Grants Library

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation supports vital conservation projects across the United States and its territories. Please search our grants library for additional information on individual grants.

Year Name Organization Location Award Amount
2011 Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Conservation (TX) - X National Park Service This project will be conducted along the Texas Gulf of Mexico coastline, with most efforts focused at Padre Island National Seashore, a federal area managed by the National Park Service. $100,000.00
2011 Restoration of New England Cottontail (ME, NH) Wildlife Management Institute This project will be implemented within the historical distribution of New England Cottontail in ME and NH $305,213.69
2011 Shell Budgets as a Tool in Oyster Restoration (TX) College of William and Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine Science The Primary Public Oyster Seed Grounds (PPSG) of the State of Louisiana. These are located in the Breton Sound basin of Louisiana east of the Mississippi River. $191,824.14
2011 Iron Furnace Cooperative Weed Management Area (OH) National Wild Turkey Federation, Inc. The Iron Furnace CWMA is Ohio's first CWMA and was formed in September 2006. The Iron Furnace CWMA is located in Southern Ohio in Lawrence, Gallia, Scioto and Jackson Counties. $50,000.00
2011 Sustainable and Cooperative Weed Management in the Great Lakes (MI) Superior Watershed Partnership The Central Upper Peninsula CWMA is comprised of Alger, Marquette, Delta and Schoolcraft counties in Upper Michigan. The CUPCWMA is located within Lake Superior and Lake Michigan watersheds. $45,000.00
2011 Derelict Fishing Net Removal in Puget Sound (WA) Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Foundation Marine waters of Puget Sound close to San Juan Islands and Rosario Strait. $99,977.13
2011 Ecological Restoration of Priority Seabird Nesting Islands Grupo de Ecologia y Conservacion de Islas, A.C. Arrecife Alacranes is located in the southern Gulf of Mexico, off the Yucatán Peninsula; Banco Chinchorro is located in the Caribbean, off Quintana Roo, very near the Gulf of Mexico $545,200.00
2011 Alternative Management for Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Fishery Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. Will focus on blue crab populations in the Chesapeake Bay and will work with watermen, managers, and other stakeholders in Maryland and Virginia. $100,000.00
2011 Reducing Halibut Bycatch through Gear Modifications Buccaneer Fishing We will test gear in shelf and slope waters off of California, Oregon or Washington and disseminate information and recommendations to the fleet in all three states. $72,600.00
2011 Building Capacity for Management of Invasive Lionfish in the Caribbean Reef Environmental Education Foundation Distribution of the Best Practices Manual will occur throughout the Wider Caribbean. Training workshops will take place in the Bahamas, Mexico and US with participation from around the region. $37,599.96