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Five Star Wetland and Urban Waters Restoration Grants | US EPA Five Star Wetland and Urban Waters Restoration Grants The Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program 2025.
The Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program (“Five Star Program”) awards grants of $10,000 to $40,000 to schools, organizations, corporations, landowners, and local governments to provide environmental education and training through projects that restore wetlands and streams throughout the United States.
Since 1999, the Five Star Program has provided more than $33 million in challenge grants to support over 1,150 projects throughout the United States. These grants have been used by recipients to leverage close to $101 million in matching funds, for a total of more than $134 million supporting local community restoration and environmental education projects.
The funded Five Star Program projects can be located through an interactive National Fish and Wildlife Foundation map . NFWF has supported thousands of conservation projects in the United States and abroad since 1985. The Five Star Program is administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the Wildlife Habitat Council and is funded by the EPA via the Wetland Program Development Grant Program.
Additional partners include U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, USDA Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production, FedEx and Southern Company. Additional information on the impact of the Five Star Program can be found in the Fact Sheet for the Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program .
Congratulations to the 2024 Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Program Grant recipients, and particularly those recipients that received Five Star funding via the EPA’S Wetland Program Development Grant Program! For more information on the 2024 grant recipients, see the 2024 Grant Slate for the Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program .
2024 Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Recipients Alaska Geographic Association Jackson Public School District Johnson Creek Watershed Council Arizona Sustainability Alliance Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc. Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain Bridging The Gap - Kansas City WildLands Charles River Watershed Association Mississippi State University National Audubon Society, Inc. NeighborSpace of Baltimore County, Inc. Common Ground Relief, Inc. New Haven Ecology Project, Inc. / Common Ground Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association New York City Audubon Society, Inc. Denver Parks and Recreation New York Restoration Project Earth Island Institute/ WIld Oyster Project Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association Friends of the Chicago River Friends of the Front Range Wildlife Refuges Friends of the Los Angeles River Ruffner Mountain Nature Coalition, Inc Friends of the Mississippi River Virginia Wesleyan University 23Heartland Conservation Alliance, Inc. Rachel Dawson ( Rachel.
Dawson@nfwf. org ) National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 1120 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 900 Rebecca Culler (Rculler@wildlifehc. org) 8737 Colesville Rd.
, Suite 800 Leslie C. Montgomery (lcmontgo@southernco. com) 600 N.
18th Street / 14N-8195 Birmingham, AL 35291-8195 Myra Price (price. myra@epa. gov) 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Contact Us About Wetlands to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a problem.
Last updated on April 15, 2026
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Schools, organizations, corporations, landowners, and local governments. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $10,000 - $40,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Five Star Wetland and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program 2025 is funded by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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National Environmental Leaders in Asthma is sponsored by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This program recognizes exemplary programs and community leaders who serve as national models for community asthma care improvement, including those addressing environmental asthma triggers. While not a direct grant for funding, it provides recognition and showcases achievements.
Conservation Partners Program is sponsored by National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) in partnership with USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), The J.M. Smucker Co., PepsiCo, General Mills, Cargill, Nestlé, Walmart, and Sam's Club. The Conservation Partners Program funds locally-led projects that provide technical assistance to agricultural producers to adopt regenerative agriculture systems and conservation practices.
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