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
2009 Monitoring Ecosystem Recovery Following Rat Eradication (AK) The Nature Conservancy Rat Island, and other islands in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. $100,000.00
2009 Targeting Storm Water Retrofits to Improve Urban Streams (OH) Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District The project will occur entirely within Cuyahoga County in Northeast Ohio. Private and public lands will be assessed. Residential BMPs will be deployed in portions of 6 different communities. $51,082.50
2009 Thornapple River and Butternut Creek Stream Restoration (MI) Michigan Department of Natural Resources Nashville Dam/Thornapple River (HUC 04050007) Barry County, MI. T03N R07W S35, GPS: N-42.60713 W-85.09472. Maple Hill Dam/Butternut Creek (HUC 04050007) Eaton County, MI. T02N R04W S7. $50,058.00
2009 Fishin' Buddies Youth Conservation Conference (IL, IN) Fishin' Buddies, Inc. The project is located in the Calumet region of the Great Lakes -- the region surrounding Lake Calumet and the Calumet river system and extending from South Chicago, IL, to Michigan City, IN. $32,000.00
2009 Integrating Water Quality Protection into the Food System (VA) Water Stewardship, Inc. The project will primarily be located in the Virginia Shenandoah Watershed but will be linked to similar work on the Delmarva Peninsula and in the midwest, if funded. $314,986.00
2009 Blackfoot River-Sauerkraut Creek Native Trout Restoration (MT) Big Blackfoot Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Inc. Blackfoot Watershed of Montana, Lewis and Clark County. The proposed project is on Sauerkraut Creek, a tributary to the Blackfoot River on private land. $55,225.00
2009 Sound Experiences: From Ship to Shore III Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County Brentwood, Central Islip, Oyster Bay Etc., New York $31,121.47
2009 Paulding Riparian Restoration and Education Trail (CA) Central Coast Salmon Enhancement Lucia Mar School District property, City of Arroyo Grande, County of San Luis Obispo, California. Approx. 250' between LAT/LONG 35 07 29.16N, 120 34 12.84W AND 35 07 28.36N, 120 34 09.58W $27,975.00
2009 Saving the Soda Butte Creek Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout (WY) Yellowstone National Park Soda Butte Creek is a tributary to the Lamar River in Yellowstone’s northeast corner. The stream is a historic stronghold for Yellowstone cutthroat trout and a cherished fishery. $39,250.00
2009 Reduction of Sea Turtle Bycatch and Mortality in El Salvador Fundación Zoológica de El Salvador Jiquilisco Bay is the largest mangrove area in El Salvador (31, 699 has). It includes numerous estuaries and canals, sand bars and sandy beaches, a large group of islands of varying size. $25,000.00