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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Risks and Impacts of Crab Fishing Gear on Minke Whales | Mingan Island Cetacean Study, Inc. | This project will take place within the Mingan Archipelago in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada. Many minke whales forage in the island’s shallow water passageways where fishermen set crab traps. | $65,000.00 |
| 2010 | McArthur Lake Wildlife Corridor (ID) | The Nature Conservancy | The McArthur Lake Wildlife Corridor is located on Hwy 95 in Boundary and Bonner Counties of northern Idaho. It connects the Selkirk and Cabinet-Yaak Mountains linking a million acres of public lands. | $500,000.00 |
| 2010 | Furthering New Mexico Lesser Prairie-Chicken Conservation | Playa Lakes Joint Venture | Primarily in southeastern New Mexico in Chaves, Curry, Lea and Roosevelt Counties. | $249,466.00 |
| 2010 | Controlling Invasive Plants throughout Eastern Lake Michigan | The Nature Conservancy | The project covers the full eastern Lake Michigan shoreline from New Buffalo to the Mackinac Bridge, emphasizing areas with endangered and threatened species and high quality natural communities. | $748,188.00 |
| 2010 | Marine Debris Removal in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary | Stellwagen Alive! Friends for our National Marine Sanctuary | Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, adjacent waters (outside the 3 mile state limit) and from coastal ports at land based sweeps operations (Sandwich, Provincetown, Scituate and Gloucester). | $73,785.00 |
| 2010 | Gillnet Impact Assessment and Mitigation from Ecuador to Chile | Pro Delphinus | This will be a regional level project conducted at index ports of the three contiguous Southeast Pacific nations of Ecuador,Peru and Chile. Total coverage is from Esmeraldas (Ecuador)to Lebu(Chile). | $42,005.00 |
| 2010 | Reducing Conflicts Between Grizzly Bears and Oil Development - II | Alaska Department of Fish and Game | The North Slope oilfield region of Alaska between Teshekpuk Lake and the Canning River. | $236,000.00 |
| 2010 | Steller's Eider Conservation (AK) - III | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Barrow area, Alaska (North Slope Borough) Bristol Bay area, Alaska (North Aleutian Basin) |
$100,000.00 |
| 2010 | Enhancing Upper Great Lakes Native Brook Trout Populations | University of Notre Dame | Ontonagon River drainage (Ottawa National Forest), Upper Peninsula of Michigan; Namekagon River drainage, Wisconsin; this project will also have relevance to other parts of eastern North America | $30,000.00 |
| 2010 | Developing a Regional Plan for Marine Protected Areas for the Southeast | Friends of Rookery Bay, Inc. | Southeastern U.S. including Rookery Bay NERR (Naples), FL Keys NMS, GTM NERR (St. Augustine), Ten Thousand Islands NWR (Naples)in Florida, Flower Garden Banks in Texas and Gray's Reef, Georgia. | $35,000.00 |