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America’s Ecosystem Restoration Initiative

Intended to streamline grant funding opportunities for voluntary conservation and restoration projects around the U.S., the America’s Ecosystem Restoration Initiative consolidates funding from multiple federal agencies and the private sector to enable applicants to develop and implement projects that address shared funder priorities and span public, private, and Tribal lands.

Klamath Basin Restoration Program

NFWF has been active in conservation activities throughout the Klamath Basin for 30 years, awarding funds to help stabilize and increase populations of native and anadromous fish. These projects have been carried out by diverse organizations and entities including local, state, federal, and tribal governments and agencies, non-profit organizations, irrigation districts, watershed councils, and academic institutions.

Sacramento District California In-Lieu Fee Program

​The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Sacramento District California In-Lieu Fee Program provides a mitigation option that can be used by permittees to compensate for authorized impacts to aquatic resources. The Program covers the geographic area under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District within the State of California (Program Area).

More Than $100 Million Approved for Restoration Projects on the Gulf Coast

NFWF Announces Fifth Round of Grants from the Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund

WASHINGTON, D.C.

NFWF Approves Nearly $370 Million for New Restoration Projects on the Gulf Coast

Fourth Round of Grants from the Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund

The Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund supports work that advances the conservation of the monarch butterfly and other at-risk native insect pollinators. Originally named the Monarch Butterfly Conservation Fund, the fund added the term ‘Pollinators’ to its title in 2018 to reflect an increased focus on a broader set of priority species.

Sustain Our Great Lakes Program

Sustain Our Great Lakes is a public–private partnership designed to sustain, restore and protect fish, wildlife and habitat in the basin by leveraging funding, building conservation capacity, and focusing partners and resources toward key ecological issues. The program achieves this mission, in part, by awarding grants for on-the-ground habitat restoration and enhancement.

Sagebrush Landscapes Program

The Sagebrush Landscapes Program was created in 2017 to address bottlenecks in sagebrush conservation and promote healthy rural agricultural economies in the western United States. The program is a partnership between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service and NFWF.

Colorado and Utah Lands with Wilderness Characteristics and Greater Sage-Grouse Funds

The Colorado and Utah Greater Sage-Grouse Funds will support projects such as fee title and conservation easement acquisitions, sagebrush restoration and habitat improvement, and juniper / conifer removal. The Colorado and Utah Lands with Wilderness Characteristics Funds will support projects such as restoration, reclamation, and enhancement of certain lands; fee title and conservation easement acquisitions; and public outreach, education, and interpretation. Funding awards will be made by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (“NFWF”) to selected applicants for implementation of mitigation projects that best satisfy the evaluation criteria, as verified and approved by the United States Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”).