The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is soliciting proposals to strategically protect and enhance essential habitats in Hawaiʻi, from mauka to makai (from the mountain to the ocean), to reduce extinction risk and sustain resilient populations of native species relating to NFWF’s Hawai‘i Conservation Program Business Plan.
Donor Name: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
State: Hawai’i
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/19/2023
Size of the Grant: $50,000 to $200,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
The Hawaiʻi Conservation Program anticipates awarding approximately $2.4 Million in grants. Major funding partners include the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Department of Defense’s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program, and Pūlama Lānaʻi. criteria s upar rakh dena Geographic Focus Priority geographic locations include those found on the islands of Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, and Lānaʻi.
Priorities
- Bird Conservation
- Reduce extinction risk for a suite of endemic bird species by addressing direct threats and improving habitat conditions. Pervasive and ongoing threats for Hawaiian birds include avian malaria, habitat loss and degradation, invasive predators and plants, and climate change.
- Kuahiwi a Kai: Lānaʻi Watershed Conservation Program
- Lānaʻi is home to unique natural and cultural resources, stretching from the island’s mountain to its surrounding ocean. However, the landscape faces threats from uncontrolled ungulate populations, sedimentation runoff, invasive plants, and non-native predators.
Funding Information
- The Hawaiʻi Conservation Program will award approximately $2.4 Million in grants. NFWF expects that average awards for projects to be in the range of $50,000 to $200,000.
- Projects may extend from one to three years.
Project Activities
- Habitat Management
- Species-specific Strategies
- Habitat Restoration
- Planning, Research, Monitoring
- Capacity, Outreach, Incentives
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants include non-profit 501(c) organizations, U.S. Federal government agencies, state government agencies, local governments, municipal governments, Tribal Governments and Organizations, educational institutions, and businesses.
For more information, visit NFWF.
