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 Catch Share New Entry System: Permit Bank and Sector Synergy Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries This project will involve the Northeast Coastal Communities Sector and a permit bank. Sector members hail from central and eastern Maine, and southern Massachusetts. $185,000.00
2011 Derelict Lobster Gear Assessment, Removal, and Prevention (NY) - II Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County This project will take place in the Long Island Sound adjacent to the ports of Mount Sinai and Mattituck. $49,969.00
2011 Conservation of Shorebirds in the Gulf Region Manomet, Inc. The training workshops project will be implemented in all of the Gulf coast states. The conservation of AMOY and PIPL will be implemented in coastal states between MA and NJ. $647,861.00
2011 Restoring Eastern Brook Trout to the Upper Connecticut River (NH, VT) Trout Unlimited, Inc. The projects proposed for funding are located on the Upper Connecticut River and its tributaries in Coos County, New Hampshire and Essex County, Vermont. $55,240.00
2011 Eliminating Massive Algal Blooms in the Lafayette River (VA) The Elizabeth River Project The project location is the Lafayette River, a sub-watershed of the Elizabeth River. The watershed is located in the City of Norfolk in Southeastern Virginia. Lat 76'25.06" W Long 36 53'28.59" N $301,900.00
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
2011 Gros Ventre Fish Passage Improvement (WY) Trout Unlimited, Inc. The Newbold Diversion structure in the Gros Ventre River is located near the town of Kelly, Wyoming, which is approximately 5 miles north of Jackson, Wyoming. $20,000.00
2011 Sucker River Fish Habitat Enhancement (MN) Minnesota Trout Unlimited The Sucker River is located in St. Louis County along Minnesota’s North Shore and empties directly into Lake Superior between Duluth, Minnesota and Two Harbors, Minnesota. $100,000.00
2011 Invasive Removal and Education at Blue Heron Nature Preserve (GA) Blue Heron Nature Preserve, Inc. Fulton County, Georgia, within incorporated Atlanta. Lat/long: 33 d, 51.9 m N; 84 d, 22.8 m W(33°51'9"N, 84°22'8"W) $12,500.00
2011 Steller's and Spectacled Eider Conservation (AK) - IV U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Barrow area, Alaska (North Slope Borough), Bristol Bay area, Alaska (North Aleutian Basin) $75,000.00