Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund 2022 (US)
Deadline: 5-May-22
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is soliciting proposals for Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund 2022 to advance pollinator conservation.
The goal of the Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund (Pollinator Fund) is to protect, conserve, and increase habitat for the monarch butterfly and other native insect pollinators. The most competitive projects will demonstrate clear benefits to both the monarch butterfly and additional at-risk native insect pollinator species (i.e., federally listed, candidate, or proposed native insect pollinator species).
Grant Categories
Grants will be awarded in two categories:
Technical Assistance for Private Working Lands
Habitat Improvement
Funding Information
The Pollinator Fund will award up to $1.9 million in grants in 2022: up to $600,000 for Technical Assistance for Private Working Lands and up to $1.3 million for Habitat Improvement. Funding is provided by Bayer Crop Science, Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and U.S. Forest Service (USFS).
Technical Assistance for Private Working Lands
Up to $600,000 is expected to be available for grants ranging from $100,000 to $300,000.
Habitat Improvement
Up to $1.3 million is expected to be available for grants ranging from $125,000 to $175,000.
Geographic Focus
Technical Assistance for Private Working Lands
Grant funding will be awarded in the following eligible states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wisconsin.
Within eligible states, priority will be given to projects located in the North Core and South Core Monarch Conservation Units.
Projects are restricted to private working lands.
Habitat Improvement
Grant funding will be awarded in the following eligible states: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Within eligible states, priority will be given to projects located in the North Core, South Core, West Core, and Overwintering Monarch Conservation Units.
West of the Rocky Mountains, priority will be given to projects on or adjacent to the following: monarch butterfly overwintering sites, BLM lands, and USFS lands.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants include nonprofit 501(c) organizations, U.S. federal government agencies, state government agencies, local governments, municipal governments, tribal governments and organizations, and educational institutions.
Ineligible applicants include businesses, unincorporated individuals, and international organizations.
For more information, visit https://www.nfwf.org/programs/monarch-butterfly-and-pollinators-conservation-fund/monarch-butterfly-and-pollinators-conservation-fund-2022-request-proposals