Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund Grant
Funding Amount
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Deadline
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Grant Type
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Overview
Background
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) seeks proposals 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.
Projects should align with NFWF’s Monarch Butterfly Business Plan. The most competitive projects will demonstrate clear benefits to both monarch butterfly and additional at-risk native insect pollinator species. Special consideration will be given to projects benefiting rusty patched bumble bee, Franklin’s bumble bee, Karner blue butterfly, Dakota skipper, Poweshiek skipperling, and Mitchell’s satyr.
Grant awards will range from $200,000 to $300,000. Funding will be awarded for projects up to two years in length following finalization of the grant agreement. Over the past five funding cycles, the average application success rate was 41%.
Funding is provided by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Bayer Crop Science, ConocoPhillips, and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation.
Eligibility
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What National Fish and Wildlife Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 1,286
- Total given
- $464.38M
- Median grant
- $107K
- Range
- $5,024–$24.16M
- By dollars: Virginia 11%, California 10%, Alaska 7%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC; Baltimore, MD; Annapolis, MD.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 26% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA
Coastal habitats / greater sage grouse cons
$24.16M
Ducks Unlimited Inc · Memphis, TN
Coastal habitat restoration
$20.55M
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality · Jackson, MS
Mississippi coastal habitat restoration & mgt
$20.49M
Walker Basin Conservancy · Reno, NV
Restore walker basin habitat for monarchs
$12.39M
State of Hawaii · Honolulu, HI
Restore hawaii forests, protect rare plants
$8.61M
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Environment
- Wildlife
- Environmental conservation
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