America the Beautiful Challenge
Program Information:
Total Funding Available: 119000000
Application Deadline: 04/04/2024
Match Requirement: <25%
Maximum Award Amount: 5000000
Minimum Award Amount: 200000
Sub Funding Type: Project Planning and Design, General Organizational Capacity, Early Project Planning: Scoping, Implementation or On-The-Ground Work
Funding Type: Grant
Funding Source: Private Foundation
Organization Name: National Fish & Wildlife Foundation
Eligible Applicants: Tribal Agencies and Indigenous Led Partnerships, State Agency, Non-Profit Organization, Local Government, Educational Institution
The America the Beautiful Challenge is a public-private grant program for locally led ecosystem restoration projects that invest in watershed restoration, resilience, equitable access, workforce development, corridors and connectivity, and collaborative conservation, consistent with the America the Beautiful Initiative.
The America the Beautiful Challenge seeks to advance conservation and restoration projects that are consistent with the principles outlined in the Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful report and that focus on at least one of the following core areas of need:
- Conserving and restoring rivers, coasts, wetlands, and watersheds
- Conserving and restoring forests, grasslands, and other important ecosystems that serve as carbon sinks
- Connecting and reconnecting wildlife corridors, large landscapes, watersheds, and seascapes
- Improving ecosystem and community resilience to coastal flooding, drought, and other climate-related threats
- Expanding access to the outdoors, particularly in underserved communities
Applicants are encouraged to develop large landscape scale and/or cross jurisdictional projects that advance existing conservation plans or are informed by Indigenous Traditional Knowledge.
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