The California Grants Portal, grants.ca.gov, is managed and hosted by the California State Library. The Grant Information Act of 2018 (Stats. 2018, Ch. 318) required the State Library to build one website by July 1, 2020, “that provides a centralized location … to find state grant opportunities.” State grantmaking agencies input and update their information into prescribed data fields to make all state grant opportunities searchable on grants.ca.gov. The Grant Information Act requires state agencies to provide summaries of each of their grant or loan opportunities, including, among other items, information about how to apply and links that grantseekers can follow for more details. AB132 expanded the Grants Portal mission, requiring state grantmakers to submit post award data for all grants closing on or after July 1, 2022. This site was built in collaboration with our vendor 10up.
The California State Grants Plugin is the official WordPress plugin allowing the state agencies to submit their grant information and post award information via the plugin and manage the grant data within their own WordPress site.
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Instructions
Please follow the detailed instructions provided in the State Grantmakers Guide (state agencies must log in prior to accessing this link) to learn how to submit your grant opportunities to the Grants Portal.
Screenshots
Hover over “Plugins” on the left-hand toolbar. Select “Add New.”
Type California State Grants in the search box. When the California State Grants plugin appears, select “Install Now”.
The grant submission form
Endpoint URL submission form on the California Grants Portal
The Endpoint URL and Authorization Token