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1 | Welcome to RILTC's list of funding opportunities for RI land trusts! | Grant programs that are currently accepting applications are highlighted in yellow. If you have a grant to add, please email Virginia Streeter at vstreeter@rilandtrusts.org. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Granteur | Grant Name | Region | Funding Range | Matching? | Funding for... | Description | Deadline | Link | Notes | |||||||||||||||||
3 | 11th Hour Racing | General Grants | National | $40K - $150K | No | Ecosystem or trail restoration | 11th Hour Racing seeks proposals that align with one or more focus areas: Ocean Literacy & Stewardship, Clean Technologies & Best Practices, and Ecosystem Restoration. Land acquisition and conservation easements are not eligible. | March 31 (annual) | https://11thhourracing.org/grant-giving/ | Applications open January 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | AARP Livable Communities | AARP Community Challenge | National | $500 - $50,000 | No | Ecosystem or trail restoration | The AARP Community Challenge applications for projects that benefit residents — especially those age 50 and older — in several categories, including creating vibrant Public Places that improve open spaces, parks and access to other amenities. | March 5, 2025 | https://www.aarp.org/livable-communities/community-challenge/ | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Alletta Morris McBean Charitable Trust | Foundation Grants | Aquidneck | $2,500 - $300,000 | Unspecified | Other/various | Enhance the quality of life on Aquidneck Island and perpetuate community history | February 28 & July 31 (annual) | http://allettamcbeancharitabletrust.org/ | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | American Trails | Legacy Trails Grant Program | National | Up to $100,000 | No | Ecosystem or trail restoration | The goal of the program is to support projects that restore, protect, and maintain watersheds on our national forests and grasslands. | December 16, 2024 | https://www.americantrails.org/resources/apply-for-the-legacy-trails-program | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | American Trails | The Trails Capacity Program | National | $5,000 - $10,000 | No | Ecosystem or trail restoration | The Trails Capacity Program funds projects across the nation that strategically improve the abilities and capacity of the trails community as a whole. | December 2025 | https://www.americantrails.org/the-trails-capacity-program | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Arthur L. & Elaine V. Johnson Foundation | Foundation Grants | National | Unspecified | Unspecified | Ecosystem or trail restoration, Other/various | Funding for direct conservation (e.g., preservation or restoration of natural land or animal conservation or preservation) and science-based conservation activities. Priority is given to applications focused on vulnerable or endangered species or their habitat and environment. | August 1, 2025 | https://aljfoundation.org/ | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | Athletic Brewing Co. | Two For The Trails Grant | National | Unspecified | No | Ecosystem or trail restoration, Equity/environmental justice | These grants are intended to help organizations offset the costs of trail maintenance, waterway protection, urban greenspace improvement, and overall environmental preservation to create equitable outdoor access for all. Not all nature needs a trail to enjoy- we also fund projects or campaigns focused on broader environmental protections like invasive species removal, beach clean-ups and native plant/animal habitat restoration, just to name a few. | September 4, 2025 | https://athleticbrewing.com/pages/two-for-the-trails-grant | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | Bloom Rhode Island | Bloom RI Community Grant | Providence and neighboring cities | $500 - $10,000 | No | Ecosystem or trail restoration | The purpose of the grants must be to either make public green spaces more joyful via projects to plant and/or maintaining planted areas, particularly with flowering plants and natives; or, to strengthen the sector by means of organizational development, such as funding for strategic planning, staff training or board recruitment. | February 14, 2025 | https://bloomrhodeisland.org/grants | ||||||||||||||||||
11 | Bolger Foundation | Foundation Grants | National | $10,000 - $250,000 | No | Capital funding | The donation focus of The Bolger Foundation is conservation and preservation; those underprivileged and underserved; health, including mental health; community; and education. The Bolger Foundation favors capital projects, such as (but not limited to) hard costs related to the construction or purchase of new facilities, building renovations and improvements, purchase of capital equipment and furnishings, and/or other one-time capital needs. | February 1 & September 1 (annual) | https://www.thebolgerfoundation.org/ | Two yearly application cycles. Applications open 3 months before deadline. | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Champlin Foundation | Capital Grants | Rhode Island | Unspecified | No | Capital funding | Champlin grants are focused on ensuring the long-term stability of the charities in our community by supporting their equipment needs and their facilities. Grants are not used for programming or general operations. | January 15 & July 1 (annual) | https://champlinfoundation.org/what-we-fund/ | Two yearly application cycles. Applications open 1 month before deadline. | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Clif Family Foundation | Open Call Grants | National | Unspecified | No | Equity/environmental justice | These grants support general operating cost or specific projects. Funding priorities include regenerative & organic farming, climate justice, healthy food access, and inclusive outdoor access. | March 1 & August 1 (annual) | https://cliffamilyfoundation.org/grants-program | Two yearly application cycles | |||||||||||||||||
14 | Cornell Lab | Land Trust Bird Conservation Initiative | National | $5,000 - $25,000 | Encouraged but not required | Acquisitions/easements, Ecosystem or trail restoration, Outdoor programs/education | To advise and support land trusts and their partners with capacity building and accomplishing bird conservation on private lands through acquisition and easements prioritization, habitat management and restoration, stewardship, and community outreach. | March 1, 2026 | https://www.birds.cornell.edu/landtrust/request-for-proposals/ | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | EPA | Healthy Communities Grant Program for New England | New England | Up to $40,000 | No | Equity/environmental justice | The Healthy Communities Grant Program is EPA New England's main competitive grant program to work directly with communities to reduce environmental risks to protect and improve human health and quality of life. | November 1, 2024 | https://www.epa.gov/newenglandhc/healthy-communities-grant-program-new-england | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | Extreme Terrain | Clean Trail Grant Program | National | Up to $250 | No | Ecosystem or trail restoration | This program will provide eligible groups the opportunity to apply for a grant to fund their next trail improvement related project, which could range from trail clean-up, trail restoration, trail expansion, to name a few. Groups or organizations that manage projects to clean up and maintain nature preserves, walking/hiking trails and public parks are also welcome to apply. | Rolling | https://www.extremeterrain.com/clean-trail-initiative-program.html | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | Fields Pond Foundation | Foundation Grants | New England | $500 - $25,000 | No | Acquisitions/easements, Ecosystem or trail restoration, Outdoor programs/education | The primary mission of Fields Pond Foundation is to provide financial assistance to nature and land conservation organizations that are community-based and that serve to increase environmental awareness by involving local residents in conservation issues. The foundation also encourages proposals from municipal government agencies. Priorities include trail-making/public access, acquisition, stewardship, and education. | Rolling | http://fieldspond.org/guidelines.htm | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | Fish and Wildlife Service | Candidate Species Conservation Fund | National | Unspecified | No | Ecosystem or trail restoration | Candidate Species Conservation Fund encourages and supports voluntary actions that proactively conserve species and their habitats. | September 30, 2025 | https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/358355 | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | Fish and Wildlife Service | Coastal Program FY25 | National | Up to $500,000 | No | Ecosystem or trail restoration | Coastal Program FY25 is a community-based program that helps coastal areas with technical and financial support to address complex conservation challenges of coastal ecosystems. | September 30, 2025 | https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/358382 | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | Fish and Wildlife Service | Partners for Fish and Wildlife FY25 | National | Up to $750,000 | No | Ecosystem or trail restoration | Partners for Fish and Wildlife FY25 helps private landowners restore and protect habitats for fish and wildlife through both technical assistance and financial support. | September 30, 2025 | https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/358381 | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | Grassroots Fund | Grow Grants | New England | $1,000 - $4,000 | No | Equity/environmental justice | The Grow grant program is geared towards groups who have some experience implementing a project in their community. Grow grants support groups to deepen their work by further developing a community vision, lowering barriers to participation, identifying new stakeholders and working to bring more voices and lived experiences into core decision-making processes. | Third Tuesday in March & September (annual) | https://grassrootsfund.org/grant-programs/grow-grants | Recipients do not need to have 501(c)3 status to be eligible for funding | |||||||||||||||||
22 | Grassroots Fund | Seed Grants | New England | $500 - $1,000 | No | Equity/environmental justice | The Seed grant program is geared towards groups launching new projects or starting to significantly change the direction of an existing project. Most often, groups have been working on the project less than a year and usually don't yet have much direct experience with implementing the idea. | Rolling | https://grassrootsfund.org/grant-programs/seed-grants | Recipients do not need to have 501(c)3 status to be eligible for funding | |||||||||||||||||
23 | Henry P. Kendall Foundation | New England Food Vision Prize | New England | $25,000 - $200,000 | No | Farmland and farmers, Other/various, Equity/environmental justice | The New England Food Vision Prize Program aims to increase the amount of local and regional food prepared and served on New England college and university campuses and within K-12 public school districts, helping to strengthen the region’s food system. | September 12, 2025 | https://www.kendall.org/our-work/food-vision-prize/ | Application opens August 11 | |||||||||||||||||
24 | Horace A. and S. Ella Kimball Foundation | Foundation Grants | South County | $2,000 - $15,000 | Encouraged but not required | Other/various | The Kimball Foundation is a broad based organization that gives to a wide variety of causes. The Foundation likes to match gifts from other foundations and businesses for a particular project, as well as, help start up projects and small organizations that are struggling - who without help might not be able to continue. | Rolling | http://www.hkimballfoundation.org/ | ||||||||||||||||||
25 | Island Foundation | Environment Grants | New England | Unspecified | No | Ecosystem or trail restoration, Equity/environmental justice, Farmland and farmers, Other/various | The Island Foundation promotes the conservation of marine and coastal resources. The Board is interested in new initiatives that: support working landscapes and the people who rely on them for their livelihoods; help local conservation organizations strengthen their own capacity; connect community health, quality of life, and environmental conservation; and promote environmental justice and seek to include the voices of those most affected by environmental harms. | Inititial contact is required to determine if request would be considered | https://islandfdn.org/ | Four grant cycles per year. Full applications are invitation only after an initial contact | |||||||||||||||||
26 | Land Trust Alliance | Land and Climate Grant Program | National | $5,000 - $15,000 | No | Ecosystem or trail restoration, Organizational planning | The program will support the development of climate-informed land conservation, stewardship, policy, or communications plans that address one or more of the following issues: habitat resilience, carbon mitigation, renewable energy siting or community adaptation to climate impacts such as stronger storms, flooding, drought, fire or extreme heat. | June 16, 2025 | https://landtrustalliance.org/resources/learn/topics/climate-change/Programs/land-and-climate-program/land-and-climate-grant-program | ||||||||||||||||||
27 | Leiter Family Foundation | Foundation Grants | National | $2,000 - $10,000 | No | Outdoor programs/education | The Leiter Family Foundation was established in 1999 to support community based non-profit organizations dedicated to preservation of habitat and environmental education. | May 1 & November 1 (annual) | https://leiterfamilyfoundation.org/ | Two yearly application cycles | |||||||||||||||||
28 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Acres for America Program | National | Unspecified | 1:1 | Ecosystem or trail restoration, Acquisitions/easements | Acres for America is the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's (NFWF) premier land conservation program and was established to provide urgently needed funding for projects that conserve important large-scale habitats for fish, wildlife, and plants through voluntary land acquisitions and perpetual conservation easements. | May 22, 2025 | https://www.nfwf.org/programs/acres-america-program?activeTab=tab-1 | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | America the Beautiful Challenge | National | Unspecified | Unspecified | Ecosystem or trail restoration | Intended to streamline grant funding opportunities for new conservation and restoration projects around the U.S., the America the Beautiful Challenge consolidates funding from multiple federal agencies and the private sector to enable applicants to conceive and develop large-scale projects that address shared funder priorities and span public and private lands. | TBA | https://www.nfwf.org/programs/america-beautiful-challenge?activeTab=tab-1 | ||||||||||||||||||
30 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program | National | $30,000 - $60,000 | Preferred but not required | Ecosystem or trail restoration, Outdoor programs/education | The Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Program focuses on the stewardship and restoration of coastal, wetland and riparian ecosystems across the country. Its goal is to meet the conservation needs of important species and habitats, providing measurable and meaningful conservation and educational outcomes. | TBA | https://www.nfwf.org/programs/five-star-and-urban-waters-restoration-grant-program?activeTab=tab-1 | ||||||||||||||||||
31 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | National Coastal Resilience Fund | National | No maximum | Encouraged but not required | Ecosystem or trail restoration | The National Coastal Resilience Fund restores, increases and strengthens natural infrastructure to protect coastal communities while also enhancing habitats for fish and wildlife. | May 6, 2025 | https://www.nfwf.org/programs/national-coastal-resilience-fund?activeTab=tab-1 | Applicants submit a pre-proposal. Final proposals are by invitation only. | |||||||||||||||||
32 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Northeast Forests and Rivers Fund | Northeast | $75,000 - $300,000 | Preferred but not required | Ecosystem or trail restoration | Northeast Forests and Rivers Fund is dedicated to restoring and sustaining healthy forests and rivers that provide habitat for diverse native bird and freshwater fish populations in the Northeastern United States. | June 26, 2025 | https://www.nfwf.org/programs/northeast-forests-and-rivers-fund?activeTab=tab-1 | ||||||||||||||||||
33 | Network for Landscape Conservation | Catalyst Fund | National | Up to $25,000 | 1:1 | Organizational planning | The Catalyst Fund is designed to provide financial and capacity-building support to allow broad-based, enduring Partnerships to strategically invest in their collaborative capacity. These investments are intended to catalyze growth and better position Partnerships to achieve landscape conservation and stewardship success over the long term. | May 16, 2025 | https://landscapeconservation.org/catalyst-fund/ | ||||||||||||||||||
34 | Nuttall Ornithological Club | Blake-Nuttall Fund Grants | Northeast | $1,000 - $5,000 | No | Outdoor programs/education, Other/various | The Fund supports ornithological research, conservation, and education, with particular emphasis on the birds of New England and the Northeast. | September 1, 2025 | https://www.nuttallclub.org/blake-nuttall-fund/blake-nuttall-fund-grants/ | ||||||||||||||||||
35 | onX Maps | Adventure Forever Grants | National | $5,000 - $25,000 | Don't require a specific percentage but will take other funding into account | Acquisitions/easements, Ecosystem or trail restoration, Other/various | Funding for six project types: land acquisition, protecting access routes, building new trails, restoring trails, supporting voluntary private land access (through easements or state programs), and growing the community of stewards. | May 7, 2025 September 19, 2025 | https://www.onxmaps.com/onx-access-initiatives/outdoor-recreation-access-stewardship-grants | ||||||||||||||||||
36 | Regina Bauer Frankenberg Foundation | Foundation Grants | National | Unspecified | No | Other/various | Protecting endangered and threatened species by supporting conservation and research | July 1 (annual) | https://www.jpmorgan.com/solutions/private-banking/foundations/frankenberg | Organizations must have an annual operating budget of $250,000 or more | |||||||||||||||||
37 | Restore America's Estuaries | SNEP 2025 Restoration Capital Minigrants | Southeastern New England | $1,000 - $10,000 | No | Ecosystem or trail restoration | SNEP Restoration Capital Mini-Grants will fund purchases of equipment and supplies for use by eligible organizations in advancing the goals of the SNEP Strategic Plan: clean water, healthy ecosystems and sustainable communities in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts. | April 15, 2025 | https://estuaries.org/snep-2025-restoration-capital-mini-grants/ | For purchase of equipment or supplies only | |||||||||||||||||
38 | Restore America's Estuaries | SNEP Watershed Implementation Grants | Southeastern New England | $100,000 - $350,000 | No | Ecosystem or trail restoration | Seeking applications for projects throughout Southeast New England that restore clean water, healthy ecosystems, and sustainable communities. | April 18, 2025 | https://estuaries.org/snep-watershed-grant/ | ||||||||||||||||||
39 | Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council | R.I. Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration Program and Trust Fund | Rhode Island | $5,000 - $50,000 | Encouraged but not required | Ecosystem or trail restoration | Priority will be placed on those projects that seek to enhance coastal habitats’ resiliency to frequent storm events and sea level rise. Additionally, priority will be placed on communities that have historically received less investment in environmental restoration. | October 31, 2025 | https://www.crmc.ri.gov/news/2025_0916_trustfund.html | ||||||||||||||||||
40 | Rhode Island Conservation Districts | The People’s Garden Project | All of Rhode Island, by county | Up to $10,000 | 1:1 | Outdoor programs/education, Capital funding, Other/various | Each of the Rhode Island Conservation Districts (Eastern, Southern, and Northern) are seeking organizations in urban, suburban, or rural areas to install community gardens or high tunnels and maintain them for the duration of the project | TBA | https://www.easternriconservation.org/peoples-garden | ||||||||||||||||||
41 | Rhode Island Wild Plant Society | RIWPS Grant | Rhode Island | Up to $2,500 | No | Outdoor programs/education | The Rhode Island Wild Plant Society offers annual grants for up to $2,500 to aid individuals in the study of wild plants and their habitats. To qualify you must be an educator, a member of a Rhode Island botanical or environmental association or a student in a field related to botany or environmental studies. | February 28, 2026 | https://riwps.org/grants/ | Grants are awarded to individuals, not organizations. Applications accepted beginning January 1, 2026. | |||||||||||||||||
42 | RI Dept. of Environmental Management | Local Agriculture and Seafood Act (LASA) Grants Program | Rhode Island | Up to $20,000 | No | Farmland and farmers | The LASA Grant Program provides grants that directly benefit and strengthen the local food system in Rhode Island. | December 5, 2025 | https://dem.ri.gov/agriculture/grants/lasa | The Rhode Island Food Policy Council provides 1-on-1 support for applicants. | |||||||||||||||||
43 | RI Dept. of Environmental Management | Local Open Space Grants | Rhode Island | Up to $400,000 | 50% | Acquisitions/easements | This grant program provides up to 50% matching funds to municipalities, land trusts and non-profit conservation land organizations to preserve valuable open space throughout the state. | July 25, 2025 | https://dem.ri.gov/natural-resources-bureau/planning-development/grant-opportunities | ||||||||||||||||||
44 | RI Dept. of Environmental Management | Outdoor Recreation Grants | Rhode Island | Up to $400,000 | 80:20 | Outdoor programs/education, Acquisitions/easements | This grant program provides matching funds to cities and towns and recognized Native American tribes for the acquisition, development and renovation of outdoor recreational lands and facilities. | November 18, 2025 | https://dem.ri.gov/natural-resources-bureau/planning-development/grant-opportunities | ||||||||||||||||||
45 | RI Dept. of Environmental Management | Recreational Trail Grants | Rhode Island | Unspecified | 80:20 | Ecosystem or trail restoration | The Recreational Trails Program provides financial assistance to municipalities and non-profit organizations for the development and maintenance of recreational trails and trail-related projects. | TBA | https://dem.ri.gov/natural-resources-bureau/planning-development/grant-opportunities | ||||||||||||||||||
46 | RI Dept. of Environmental Management | RI Agricultural Energy Program | Rhode Island | Up to $20,000 | No | Farmland and farmers | This funding helps local farmers "green" their operations and benefit from the related energy and cost savings through energy efficiency projects and by transitioning to renewable power. | April 4, 2025 | https://dem.ri.gov/agriculture/financial-assistance/farm-energy-program | ||||||||||||||||||
47 | RI Dept. of Environmental Management | Tree Equity RI Grant Program | Rhode Island | $10,000 - $50,000 | 75:25 | Equity/environmental justice, Outdoor programs/education, Other/various | This grant program is designed to focus tree planting efforts in the areas that need it most. Tree Equity Score measures how well the benefits of trees are reaching communities living on low-incomes, communities of color and others disproportionately impacted by extreme heat and other environmental hazards. | January 15, 2026 | https://dem.ri.gov/natural-resources-bureau/agriculture-and-forest-environment/forest-environment/tree-equity-grant-program | ||||||||||||||||||
48 | RI Dept. of Environmental Management | Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program | Rhode Island | $2,000 - $10,000 | 50% | Equity/environmental justice, Outdoor programs/education, Other/various | The Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program funds projects which lead to a more effective and efficient management of urban and community forests and improve public understanding of the benefits of preserving existing tree cover in communities. | January 15, 2026 | https://dem.ri.gov/natural-resources-bureau/agriculture-and-forest-environment/forest-environment/urban-forestry-grants | ||||||||||||||||||
49 | RI Foundation | Responsive Grants | Rhode Island | $10,000 and up | No | Other/various | Nonprofit organizations that are interested in applying should be addressing urgent community need, emerging opportunity, testing new ideas, or supporting proven programs. | Rolling | https://rifoundation.org/grant/responsive-grants | ||||||||||||||||||
50 | Robert F. Schumann Foundation | Foundation Grants | East Coast | Unspecified | No | Other/various | The Robert F. Schumann Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life of both humans and animals by supporting environmental, educational, arts and cultural organizations and agencies. | February 28 (annual) | https://www.wellsfargo.com/private-foundations/schumann-foundation/ | ||||||||||||||||||
51 | Salazar Center | Peregrine Accelerator for Conservation Impact | North Atlantic U.S. and Canada | $10,000 plus mentorship and workshops | No | Ecosystem or trail restoration, Equity/environmental justice, Other/various | The Salazar Center’s Peregrine Accelerator champions and invests in ideas that contribute to national and global targets for biodiversity and climate, advance community wellbeing, and address environmental inequities and injustice. | February 21, 2025 | https://peregrineconservationimpact.org/ | Funds conservation projects and provides tailored training, mentorship, and peer-learning opportunities. | |||||||||||||||||
52 | Sarah K. de Coizart Perpetual Charitable Trust | Species Conservation | Northeast | $20,000 - $75,000 | No | Other/various | The Trust supports a range of species conservation projects, including the protection of ecologically important areas with a specific species impact. Competitive applications will focus on the impact on a particular endangered or at-risk animal species. | October 1 (annual) | https://www.jpmorgan.com/solutions/private-banking/foundations/decoizart | ||||||||||||||||||
53 | Temper of the Times Foundation | Foundation Grants | National | $5,000 - $15,000 | No | Other/various | Grants may be used to fund the production of print, radio, or television ads, to pay for advertising space or airtime, or to produce or distribute pamphlets, books, videos, or press packets for projects that will lead to measurable outcomes for wildland ecosystem conservation and restoration in the United States. | December 15 (annual) | http://temperfund.org/application-procedures/ | ||||||||||||||||||
54 | The Funders Network | Partners for Places | North America | Up to $150,000 | 50% | Equity/environmental justice, Ecosystem or trail restoration, Other/various | Partners for Places aims to enhance local capacity to build equitable and sustainable communities in the United States and Canada. These matching awards support the planning and implementing of urban sustainability and green stormwater infrastructure projects. | February 28, 2025 | https://www.fundersnetwork.org/partners-for-places/ | ||||||||||||||||||
55 | The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation | Foundation Grants | National | $1,000 - $20,000 | No | Other/various | The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation awards grants to organizations for which a small amount of money might make a large difference. The Foundation welcomes requests for support from community-based, non-profit organizations based in the United States. | November 10, 2025 | https://www.mvdreyfusfoundation.org/ | ||||||||||||||||||
56 | USDA/NRCS | Agricultural Conservation Easement Program | Rhode Island | Unspecified | Unspecified | Acquisitions/easements | The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) helps landowners, land trusts, and other entities protect, restore, and enhance wetlands or protect working farms and ranches through conservation easements. | January 10, 2025 | https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs-initiatives/acep-agricultural-conservation-easement-program/rhode-island/agricultural | ||||||||||||||||||
57 | USDA/NRCS | Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program | National | Unspecified | 50% | Acquisitions/easements | The Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (Community Forest Program) of the Forest Service offers a unique opportunity for communities to acquire and conserve forests that provide public access and recreational opportunities, protect vital water supplies and wildlife habitat, serve as demonstration sites for private forest landowners, and provide economic benefits from timber and non-timber products. | January 13, 2025 | https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/private-land/community-forest/program | ||||||||||||||||||
58 | USDA/NRCS | Rhode Island Forest Health Works RCPP | Rhode Island | Unspecified | Unspecified | Acquisitions/easements | The RI Department of Environmental Management (DEM) Division of Forest Environment and ten partners will leverage over $3.9M in 5 years under 2021 RCPP to permanently protect over 1,300 acres of critical, privately owned forest lands to combat fragmentation and improve wildlife habitat. | November 13, 2024 | https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/conservation-basics/conservation-by-state/rhode-island/rhode-island-forest-health-works-rcpp | ||||||||||||||||||
59 | van Beuren Charitable Foundation | Capacity Grants | Newport County | Up to $10,000 | No | Organizational planning | Address capacity needs by procuring technical assistance from a coach or consultant | Rolling | https://www.vbcfoundation.org/grants#grants-new | ||||||||||||||||||
60 | van Beuren Charitable Foundation | Program & Project Grants | Newport County | Unspecified | No | Other/various | Program and project grants support activities that improve the health, education, and wellbeing of the Newport County region. | February 3, 2026 | https://www.vbcfoundation.org/grants#grants-new | Two yearly cycles | |||||||||||||||||
61 | William P. Wharton Trust | Foundation Grants | New England | Up to $15,000 | Encouraged but not required | Acquisitions/easements, Ecosystem or trail restoration, Outdoor programs/education | The William P. Wharton Trust was established to support projects that directly promote the conservation, study, and appreciation of nature. | Mar. 15 & Sept. 15 (annual) | https://www.williamwharton.org/ | ||||||||||||||||||
62 | Wood-Pawcatuck Wild and Scenic Rivers Stewardship Council | Wild and Scenic Community Grants | Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed | Up to $10,000 | No | Ecosystem or trail restoration | Programs and initiatives that highlight the following four values within the Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed's rivers and tributaries: Hydrology / Geology; Exceptional Ecosystems; Cultural; Scenic / Recreation Land preservation activities related to the acquisition and management of preserved lands including, but not limited to appraisals, legal fees, surveying and development and implementation of stewardship plans. Water Quality – Retain and improve water to be of highest quality possible. Free Flowing Condition – Rivers natural flowing condition, with as few obstructions as possible. | December 29, 2025 | Wild and Scenic Community Grants | ||||||||||||||||||
63 | Yamaha | Outdoor Access Initiative | National | Unspecified | No | Ecosystem or trail restoration, Outdoor programs/education | Supporting the outdoor enthusiast, the Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative’s mission is to provide practical support for efforts that promote safe, responsible use of OHVs, educate the public on proper recreational land use and wildlife conservation practices, and protect appropriate and sustainable access to public lands. | Mar. 31, June 30, Sept. 30, Dec. 15 (annual) | Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative | Four yearly continuous cycles | |||||||||||||||||
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