Deadline: Applications open June 1, 2025
Award Amount: $5,000 – $40,000
Match: Required 2:1 match. The match can include any combination of cash and/or in-kind (See FAQ page 8 for more details). NO match required if you meet special criteria.
Eligible Entities: Tribes, Pueblos, and Nations; municipalities; counties; nonprofits; K-12 schools/districts; colleges/universities.
Description: This grant invests in conservation-minded shovel-ready projects that are open to the
public, increase access to outdoor opportunities, and demonstrate a clear economic benefit to the community through improved quality of life, better public health outcomes, and/or increased
eco-tourism. Grants are available to tribal, rural, acequia/land grant, and urban communities.
Recreation Access: Applicant must have a well-developed written plan to engage youth in nature-based outdoor recreation activities.
Participants: Serve a population where at least 40% are low-income youth up to age 18.
Education: Applicant must include some type of education plan on the climate and environment.