Natural resource conservation, production enhancement, wildlife protection, technical assistance, and projects that promote science, storytelling, education and technology are some of the topics with funding available in February 2025.
Discover opportunities that can enhance conservation and sustainable development!
- Grants from Iris Foundation. Fondation Iris is a private foundation under the auspices of Fondation de France. Its goal is to promote environmental conservation and help safeguard the fragile beauty of the world. The foundation supports actions to preserve or restore vulnerable sites, whether cultural or natural, as well as actions to respond concretely to the loss of biodiversity in all types of environments. It promotes events and works by artists and photographers, which contribute to the valorization of sites and public awareness of these issues. The foundation also supports agroecology in France. Finally, the foundation organizes or supports scientific expeditions around the world. Closing date: February 14. Apply here.
- Support from Rainforest Trust. The main objective must be the creation/expansion of a protected or conserved area. (The proposed area must be currently unprotected. You can check here: https://www.protectedplanet.net/en). Closing date: March 1. Apply here.
- Grants from Dr. Scholl Foundation. The Dr. Scholl Foundation was established by William M. Scholl, MD, in 1947. It is a private, independent foundation that makes grants for charitable purposes. The Foundation’s mission is to provide financial assistance to organizations committed to improving our world. Grants are awarded to projects in the following areas: (1) education, (2) social service, (3) health care, (4) culture, and (5) environment. Closing date: March 1. Apply here.
- NWN Community Investments Grant Program. Competitive fund to support individuals and organized communities at the global level. Its objective is to provide resources to projects defined by local leaders to improve the lives and well-being of people in the community. Closing date: March 1. Apply here.
- Grants from New England Biolabs Foundation. They are committed to fostering community-based conservation of landscapes and seascapes and the biocultural diversity found in these places. They believe that their natural and cultural values are inextricably linked and that indigenous and local communities should play a key role in their stewardship. Preference is given to inquiries from non-profit community-based organizations working to: (1) conserve biological diversity (terrestrial and marine); (2) sustain cultural diversity (linguistic diversity, as well as traditional knowledge systems and practices); (3) maintain ecosystem services (water, soil, and carbon sequestration); (4) support food sovereignty and the economic vitality of local communities; (5) in the marine environment, maintaining healthy reefs and fisheries. Closing date: March 10. Apply here.
- National Geographic Society Grants Program – Freshwater Storytelling: Request for Proposals. The National Geographic Society is accepting applications for their Illuminating and Protecting the Wonder of Your World Grants Program. They fund individuals working on science, conservation, storytelling, education, and technology projects that align with one or more of their focus areas. Wildlife: discover, understand and conserve individual species or genera of animals, plants or other life forms and inspire and empower local and global audiences to better understand and protect them. Closing date: April 22. Apply here.
- Grants from Conservation, Food & Health Foundation (CFH). The Conservation, Food and Health Foundation seeks to promote the conservation of natural resources, improve food production and distribution, and improve health in the developing world. They fund the following: (1) conservation: to help conserve viable ecosystems and protect biological diversity in developing countries and to train local leaders in conservation and resource protection, with an emphasis on technical and scientific training; (2) food: promote specific sustainable agricultural practices with potential to advance science and practice in other countries and explore innovative education and training interventions for small-scale food producers and farmers; and (3) health: improve public health through community-based efforts that address health promotion, disease prevention, family planning and reproductive health and increase understanding and treatment of tropical diseases. Closing date: May 1. Apply here.
- Community Development Grant. The Champion Award is FAO’s highest recognition for outstanding leaders The Inter-American Foundation (IAF) funds the efforts of grassroots groups in Latin America and the Caribbean to improve the living conditions of the disadvantaged and excluded, enhance their decision-making capacity and self-governance, and develop partnerships with the public sector, business and civil society. The IAF seeks the following in a project that it funds: (1) innovative solutions to development problems; (2) diversity of community voices in project development and implementation; (3) substantial involvement of beneficiaries in: the identification of the problem addressed, the approach chosen to solve it, the project design, and the management and evaluation of activities; (4) partnerships with local government, the business community and other civil society organizations; and (5) evidence of increased capacity for beneficiary self-governance. Deadline: No deadline. Apply here.
- Grants from Rapid Response Facility (RRF). The Rapid Response Facility (RRF) provides emergency support to natural World Heritage sites in times of crisis. The RRF is a partnership between the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Fauna & Flora International (FFI). RRF grants are available to natural UNESCO World Heritage sites. The RRF only funds actions at a site facing an ‘emergency’ threat to its biodiversity. They do not fund ongoing problems, even if they require urgent action. Deadline: No deadline. Apply here.
- Grant program from OFID. Its focus areas are: (1) energy; (2) agriculture; (3) water and sanitation; (4) health; and (5) education. OFID has several financing schemes that include public sector lending (the main pillar of OFID’s operations), private sector support and grant financing. Its grant program focuses on (1) technical assistance, (2) support to the people of Palestine, (3) energy poverty, (4) HIV/AIDS program, (5) research and similar intellectual activities, and (6) emergency relief. Deadline: No deadline. Apply here.
- Rufford Grants Program. This grant program offers grants for nature conservation projects in the developing world. There are five consecutive funding schemes: Rufford Small Grant, 2nd Rufford Small Grant, Booster Grant, 2nd Booster Grant and Completion Grant. The primary requirement is that the work must be pragmatic in nature and have a substantial and lasting impact on the issue in question (conservation). Often there will be a significant human element to a successful proposal, with community education and participation being very important. The Foundation has a broad scope of interest. In addition to the conservation of animals in their habitat, it also wishes to support conservation work focused on threatened habitats and other organisms such as plants, fungi or insects. Deadline: No deadline. Apply here.
You can also learn about online funding opportunities aimed at financing and strengthening projects that promote biodiversity and address climate change for indigenous peoples here.
