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class="header-decoration"></div> </header> <div id="main-content" class="main-content"> <main class="main-primary"> <div class="landing-page" style="background-image: url('/sch/images/federal-grants-494299339.jpg' );"> <div class="container"> <ol class="breadcrumb"> <li><a href="/">Home</a></li> <li><a href="/sch/">State Clearinghouse</a></li> <li class="active">Federal Grants</li> </ol> <div class="page-header"> <h1> Federal Grants </h1> <p class="page-description">OPR provides technical assistance to state agencies, local governments, institutions of higher learning, and nonprofit organizations, on how to find, apply and manage federal grants. </p>   <div class="on-page-links-button"><a href="#on-page-panel" class="collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" aria-expanded="false"><i class="far fa-file-search"></i></a></div> <nav class="on-page-links collapse" id="on-page-panel"> <div class="on-page-back-to-top"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></div> <span class="on-this-page">On This 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Portal</a>. </p> </div> </div> </section> <section class=" focus-block" style="background-image: url('/sch/images/iStock-519476132.jpg')"> <div class="container"><a id="applying"></a> <a href="https://cfda.opr.ca.gov/#/" class="element-block element-green"> <div class="element-header"><i class="fad fa-file-signature"></i>   Applying for Federal Grants</div> <div class="element-body">Submit notice of your application for federal funding (Executive Order 12372)</div> <div class="element-external-link">Go to site</div> </a> </div> </section> <section class="section-gray"> <div class="container p-b-lg"> <h2><a id="link-resources"></a>Links and Resources</h2> <div class="row element-group-feature element-group-color"> <div class="col-6 col-md-4"> <a href="/sch/federal-grants/resources.html" class="element-block"> <div class="element-icon"><i class="fad fa-books"></i></div> <div class="element-header">Federal Grant Resources</div> <div class="element-body">Resources to help you find, apply 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Notification of all federal assistance applications must be provided to the SCH pursuant to <a href="http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1348" class="link-external">Assembly Bill No. 1348</a>, which in turn publishes this information for review and comment by State and local elected officials. <a href="https://www.dgsapps.dgs.ca.gov/documents/sam/SamPrint/new/sam_master/sam_master_File/chap900/912.pdf" class="link-pdf">SAM Section 0912</a> requires that California State departments submit new federal funds through the SCH and then through Finance through a DF-24 notification prior to applying for funds.</p> <p>The SCH does not administer grant programs or offer any grant funding. Please visit <a href="https://www.grants.gov/" class="link-external">grants.gov</a> for funding opportunities and <a href="https://sam.gov/" class="link-external">sam.gov</a> for the online Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA). </p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section-gray m-t-md p-b-lg"> <div class="container"> <h2><a id="for-more-info"></a>For More Information</h2> <div class="element-block element-author"> <div class="element-image" style="background-image: url('/about/staff/images/Amy_Miller.jpg')"></div> <div class="element-header">Amy Miller</div> <div class="element-body">Amy Miller is the Federal Grant Administrator at OPR, where she serves as a primary point of contact for information on federal grants and serves as a coordinator to manage and maximize federal grant opportunities within the state.</div> <div class="element-click-email"><a href="mailto:amy.miller@opr.ca.gov">amy.miller@opr.ca.gov</a></div> </div> </div> </section> </main> </div>  <footer id="footer" class="global-footer"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="three-quarters"> <ul class="footer-links"> <li><a href="#skip-to-content">Back to Top</a></li> <li><a href="/conditions-of-use.html">Conditions of Use</a></li> <li><a href="/privacy.html">Privacy Policy</a></li> <li><a href="/accessibility.html">Accessibility</a></li> <li><a href="/about/contact-us.html">Contact Us</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="quarter text-right"> <ul class="socialsharer-container"> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTBmAaS7WDxOcyjo85dcXtA" class="ca-gov-icon-youtube"><span class="sr-only">YouTube</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/cal.lci/profilecard/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D"><i class="fa-brands fa-instagram"></i><span class="sr-only">Instagram</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://x.com/Cal_LCI"><i class="fa-brands fa-x-twitter"></i><span class="sr-only">X/Twitter</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61568449778077&mibextid=LQQJ4"><i class="fa-brands fa-square-facebook"></i><span class="sr-only">Facebook</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.snapchat.com/add/cal-lci?sender_web_id=cd884dca-060c-493d-9759-8305331969e0&device_type=desktop&is_copy_url=true"><i class="fa-brands fa-snapchat"></i><span class="sr-only">Snapchat</span></a></li> <li><a href="mailto:webmaster@opr.ca.gov" class="ca-gov-icon-email"><span class="sr-only">Email the Webmaster</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="copyright"> <div class="container">Copyright © <script>document.write(new Date().getFullYear())</script> State of California</div> </div> </footer>  <div class="decoration-last"> </div>  <script src="/js/cagov.core.js"></script> <script async src="https://siteimproveanalytics.com/js/siteanalyze_6292965.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function() { // Backward compatability fix for removing wrapper on new "sections" $('.main-primary > .section').closest('div.wrapper').removeClass('wrapper'); }); </script> </body> </html>