Office of Grants & Local Services

OGALS currently has an opening for an EXECUTIVE SECRETARY! Applications are being accepted until August 3, 2018. Click on the link below to get more information: https://jobs.ca.gov/CalHRPubl/Search/JobSearchResults.aspx.

HABITAT CONSERVATION FUND applications for the 2017 program are starting to arrive in our office! Applications must be postmarked, or hand delivered to OGALS, no later than Monday, October 2, 2017. We hope to see yours soon!

OGALS is pleased to announce the CALIFORNIA YOUTH SOCCER AND RECREATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM grant awards! A total of $16 million was awarded to 25 local park projects. Check out the awards here: http://www.parks.ca.gov//News_Release_6.16.17_CA_Youth_Soc

If you're in the greater Sacramento Area and are considering submitting a Habitat Conservation Fund Grant application next October, please attending our APPLICATION WORKSHOP tomorrow, June 20, 2017. The workshop is at 9:00 am in Winters at 702 Main Street, 95694. RSVP through our previous post.

It's time to start gearing up for the HABITAT CONSERVATION FUND GRANT applications that are due October 2, 2017! OGALS is hosting application workshops throughout California June 8 - 29, 2017. Click below to reserve a space at a location near you!

OGALS is pleased to announce the OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FACILITES GRANT PROGRAM! This grant program awards up to $500,000 per project. Local agencies and non-profit organizations are eligible to apply. OGALS is accepting applications through September 1, 2017. Technical assistance workshops are planned throughout the State. View our news release at https://www.parks.ca.gov/NewsRelease/732 and get more details on our website at http://www.parks.ca.gov/grants.

The public comment period is NOW open for the OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FACILITIES Grant Program guidelines. Public comment will be taken until January 27, 2017. To learn more about how to provide comments in writing or attend a public hearing near you, check out OGALS website at http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=29407.

Just a friendly reminder ... CALIFORNIA YOUTH SOCCER AND RECREATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM grant applications must be POSTMARKED by Tuesday November 1, 2016. We're looking forward to getting yours!

Congratulations to the City of Stanton for completion of their amazing 12.75 acre Statewide Parks Program project. Here are a few photos of their park.

California State Parks Office of Grants and Local Services (OGALS) is holding a series of one-on-one application workshops for the upcoming HABITAT CONSERVATION FUND PROGRAM and the CALIFORNIA YOUTH SOCCER AND RECREATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (which includes soccer, baseball, softball, and basketball) grants. These workshops provide an opportunity to meet with an OGALS representative to review your application package prior to the application deadline. The deadline to apply for... the HABITAT CONSERVATION FUND PROGRAM is October 1, 2016. The deadline to apply for the CALIFORNIA YOUTH SOCCER AND RECREATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM is November 1, 2016. To see the schedule for these workshops and to RSVP for a time slot, go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HCF-YSoneonone

Interested in applying for a Habitat Conservation Fund (HCF) grant this fall? HCF APPLICATION WORKSHOPS are currently underway and OGALS is receiving plenty of positive comments from attendees. Click on the link to see when and where you can attend one of these helpful workshops. http://www.parks.ca.gov//hcf_application_workshops_flyer_6

We've got great news for those of you interested in the California Youth Soccer and Recreation Development Program. The Administrative Guide is now available online! The Administrative Guide contains the contract provisions and other important details. View the Administrative Guide at: http://www.parks.ca.gov//Youth_Soccer_Administration_Guide

Our very last Technical Assistance Workshop for the upcoming California Youth Soccer and Recreation Development Program is tomorrow, June 3, 2016, in Long Beach! We've had an amazing number of people show up over the last two days at the Ontario and Anaheim workshops. We know the interest is out there, so don't miss your last opportunity! For details go to http://www.parks.ca.gov//ys_application_workshop_flyer_3.4.

Yesterday was Glendale, today is Bakersfield, and tomorrow is Merced! Our TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WORKSHOP for the California Youth Soccer and Outdoor Recreation Development Program are going strong. Click on the link to look for the remainder of our workshops! http://www.parks.ca.gov//ys_application_workshop_flyer_3.4