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IDL Forestry and Fire Grant Program News |
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2024 America the Beautiful
Request for Proposals
 America the Beautiful Challenge Request for Proposals. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s America the Beautiful Challenge Grant Request for Proposals is now available! Approximately $119 million will be awarded in nationwide funding to conserve, connect, and restore the lands, waters, and wildlife upon which we all depend. This RFP consolidates funding from multiple federal agencies and the private sector to enable applicants to conceive and develop large-scale, locally led projects that address shared funder priorities spanning public, Tribal, and private lands. Grant pre-proposals are due April 4, 2024.
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Potential Project Themes
- Conserving and restoring rivers, coasts, wetlands, and watersheds
- Conserving and restoring forests, grasslands and important ecosystems that serve as carbon sinks
- Connecting and reconnecting wildlife corridors, large landscapes, watersheds, and seascapes
- Improving ecosystem and community resilience to flooding, drought, and other climate-related threats
- Expanding access to the outdoors, particularly in underserved communities
Grant Categories, Funding Availability, Match, Duration
| Implementation Grants |
Planning Grants
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Sentinel Landscape Grants |
National Forest Grants |
Private Forests, Rangeland and Farmland Grants |
| $1 million to $5 million |
$200,000 to $2 million |
$250,000 to $1.5 million |
$250,000 to $1.5 million |
$200,000 to $500,000 |
| 10% match |
10% match |
match not required |
20% match |
match not required |
| up to four years |
up to 3 years |
2 to 4 years |
2 to 4 years |
2 to 3 years |
*Review RFP for Tribal Nations & territories match rates
Eligibility
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State government agencies, territories of the United States, and Indian Tribes are eligible to apply for all five grant categories.
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Non-profit 501(c) organizations, local governments, municipal governments, and educational institutions are eligible to apply for grants in categories (3) Sentinel Landscape Grants, (4) National Forest Grants and (5) Private Forests, Rangelands and Farmlands Grants.
Important Dates
Pre-Proposal Due Date: Thursday, April 4, 2024 by 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Full Proposal Due Date (by invitation only): Tuesday, July 16, 2024, by 11:59 PM Eastern Time
NFWF Assistance Available
Request for Proposals
Recorded Applicant Webinar
Pre-Proposal Tip Sheet
Awards are expected to be announced in November 2024. For further questions, please email Amanda Johnson at amanda.johnson5@usda.gov.
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