Scout | CalMoneySmart Financial Empowerment Grants — CA nonprofits (up to $200K/yr, 2026

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CalMoneySmart Financial Empowerment Grants — CA nonprofits (up to $200K/yr, 2026–28)

CalMoneySmart provides California nonprofits up to $200,000 per year over a two-year award (2026–27 and 2027–28) to deliver free financial education, individualized coaching, or consumer-facing products that help unbanked and underbanked residents access lower-cost financial services, build credit, save, and reduce debt. Grants require adherence to CFPB’s five principles of effective financial…

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Agency: Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

Dates

Expected award announcement: July 1, 2026

Application deadline: April 27, 2026

Eligibility

industry:education

location:california

nonprofit

California

Keywords

financial-education

financial-coaching

unbanked

underbanked

nonprofit-grants

california

capacity-building

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