Discover grants for environmental protection, sustainability, and conservation efforts. Funding supports climate change initiatives, sustainable workplaces and schools, recycling, watershed restoration, and land conservation. Additional grants fund pollution reduction, habitat protection, park maintenance, environmental education, and stewardship programs.
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Grants to USA and territories tribal governments for environmental conservation programs. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funds are intended to support activities that preserve animal populations and their nat...
Cooperative agreements to USA and territories nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education to provide technical assistance to local government agencies. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. The purp...
In-kind grants of products valued at up to $4,000 and one grant of up to $1,000 to USA, Canada, and International scientists affiliated with nonprofit and educational organizations to support animal habitat conservation research. Recipients will be provided with p...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International conservation program leaders affiliated with an institution for projects to protect amphibians outside their natural habitat. Applicants must complete a conservation needs assessment prior to applying. Funding is intended t...
Grants of up to $750 and grants of up to $2,500 to USA, Canada, and International qualifying organizations to plan or attend a workshop related to amphibian conservation. Applicants must have obtained some financial support for the workshop prior to applying. Fund...
Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International foundations, organizations, companies, design studios, social enterprises, and entrepreneurs to participate in a contest to help solve societal concerns. The purpose of the contest is for applicants to address one or ...
Awards to USA, Canada, and International young adults in recognition of exceptional conservation efforts. The award is intended to honor individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to protecting wild species. Prize money must be used to implement a conversation...
Grants to USA and territories states, local governments, tribes, IHEs, farmer cooperatives, agricultural producers, and other organizations for environmental conservation projects. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to comple...
Fellowships of up to $2,500 to USA, Canada, and International students and student groups to address issues related to the environment. The purpose of the program is to encourage people between the ages of 13 and 24 to work on environmental concerns related to the...
Grants of up to $5,000 to USA, Canada, and International graduate and post-graduate students and early-career scientists to carry out fieldwork. Funding is intended to support fieldwork in any discipline. Eligible expenses include, but are not limited to: travel, ...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International charities for programs that align with the funding source's focus areas. Projects and programs may focus on one of the following areas: disaster response, health and longevity, financial protection, opportunity pipeline, an...
Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International individuals, social entrepreneurs, and businesses to participate in a contest to address social and environmental concerns. The contest is intended for young adults between the ages of 18 and 30 to devise solutions to...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International institutions and individuals to develop technologies that can prevent the collapse of glaciers. Funding is intended for the early research and development of technologies that prevent glacial slipping by increasing the fric...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International individuals and institutions for research to better understand the physics and processes between glaciers and bedrock. Funding is intended to develop more accurate models and to advance the understanding and predictability ...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International researchers for research on the movement of water beneath glaciers and ice sheets. Funding is intended to improve understanding of subglacial erosion; water pressure, flow, and drainage; and other factors related to the wat...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International individuals and institutions for research and development of technologies to better observe glacial environments. Funding is intended to advance the technologies available to properly track and monitor glacial changes, ther...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International researchers to conduct fieldwork at sites that are counterparts to a specific area of Antarctica. Funding is intended to conduct research at more easily accessible but equivalent sites, whose findings can then be applied to...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International research organizations for ocean-related research. Funding is intended for projects to increase knowledge of marine species, ecological functions, and ecosystems, and to advance technology and data science used for ocean ex...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International high school students, undergraduates, and researchers to pursue fieldwork for science projects. Eligible areas of interest include archaeology, wildlife conservation, marine and freshwater studies, anthropology, ecology, en...
Awards to USA, Canada, and International organizations, individuals, societies, and groups to acknowledge outstanding achievements in flower preservation. One prize will be awarded for conservation work related to native orchid species in the United States, Canada...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International IHEs, NGOs, nonprofit organizations, and charities for initiatives to protect the environment and improve health and safety. Eligible areas of interest include: STEM education, biodiversity, health and nutrition, protecting...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International entities for conservation projects. The focus of the current grant cycle is forest preservation. Funding is intended for initiatives to protect rainforests, forests, and their inhabitants. Eligible projects can include educ...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International graduate students and emerging scientists to support fieldwork. Funding is intended to support a wide range of research addressing the environment, climate, and the relationship between humanity and wildlife across the glob...
Cooperative agreements and grants to USA agencies, nonprofit organizations, utility providers, and tribes in multiple states and territories for water conservation projects. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to finalize. All...
Grants of up to $50,000 to USA and territories nonprofit organizations for community benefit initiatives. Funding is intended for proposals in the areas of education, humanitarian support, disadvantaged children, environment, arts and culture, and animal welfare. ...
Grants of $10,000 to USA, Canada, and International explorers for multidisciplinary fieldwork. Funding is intended for applicants that are connecting history to the future, advancing science, and deepening the global understanding of the environment. In addition t...
Grant of up to $12,000 to a Caribbean individual or nonprofit organization for environmental activities and research. Funding is intended to address environmental concerns that are shared beyond one island or island state in the region. The grant is available to s...
Awards to USA and Canada students at IHEs for presenting solutions to the human consumption of oceanic resources. The purpose of the initiative is to generate ideas about how marine resources can continue to be used without becoming depleted. The goal of the prog...
Grants to Canada, USA, and International postdoctoral researchers at eligible institutions to conduct research. Funding is intended to help postdocs develop research skill and gain skills and experience to have successful research careers. Research areas can inclu...
Grants to USA state, territory, and regional fish and wildlife agencies for wildlife and habitat conservation programs. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to support planning and implementatio...
Awards to USA, Canada, and International Jewish individuals to recognize exceptional leadership and humanitarian accomplishments. Nominations are welcome on behalf of individuals under age 50 who have made a significant, measurable, and positive global impact. The...
Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International individuals, organizations, and universities to participate in a competition to address the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Eligible individuals are between the ages of 18 and 35. Contest categories include climate ...
Grants to USA and territories' government agencies and tribal entities for projects that improve public transportation. Applicants must complete the required registrations before applying. Funding is intended to purchase, rehabilitate, or lease buses and related e...
Grants to USA and territories government agencies and tribal entities to promote low-emission vehicles. Applicants must complete the required registrations before applying. Funding is intended for the purchase or lease of buses that use low- or no-emission propuls...
Cooperative agreements to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, government agencies, qualifying tribes, and redevelopment agencies for programs that train unemployed residents to work in the environmental field. Applicants are advised that required registra...
Grants to USA and territories nonprofit and for-profit organizations, tribes, and agencies to restore, protect, and enhance eligible animal habitats. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to supp...
Grants of $10,000 to USA, Canada, and International early-career scientists, explorers, graduate students, and post-graduate researchers to conduct conservation projects. Priority will be given to applicants focused on sustainable tourism, equity-deserving groups,...
Grants and in-kind services to USA and territories colleges and universities to assist students in the development of technological innovations with market potential. Funding is intended to support engineering or science-based innovations that have a positive impa...
Fellowships to early-career conservation scientists of any nationality based at USA institutions. This two-year post-doctoral fellowship program is intended to support leading scientists by fostering research skills improvement and providing field learning experie...
Grants and cooperative agreements to USA, Canada, and International nonprofits, IHEs, commercial organizations, individuals, and government agencies to support ocean-related projects, sponsorships, and research. Applicants are advised that required registrations m...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations for projects that promote renewable energy. Funding is intended to support socially responsible, community-based nonprofits that are developing a renewable energy project. The mission of the Foundati...
Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations to provide loans and sub-grants to low-income individuals in rural areas for water infrastructure projects. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. The goal of the...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International community hospitals, medical societies and associations, and teaching institutions for fellowship training programs. Funding is intended for studies related to disease states and therapeutic areas addressed by the funding s...
Fellowships of $10,000 per month to USA, Canada, and International journalists, scholars, and other individuals to research global issues at a program in Washington, DC. The purpose of the program is to afford researchers the opportunity to engage with US policyma...
Grants of up to $3,000 to Canada, USA, and territories nonprofit organizations for projects to protect wildlife and natural habitats. Funding is intended for campaigns to save specific species and ecosystems. Eligible activities include public policy work, litigat...
Residencies to USA, Canada, and International professional researchers working in the field of conservation to conduct research at the funding source's Los Angeles institution. Funding is intended to provide an opportunity for scholars, interns, fellows, and senio...
Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International Jewish college students and graduates to participate in a summer business fellowship program in Israel. Participants will be paired with Israeli fellows to intern at companies in sectors that include biotech business ...
Grants of up to $15,000 to USA, Canada, and International investigators and institutions for research projects related to tree management. Applicants must submit a letter of intent prior to submitting a full proposal. Consideration will be given to research that i...
Grants of up to $15,000 to USA, Canada, and International investigators affiliated with institutions for studies related to the safety of arborists. Applicants must submit a letter of intent prior to submitting a full application. Funding is intended for projects ...
Grants of up to $30,000 to USA, Canada, and International investigators affiliated with institutions for research related to urban forestry. Applicants must submit a letter of inquiry prior to submitting a full application. Funding is intended for studies that wil...