Discover grants for environmental protection, sustainability, and conservation efforts. Funding supports climate change initiatives, sustainable workplaces and schools, recycling, watershed restoration, and land conservation. Additional grants fund pollution reduction, habitat protection, park maintenance, environmental education, and stewardship programs.
Filter this list of environmental grants above by recipient type, location, and funding source to find opportunities in conservation, habitat protection, or stewardship. GrantWatch helps organizations manage the entire funding process, from grant prospecting to post-award reporting, with tools such as the Grant Prospecting Dashboard, Grant Funding Pipeline, GrantWatch Intelligence™, and the AI Grant Writing Tool - built for multi-year conservation projects.
Fellowships of up to $2,500 to USA, Canada, and International students and student groups to address issues related to the environment. The purpose of the program is to encourage people between the ages of 13 and 24 to work on environmental concerns related to the...
Grants of up to $25,000 to Connecticut nonprofit organizations for projects and activities that improve life in eligible communities. Funding is intended for capital grants and campaigns, capacity-building efforts, and program support. Focus areas include housing,...
Grants of up to $2,500 to Ohio nonprofit organizations for projects that benefit the community in eligible locations. Funding is intended for activities in the focus areas of arts and culture, animal welfare, children, economic development, education, the environm...
Grants to California and Nevada nonprofit organizations in eligible regions for organizational support and capacity building. Funding is intended to strengthen nonprofit missions through unrestricted operating support, program and project implementation, environme...
Grants to Arizona government agencies for projects that help to preserve the quality and safety of local water resources. Funding is intended for planning activities to investigate the causes of pollution, suggest solutions to these problems, improve green infrast...
Grants to Maine municipalities, unorganized townships, tribes, and regional councils for projects that increase the resilience of coastal communities to storms. Funding is intended to support public waterfront facility planning projects, vulnerability assessments,...
Grants of up to $15,000 to Ohio nonprofit organizations for projects that benefit residents in eligible locations. Funding is intended for activities and programs with community or global impact. Grants may be approved for new programs or for projects that reach ...
Grants to Wisconsin nonprofit organizations and groups to address community needs in eligible counties. Funding is intended to enhance the local quality of life. Focus areas include but are not limited to education, the arts, health and human services, and the pre...
Grants of up to $1,000 to Illinois nonprofit organizations, for-profit businesses, government agencies, schools, and school districts for recycling and waste reduction initiatives in eligible locations. Funding is intended for source reduction activities, purchasi...
Grants to Iowa nonprofit organizations, including schools and municipalities, for projects that benefit residents in eligible regions. Past grants have funded medical equipment, food banks, fire departments, ambulance services, youth programs, and solar energy pro...
Grants to USA organizations for projects in the areas of community and population growth. New applicants must submit a Letter of Inquiry. Environmental projects are also supported in eligible regions of Pennsylvania. Eligible projects will improve the local qualit...
Grants of up to $10,000 to California youth in eligible regions for projects to address community needs. The funding is intended to empower young people to implement their unique ideas to make significant changes within their communities and to gain leadership ski...
Grants to Montana nonprofit organizations and government entities to enhance eligible communities. Eligible focus areas include health, youth, the environment, recreation, education, economic development, and leadership development. Funding is intended to address ...
Grants to Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington, DC, Virginia, and West Virginia nonprofit organizations, government agencies, libraries, and schools for programs and projects that benefit residents. Funding is intended for initiatives in the focus areas of social ju...
Grants of up to $50,000 to Delaware government agencies, estuary programs, and conservation districts to enhance water quality in contaminated watersheds. Funding is intended to support preliminary design and engineering, planning, and feasibility analysis of poin...
Grants of up to $5,000 to Michigan nonprofit organizations, churches, schools, agencies, and governmental units in eligible regions for projects to benefit local residents. Applicants must submit a preliminary application prior to submitting a full proposal. Focus...
Grants to British Columbia nonprofit organizations to benefit residents through a wide range of community programs. Funding is intended to improve the quality of life for residents, support local needs, and build vibrant communities. Funding areas include human an...
Grants of up to $10,000 to North Carolina nonprofit organizations to promote sustainable forestry practices. Funding is intended for specific equipment or projects that will further the goal of sustainable forestry. Eligible activities include public outreach, lan...
Grants of up to $5,000 to South Carolina nonprofit organizations, neighborhood associations, garden clubs, schools, government agencies, faith-based entities, and public gardens for planting activities in eligible locations. Funding is intended for projects in com...
Grants of up to $5,000 to New York nonprofit organizations to enhance the quality of life for year-round residents in eligible locations. Funding is intended for projects and programming offered by nonprofits, including arts organizations, education groups and sch...
Grants of up to $4,000 to Hawaii K-12 schools to expand or develop programs to teach and use digital media in the classroom. Funding is intended for professional development and training, supplies, equipment, and software. Successful applicants are expected to cre...
Grants of up to $20,000 to New Mexico and Texas nonprofit organizations and public schools for projects that benefit residents in eligible counties. Funding is intended for projects and activities within the focus areas of community services, healthcare, environme...
Grants to Delaware nonprofit organizations for projects to improve environmental and health conditions in local communities. Funding is intended to mitigate pollution, enhance natural resources, and create recreation opportunities. Priority will be given to projec...
Grants of up to $25,000 to Alaska nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and tribal entities for educational and charitable projects that benefit rural communities and low-income residents. Funding is intended for events and activities that have a long-term...
Grants to Idaho state and local agencies, nonprofit organizations, IHEs, and tribes for projects to restore forest lands. Funding is intended to support projects in rural areas on either private or State-owned land. Projects should be innovative and should address...
Grants to Arizona teachers in eligible locations for educational projects that promote alternative sources of energy. Funding is intended to help classroom teachers be innovative while encouraging education about renewable energy and the effective use of energy re...
Grants to Iowa nonprofit organizations in eligible locations to benefit the local community. Funding will be awarded to projects in the areas of education, arts and culture, health and human services, economic development, conservation, recreation, and charitable ...
Grants of up to $10,000 to Missouri nonprofit organizations, government entities, faith-based institutions, and school districts serving eligible regions to address community needs. The purpose of funding is to improve the quality of life for local residents. App...
Grants of up to $5,000 to USA, Canada, and International graduate and post-graduate students and early-career scientists to carry out fieldwork. Funding is intended to support fieldwork in any discipline. Eligible expenses include, but are not limited to: travel, ...
Grants of up to $10,000 to Mississippi nonprofit organizations for programs and projects that benefit residents in eligible counties. Funding is intended for activities within the focus areas of economic development, community service, education, youth, and the en...
Grants of up to $15,000 to Ohio nonprofit organizations for projects that benefit residents in eligible locations. Funding is intended for programs and activities in the focus areas of youth services, community services, disability services, international services...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International charities for programs that align with the funding source's focus areas. Projects and programs may focus on one of the following areas: disaster response, health and longevity, financial protection, opportunity pipeline, an...
Grants of up to $45,000 to Minnesota local governments, tribes, water and soil conservation districts, joint power boards, producers, and producer groups for equipment purchases that improve soil health. Funding is intended to support the acquisition and retrofitt...
Grant to a Washington, DC nonprofit organization to address water pollution. Funding is intended to support the maintenance and monitoring of trash traps as well as provide public education about water pollution and provide environmental workforce development. The...
Grants of up to $10,000 to Pennsylvania nonprofit organizations in eligible counties for programs that benefit local communities. Funding is intended for projects and activities in the focus areas of child advocacy, arts, natural resources and conservation, parks ...
Grants to Utah government agencies, nonprofit organizations, tribal entities, and land trusts for land-related preservation projects. Funding is intended to preserve or restore agricultural land. Grants may be used to purchase conservation easements on working far...
Grants to Washington nonprofit community-based organizations and groups for programs and activities that benefit residents in eligible regions. Funding is intended to strengthen the capacity of local communities and address critical needs. Focus areas include heal...
Grants to Washington nonprofit organizations, civic groups, and sports organizations to enhance and upgrade public recreational spaces in eligible locations. Funding is intended for improvements to trails, parks, open spaces, and recreational facilities. Indoor an...
Grants of up to $10,000 to Washington nonprofit organizations and community-based groups for projects to improve water quality in eligible regions. Funding is intended for activities that demonstrate improvements in the quality of local surface waters. Projects mu...
Grants of up to $1,500 to North Carolina nonprofit organizations for community-benefit activities in eligible locations. Funding is intended for projects and programs in a wide range of focus areas, including but not limited to education, health, environment, chil...
Grants of up to $25,000 to Delaware nonprofit organizations for community well-being initiatives. Funding is intended to support projects that strengthen local communities through a wide range of projects. Eligible projects must take place in a Census Block Group ...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, companies, and individuals for activities that address real estate sector concerns. Eligible organizations align with one of the following areas of interest: education, research, diversity, and sustaina...
Grants of up to $5,000 to USA individual real estate managers, building owners, tenants, residents, students, and academic faculty for projects that improve the environmental performance of commercial real estate. Funding is intended to advance sustainability and ...
Grants of up to $10,000 to USA individual researchers, academic institutions and associations, corporate partners, and workforce development partners for studies in the area of real estate management. Funding is intended to generate practical knowledge that helps ...
Grants to Minnesota government agencies and water conservation districts to improve and restore local drainage management system infrastructure. The purpose of funding is to prevent excess sedimentation and erosion, reduce flooding, and improve water quality while...
Grants to Pennsylvania nonprofit organizations for community benefit projects in eligible locations. Funding is intended to assist nonprofit music, arts, education, environmental action, and human services groups. Eligible activities benefit communities in which M...
Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International individuals, social entrepreneurs, and businesses to participate in a contest to address social and environmental concerns. The contest is intended for young adults between the ages of 18 and 30 to devise solutions to...
Grants to New York businesses to hire interns for work in the clean energy sector. Funding is intended to facilitate the placement of individuals first entering the industry, in businesses where they can gain work experience and become professionals in the clean e...
Award to a Maryland individual to recognize exemplary humanitarian services to the local community in eligible regions. The purpose of the award is to honor a lifetime of achievements in a wide range of community services, such as human services, education, youth,...
Grants of up to $50,000 to Hawaii nonprofit organizations to benefit communities in eligible locations. Funding is intended for programs and activities in a range of focus areas, including but not limited to environmental protection and education, language preserv...