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Find similar grantsChi-Cal Rivers Fund 2026 Request for Proposals is sponsored by National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Supports projects in the Chicago and Calumet region to restore waterways through nature-based stormwater solutions, habitat enhancement for fish and wildlife, and improved public access and stewardship along rivers and tributaries.
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Chi-Cal Rivers Fund | NFWF Chi-Cal Rivers Fund 2026 Request for Proposals The Chi-Cal Rivers Fund is a public-private partnership working to restore the health, vitality and accessibility of the waterways in the Chicago and Calumet region by supporting nature-based solutions, habitat enhancement, and public-use improvements and stewardship.
The Chicago and Calumet watersheds comprise a highly engineered system of waterways that provide many benefits to the people and wildlife of the region. They move treated wastewater away from urban centers, help to manage flood waters, provide economically important conduits for commercial shipping, tourism, and recreational boating, and offer vital habitats for many resident and migratory wildlife species.
Despite these services, the waterways have been degraded by many stressors. Dangerous flooding, impaired water quality, habitat degradation, and limited safe public access have significantly reduced the ecological, economic and community values of the system. To help restore these values for the people and wildlife of the region, a team of private and public organizations has established the Chi–Cal Rivers Fund (Fund).
The geographic focus of the Fund includes projects that occur close to or otherwise demonstrate direct benefits to the major waterways of the system and their tributaries (depicted in the map below): With an emphasis on these waterways, the Fund will achieve its impact primarily by supporting projects through a competitive grants program focused on three goals: Increase stormwater storage capacity through nature-based solutions Enhance fish and wildlife habitat Increase stewardship activities, access to nature, and public engagement with natural areas By slowing, storing, and filtering runoff, these actions will help reduce combined sewer overflows and discharge of contaminants and sediment to local waterways.
This work will reduce property damage and health risks associated with flooding and reduce municipal costs of managing and treating stormwater. In addition, it will improve habitat for many fish, birds and other wildlife and promote safe and economically important public uses associated with the river systems of the region. Since 2013, the Fund has awarded 76 grants totaling $17.
6 million. Together, these projects are: Adding more than 22.
5 million gallons of stormwater storage capacity Enhancing 5,932 acres of riparian, wetland, and upland habitat Adding or improving 269 acres of public natural areas Chi-Cal Rivers Fund 2026 Request for Proposals Chi-Cal Rivers Fund 2026 Request for Proposals Program Fact Sheet and 2025 Grant Slate Program Fact Sheet and 2024 Grant Slate Public Use Project Examples Nature-Based Stormwater Infrastructure Project Examples Program Director, Great Lakes Senior Manager, Great Lakes Programs Senior Coordinator, Regional Programs Chi-Cal Rivers Fund 2026 Request for Proposals National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Chi-Cal Rivers Fund Announces $1.
2 Million in Conservation Grants National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Chi-Cal Rivers Fund Announces $2. 1 Million in New Conservation Grants
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Nonprofit organizations, government agencies, tribes, and other eligible entities focused on conservation in the specified watershed. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
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Chi-Cal Rivers Fund 2026 Request for Proposals is funded by National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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