RFFC Resources

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Important Dates:

  • June 5, 2026: Draft Guidelines released for public comment 
  • June-July 2026: Workshops and public engagement events to receive input on draft language. Public Workshop registration links will be posted here when available.   
  • July 21st, 2026: Public comment period closes  
  • July-August 2026:  DOC reviews comments and incorporates edits where feasible  
  • August 31st*: Final Guidelines released 

  • *Date subject to change 

 

Comments can be submitted to rffc@conservation.ca.gov and must be received by 11:59 p.m. on July 21st, 2026.   ​


Office Hours (MS Teams)

​RFFC Program staff will be available every Thursday from 11am-12PM until July 16th to answer any questions or take comments about the draft guidelines.   ​Weekly Office Hours​

​Key ​Resources:

Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program’s Draft Climate Bond Guidelines ​

Additional supplemental documents can be emailed to you through our File Request system - please follow the links below and enter your email address: 


Other materials, including the grant agreement, are still under development and will be posted here when available.  

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Prop 4 Climate Bond:​

The Climate Bond invests $10 billion in local projects that strengthen communities -- protecting drinking water, reducing wildfire and flood risks, restoring natural places, supporting healthy working lands, and expanding access to parks and outdoor spaces. Of that $10 billion, $185 million has been allocated to RFFC to be allocated over the next seven years.    ​



UPDATES & ANNOUNCEMENTS


The Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program’s Draft Climate Bond Guidelines are available for public comment. DOC invites input and feedback on the draft language until July 21, 2026​​. Draft language may change in response to feedback provided during this period.  


Workshops and Office Hours:

  • ​DOC’s Tribal Affairs Office hosted two Tribal Roundtables on June 23 and June 24 on behalf of the RFFC program. 

  • Additional public comment workshops were held on July 6th and July 8th. If you would like to watch the recording for either, those links are below:
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Office Hours (MS Teams)

​RFFC Program staff will be available every Thursday from 11am-12PM until July 16th to answer any questions or take comments about the draft guidelines.   ​Weekly Office Hours


 

California Climate Investments

T​he Regional Forest and Fire Capacity program is part of California Climate Investments, a statewide program that puts billions of cap-and-invest dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy and improving public health and the environment—particularly in disadvantag​ed communities​​. For more information, visit California Climate Investments.

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