The California Ocean Protection Council (OPC), part of the California Natural Resources Agency, has announced 5 public workshops throughout the state in relation to its new solicitation for Proposition 1 grant proposals for projects benefiting California’s ocean and coast.

Please RSVP if you plan to attend one of these workshops by visiting the Prop 1 webpage, which has a link to a 1-page PDF flyer with links to RSVP via Eventbrite.

The OPC Prop 1 webpage is: http://www.opc.ca.gov/2015/05/prop1/.

Alternatively, the direct link to the flyer is: http://bit.ly/Prop1workshops

The public workshops are scheduled as follows. Each meeting will have a sign-up sheet for a limited number of short one-on-one appointments or “office hours” to discuss specific projects with staff.

January 17 at 11:30am - Los Angeles Area

Veteran’s Memorial Building – Rotunda Room
4117 Overland Avenue, Culver City, CA 

This is a joint workshop with the Baldwin Hills Conservancy, which is holding their own Prop 1 workshop immediately prior to OPC. 

January 19 at 1pm - Oakland

Oakland – Elihu Harris Building – Room #7 (2nd floor)
1515 Clay Street, Oakland, CA 

January 22 at 10am - San Diego

Regional Water Quality Control Board – Board Hearing Room
2375 Northside Drive, San Diego 

January 24 at 10am - San Luis Obispo

The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo County

Barneberg House, 550 Dana Street, San Luis Obispo – Living Room

February 8 at 12:30pm - North Coast (between Eureka and Arcata)

Humboldt Area Foundation

363 Indianola Road, Bayside, CA – Emmerson Room

Applicants should carefully review the OPC Proposition 1 Grant Guidelines, the Grant Proposal Solicitation and Application Instructions, and the forms and templates found on the OPC’s Prop 1 webpage. This webpage and all relevant documents can be found here:http://www.opc.ca.gov/2015/05/prop1. Application deadline is February 23, 2018. For more information, send email to:[email protected].