The PG&E Corporation Foundation announced October 30 that five Northern and Central California organizations will each receive $100,000 for environmental and community projects.
The $500,000 round is the final group of awards under the Better Together Nature Positive Innovation Grant Program. The foundation said the program has committed $2.5 million to 25 organizations since its 2022 launch and is no longer accepting applications.
The foundation said the money comes from PG&E shareholders rather than customers. The award announcement describes funding commitments and project plans, rather than completed environmental results.
Fort Bragg’s Noyo Center will use its grant for kelp-forest recovery along the Mendocino Coast, including urchin removal, bull-kelp planting and education.
Sacramento Splash plans to support hands-on agriculture and environmental learning for elementary-school students. The organization expects its program to reach about 7,000 students from 231 classes during the 2026–27 school year; those are planned participation figures.
Oakland’s Friends of Sausal Creek will expand paid youth stewardship and job-skills work connected to watershed restoration, water quality and estuary cleanups.
Point Blue Conservation Science will work with students, interns, residents and land stewards on native planting and streamside restoration in San Benito County.
Stockton’s Black Urban Farmers Association will use funding toward a permanent one-acre urban-farm site, including planning, environmental review and infrastructure. The project is intended to expand farming, education and community green space.
Sources: PG&E Corporation Foundation’s October 30 grant announcement.