Proposition 4 - Climate Bonds

Public Workshop: Prop 4 Climate Bond

July 20, 2026, from 3pm-4pm
Zoom Webinar : Register in advance - https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G-dpB37zTfewg6t_TnXCFw

A public webinar hosted by the California Department of Conservation (DOC) to learn about California's Climate Bond (Prop 4), including key priorities, funding goals, and climate resilience efforts across the state. The Department will use these investments to enhance existing programs and create new ones to support agricultural and working lands, wildfire resilience, and more.

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Climate Bonds at The Department of Conservation

In November 2024, voters approved Proposition 4 , creating a once-in-a-generation investment in climate resilience. The Department of Conservation (Department) will use these investments to enhance existing programs and create new ones to support agricultural and working lands and wildfire resilience activities.

The Department is committed to working with a broad array of state departments, local governments, tribal governments and nonprofit partners on each program. Learn more below.

Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program

Provides funding to regional and statewide organizations to help reduce wildfire risk in communities and landscapes.

Status: Partner and tribal outreach ongoing

The Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program’s Draft Climate Bond Guidelines are available for public comment. DOC invites input and feedback on the draft language over the next 45 days. Draft language may change in response to feedback provided during this period.

Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program

Provides funding to regional organizations to reduce reliance on groundwater, while providing community health, economic wellbeing, water supply, habitat, and climate benefits.

Status: Outreach to partners ongoing, draft guidelines expected Summer 2026

Working Lands and Riparian Corridors Program

Provides grants for the planning and implementation of projects that restore or enhance California's agricultural lands, including areas that encompass a river or stream and the lands adjacent to them.

Status: Draft guidelines expected September 2026

California Farmland Conservancy Program

Provides grants to conserve important agricultural land resources and enhance sustainable agricultural uses on conserved lands.

Status: Draft guidelines expected in October 2026

Farmland Access

Provides loans to protect farmland and improve land access and tenure for new and historically underserved farmers.

Status: Awaiting appropriation through State Budget