CA Cannabis Grants
In January 2022, the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) awarded nearly $100 million in grants through, what the DCC calls, the Local Jurisdiction Assistance Grant Program. Proposed by Governor Newsom in the 2021-2022 budget and passed by the Legislature, this program awarded grant funding in amounts ranging from $400,000 to $22,000,000 to 17 local jurisdictions in California. The goal of the program is to assist with existing application backlogs and create more efficient processes for the future.
The program directs funds to jurisdictions with the largest populations for provisional licenses in the state. Provisional licenses facilitate the transition of cannabis operators into licensure. They provide cannabis businesses with a pathway to enter and remain in the legal market while they completed local permitting processes and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements.
To learn more about the Local Jurisdiction Assistance Grant Program, visit cannabis.ca.gov
