REACH Central Coast
REACH’s long term mission is to leverage the collective power of state, federal and regional capacity and resources to advance place-based energy, climate, and land use priorities through lasting regional hubs. It is community-driven (local gov, tribal gov, academic institutions, philanthropy, CBO/NGOs) and partners and engages with State and federal agencies.
In the effort to continue engagement in the Central Coast Region, REACH is intended as an ongoing series. To that end we have created the opportunities below to stay engaged and begin to plan future events.
REACH Resources
CCEC and SGC will continuously work to build on what we are learning from the central coast to build a landscape analysis and assistance guide for the region. These materials are intended to support community and state leaders as they seek to understand and serve the region and will evolve over time as we continue to engage. Like we said, Regional Energy and Climate Hubs (REACH) are intended to be more than just a convening!
Regional Assistance Guide
The Regional Assistance guide is a constantly updated guide showcasing organizations in the inland empire that provide FREE funding, incentives, or technical assistance to local, tribal, CBOs, NGOs, or schools in the Central Coast. If you would like to be added to the guide fill out the form here.
Regional Organizations
To increase visibility of the organizations in the Central Coast which are already participating in REACH Central Coast or who have been suggested by others to participate are shared in this filterable spreadsheet. Also available is information on the topic areas that the organizations need assistance with as well what topic areas they provide assistance. Feel free to add additional suggestions here on organizations that should be included on future REACH events.
Landscape Analysis
CCEC is currently working on a draft landscape analysis using what we learned at the March 2026 Catalyst Convening. We will share a link to the document soon!
Previous Events
Catalyst Convening: Central Coast
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Salinas, CA
Representatives from local and regional governments, tribal governments, community-based organizations, philanthropic foundations, and institutions of higher education came together – alongside key state agencies – on March 17 in SAlinas, to coordinate on the region’s energy, land use, climate barriers, and solutions.
The goals of the Convenings are to:
- Understand the bio-region & explore specific regional issues
- Facilitate two-way conversations on climate, land use, and energy
- Enable regions to have space to inform and co-create policies with actionable recommendations
- Create opportunities for state agencies and program teams to share funding, incentives, opportunities to engage, and other resources available to the region
The Catalyst Convenings are Presented by:
Catalyst Convenings are planned with UC Berkeley’s Possibility Lab and the California Climate & Energy Collaborative with support from Farallon Strategies.
