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Regional Conservation Program is sponsored by Wilburforce Foundation. Wilburforce Foundation supports land, water, and wildlife conservation efforts across 13 priority regions in Western North America. Funding focuses on habitat security, focal species protection, and wildlife linkages to ensure ecological resilience. While previously maintained as separate programs, support for conservation science and law/policy is now integrated into these regional strategies to advance place-based conservation solutions.
Geographic focus: Western North America (Alaska, British Columbia, Northwest US, Southwest US, and the Yellowstone to Yukon corridor)
Focus areas: Habitat Security, Focal Species, Wildlife Linkages, Landscape Connectivity, Conservation Science, Conservation Law & Policy
Official opportunity description and requirements excerpt:
Grants - Wilburforce Foundation Alaska / British Columbia Conservation Law & Policy Conservation Leadership Awards Wilburforce Leaders in Conservation Science Cascade-Siskyous National Monument, Oregon. Photo: Bob Wick/BLM supporting a thriving interconnected north american west Wilburforce Foundation supports organizations and individuals who are committed to science-driven conservation efforts and sustainable policies that will have a meaningful and enduring impact on our natural ecosystems. We use conservation science to identify priority regions that correspond with our focus on wildlands and habitat connections that allow wildlife to thrive. Please refer to the map of our priority regions to see our areas of interest. Click here to learn more about our priority regions Resources for grantseekers For more details and information about our funding region, our values, and our approach, please review our Strategic Framework document. For more details and information about how to apply for our grants and an overview of the criteria we look for in our partners and their programs, please review our Grant Guidelines. If you are interested in submitting a grant proposal, you first need to speak with the right staff member to discuss your project. We usually present grants related to specific priority regions or program areas at three board meetings each year. What are the deadlines for sending in proposals? Deadlines for submitting proposals are determined in consultation with the appropriate program officer prior to developing a proposal. You request that applicants contact a Program officer prior to submitting a grant proposal. Can I submit a proposal without contacting someone first? We ask to talk with you about your proposal before you submit it in order to save both of our organizations time, money and resources. By doing so you’ll have a better understanding of our current areas of interest. Can a grant for my work go on any docket during the year? Generally, no. Wilburforce has combined all grants related to specific priority regions or specific program areas into particular dockets. Wilburforce may be able to consider “off-cycle” grants if needs or opportunities arise before the appropriate docket. For more information, contact the appropriate Program Officer. Do you fund multiple-year grants? We will fund multiple-year grants only at our invitation. If you have a program that you believe may benefit from a multiple-year grant, please ask us if we will consider it before submitting a proposal. If we received a grant last year, when can we apply for another one? Except by invitation, we require that each organization has just one active grant at a time.
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Grants - Wilburforce Foundation Alaska / British Columbia Conservation Law & Policy Conservation Leadership Awards Wilburforce Leaders in Conservation Science Cascade-Siskyous National Monument, Oregon.
Photo: Bob Wick/BLM supporting a thriving interconnected north american west Wilburforce Foundation supports organizations and individuals who are committed to science-driven conservation efforts and sustainable policies that will have a meaningful and enduring impact on our natural ecosystems.
We use conservation science to identify priority regions that correspond with our focus on wildlands and habitat connections that allow wildlife to thrive. Please refer to the map of our priority regions to see our areas of interest.
Click here to learn more about our priority regions Resources for grantseekers For more details and information about our funding region, our values, and our approach, please review our Strategic Framework document. For more details and information about how to apply for our grants and an overview of the criteria we look for in our partners and their programs, please review our Grant Guidelines.
If you are interested in submitting a grant proposal, you first need to speak with the right staff member to discuss your project. We usually present grants related to specific priority regions or program areas at three board meetings each year. What are the deadlines for sending in proposals?
Deadlines for submitting proposals are determined in consultation with the appropriate program officer prior to developing a proposal. You request that applicants contact a Program officer prior to submitting a grant proposal. Can I submit a proposal without contacting someone first?
We ask to talk with you about your proposal before you submit it in order to save both of our organizations time, money and resources. By doing so you’ll have a better understanding of our current areas of interest. Can a grant for my work go on any docket during the year?
Generally, no. Wilburforce has combined all grants related to specific priority regions or specific program areas into particular dockets. Wilburforce may be able to consider “off-cycle” grants if needs or opportunities arise before the appropriate docket.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Non-profit organizations with 501(c)(3) status in the U.S. or 149(1)(f) status in Canada, as well as some organizations in Mexico, that are currently operating within the foundation's priority geographic regions in Western North America. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates $1,000 - $1,300,000 (Median: $50,000) Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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View Foundation ProfileApplication snapshot: target deadline rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows; published funding information $1,000 - $1,300,000 (Median: $50,000); eligibility guidance Non-profit organizations with 501(c)(3) status in the U.S. or 149(1)(f) status in Canada, as well as some organizations in Mexico, that are currently operating within the foundation's priority geographic regions in Western North America.
Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
For more information, contact the appropriate Program Officer. Do you fund multiple-year grants? We will fund multiple-year grants only at our invitation.
If you have a program that you believe may benefit from a multiple-year grant, please ask us if we will consider it before submitting a proposal. If we received a grant last year, when can we apply for another one? Except by invitation, we require that each organization has just one active grant at a time.
You may submit a proposal before your current grant period has ended, but if it is approved the funding would not be available until the current grant is completed. Are TREC services available to me and my organization?
TREC, or Together Rising as an Environmental Community, provides coaching, consulting and training services focused on leadership development, capacity building, and leveraging resources to organizations dedicated to habitat conservation and wilderness protection. These services may be available to organizations that are current grantees of Wilburforce, but the demand for TREC services sometimes exceeds their abilities.
Please consult with your Program Officer if you have any questions about your likely eligibility. Who funds Wilburforce Foundation? We are solely funded by philanthropist Rose Letwin .
Following a successful early career in technology, Rose founded Wilburforce Foundation in 1991 with the vision of interconnected lands and waters that support thriving populations of wildlife. Her scientific background informed the foundation’s science-driven philosophy of analyzing problems and designing programs for the greatest impact. The Foundation does not seek donations from other sources.
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