Habitat Conservation Fund
Notice of Habitat Conservation Fund grant opportunity for habitat restoration and property acquisition projects.
The Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA), in partnership with the Save San Onofre Coalition (SSOC), have established a $28 million Habitat Conservation Fund (HCF) to preserve and restore areas in Orange County through land acquisitions, habitat restoration projects and/or other environmentally beneficial projects.
A process has been established to obligate funds between two categories of conservation measures – habitat restoration and property acquisition. To meet the 2025 HCF near-term expenditure, $8 million will be allocated by December 2025 to qualified smaller, lower-cost projects such as habitat restoration and smaller property acquisitions. The remaining $20 million will be allocated for larger property acquisitions with higher biological value to be allocated before 2030.
Habitat Conservation Fund (HCF) Application Timeline
- Call for Projects: October 9, 2024
- HCF Application Workshop #1: October 29, 2024, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Click here to register for Workshop #1 (Registration required) - HCF Application Workshop #2: November 7, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Click here to register for Workshop #2 (Registration required) - Application Due Date: December 15, 2024
- Application Evaluation Period: Winter 2024 to Spring 2025
- Selection and TCA Approval of HCF Grant Award: Spring/Summer 2025
- Notification of HCF Grant Award: Summer 2025
- Allocation of HCF Grant Award: Fall/Winter 2025
Applicants seeking the HCF are required to complete and submit the application online by December 15, 2024. Any projects not in compliance or incomplete information may not be eligible for funding.
Questions? Contact EnvPlan@TheTollRoads.com.
