The Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and the Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program (ICARP) are pleased to invite public comments on the Regional Resilience Grant Program (RRGP) Draft Round 1 Grant Guidelines. Public comment will be accepted from January 17, 2023 until March 3, 2023, at 5:00 p.m.
The RRGP Draft Round 1 Guidelines incorporate feedback stakeholders shared through public listening sessions, interviews, and surveys throughout Summer 2022. The public comment period for the RRGP Draft Round 1 Guidelines provides another opportunity to provide feedback on the grant program.
How to Provide Public Comment
Email your public comments to icarp.grants@opr.ca.gov no later than March 3, 2023, at 5:00 p.m..
ICARP staff will also host seven public workshops to gather your feedback. Please register to attend on the RRGP Webpage.
In Spring 2023, the RRGP team will publish the final guidelines online after incorporating the feedback from public comments.
About RRGP
Over multiple funding rounds, the RRGP will invest $125 million into local public entities, California Native American Tribes, and Community-Based Organizations that are planning and implementing projects that advance climate resilience and respond to the greatest climate risks in their regions. With a focus on supporting communities most vulnerable to climate-change impacts, RRGP will invest $21.3 million during Round 1 and at least $12.5 million of that total in regional planning efforts. Visit the RRGP Webpage to learn more.
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