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
2024 Restoring and Reconnecting Aquatic Organism Passage on Cedar Run and Victoria Creeks (MI) Conservation Resource Alliance Cedar Run and Victoria Creek in Leelanau County, Michigan $300,000.00
2023 Enhancing Floodplain Connectivity at Mitchell Creek Watershed (MI) Conservation Resource Alliance The project is just 4 miles Southeast of downtown Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Northwest Lower Michigan and less than one mile south of East Grand Traverse Bay, Lake Michigan. $250,000.00
2022 Reducing Runoff to Protect Priority Lake Michigan Watersheds (MI) Conservation Resource Alliance Recreational properties near sensitive waterbodies draining to the Pere Marquette River, Lake Michigan, Grand Traverse Bay, and Little Traverse Bay, Michigan $360,000.47
2022 Improving Stream Crossings for Brook Trout in Northwest Lower Michigan Conservation Resource Alliance Northeast Michigan $750,000.00
2021 Capturing Stormwater and Restoring Habitat by Planting Trees on Public Recreation Sites (MI) Conservation Resource Alliance Project is located on multiple public-accessible recreational properties in Northwest Michigan near sensitive waterbodies draining to Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Grand Traverse Bay, and Little Traverse Bay $125,000.00
2021 Restoring Brook Trout Passage through Jordan River and Deer Creek (MI) Conservation Resource Alliance Northwest Lower Michigan in the Lake Michigan Watershed, on the Jordan River and its tributary, Deer Creek $270,000.00
2020 Improving Aquatic Organism Passage on the East Branch Maple River (MI) Conservation Resource Alliance The historic Lake Kathleen impoundment on the east Branch Maple River in Emmet County, Michigan $285,000.00
2019 Restoring Aquatic Connectivity and Habitat Availability for Brook Trout in Northwest Michigan Conservation Resource Alliance Four Watersheds (Maple, Boardman, Platte and Pere Marquette) in Northwestern Michigan $250,000.00
2019 Reconnecting Blood Creek (MI) Conservation Resource Alliance Blood Creek, Pere Marquette Watershed, Lake County, Michigan. $64,000.00
2018 Restoring Total Aquatic Connectivity Within the Carp Lake River (MI) Conservation Resource Alliance This project will take place in northwest Michigan on the Carp Lake River Watershed
(a state designated trout stream), Emmet County, MI, Lake Michigan Basin.
Specifically:
Carp River/Reed Rd. (Site #C2)
Carp River/Munger Rd. (Site# C4)
Carp River/Gill Rd. (Site# C5)
$300,000.00