Northern CaliforniaEquitable Resilience FundPractical solutions.
Stronger communities.
We are developing a community-centered approach to climate resilience, healthier places, and a more equitable future.
Explore Program AreasWhere local needs
meet practical support.
Six connected areas guide the work we are developing. Community priorities and partnerships will help shape future projects and programs.
Home & Community Resilience
Healthier, more comfortable, and more affordable homes and community spaces.
Planning around everyday needs such as heat, wildfire smoke, high energy costs, and aging buildings.
Start a conversationClean Energy & Resilient Power
Efficient electric equipment, solar, batteries, and greater readiness for outages.
Connecting clean-energy opportunities with the reliability and affordability priorities of residents and local organizations.
Start a conversationSeptic & Watershed Resilience
Planning and coordination for septic, wastewater, water quality, and flood-related needs.
Helping communities organize infrastructure needs and identify the partners and next steps for healthier watersheds.
Start a conversationNeighborhood Energy Transition
Voluntary planning for neighborhoods that may be able to replace aging gas systems with clean electric options.
Exploring choices with communities, with attention to local needs, participation, and practical implementation.
Start a conversationCommunity Facilities
Upgrades that help trusted local facilities provide safe, reliable services.
Supporting planning for the buildings and gathering places that communities rely on every day and during disruptions.
Start a conversationProject Readiness & Funding Navigation
Support that organizes information, funding, partner roles, and next steps.
Helping turn a clearly identified need into a better-defined project that partners and potential funders can evaluate.
Start a conversationOur current stage: NCERF is an initiative in development. These focus areas describe the work being shaped with communities and partners; they are not an announcement of open funding or guaranteed services.
A community priority
is the starting point.
Tell us what matters.
Describe the need, the people affected, and any work already underway in your community.
Connect the pieces.
Identify the information, technical support, and potential partnerships that could help move the idea forward.
Clarify a path forward.
Organize priorities, partner roles, funding possibilities, and practical next steps as the initiative develops.
What would resilience
look like in your community?
Share a need, a project idea, or a partnership opportunity.
OUR WORK
Home & Community Resilience — Healthier, more comfortable, and more affordable homes and community spaces.
Clean Energy & Resilient Power — Efficient electric equipment, solar, batteries, and greater readiness for outages.
Septic & Watershed Resilience — Planning and coordination for septic, wastewater, water quality, and flood-related needs.
Neighborhood Energy Transition — Voluntary planning for neighborhoods that may be able to replace aging gas systems with clean electric options.
Community Facilities — Upgrades that help trusted local facilities provide safe, reliable services.
Project Readiness & Funding Navigation — Support that organizes information, funding, partner roles, and next steps.
