The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is requesting proposals to restore, protect and enhance aquatic and riparian species of conservation concern and their habitats in the headwaters of the Colorado River and Rio Grande watersheds.
Donor Name: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
State: Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado and Wyoming
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/29/2022
Size of the Grant: Up to $1.4 million
Details:
Priority Activities
Priority restoration activities that address key limiting factors for focal species in the Colorado River and Rio Grande headwaters include:
- Process-based wetland, riparian and instream habitat restoration and enhancement – Restore natural fluvial process that increase floodplain connectivity, dynamic channel processes and recruitment of native riparian vegetation. Activities may include beaver mimicry structures, livestock exclusion fencing and riparian vegetation planting, removal of channel stabilizing structures, and grants may support science-based design and analysis for process-based restoration projects.
- Increase water availability for species and their habitats and/or remove barriers to flow – Make available more water for environmental flows that are necessary to drive process-based restoration and sustain species and their habitats through voluntary leasing or acquisition of water rights in the focal geographies. Remove or improve infrastructure at road crossings, culverts and check dams that act as barriers to the movement of aquatic species or stabilize natural dynamic processes to ensure habitat connectivity and fluvial development of the whole valley bottom.
- Reintroduction and translocation of focal species – Translocation of priority aquatic species to stream reaches with improved habitat and protection from invasive species. Reintroduction of or attraction projects benefitting North American beaver in a manner compatible with ongoing agricultural use and irrigation and land management objectives, and which benefits other priority species dependent on the habitat created by beaver activity.
Funding Information
Up to $1.4 million in grant funds is available. They anticipate making 7-9 grant awards in this cycle.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants include: local, state, federal, and tribal governments and agencies (e.g., townships, cities, boroughs), special districts (e.g., conservation districts, planning districts, utility districts), non-profit 501(c) organizations, educational institutions.
- Ineligible applicants include: international organizations, businesses or unincorporated individuals.
For more information, visit NFWF.
