ConocoPhillips SPIRIT of Conservation Program

Since 2005, the ConocoPhillips SPIRIT of Conservation Program has awarded more than $17 million to 140 projects. Grantees have provided an additional $49 million in matching contributions, for a total conservation impact of $66 million. This investment has supported the protection, restoration and enhancement of more than 560,000 acres of habitat for birds and other wildlife.

Current funding priorities for this program include the following strategies:

• Restore or enhance grassland, sagebrush, wetland, and coastal habitats for birds: conduct restoration activities to expand or improve habitat patch size, connectivity, and quality; remove encroaching woody vegetation that negatively impacts grassland-nesting or sage-steppe habitat nesting birds; reduce invasive species’ impact on bird habitats; restore wetland function more beneficial to birds; and restore important breeding, wintering or stopover sites.
• Conduct identified priority monitoring: Increase the quality or quantity of bird population data that can be used to inform current and future habitat management decisions. Data should be useful at specific sites or in assessing bird use of habitats across breeding, wintering, or stopover ranges.

An RFP for 2025 is not currently scheduled. We will update this page as more information becomes available. To learn more about other programs supported by ConocoPhillips, please visit the program webpages for the Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund, Northern Great Plains Program, Pecos Watershed Conservation Initiative, and Western Big Game Seasonal Habitat and Migrations Corridor Fund.