RECREATION – Matching Awards Program: Connecting People to Forests
National Forest Foundation
Funding Amount
Funding: None. General award range is $5,000 to $70,000 with a suggested request of no more than $35,000.
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
state
Overview
RECREATION – Matching Awards Program: Connecting People to Forests
Supports projects that inspire their participants to get personally involved in caring for their public lands. Project must have both a community engagement and stewardship activity. Community engagement might include clean up days, school field trips, outdoor skills training, nature-based therapeutic activities, trail or site ambassador programs, community science projects, and community member implementation of natural resource stewardship projects. Stewardship might include clean up days, tree/shrub planting, trail maintenance, invasive species control, forest and watershed restoration, hazardous fuels reduction, monitoring to inform management decisions, and education related to public land use and sustainable recreation principles.
Details
- Funding Entity: National Forest Foundation
- Funding Type: Grant
- Funding Range: Funding: None. General award range is $5,000 to $70,000 with a suggested request of no more than $35,000.
- Match Required: 1:1 ($1 for every $1 in grant funds)Application
How to Apply
Deadline: Multiple application rounds. Upco
Apply Via: Complete a brief eligibility quiz to receive an email with an access code and instructions for the application.
Apply here: https://www.nationalforests.org/grant-programs/map
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