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Funding Opportunities

The grant programs below provide funding on a competitive basis to projects that sustain, restore, and enhance our Nation's fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats.

Please review the list below to determine which grant program (s) may be appropriate for your needs.  Please contact the Foundation staff person listed for each program for additional information, or the Partnership Office Director in the region in which you live.

Keystone Initiative Grants 
Keystone Initiatives are a core portfolio of multi-year initiatives through which the Foundation and its partners seek to achieve measurable outcomes. There are currently four Keystones, each of which has multiple Initiatives:

  • Bird Conservation
  • Fish Conservation
  • Marine and Coastal Conservation
  • Wildlife and Habitat Conservation

Keystone Grant Cycles

Preproposal: April 1, 2010
Full Proposal: June 1, 2010
Notification: November 30, 2010

Preproposal: September 1, 2010
Full Proposal: November 1, 2010
Notification: March 31, 2011

Other Grant Programs - Below is a list of our Charter grant programs.


Alphabetical List by Title

ConocoPhillips SPIRIT of Conservation Migratory Bird Program
This partnership with ConocoPhillips provides approximately $600,000 annually for grants for bird habitat conservation projects in areas where ConocoPhillips has an operating presence.
Preproposal Date: 10/01/2010
Full Proposal Date: 12/03/2010
Notification Date: 04/01/2011

Southern Company Longleaf Legacy
This partnership with Southern Company provides approximately $1 million annually for grants for longleaf pine ecosystem reforestation within the Southern Company service area of Georgia, Alabama, northwestern Florida, and southeastern Mississippi.

Preproposal Date: 04/01/2010
Full Proposal Date: 06/15/2010
Notification Date: 11/30/2010

Southern Company Power of Flight
Through the Southern Company Power of Flight program, a minimum of $600,000 is available annually to fund bird conservation projects within the Southern Company service area of Georgia, Alabama, northwestern Florida, and southeastern Mississippi.

Preproposal Date: 04/01/2010
Full Proposal Date: 06/15/2010
Notification Date: 11/30/2010

Wildlife Links
Wildlife Links is a cooperative program between the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the United States Golf Association (USGA) that funds cutting edge research, management, and education projects targeted at golfers and the golf industry.
Please Note: Due to the financial downturn and shifting priorities the Wildlife Links program will be taking a hiatus in 2010 and will not be accepting applications this year. NFWF and the United States Golf Association are revisiting their partnership and the priorities of the program, with the goal of possibly restarting the program in 2011 with a fresh set of priorities and partners. Please check here periodically for updates.


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