Cannabis Restoration Grant Program

State agencies or departments, public universities, special districts, joint power authorities, counties, cities, or other political subdivisions of the state

Qualified under Section 501(c), Title 26 of the United States Code, and with the capacity to meet the requirements of this solicitation and the executed grant agreement

As defined in Public Resources Code Section 21073

Must, at a minimum, possess an 'Active Provisional License' or 'Annual License' issued by the CA Department of Cannabis Control pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 26050 et seq. Must include all license numbers in Full Application Proposal. Qualified License Types can be found here

Currently, cultivators with ownership or financial interest in more than 20,000 square foot of canopy do not qualify as eligible.  

Priority will be given to qualified cultivators with an ownership or financial interest in less than 10,000 sqaure feet of canopy under cannabis cultivation

Land Tenure agreements must provide CDFW staff access to the project site at least once every 12 months for five years, or other term negotiated by CDFW and the Grantee.  Proof of adequate land tenure may include one or more of the following:

     - Fee title ownership

     - An easement or site access agreement

     - Agreement of site control ownership between applicant and fee title owner