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America the Beautiful Challenge 2023 Request for Proposals

Pre-Proposal Due Date: April 20, 2023 by 11:59 PM Eastern Time

NFWF is soliciting proposals through the America the Beautiful Challenge program. The program is dedicated to funding landscape-scale conservation and restoration projects that implement existing conservation plans across the nation. Approximately $116 million in grant funding is available. Learn more

Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund 2023 Request for Proposals

Full Proposal Due Date: April 20, 2023 by 11:59 PM Eastern Time

NFWF is soliciting proposals through the Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund to protect and restore water quality and habitats of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributary rivers and streams. NFWF estimates awarding $10 to $25 million in grants through the Small Watershed Grants Program and up to $8 million in grants through the Chesapeake WILD Program. Learn more

Bats for the Future Fund 2023 Request for Proposals

Full Proposal Due Date: April 27, 2023 by 11:59 PM Eastern Time

NFWF is soliciting proposals to take action to slow or halt the impacts of white-nose syndrome disease (WNS) in North America and promote the survival and recovery of WNS-affected bat populations and species. The Bats for the Future Fund will award an estimated $1 million in grants in 2023. Learn more

Pennsylvania Most Effective Basins Grants 2023 Request for Proposals

Full Proposal Due Date: April 27, 2023 by 11:59 PM Eastern Time

NFWF is soliciting proposals to restore water quality and habitats of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributary rivers and streams in Pennsylvania. NFWF estimates awarding up to $5 million in grants through the PA-MEB program in 2023 contingent on the availability of funding. Learn more

Acres for America 2023 Request for Proposals

Pre-Proposals Due Date: May 3, 2023 by 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Acres for America is NFWF's premier land conservation program and was established to provide urgently needed funding for projects that conserve important large-scale habitats for fish, wildlife, and plants through voluntary land acquisitions and perpetual conservation easements. Up to $4 million will be available to support projects in 2023. Learn more

Long Island Sound Futures Fund 2023 Request for Proposals

Full Proposal Due Date: May 10, 2023 by 11:59 PM Eastern Time

The Long Island Sound Futures Fund supports efforts to test innovative approaches to conservation, deliver transformative projects and support people and communities who value the Sound and take a direct role in its future. The program is seeking proposals to restore the health and living resources of Long Island Sound with approximately $10 million for grants in 2023. Learn more

Columbia Basin Water Transactions Program 2024 Request for Proposals

Full Proposal Due Date: May 11, 2023 by 11:59 PM Eastern Time

NFWF is requesting proposals to enhance, restore, and protect stream flows for key fish habitat in the Columbia Basin. The Columbia Basin Water Transaction Program funds water transactions development and implementation in the United States portion of the Columbia Basin and is the largest voluntary instream flow restoration program in the country. Approximately $1.8 million will be available. Learn more

Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund 2023 Request for Proposals

Full Proposal Due Date: May 11, 2023 by 11:59 PM Eastern Time

NFWF is soliciting proposals to protect, conserve, and increase habitat for the monarch butterfly and other native insect pollinators through the Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund. The fund will award up to $2.7 million in grants in 2023: up to $600,000 for technical assistance for private working lands and up to $2.1 million for habitat improvement. Learn more

Northeast Forests and Rivers Fund 2023 Request for Proposals

Full Proposal Due Date: July 13, 2023 by 11:59 PM Eastern Time

NFWF is soliciting proposals for the Northeast Forests and Rivers Fund (formerly known as the New England Forests and Rivers Fund) to restore and sustain healthy rivers, forests and grasslands that provide habitat for diverse fish and wildlife populations. Approximately $2 million in grant funding is available. Learn more