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
2016 Reconnecting Sanborn Creek (MI) Conservation Resource Alliance Sanborn Creek in Lake County, Michigan $850,000.00
2015 Restoration of Aquatic Connectivity and Stream Channel Configuration in Northern Lower Michigan Conservation Resource Alliance In Northern Michigan, projects will occur on four different watersheds including; Bear Creek, the Manistee River, the Betsie River, and the Jordan River. Associated counties include, Manistee, Wexford, Benzie, and Antrim counties respectively. $500,000.00
2014 Improving Aquatic Connectivity and Habitat in the Maple River (MI) Conservation Resource Alliance Michigan $813,000.00
2014 Boardman River Fish Passage Restoration (MI) - II Conservation Resource Alliance Boardman River Watershed in Grand Traverse County, MI. $1,500,000.00
2014 West Michigan Fruit Belt Conservation Alliance Conservation Resource Alliance The Fruit Belt in Northwest lower Michigan. $180,000.00
2013 Betsie and Platte Rivers Fish Passage and Instream Restoration (MI) Conservation Resource Alliance In Northwest Michigan, the Betsie is a State designated Natural River and the Platte is a Blue Ribbon Trout Stream; both rivers flow into Lake Michigan near or in the Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore. $335,000.00
2012 Beaver Island Archipelago Invasive Species Initiative (MI) Conservation Resource Alliance This project will take place in northwest Michigan on islands of the Beaver Island Archipelago in Charlevoix County. $368,646.00
2011 Boardman River Fish Passage Restoration (MI) Conservation Resource Alliance Boardman River Watershed, Grand Traverse County, northern Lower Michigan. Land ownership of impoundments and dam owners are City of Traverse City and Grand Traverse County; no private or federal land. $1,150,000.00
2010 Upper Manistee Riparian Corridor Restoration (MI) Conservation Resource Alliance The upper Manistee River watershed located in Kalkaska County Michigan which flows into Lake Michigan at the town of Manistee. The main project site is located 8 miles east of the city of Kalkaska. $625,791.00
2009 Improving Fish Passage and Habitat in Manton Cedar Creek (MI) Conservation Resource Alliance Location-Wexford County, Manton, Michigan within the Manistee River Watershed. GPS Coordinates are N44.42079 degrees W85.40757 degrees. The exact site is the outlet of the Mill Pond at the spillway. $28,236.00