The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is soliciting proposals to strategically protect and enhance essential habitats in Hawaiʻi, from mauka to makai 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: Hawaii
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/23/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Priorities
In 2025, the Hawaiʻi Conservation Program will award grants to projects that address the following program priorities.
- Bird Conservation- Reduce extinction risk for a suite of endemic bird species by addressing direct threats and improving habitat conditions.
- Community engagement – Integrate the community and its cultural history into the priority conservation activities referenced above. Potential project activities may include engaging students and/or community members in educational, hands-on internships and/or volunteer projects focused on invasive plant management, native plant restoration, ungulate monitoring, and ungulate control.
Funding Information
- The Hawaiʻi Conservation Program will award approximately $2.1 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 Activity
- Habitat Management
- Species-specific Strategies
- Habitat Management
- Habitat Restoration
- Planning, Research, Monitoring
- Capacity, Outreach, Incentives
Geographic Focus
To be eligible for funding, projects must occur within the areas. Priority geographic locations include those found on the islands of Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, Lānaʻi, and Oʻahu.
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.
