Funding Opportunities
The Merced MLRP includes multiple funding opportunities for projects that help reduce reliance on groundwater while providing community health, economic well-being, water supply, habitat, and/or renewable energy benefits. To be considered, projects must provide a public benefit for at least ten years, and align with the broader MLRP Program goals as well as with regional land repurposing and Groundwater Sustainability Strategies in the Merced Subbasin.
Information on Project Solicitations
The solicitation window for implementation projects closed on March 14, 2025. The next solicitation for project development funding is slated to be released in summer 2025. See the Request for Projects section below for more information on each solicitation.
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Questions or comments about funding opportunities?
Request for Projects (RFP) and Application Forms
Implementation Project Funding: Application Window is CLOSED (as of March 14, 2025)
Project Development Funding: Solicitation
Coming Summer 2025
The Merced MLRP will release an additional funding solicitation for the design and permitting of projects that will not be implemented prior to the end of the grant period (March 30, 2027).
Updates and information on this RFP will be posted on this page when available. Sign-up for email announcements and updates HERE.
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