The PG&E Corporation Foundation (PG&E Foundation) has announced it is accepting applications for its Better Together Nature Positive Innovation Grant program.
The program will provide $500,000 in grants for initiatives dedicated to environmental stewardship.
Five $100,000 regional grants, $500,000 in total, will be awarded. The grants are for projects focused on air quality, land and water stewardship. Eligible applicants are government organizations, educational institutions and nonprofits.
Grant proposals must be in Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) service area. One grant will be awarded in each of PG&E’s five regions.
These regions are North Valley and Sierra, North Coast, Bay Area, South Bay and Central Coast and Central Valley.
The grants are part of a commitment to fund environmental stewardship projects in communities PG&E serves. The program helps communities mobilize around and invest in solutions addressing challenges facing the natural environment.
It does so by supporting innovative and resilient solutions. Funding for the grant program comes from PG&E shareholders, not customers.
Carla Peterman, Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer for PG&E Corporation and Chair of the Board of the PG&E Corporation Foundation said: “There’s no doubt that climate change is affecting our communities. Local collaboration and creative ideas help to meet these climate challenges.
“We value our community partners who bring about innovative solutions. We look forward to supporting them with our Nature Positive Innovations grants. Together, we are making a difference.”
Last year’s grant recipients included Kitchen Table Advisors. The nonprofit is using its grant to help small-scale regenerative farmers in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties build climate resilience.
The El Dorado Fire Safe Council is using a 2024 grant award from last year to help seniors and vulnerable populations make their homes more resilient to wildfires.
Better Together Nature Positive Innovation proposals may cover any stage of an environmental stewardship project. This includes but is not limited to planning, construction, design, education and coordination. Projects that address the needs of disadvantaged and/or vulnerable communities are given grant priority.
Strategies and solutions resulting from the grants will be shared publicly. The goal is to help all communities build more sustainable habitats.
The hope is to also encourage local and regional partnerships. The overall intent is to share solutions for building more sustainable habitats and communities.
To be eligible, applicants must be a government organization (including tribal governments), educational institution or 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. The deadline to apply for both grant programs is 18 July, 2025.
The PG&E Foundation has announced it is accepting applications for its Better Together Nature Positive Innovation Grant program, dedicated to environmental stewardship.
