The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation along with its partners recognizes the important role refuge Friends organizations play in building critical community support for the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Wildlife Refuge System.
National Wildlife Refuge Friends Group Grant Program requests proposals for projects that assist organizations to be effective co-stewards of Nation’s important natural resources within the National Wildlife Refuge System. This program offers competitive seed grants ($1,500 – $5,000) to creative and innovative proposals that seek to increase the number and effectiveness of organizations interested in assisting the Refuge System nationwide.
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that preserves and restores our nation’s native wildlife species and habitats. Incorporated by Congress in 1984, NFWF directs public conservation dollars to the most crucial environmental needs and matches those investments with private funds. The Foundation’s method is simple and effective, its work with a full complement of individuals, foundations, government agencies, non-profits and corporations to identify and fund the nation’s most intractable conservation challenges.
NFWF offers funding on a competitive basis to projects that sustain, restore and enhance our nation’s fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats. Foundation grants address challenges facing key endangered, threatened, or declining species that are indicators for overall ecosystem health. These grants target birds, freshwater fish, wildlife and habitat, and marine and coastal ecosystems. Success in restoring these at-risk populations will demonstrate measurable progress in protecting crucial landscapes and watersheds. The Foundation also targets specific conservation needs in restricted geographic areas through partnerships with federal agencies, corporations and others.
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