Buffer Lands Program
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
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Other requirements
- Land trusts must be accredited by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission
Overview
Geographic Scope: Texas
Focus Areas:
- Establishment of conservation easements adjacent to or near existing state parks, state natural areas, wildlife management areas, or Texas Parks and Wildlife conservation projects
- Projects focused on high-priority wildlife species
Eligibility:
- Land trusts must be accredited by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission
Award Details:
- Matching funds program
- Applicants required to provide up to 50% match for approved acquisition expenses
- Grant funds awarded prior to closing but disbursed only upon successful completion and legal closing of the project
Contact Information:
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation
- 6220 Gaston Avenue, Ste. 700, Dallas, TX 75214
- Phone: 214.720.1478
- Fax: 214.720.3864
- Email: info@tpwf.org
How to Apply
Application Process
- Applicants must complete the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation's Buffer Lands Program application
- See program application for detailed selection criteria and requirements
What Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 23
- Total given
- $15.58M
- Median grant
- $47K
- Range
- $5,150–$14.18M
- By dollars: Texas >99%, District of Columbia <1%, Alabama <1%. Top recipient cities: Austin, TX; Corpus Christi, TX; Washington, DC.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 57% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept · Austin, TX
Maintain parks and wildlife
$14.18M
Texas Found for Conservation · Austin, TX
Outreach & education
$340K
Chasing the Tide · Austin, TX
Outreach & education
$279K
Borderlands Research Inst · Alpine, TX
Outreach & education
$180K
Wildlife Habitat Federation · Cat Springs, TX
Outreach & education
$74K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Land conservation
- Environmental conservation
- Wildlife
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