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Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program

The Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Program seeks to develop nationwide community stewardship of local natural resources, preserving these resources for future generations and enhancing habitat for local wildlife. Grants seek to address water quality issues in priority watersheds, such as erosion due to unstable streambanks, pollution from stormwater runoff, and degraded shorelines caused by development.

California Forests and Watersheds Program

NFWF’s California Forests and Watersheds Program supports a variety of grant opportunities, funded through public and private entities, to increase headwaters resilience, improve forest health, and recover from and build greater resilience to wildfire, for the benefit of fish and wildlife throughout these environments.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company Nature Restoration Grants

Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Nature Restoration Grants, a partnership with NFWF, supports community-based stewardship and restoration of vital habitats in northern and central California.  

Sierra Nevada Meadow Restoration

NFWF's Sierra Nevada Meadow Restoration Conservation Program replenishes the health and biodiversity of mountain meadow regions. 

Walker Basin Restoration Program

The Walker Basin Restoration Program was established by Congress in October 2009. The Program’s primary purpose is to restore and maintain Walker Lake, and to protect agricultural, environmental and habitat interests in the Walker River Basin. Walker Lake is a natural desert lake in Nevada at the terminus of the Walker River Basin which includes lands in Nevada and California.

Colorado River Delta Restoration Program

With an initial grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NFWF established the Colorado River Delta Restoration Fund in early 2013 to support habitat restoration projects and related measures under “Minute No. 319,” which operates under the 1944 U.S.-Mexico water treaty.

Delaware River Program

The Delaware River Program is dedicated to restoring the fish and wildlife habitats and water quality of the Delaware River and its tributaries. The Delaware River Program currently awards grants through a single competitive funding opportunity—the Delaware Watershed Conservation Fund.

Southern Plains Grassland Program

The Southern Great Plains host a unique set of wildlife species that are specifically adapted to this grassland ecosystem. Many of these species, such as the monarch butterfly and songbirds, migrate to and from the region in order to complete their life cycle. Others, including the pronghorn, swift fox, prairie chicken and bobwhite quail are year-round residents that live alongside human residents who are engaged in the ranching of livestock, primarily beef cattle.

Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resiliency Competitive Grant Program

The Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resiliency Competitive Grant Program (Hurricane Sandy Program) was designed to restore key habitats and bolster natural systems, enabling them to withstand the impacts of future storms. The Program funded 78 projects in 12 states and Washington, D.C., with the bulk of projects in states hardest hit by the hurricane, including: New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The Hurricane Sandy Program is no longer active. Applicants seeking grants for coastal resilience projects are encouraged to consider the National Coastal Resilience Fund, and NFWF’s regionally-focused coastal programs, including the Long Island Sound Futures Fund, Delaware Watershed Conservation Fund and Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund.