Announcements
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Public Comment Period Now Open for Draft Guidance on Assembly Bill 130 Statewide VMT Mitigation Program
The Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) is inviting public comment on the draft guidance for the Assembly Bill (AB) 130 Statewide Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Mitigation Program. The program is designed to provide an additional option for California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) projects to mitigate significant transportation impacts by helping to…
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Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program Request for Proposal (Secondary)
The Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) has opened a new contracting opportunity. This request for proposal is for technical assistance providers to support Extreme Heat and Community Resilience applicants, current grantees, and overall program implementation. Proposal submissions are due Monday, April 13, at 3 p.m. Learn more through the official RFP…
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California Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Announces Next Phase of SB 18 Tribal Consultation Guidelines Update and Opens Nominations for the Planning Tribal Advisory Group
The Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) announced today a major step in updating California’s SB 18 Tribal Consultation Guidelines and developing an accompanying Tribal Consultation Toolkit. This effort builds on months of outreach and government‑to‑government meetings that began in September 2025, when LCI first launched the guidelines update process. Learn more from…
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Adaptation in Action: A Foundation for Community-Led Climate Resilience
As California grapples with the accelerating effects of climate change, many communities are faced with planning for and responding to cascading and compounding impacts, including flooding and landslides following wildfires, or riverine flooding and sea level rise. The Adaptation Planning Grant Program (APGP), administered through the Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program (ICARP), emerged from the 2021-22…
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Draft 2026 Extreme Heat Action Plan Open for Public Comment
Public comment for the 2026 update to California’s Extreme Heat Action Plan (EHAP), “California’s Extreme Heat Action Plan: A State Strategy for Protecting Californians from Extreme Heat,” is open as of Wednesday, Feb. 25, and will close on Wednesday, April 8, at 5 p.m. To maximize public engagement, collect feedback, and answer questions related to…
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Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program (EHCRP) Round 2 Draft Guidelines
The Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program (EHCRP) has released draft guidelines for its second round of funding. This round (Round 2) is supported by the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and Proposition 4. The program aims to fund and support local, regional, and Tribal efforts to reduce the impacts of extreme heat. To help inform program…
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From our work to your inbox: Name Our Newsletter contest now live!
The Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) is refreshing our monthly newsletter to better connect Californians with the work happening across land use, climate resilience, housing, equity, and community investments statewide, and we need the public’s help naming it! Our newsletter is designed to be a one-stop source for updates on grants,…
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Standing for Communities: Reflections on Governor Newsom’s Final State of the State
Today, Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered his final State of the State address as Governor of California. It was a moment that invited reflection — not just on policy, but on values. Over the past eight years, California has confronted overlapping crises at scales few states have ever experienced: spiraling housing prices, widening inequality, a pandemic,…
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