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State Funding Opportunities
State Climate Bond
In November 2024, the State of California passed
Proposition 4 which authorizes $10 billion for
environmental and climate projects. The bond
specifically sets aside 40% of the funding to
lower-income communities67 and those most
vulnerable to climate change such as the Equity
Focused Communities (see Figure 227 on page
217.) A significant allocation of this funding
is for water security including water quality
improvement projects, flood reduction measures,
and river restoration. Overall $700 million is set
aside specifically for parks, including expanding
recreational areas and park construction and
renovation. Extreme heat protection and local
environmental projects addressing heat mitigation
make up approximately $450 million of the bond
measure dollars.68
State Conservancy Partnerships
The Baldwin Hills Conservancy is the State of
California Conservancy that helps steward parks
and open space lands in and around Culver
City. PRCS has a staff member that sits on the
Conservancy Board as well as an ex-officio member.
The conservancy owns significant parcels in
Culver City, particularly in the Inglewood Oil Field.
Many of these parcels will likely be parkland and
will benefit Culver City residents and residents
of other surrounding communities, which will
reduce park acreage needs and park pressure.
Additional opportunities for coordination between
PRCS and the Baldwin Hills Conservancy exist for
joint use, operational and maintenance shared
responsibilities, and capital funding for projects.
Local Parks Grants Program, Arts in California
Parks
Arts in California Parks is a program from California
State Parks to establish art installations and
programming in state and local parks as a catalyst
for community connection, health, well-being, or
placemaking by uniting art and nature. The Local
Parks Grants Program is anticipated to award
funding through three grant cycles in 2024, 2025,
and 2026.69
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