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Habitat Conservation Fund

2024 Call for Projects

Notice of Habitat Conservation Fund grant opportunity for habitat restoration and property acquisition projects.

In November 2016, the Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency (F/ETCA) approved a Settlement Agreement with the Save San Onofre Coalition (SSOC) and several other parties regarding the F/ETCA’s efforts on the 241 South and Tesoro Extension. Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement, F/ETCA agreed to commit to the expenditure of a $28 million Habitat Conservation Fund (HCF) for the purpose of preserving and restoring the San Mateo Creek and its watershed priority areas through land acquisitions, habitat restoration projects or other environmentally beneficial projects.

In coordination with SSOC, F/ETCA established a process 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 to qualified smaller, lower cost projects like 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: September 30, 2024
  • HCF Application Workshop #1: October 17, 2024, from 3 p.m. to 4 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 Awards: Spring/Summer 2025 
  • Notification of HCF Grant Award: Summer 2025
  • Allocation of HCF Grant Award: Fall/Winter 2025

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 Applicants seeking Habitat Conservation Fund (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.

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