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This call is open to non-profits, registered charities and Indigenous communities and 2 others. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: United States.

Summary

This grant funds water transactions and associated legal support in the Columbia Basin to restore fish and wildlife habitat and ecosystem health. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, tribes, and other organizations working on water conservation and environmental restoration in the region.

Summary by Raise Lens from the official notice · 27 May 2026Accurate?

About this grant

This grant supports water transactions and associated legal work in the Columbia Basin, with the primary aim of restoring fish and wildlife habitat and improving ecosystem health across the region. Nonprofits, charities, indigenous communities, research institutions and local authorities are eligible to apply. Projects must centre on water conservation and environmental restoration activities within the Columbia Basin, with conservation benefits to fish and wildlife as the core objective. Full proposals are due by 13 August 2026. Applicants should demonstrate alignment with established conservation principles and outcomes in the region.

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Key requirements

  • ✓Projects must focus on water transactions and related legal support in the Columbia Basin
  • ✓Primary purpose must benefit fish and wildlife conservation
  • ✓Full proposals due August 13, 2026
  • ✓Applicants should align with NFWF's conservation mission

Frequently asked questions

Who can apply for Columbia Basin Water Transactions Program?
Eligibility covers organisations in US; nonprofit, charity, indigenous-community, research-institution, local-authority.

How this compares

  • Compared with 116 similar grants (water in United States) listed in the last 12 months.
  • Similar grants that state a value range from $30k to $1000m, with a median of $550k (22 grants).
  • The same organisation listed 1 other similar grant here in the last 12 months.
  • We hold 2349 past awards from this funder; recent recipients include US FOREST SERVICE (2025), SEA VENTURES (2025), US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE BITTER LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (2025).

Figures are computed from notices listed on Raise Lens in the same sector and country over the last 12 months.

About this sector

Water funding covers supply, sanitation, wastewater treatment, water efficiency, catchment management and flood risk. A large share is public procurement for infrastructure and services, alongside grants for innovation and access in underserved areas. Bidders and applicants are typically assessed on technical capacity, operating experience and community impact.

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Quick facts

Sourcefunder-discovery
EligibilityUS
Org typesnonprofit, charity, indigenous-community, research-institution, local-authority
Last verified27 May 2026

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