The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is pleased to offer a third round of funding through its Resilient and Connected Appalachians Grant Program (RCAGP).
Donor Name: The Nature Conservancy
State: Selected States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/13/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Resilient and Connected Appalachians Grant Program provides grants of up to $100,000 for fee and easement acquisition projects throughout the Appalachians.
The goal of the program is to support exceptional land protection projects that contribute to landscape-scale conservation and connectivity within TNC’s Appalachians Program area.
Eligible Projects
Eligible project costs include the following:
- Project capital (purchase price)
- Project development (appraisals, surveys, title work, baselines, environmental assessments, etc.)
- Stewardship and legal defense funds (does not include direct stewardship, land management or restoration)
- Community engagement costs related to project (meeting venue, mailers, supplies, travel, facilitation, etc.)
- Match for other private or public funding sources
- Legal support
- Operational costs (e.g., staff salaries and travel expenses directly associated with the project)
- Indirect costs (not to exceed 20% of the total grant amount).
Geographical Areas
The program geography includes all or portions of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama.
Eligibility Criteria
To succeed in these efforts, The Nature Conservancy’s Connectivity, Climate, Communities Fund offers two grant programs for conservation and community organizations, municipalities, Federally Recognized Tribal Nations, and local and state agencies in the Appalachians who are working to protect and conserve this region.
For more information, visit The Nature Conservancy.
