Biodiversity and Nature grants — page 32
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Grants for nature restoration, habitat protection and biodiversity-positive business. Typical funders are the Global Environment Facility, EU LIFE and Horizon, national environment ministries, and conservation philanthropy. Listed below are the open biodiversity and nature grant calls in that landscape, taken from each funder's own notice and re-checked on every refresh.
This is the most fragmented funding landscape on the site. Money comes from agriculture and environment ministries, the EU Common Agricultural Policy and Horizon Cluster 6, the World Bank and IFAD, and a large conservation philanthropy sector including the Global Environment Facility and the major nature foundations. Cheque sizes span four orders of magnitude, and eligibility frequently turns on land tenure, on partnership with a local organisation, or on both.
This page lists open biodiversity and nature grants currently tracked by Raise Lens — 1,630 of them right now, sorted with the soonest deadline first. Every listing has been classified against the sustainability taxonomy rather than matched on keywords, so what appears here is biodiversity and nature work rather than anything whose description happens to mention it.
The funders publishing biodiversity and nature grants here include Stiftung Mensch und Tier Freiburg, Bears in Mind, The National Lottery Community Fund, among 2 others. Who is funding matters as much as what: eligibility, reporting burden and the realistic timeline to a decision vary far more between funders than between individual calls.
Geographic coverage on this page spans GLOBAL, LATAM, SE-ASIA. Eligibility is usually tied to where the work happens or where the applying organisation is registered, and the two are not always the same — worth checking before investing time in an application.
Orangutan Research
••••• Foundation
This grant funds research on orangutans and great ape protection as part of a German foundation's wildlife conservation mission. Eligible applicants can pursue scientific studies advancing orangutan conservation and understanding.
Friends of the Bear
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A recurring membership programme that invites individual supporters to make ongoing financial contributions to the funder's wildlife conservation work. The programme is designed for donors committed to sustained support of bear protection and related conservation initiatives.
Adopt a Bear
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A public fundraising programme enabling individuals to symbolically adopt bears and contribute financially to bear rescue and rehabilitation efforts. Funds support wildlife conservation and animal welfare work by the funder.
Education & Awareness
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This grant funds education and awareness campaigns designed to engage stakeholders on bear conservation and wildlife coexistence. It targets nonprofits, charities, and community groups working to build public understanding of human-wildlife conflict mitigation and conservation messaging.
Animal Welfare grants programme
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This grant funds projects that rescue bears from captive conditions and improve bear welfare globally. It supports animal rescue and welfare organizations working to protect bears from exploitation and unsuitable environments.
Scottish Land Fund
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The Scottish Land Fund supports communities across Scotland to acquire, own, and manage land and buildings, strengthening local sustainability and resilience. It is designed for community groups and nonprofits seeking to take control of assets for long-term community benefit.
Research and Creation Scholarships – The Watersheds Tell Stories
••••• Foundation
Research and creation grants supporting projects related to river basins, likely integrating environmental conservation, cultural heritage, and community engagement themes under the 'Las Cuencas Cuentan' initiative. Eligible applicants appear to include researchers, artists, and cultural practitioners working on watershed-focused themes.
A Southeast Asian social and environmental impact initiative
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Wavecrest is a non-profit initiative by Wavemaker Partners focused on social and environmental impact projects in Southeast Asia's climate space. The grant supports organizations advancing climate and sustainability outcomes, though specific sectors and application requirements are not detailed in the available description.
Working in Ghana
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The funder Foundation funds education and environmental projects in Ghana, combining the funder's geographic focus with climate and sustainability objectives. Eligible organizations can apply for support across education and environmental sectors within Ghana.
Memorial Award for Land Stewardship and Community Development
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A memorial award honoring Joe Shelton's legacy, funding work related to land stewardship and community development. The grant supports projects that align with Shelton's values around land conservation and people-centered initiatives.
A Regional Environmental Fund
••••• Foundation
The Somerset Environment Fund is a collective giving vehicle that supports environmental projects across Somerset through the funder. It funds a broad range of environmental initiatives but lacks specificity on sectors, eligible organization types, or application mechanics.
Conservation Education Programs
••••• Foundation
Safari Club International Foundation funds educational programs that promote conservation through hunting-focused curricula, including university scholarships, influencer engagement, and customized education partnerships. The grant targets educators, students, and institutions seeking to integrate hunting and wildlife management perspectives into conservation education.
Priority Earth
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The funder Priority Earth is a grant programme funding nonprofit organizations implementing environmental and sustainability initiatives. The programme supports a broad range of environmental work but lacks specificity on eligible sectors, geographies, and application deadlines.
Protection of Animals and the Environment
••••• Foundation
This grant funds animal welfare and environmental protection initiatives through the funder. Eligible applicants can pursue projects that advance animal welfare or environmental conservation, though specific intervention areas and eligibility criteria are not detailed in the listing.
Community-Governed Donation Pool
••••• Foundation
A community-governed donation pool that aggregates funds from individual contributors and SANUS PAY usage to support multiple projects globally across nature, ocean, animal welfare, and humanitarian causes. Registered members vote monthly on which projects receive financial support.
Grants for animal rights and wildlife protection
••••• Foundation
This grant supports organizations working on animal rights and wildlife protection. Eligible applicants are nonprofits and charities dedicated to these causes.
Environmental programme aimed at promoting sustainability across Colombia
••••• Foundation
This is a Colombian environmental programme funded by the funder that promotes sustainability initiatives across the country. The grant supports projects advancing environmental and sustainability goals, though specific intervention areas are not detailed in the listing.
Community Projects
••••• Foundation
This grant provides small funding (up to €6,250) to social organisations in the Netherlands for community-led projects that enhance neighbourhood greenery, social cohesion, or creative access. It targets grassroots initiatives that benefit broad resident populations through environmental and community improvements.
Ecology: A project area addressing ecological and environmental issues, grounded in the principle of respect and…
••••• Foundation
This grant funds projects addressing ecological and environmental issues with a focus on ecosystem protection and respect. Eligible applicants work on conservation, biodiversity, and environmental stewardship across ecosystems.
Intercultural Understanding, Climate and Environment, Media Literacy
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The Isaac Dreyfus-Bernheim Foundation funds projects in intercultural understanding, climate and environment, and media literacy. Eligible projects addressing these three thematic areas are prioritized for support.
Phänomena Expo: An intergenerational immersive and experience-oriented educational campus project in partnership with a Swiss civil society organisation
••••• Foundation
This grant funds an intergenerational immersive educational campus project designed to engage visitors with major global challenges including interconnections between people, nature, and science. It targets educational institutions and nonprofits partnering with Verein Zürcher Forum to create experiential learning environments.
Learning – Immersive Nature Experiences
••••• Foundation
This grant funds immersive and interactive educational experiences designed to reconnect people of all ages with nature and inspire action aligned with natural systems. It targets organizations creating experiential learning programmes that foster environmental awareness and biodiversity stewardship.
A Global Sustainability Acceleration Community
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Green Nations Community® funds global development initiatives through cluster programmes that connect local actors to advance sustainable and rural development. The grant targets community-based organizations and local networks working on sustainability outcomes across regions.
Challenge Grants
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Large grants for research projects addressing key questions in the funder welfare science, with potential fellowship support included. Funds complex, high-impact research to advance the field of the funder welfare.
Discovery Grants
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Mid-sized grants funding research projects that expand the evidence base for the funder welfare, including method validation and application to new ecological systems. Eligible for researchers and organizations working on the funder welfare science and ecology.
Environmental Education
••••• Foundation
This grant funds programs and activities that bring diverse communities together to preserve and protect natural resources through environmental education. It targets nonprofits and community groups working on conservation and environmental stewardship across unspecified geographies.
Helping Humans, Helping Animals
••••• Foundation
This grant funds initiatives that simultaneously advance human welfare and animal welfare, supporting projects at the intersection of both causes. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, social enterprises, and community groups working on integrated human-animal benefit programmes.
Protecting Rescued Animals
••••• Foundation
This grant funds organizations that rescue and care for animals, supporting their operational and welfare needs. It is open to nonprofits, charities, and animal rescue organizations working directly with rescued animals.
Defending Wild Animals
••••• Foundation
This grant funds organizations working to protect wildlife and wild animal populations through conservation and animal welfare initiatives. It is open to nonprofits, charities, research institutions, and other entities advancing wildlife protection.
Annual Grants for Indigenous Women-Led Organizations
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Annual grants supporting grassroots indigenous women-led organizations to advance community empowerment, environmental stewardship, and family wellbeing. Funding is by Board solicitation only, targeting organizations working at the intersection of indigenous rights, gender equity, and environmental protection.
Reef Ambassador Program (RAP)
••••• Foundation
The Reef Ambassador Program is a conservation education initiative focused on building awareness and engagement around reef and marine ecosystems. It funds educational cohorts and programmes that train ambassadors to promote marine conservation and coral reef protection.
Sunshine & Smiles
••••• Foundation
Sunshine & Smiles funds projects in Mozambique that advance sustainable social and ecological environments, combining community development with environmental stewardship. The grant supports initiatives addressing interconnected social and ecological challenges in a specific geographic region.
Environment: Focused on transforming public spaces and school gardens in cities
••••• Foundation
This grant supports environmental improvements in urban public spaces and school gardens, with a focus on transforming cities through green infrastructure and ecological restoration. It is open to organizations working on urban environmental projects in cities.
Environmental Peacebuilding
••••• Foundation
This grant supports organizations working at the intersection of environmental issues and peacebuilding, offering general support funding up to $25,000 aligned with the funder's mission. It targets nonprofits and organizations addressing environmental challenges through a peacebuilding lens.
Floating Classroom
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This grant funds on-the-water educational experiences that teach students and community members about the Chattahoochee River ecosystem. It supports environmental education and watershed awareness through experiential learning programs.
PLANT AMERICA Community Beautification Grant Program
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This grant funds garden clubs and community organizations to undertake beautification projects that enhance local environments, educate residents, and strengthen community bonds. Eligible projects advance biodiversity, land stewardship, and environmental education through horticultural and landscape work.
Northeast Environmental Partnership Awards
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An awards program recognizing outstanding environmental partnership efforts in the northeastern United States region. The grant supports organizations demonstrating excellence in collaborative environmental work, though specific sectors and eligible organization types are not detailed in the listing.
Circuit Trails Coalition Community Grant Program
••••• Council
This grant program funds community-led projects that expand trail connectivity and active transportation infrastructure as part of the Circuit Trails Coalition's regional network. It supports nonprofits, local authorities, and community groups working on land-based trail development and connectivity.
Green Region Grant
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A grant programme in partnership with ComEd supporting green and conservation-related initiatives, including urban forestry and environmental projects in the region. Eligible organizations can apply for funding to advance conservation and nature-based solutions, though specific eligibility criteria and funding amounts are not detailed.
Combined Defense 3.0
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A fiscal-sponsorship programme supporting environmental defense efforts, likely focused on climate and environmental protection work. Eligibility, specific funding mechanisms, and application details are unclear from the limited description provided.
Legacy Places: Protecting places where struggle, creativity, and community have taken root as part of America's heritage
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This grant protects culturally and historically significant places in America that embody community struggle, creativity, and heritage through conservation. It targets nonprofits and community organizations working at the intersection of cultural preservation and land/environmental stewardship.
Balancing People and Nature
••••• Fund
This grant supports community-led projects that integrate nature conservation with economic and social development, funding initiatives where people and nature thrive together. It targets nonprofits and community organizations working at the intersection of land conservation and community prosperity.
Conserving Outdoor Access
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This grant funds conservation and protection of outdoor recreational lands where people hike, fish, and engage with nature. It supports organizations working to safeguard public access to natural areas and outdoor recreation infrastructure.
Funding Opportunities
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The funder aggregates multiple funding opportunities for environmental and coastal work across the Gulf region, covering themes like habitat restoration, water resources, wildlife, and marine debris. Eligible applicants likely include nonprofits, research institutions, and local authorities working on coastal resilience and environmental monitoring.
Tree Campus Higher Education
••••• Foundation
This grant recognizes and supports colleges and universities that build institutional culture and practices around trees and urban forestry. It empowers higher-education institutions to integrate tree stewardship into campus operations and community engagement.
Tree Campus Healthcare
••••• Foundation
This grant funds tree planting and stewardship programs at healthcare facilities to improve wellness and create greener environments. It is open to healthcare organizations and institutions seeking to integrate urban forestry into their campus operations.
Pivotal Places: Western Balkans
••••• Fund
This grant funds initiatives advancing democratic governance, peace, reconciliation, and climate action in the Western Balkans region. It targets organizations working on transparency, accountability, peacebuilding constituencies, and environmental protection in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia.
Animal Welfare Grants
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Grants to Canadian registered charities supporting animal sanctuaries, cruelty advocacy, and organizations helping animals in immediate distress, with focus on factory farming, elephant/rhino protection, and ending animal testing. Eligible organizations must be Canadian charities working on animal welfare causes.