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 Hegewisch Marsh Restoration (IL) City of Chicago Hegewisch Marsh is a 130 site that contains 4 ecosystems-Wet Savannah,Wet Paririe,Forested Wetland,and HemiMarsh.The Marsh is a critical coastal wetland hydrologically connected to Lake Michigan. $98,947.00
2011 Evaluation of Verified Continuous Improvement Program (VA) Water Stewardship, Inc. Three VA priority agricultural areas: Muddy Creek/Dry River Rockingham Co.(poultry/dairy), Accomack Co.-VA’s Eastern Shore(poultry/row crops) and the Middle Peninsula-Tidewater (row crops no animals). $600,000.00
2011 Oleta River Tropical Hardwood Hammock Restoration (FL) Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science, Inc. Oleta River is a Florida State Park located on Biscayne Bay in the busy Miami metropolitan area. The tropical hardwood hammock is a unique dense coastal forest that maintains a diverse flora and fauna $24,991.00
2011 Riparian Corridors and the Pequonnock River Watershed (CT) University of Connecticut The focus of workshops will be in the Pequonnock River watershed in the towns of Monroe, Trumbull, and Bridgeport. Lat.- N. 41 19' 30.9495" Long.- W. 73 35' 50.6836" in Trumbull. $34,728.10
2011 Fish Passage Improvement on the Farmington River (CT) Farmington River Watershed Association, Inc. In Farmington River between Tunxis Ave., East Granby, CT, and Rte. 189, Bloomfield CT, along town line, at latitude 41 degrees 54 minutes, 4.3 seconds, longitude -72 degrees, 45 minutes, 24.4 seconds. $60,000.00
2011 Mapping Suitable Snow Habitat for Polar Bear Denning (AK) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Region 7 On the Alaska North Slope, central Beaufort Sea coastal zone, between the Colville and Canning rivers. This is primarily State land, much of it under lease for oil and gas development. $61,913.42
2011 Friends of Port Louisa Start-up (IA) Friends of Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge The main focus of membership recruitment will be Louisa County, Iowa, where Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge headquarters is located. It will also include a six-county area around Louisa County. $5,000.00
2011 Street Swale Infrastructure Initiative (NY) Regional Plan Association, Inc. Flushing Creek in Queens, New York, where the Long Island Expressway and Van Wyck Expressway intersect in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Latitude:N 40° 44' 34.3235" Longitude:W 73° 50' 14.8527" $59,935.00
2011 Washington Water Trust - Okanogan Basin Washington Water Trust Okanogan basin, Washington $49,647.00
2011 Red River NWR Visitor Center Nature Store (LA) Friends of the Red River National Wildlife Refuge, Inc. The Friends of the Red River National Wildlife Refuge Nature Store will be located in the Red River NWR Visitor Center in Bossier City, LA. $4,200.00