beach Program, California Coastal Cleanup Day and a wide variety of coastal and marine education projects throughout the state.
You may get the application and complete guidelines
packet here
in
MS Word or
in
PDF.
See also the
examples of grant resolutions giving permission to apply for a grant.
The postmark deadline
is November 16, 2009.
If you have any questions or need more information, you may
- e-mail us at COAST4U@coastal.ca.gov,
- call us at (800) COAST 4U (800-262-7848),
- or write to us at:
WHALE TAIL® Grants Program
California Coastal Commission
45 Fremont St., Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94105.
