Foundation / Corporation
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and Wells Fargo
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Grants starting at $25,000 to Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC, and Wisconsin nonprofits, educational institutions, Indian tribes and government agencies and municipalities.
Funding is intended for projects that link economic development and community well-being to the stewardship and health of the environment.
Funding priorities for this program include:
- Supporting sustainable agricultural practices and private lands stewardship
- Conserving critical land and water resources and improving local water quality
- Restoring and managing natural habitat, species and ecosystems that are important to community livelihoods
- Facilitating investments in green infrastructure, renewable energy and energy efficiency
- Encouraging broad-based citizen participation in project implementation.
For the 2016 Environmental Solutions for Communities program, strong preference will be given to applications supporting funding priorities in the following regions and states, with a particular emphasis on projects undertaken in the urban areas in the states and regions on the following list:
California: $25,000 - $100,000
- San Francisco / Greater Bay: Lake, Humboldt, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara (partial), Sonoma ; Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara (Southern), Santa Cruz, Solano
- Fresno / Central Valley: Amador, Calaveras, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles (Antelope Valley), Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura
- Inland Empire
Oregon: $25,000 - $100,000
- Portland / Coastal
Alaska: $25,000 - $100,000
- Rural / Coastal: Seward, Cordova, Sitka, Dillingham
- Anchorage
- Juneau
- Fairbanks
Washington: $25,000 - $100,000
- Seattle / Statewide
Arizona: $25,000 - $75,000
- Statewide
Idaho: $25,000 - $75,000
- Boise / Rural
Minnesota: $25,000 - $100,000
- Minneapolis / St. Paul
- Mankato / Rochester
Missouri: $25,000 - $100,000
- St. Louis
New Mexico: $25,000 - $50,000
- Albuquerque
- Santa Fe
Texas: $25,000 - $100,000
- Dallas / Ft. Worth: Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant, Wise
- Houston: Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend , Galveston, Harris, Montgomery
- Austin: Bandera, Bastrop, Bell, Burnet, Comal, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Llano, Travis, Williamson
- San Antonio: Atascosa, Bexar, Comal, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Wilson
Utah: $25,000 - $50,000
- Salt Lake City
Wisconsin: $25,000 - $50,000
- Milwaukee / Great Lakes
Ohio: $25,000 - $50,000
- Cleveland
Illinois: $25,000 - $50,000
- Chicago
Delaware: $25,000 - $50,000
- Statewide
Florida: $25,000 - $100,000
- Southern Florida: Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe
- Central Florida: Brevard, Citrus, Hernando, Highlands, Indian River, Lake, Martin, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Polk, St. Lucie, Seminole, Sumter
Georgia: $25,000 - $50,000
- Augusta / Savannah / Athens / Columbus / Gainesville: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Jefferson, McDuffie, Richmond, Warren ; Bryan, Bulloch, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, McIntosh ; Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe ; Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Talbot, Troup, Phenix City, AL Area: Russell; Banks, Habersham, Hall, Lumpkin, White, Union
- Macon / Rome / Dalton: Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Crawford, Dodge, Houston, Jones, Laurens, Monroe, Peach, Pulaski, Telfair, Twiggs, Washington, Wilkinson ; Chattooga, Floyd, Polk ; Catoosa, Dade, Gordon, Murray, Walker, Whitfield
Maryland: $25,000 - $100,000
- Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Carroll, Charles, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Prince George’s and Montgomery
Virginia: $25,000 - $100,000
- Statewide
Washington, DC: $25,000 - $100,000
New York: $25,000 - $100,000
- New York City
North Carolina :$25,000 - $100,000
- Charlotte / Raleigh / Winston-Salem
Pennsylvania: $25,000 - $100,000
- Philadelphia, Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Delaware
Nevada: $25,000 - $100,000
- Statewide
GrantWatch ID#: 163023
$2,460,000
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Ranging from $25,000 - $100,000 (average $40, 000 - $50,000).
Anticipated completion time for funded projects will typically be 18 months following finalization of a grant agreement.
Projects may be a discrete part of a longer-term project, provided there are definable outcomes for the proposed phase of the overall effort.
Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.
Carrie Clingan, Manager
carrie.clingan@nfwf.org
Sarah McIntosh, Coordinator
sarah.mcintosh@nfwf.org
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
1133 Fifteenth St., N.W., Suite 1100
Washington, D.C. 20005
T 202-857-0166
F 202-857-0162
USA: Alabama; Alaska; Arizona; California; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Idaho; Illinois; Maryland; Minnesota; Missouri; Nevada; New Mexico; New York City; New York; North Carolina; Ohio; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Texas; Utah; Virginia; Washington, DC; Washington; Wisconsin
Fundraising opportunity for USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations to host a jazz concert held in honor of their organization or cause. Applicants must contact the funding source prior to applying. In addition to funds raised through concert ticket sales
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations to reduce social inequality and promote solutions to the climate crisis. Eligible programs will address the areas of racial and economic justice, corporate and political accountability; voice, creativity, and culture; and an inclusi
Grants of up to $2,500 per campus and grants of up to $10,000 per school district to Texas public elementary and middle schools and supporting nonprofit organizations in eligible school districts for agriculture-related activities. Funding is intended to improve student
Grants of up to $5,000 and grants of up to $20,000 to Virginia nonprofit organizations for programs that promote the humanities in local communities. Certain applicants are required to submit an LOI prior to a full grant application. All applicants are advised to contac
Grants to New York and Pennsylvania families living in eligible areas and caring for a child with cancer to offset expenses related to the child's cancer treatments. Funding is intended to cover costs not covered by health insurance, including travel costs, housing, and
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations to protect natural resources on land and water in locations around the world. Funding is intended to ensure that activities to acquire metals, gemstones, and corals for design use do not have an adverse impact on the area of origin.
Grants of up to $3,000 to Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia nonprofit organizations for community-based social change initiatives in eligible areas. Funding is intended to support organizational operations. Eligible applicants are those serving communitie
Grants to Ohio nonprofit organizations in eligible locations to support entrance into mergers or acquisitions. Funding is intended to support reorganizations that result in well-maintained or improved services or financial savings. The Foundation encourages transformati
Grants to Maryland nonprofit organizations in eligible locations for projects to meet community needs. Funding is intended for programs that address animal welfare, health and human services, civic and community activities, emergency services, athletic and recreational
Grants to Washington, DC nonprofit organizations for programs that improve the lives of the local residents. Funding is intended for projects in the areas of human services, health care initiatives, and furthering the cause of education. Eligible programs are those with