The mission of the California Natural Resources Agency is to manage and conserve the natural resources of California, focusing on land, water, and wildlife, while also aiming to preserve and protect the state's rich biodiversity and natural heritage. As part of its broader goals, the Agency oversees various programs to mitigate environmental impacts and enhance the state's ecological sustainability.
The grant program administered by the California Cultural and Historical Endowment aims to support small capital projects in museums, focusing on a range of activities including acquisition, restoration, preservation, and interpretation of historical and cultural resources. This encompasses support for exhibits, educational and outreach programs, curriculum development, marketing, and collections care. Prioritization is given to projects that significantly impact museums severely affected by COVID-19, serve historically underserved communities, or benefit students subject to Title I of the Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The grant's goals further emphasize serving schools eligible under Title I, educating the public on critical issues, ensuring the ethical stewardship of culturally sensitive art and artifacts, improving access, preserving at-risk cultural and natural collections as well as historic buildings, and fostering museum engagement with underserved communities or children in low-income areas.