1. (a) Eligibility to apply for funding under the OHMVR Grants program requires the Applicant to meet one (1) of the following organizational definitions:

   1. (1) For a city or county: a department or comparable subdivision,
   2. (2) A District,
   3. (3) For the U.S. Forest Service: a forest or regional office, except for law enforcement Projects for which the Applicant is defined as a patrol District,
   4. (4) For the U.S. Bureau of Land Management: a field, district, or state office,
   5. (5) For other Federal Agencies: a field, District, regional or state office, or similar subdivision,
   6. (6) A Federally Recognized or California Native American Tribe,
   7. (7) An Educational Institution,
   8. (8) A Nonprofit organization with a current Internal Revenue Code (IRC) 501(c)(3) status,
   9. (9) A State Agency or department, commission, conservancy, board or other comparable subdivision within the government of the State of California.
   10. (10) Certified community conservation corps

2. (b) Applicants are limited to certain Project types. Applications received from entities that do not comply with this requirement will not be considered. Refer to Table 1 for a list of eligible Project types by Applicant.

   Table 1 - Eligible Applicants by Project Types

   Acquisition

   Development

   Education & Safety

   Ground Operations

   Law Enforcement

   Planning

   Restoration

   Cities and Counties

   X

   X

   X

   X

   X

   X

   X

   U.S. Forest Service

   X

   X

   X

   X

   X

   X

   X

   U.S. Bureau of Land Management

   X

   X

   X

   X

   X

   X

   X

   Other Federal Agencies

   X

   X

   X

   X

   X

   X

   Federally Recognized or California Native American Tribes

   X

   X

   X

   X

   X

   X

   Educational Institutions

   X

   X

   X

   Nonprofit organizations

   X

   X

   X

   State Agencies

   X

   Districts

   X

   X

   X

   X

   X

   X

   Certified community conservation corps

   X

   X

   X

Note: Authority cited: Sections 5001.5 and 5003, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 21080.3.1, 5090.32 and 5090.50, Public Resources Code.

History

1. New section filed 1-12-2009; operative 1-12-2009 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2009, No. 3).

2. Amendment of subsection (a)(3) filed 12-20-2011; operative 1-9-2012 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2011, No. 51).

3. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a)(6), adding subsection (a)(10) and amending Table 1 filed 12-6-2017 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations; effective 1-1-2018 pursuant to SB 249 (Stats. 2017, ch. 459) (Register 2017, No. 49).

4. Amendment of section heading and subsection (b) filed 12-22-2020; operative 12-22-2020 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2020, No. 52). Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20.

5. Amendment of subsections (a)(10) and (b) -- Table 1 filed 12-27-2021; operative 1-1-2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2021, No. 53). Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20.

6. Amendment of subsections (a)(3)-(5) and (a)(9) filed 1-9-2025; operative 1-9-2025 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2025, No. 2).

7. Amendment of subsections (a)(6) and (a)(8), amendment of subsection (b) - Table 1 and amendment of Note filed 1-10-2025; operative 1-10-2025 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2025, No. 2).