Lone Star Land Steward Awards
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Grant Type
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- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Geographic Scope: Texas (statewide)
Focus Areas:
- Recognition and honoring of private landowners for accomplishments in habitat management and wildlife conservation
- Land, water, and wildlife stewardship on private lands
Program Significance:
- With 95% of Texas land under private ownership, landowner conservation efforts are vital
- Celebrates the proud legacy, culture, and heritage of stewardship in Texas
- Funding supports TPWD's Private Lands Program, which enables strategic habitat conservation on private lands benefiting Texas' lands, waters, and wildlife
Achievement:
Over the past 20 years, nearly 200 landowners across Texas have received this recognition, conserving more than 3 million acres of fish and wildlife habitat
Leopold Conservation Award:
- Presented by Sand County Foundation as part of the program
Recent Event:
- 2024 ceremony held May 23, 2024 at Hyatt Regency Austin
Contact Information:
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation
- 6220 Gaston Avenue, Ste. 700, Dallas, TX 75214
- Phone: 214.720.1478
- Email: info@tpwf.org
Underwriting Opportunities:
Available for corporations and individuals to support the program
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
- Environmental conservation
- Wildlife
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