Park Partner Capacity Building RFP Grant
Funding Amount
US $50,000 - US $100,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
The National Park Foundation (NPF) is inviting proposals through its Park Partner Capacity Building RFP, aimed at enhancing the organizational capabilities of national park philanthropic organizations. This initiative offers funding to nonprofits with established partnerships with the National Park Service, encouraging them to explore innovative solutions for internal challenges and foster organizational growth and resilience.
Capacity Building for Park Partners
The National Park Foundation (NPF) is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to strengthen the organizational capacity of national park philanthropic organizations. This funding opportunity provides nonprofit organizations, with an existing long-term philanthropic, cooperative, or cooperating association agreement with the National Park Service, a chance to focus on their organizational growth and resiliency. This is a space for organizations to do some "big picture" thinking around creative solutions to pressing internal needs and challenges.
What National Park Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 286
- Total given
- $82.03M
- Median grant
- $78K
- Range
- $5,700–$21.1M
- By dollars: Montana 26%, Wyoming 12%, Arizona 10%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC; Seattle, WA; San Francisco, CA.
- <1% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 15% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Yellowstone Forever · Bozeman, MT
Protect
$21.1M
American Conservation Experience · Flagstaff, AZ
Protect
$7.11M
Grand Teton National Park Foundation · Moose, WY
Protect
$6.92M
National Park Friends Alliance · Jackson, WY
Connect
$2.8M
NPS Resource Stewardship & Science · Fort Collins, CO
Protect
$2.33M
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Capacity building
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