Deadline: 2-Nov-22
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is soliciting proposals to strategically protect and enhance essential habitats in Hawaiʻi, from mauka to makai (from the mountain to the ocean), to reduce extinction risk and sustain resilient populations of native species.
Particular species and habitats of interest include palila (finch-billed Hawaiian honeycreeper), kiwikiu (Maui parrotbill), ʻuaʻu (Hawaiian petrel), Oʻahu elepaio (monarch flycatcher), puaiohi (small Kauaʻi thrush), and conservation objectives on Lānaʻi.
Priorities
In 2023, the Hawaiʻi Conservation Program will award grants to projects that address the following program priorities:
- Bird Conservation: Reduce extinction risk for a suite of endemic bird species by addressing direct threats and improving habitat conditions. Pervasive and ongoing threats for Hawaiian birds include avian malaria and other non-native pathogens, habitat loss and degradation, invasive predators and plants, and climate change.
- Kuahiwi a Kai: Lānaʻi Watershed Conservation Program: Lānaʻi is home to unique natural and cultural resources, stretching from the island’s mountain to its surrounding ocean. However, the landscape faces threats from uncontrolled ungulate populations, sedimentation runoff, invasive plants, and non-native predators.
Funding Information
The Hawaiʻi Conservation Program will award approximately $1,135,000 in grants. Generally, grants range in size from $50,000 to $200,000, although grants greater than $200,000 can be considered on a case-by-case basis. Projects relating to bird and coral reef conservation priorities must have a minimum match of 1:1 non-federal cash and/or in-kind contributions. Projects implemented on Lānaʻi within the Kuahiwi a Kai program area must have a minimum match of 1:1 federal cash, non-federal cash, and/or in-kind contributions. Projects may extend from one to three years.
Geographic Focus
To be eligible for funding, projects must occur within the areas. Priority geographic locations include those found on the islands of Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, Lānaʻi, Molokaʻi, Oʻahu, and Kauaʻi.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants include non-profit 501(c) organizations, U.S. Federal government agencies, state government agencies, local governments, municipal governments, Tribal Governments and Organizations, educational institutions, and businesses.
- Ineligible applicants include international organizations and unincorporated individuals.
- For-profit applicants: please note that this is a request for grant proposals, not a procurement of goods and services; see the Budget section below for specific cost considerations.
For more information, visit https://www.nfwf.org/programs/hawaii-conservation-program/hawaii-conservation-program-2023-requests-proposals