Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

Foundation

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Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
April 2026

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

Overview

The SFI Conservation Grants Program supports collaborative conservation research and projects between SFI-certified organizations and conservation and academic researchers.

Geographic Scope: SFI-certified forests covering more than 350 million acres/140 million hectares

Focus Areas:

  • Conservation research on SFI-certified lands
  • Biodiversity conservation
  • Carbon sequestration
  • Water quality and purification
  • Species recovery and habitat protection
  • Bird conservation
  • Climate-smart forestry

Program Structure: Includes a Conservation Impact Sounding Board that engages the conservation community to provide input, direction, and ensure relevance of conservation work across the SFI network

Key Achievement: The SFI Conservation Grants Program has flourished and fostered collaboration between SFI-certified organizations and conservation and academic researchers. Conservation Impact work measures carbon sequestered, biodiversity maintained or recovered, and water purified on the SFI footprint across certified lands.

Contact Information:

  • Leonardo (Leo) Viana, VP Conservation Collaboration, Leonardo.Viana@forests.org, 202-719-1390
  • SFI USA: 2121 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: 202-596-3450
  • SFI Canada: 1306 Wellington Street West, Suite 400, Ottawa, ON K1Y 3B2, Phone: 613-747-2454

What Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990 filing, 2024

Grants in 2024
28
Total given
$460K
Median grant
$11K
Range
$5,035–$106K
  • By dollars: North Carolina 29%, Michigan 17%, Alabama 5%. Top recipient cities: Cary, NC; East Lansing, MI; Corvallis, OR.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 36% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Ncasi Foundation · Cary, NC

    Forest conservation research. focus areas include biodiversity, water quality, and…

    $106K

  • Michigan State University Extension Business Office · East Lansing, MI

    Forest conservation research. focus areas include biodiversity, water quality, and…

    $50K

  • Ncasi · Cary, NC

    Forest conservation research. focus areas include biodiversity, water quality, and…

    $25K

  • Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI

    Forest conservation research. focus areas include biodiversity, water quality, and…

    $20K

  • Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR

    Capacity building for environmental education

    $19K

IRS Form 990 filing, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Environmental conservation
  • Wildlife
  • Conservation biology
  • Science research

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