The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), through anticipated cooperative agreements from the Department of the Interior (DOI), Department of Defense (DOD), and the Department of Agriculture’s U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), is releasing the America the Beautiful Challenge (ATBC) 2024.
Donor Name: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/04/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 4 Years
Details:
The ATBC seeks to fund projects across the following themes:
- Conserving and restoring rivers, coasts, wetlands, and watersheds
- Conserving and restoring forests, grasslands and important ecosystems that serve as carbon sinks
- Connecting and reconnecting wildlife corridors, large landscapes, watersheds, and seascapes
- Improving ecosystem and community resilience to flooding, drought, and other climate-related threats
- Expanding access to the outdoors, particularly in underserved communities
Priorities
- Benefit At-Risk Fish, Wildlife, and Plant Species
- Expand Habitat Connectivity
- Deliver Conservation and Restoration Across Jurisdictions
- Provide a Range of Ecosystem Services
- Strengthen Ecosystem and Community Resilience
- Expand Public and Community Access to Nature
- Engage Local Communities
- Support Tribally Led Conservation and Restoration Priorities
- Contribute to Local or Tribal Economies
- Contribute to Workforce Development
- Advance the Restoration and Resiliency Framework and Keystone Initiatives
- Advance Sentinel Landscape Partnership Priorities
Categories
- Category 1: Implementation Grants
- Award Size: $1 million to $5 million
- Project Duration: up to four years
- Category 2: Planning Grants
- Award Size: $200,000 to $2 million
- Project Duration: up to 3 years
- Category 3. Sentinel Landscape Grants
- Award Size: $250,000 to $1.5 million
- Project Duration: 2 to 4 years
- Category 4: National Forest Grants
- Award Size: $250,000 to $1.5 million
- Project Duration: 2 to 4 years
- Category 5: Private Forests, Rangeland and Farmland Grants
- Award Size: $200,000 to $500,000
- Project Duration: 2 to 3 years
Geographic Focus
ATBC is a nationwide program. Projects throughout the U.S., U.S. territories, and Tribal Nations are eligible for funding. Projects can be on public lands, Tribal lands, and private lands, and ideally span multiple landownership boundaries, jurisdictions, and/or states. Locations will be prioritized where projects are guided by existing conservation or restoration plans as well as the program priorities listed below.
Eligibility Criteria
- State government agencies, territories of the United States, and Indian Tribes are eligible to apply for all five grant categories.
- Non-profit 501(c) organizations, local governments, municipal governments, and educational institutions are eligible to apply for grants in categories (3) Sentinel Landscape Grants, (4) National Forest Grants and (5) Private Forests, Rangelands and Farmlands Grants.
For more information, visit NFWF.
