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Emergency Coastal Resilience Fund
The Emergency Coastal Resilience Fund was established to increase the resilience of coastal communities located within federally declared disaster areas impacted by hurricanes and wildfires. The fund supports conservation projects that strengthen natural systems at a scale that will protect coastal communities from the future impacts of storms, wildfires and associated natural hazards, while improving habitats for fish and wildlife species.Image

RFP Submission
Acres for America 2025 Request for Proposals
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NFWF is committed to operating in full compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and Executive Orders.
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Fisheries Innovation Fund
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Fisheries Innovation Fund supports effective participation of fishermen and fishing communities in the implementation of sustainable fisheries in the United States. The Fisheries Innovation Fund houses multiple programs with distinct requests for proposals (RFP) to work towards sustainable fisheries in the United States: an Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Program RFP released annually, and a New England Gear Innovation Fund RFP. There is also a Fisheries Innovation Fund RFP that was released annually from 2010 through 2019, and NFWF is exploring opportunities for future years of this RFP.Image

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Fishery Improvement Partnership Fund
NFWF’s Fishery Improvement Partnership Fund is an investment model to help address overfishing, one of the biggest threats to the global seafood supply. The Fund, supported by the Walton Family Fund and Darden Restaurants, will leverage philanthropic, industry and government resources to help develop and advance Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs) worldwide, with particular emphasis on fisheries that supply the US seafood market.Image

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Fishing for Energy
The Fishing for Energy partnership provides commercial fishermen with no-cost solutions to dispose of derelict and retired fishing gear and offers competitive grants to reduce the impacts of derelict fishing gear on the environment. By helping prevent and remove derelict gear, Fishing for Energy restores the quality of marine and coastal habitats, and supports the communities and industries that rely on these resources.Image

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Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program
The Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Program seeks to develop nationwide community stewardship of local natural resources, preserving these resources for future generations and enhancing habitat for local wildlife. Grants seek to address water quality issues in priority watersheds, such as erosion due to unstable streambanks, pollution from stormwater runoff, and degraded shorelines caused by development.Image

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Forestland Stewards
Launched in 2013, the Forestland Stewards Partnership between International Paper and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) protects and enhances ecologically important forestlands and coastal savannas in ten southern states.Image

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Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund
The Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund is designed to provide environmental improvements and address environmental areas of concern such as water quality, groundwater, open space, reduction of toxic pollution, and air quality in the Greenpoint, Brooklyn community.Image
