Washington: Conservation Futures Grant Program - fundsforNGOs

Applicants are invited to apply for the Conservation Futures Grant Program.

Donor Name: King County

State: Washington

County: King County (WA)

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 02/09/2026

Size of the Grant: Not Available

Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned

Details:

CFT grants are used to buy or conserve sites that will be used as parks and open spaces – for example, urban greenspaces and parks, natural areas, sites for habitat and stream restoration, forests, community gardens, farms, and trails. These open spaces may be used for passive recreation.

Types of Lands Can Be Protected

Properties eligible for funding must meet the definitions of open space land in RCW 84.34.020, which describes open space lands as land area that, if preserved, would:

conserve or enhance natural or scenic resources
protect streams or water supply
promote conservation of soils, wetlands, beaches, or tidal marshes
enhance the value to the public of abutting or neighboring parks, forests, wildlife preserves, nature reservations, sanctuaries, or other open space
enhance recreation opportunities
preserve historic sites
preserve visual quality along highway, road, and street corridors or scenic vistas
retain urban open spaces
preserve farm and agricultural land.

Uses of Funds

CFT funding may be used to acquire property interests on open space lands such as:

fee title to properties (i.e. purchasing the property outright)
less-than-fee property rights such as easements or development rights to achieve conservation goals, while the fee title to the property remains in private ownership.

Allowable Public Uses

Examples of allowable passive recreational uses on CFT-funded lands include: