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NFWF Announces $4.1 Million in Awards from the Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Program

NFWF Announces $500,000 in New Support to Help Conserve North Atlantic Right Whales

NFWF and NOAA Announce More Than $37 Million in Grants to Support Coastal Resilience Efforts Across the Nation

Improving Fisheries Conservation and Management in the Eastern Gulf

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill resulted in an unprecedented injury to fishes in the Gulf. It is estimated that trillions of larval fishes died from exposure to oil and dispersants, resulting in a significant loss to the ecosystem. In 2013, as part of the settlement to resolve certain criminal charges against BP and Transocean, $2.54 billion was directed to be paid to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to conduct or fund projects that remedy harm or reduce the risk of future harm to Gulf Coast natural resources injured by the spill. NFWF subsequently established the Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund (GEBF) to identify, fund and administer these projects. Several Gulf Coast states were particularly interested in utilizing the GEBF to restore fishes impacted by the spill.

Gulf Fisheries Report

Improving Fisheries Conservation and Management in the Eastern Gulf

Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund Fulfills $203 Million in Funding Obligations to Texas

WASHINGTON, D.C.

NFWF Approves More Than $71 Million for New Restoration Projects on the Gulf Coast

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund

Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund New 2020 Projects

In the eighth round of funding, NFWF awarded more than $71 million in 2020 from its Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund (GEBF) to 13 new projects and 3 existing projects in the states of Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, and Texas. The projects listed below are designed to protect, restore and enhance natural and living resources across the Gulf Coast.