How much funding does Northern Great Plains Program Grant provide?

Northern Great Plains Program Grant provides US $200,000 - US $1,500,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for Northern Great Plains Program Grant?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Who is eligible for Northern Great Plains Program Grant?

Not funded: Advocacy or litigation; Do not conduct membership campaigns.

Who has received Northern Great Plains Program Grant funding?

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's IRS filings list 26 awards under this program (2021–2025). Recent recipients include Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory DBA Bird Conservancy of the Rockies (Brighton, CO), $1,266,867 in 2025; Smithsonian Institution (Washington, DC), $468,408 in 2025; Noble Research Institute (Ardmore, OK), $388,160 in 2025.

Northern Great Plains Program Grant

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

Foundation Environmental Grants Environmental Conservation Grants Wildlife Grants Grants for Land Conservation

Funding Amount

US $200,000 - US $1,500,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: Advocacy or litigation
Not eligible: Do not conduct membership campaigns

Overview

Since our founding, we've funded over 23,300 rigorously evaluated projects, awarded to both large environmental organizations and small local initiatives.
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is soliciting proposals to voluntarily conserve and restore grasslands and wildlife species in the Northern Great Plains. The goal of the Northern Great Plains program is to maintain and/or improve interconnected grasslands in focal areas to sustain healthy populations of grassland-obligate species while fostering sustainable livelihoods and preserving cultural identities including tribal cultures and food sovereignty. Major funding partners include the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Bureau of Land Management, Bezos Earth Fund, Marathon Oil, Altria Group, Occidental Petroleum Corporation, and Margret A. Cargill Philanthropies.

Past recipients of this program

Recent awards under this program (from National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's IRS filings)

Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory DBA Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

Brighton, CO · 2025

$1.27M
Smithsonian Institution

Washington, DC · 2025

$468K
Noble Research Institute

Ardmore, OK · 2025

$388K
Sandhills Task Force

Broken Bow, NE · 2025

$294K
Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition

Mullen, NE · 2025

$190K

26 grants in National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's 2021–2025 filings reference “Northern Great Plains Program Grant” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.

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