Deadline: 14-Jul-22
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is inviting applications for Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Program to restore and sustain healthy forests, rivers, and streams that provide habitat for diverse native bird and aquatic species populations.
The overall goal of the program is to improve the quality and connectivity of forest and freshwater habitat in order to increase the distribution and abundance of birds, fish and other wildlife, as evidenced by a suite of species that collectively are indicators of forest and freshwater habitat condition.
Aims
The program aims to:
- Improve the management of public and private forestlands in order to create blocks with a mosaic of mixed-aged forests that support a diversity of bird and wildlife species, especially targeting golden-winged warbler, wood thrush, and cerulean warbler; and
- Improve stream health by removing passage barriers, restoring riparian buffers, and improving water quality and hydrology to bolster populations of eastern brook trout, eastern hellbender and native freshwater mussels.
Priorities
- Restore and Manage Forest Blocks in Focal Geographies
- Forest and Grassland Management for Wildlife, Carbon, and Water
- Restore Aquatic Ecosystems
- Community Impact and Engagement:
Funding Information
- The Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Program will award approximately $3 million in grants this year. Grants will range from $50,000 to $500,000 each.
Geographic Focus
- The Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Program will award grants in portions of the Appalachian region of Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants include non-profit 501(c) organizations, state government agencies, local governments, municipal governments, Tribal Governments and Organizations, and educational institutions.
- Ineligible applicants include U.S. Federal government agencies, businesses, unincorporated individuals, and international organizations.
For more information, visit NFWF.
For more information, visit https://www.nfwf.org/programs/central-appalachia-habitat-stewardship-program/central-appalachia-habitat-stewardship-program-2022-request-proposals