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Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund is dedicated to protecting the bay by working to advance local on-the-ground watershed restoration, helping local communities clean up and restore their polluted rivers and streams, and restoring and protecting key Chesapeake Bay species.

Chi-Cal Rivers Fund

The Chi-Cal Rivers Fund is a public-private partnership working to restore the health, vitality and accessibility of the waterways in the Chicago and Calumet region by supporting nature-based solutions, habitat enhancement, and public-use improvements and stewardship.

Columbia Basin Water Transactions Program

The Columbia Basin Water Transactions Program (CBWTP) was developed in 2002 to address chronically diminished stream flows in tributaries of the Columbia River.

ConocoPhillips SPIRIT of Conservation Program

In 1999, the NFWF and ConocoPhillips awarded their first three grants together, setting the stage for what would become an enduring legacy of wildlife conservation. In 2005, NFWF partnered with ConocoPhillips and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to establish an initiative officially named the ConocoPhillips SPIRIT of Conservation program.

Conservation Partners Program

The Conservation Partners Program provides vital grant funding to support organizations that provide staff and technical assistance to private landowners in order to maximize the benefits of Farm Bill programs on working lands.

Coral Reef Stewardship Fund

Since 2000, NFWF has responded to the alarming decline in both the quantity and productivity of the world’s coral reef ecosystems through multiple coral conservation initiatives that aim to improve management, increase public awareness, and reduce threats to coral reefs both domestically and internationally. NFWF works with local, state, federal and regional partners to explore new techniques for addressing persistent, practical challenges faced by coral reef managers – such as non-point source pollution, over harvest of functional reef species, vessel damage and environmental stressors.

Cosco Busan Oil Spill Settlement - Recreational Use Grant Program

The Cosco Busan Oil Spill Settlement - Recreational Use Grant Program administers funds from settling defendants in the matter of the United States of America v M/V Cosco Busan, et al. These funds will be used for grants to restore, expand, or enhance recreational opportunities in the San Francisco Bay Area as public compensation for the loss of use and enjoyment of public beaches, parks, and other public or natural resources as a result of the Cosco Busan oil spill.

Cumberland Plateau and Southern Appalachian Stewardship Fund

The Cumberland Plateau and Southern Appalachian Stewardship Fund is dedicated to restoring native forests to conditions that will improve associated wildlife species and the health of freshwater systems, while advancing strategies to support working forests within the Cumberland Plateau and Southern Appalachians.

Deepwater Horizon Oceanic Fish Restoration Project

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) are working with the pelagic longline (PLL) fishery in the Gulf to launch on a temporary restoration project to restore oceanic fish following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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.