# Riverscape Restoration Initiative

From Biophilia Foundation. Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, as of 2 November 2026: No call open now. The last call we found closed on 31 March 2026; check the funder’s page for the next round.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Up to $100,000 USD (Implementation grants are $50,000 to $100,000; capacity grants go up to $25,000 and engagement grants up to $7,500.)
- Who can apply: NGOs, Community groups and Indigenous organisations
- Where: Southwestern US and northern Mexico: United States and Mexico
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Rivers and lakes, Wetlands and Community conservation
- Last checked: 2 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/biophilia-riverscape-restoration/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.biophiliafoundation.org/rri-rfp/

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Grants for low-tech, process-based and beaver-based restoration of streams and watersheds in the arid southwestern United States and northern Mexico, with smaller grants for capacity and landowner engagement.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Riverscape Restoration Initiative, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “Email completed proposal as a PDF or Word document to Jennifer Gooden at jennifer@biophiliafoundation.org.”

Source: https://www.biophiliafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/Biophilia-Fdn-Riverscape-Restoration-RFP-2026-01-06.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/biophilia-riverscape-restoration/#access

**Riverscape Restoration Initiative, amount:** Up to $100,000 USD (Implementation grants are $50,000 to $100,000; capacity grants go up to $25,000 and engagement grants up to $7,500.). Implementation grants are $50,000 to $100,000; capacity grants go up to $25,000 and engagement grants up to $7,500..

> “Implementation: Grants of $50,000 to $100,000 are available for projects that implement low-tech, process-based, and/or beaver-based restoration of upland streams and watersheds.”

Source: https://www.biophiliafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/Biophilia-Fdn-Riverscape-Restoration-RFP-2026-01-06.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/biophilia-riverscape-restoration/#amount

**Riverscape Restoration Initiative, where:** Southwestern US and northern Mexico: United States and Mexico

> “improve the resilience of watersheds in arid and semi-arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico”

Source: https://www.biophiliafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/Biophilia-Fdn-Riverscape-Restoration-RFP-2026-01-06.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/biophilia-riverscape-restoration/#geography

**Riverscape Restoration Initiative, who can apply:** NGOs, Community groups and Indigenous organisations

> “Proposals may be submitted by registered nonprofit organizations, civil society organizations, and Native American tribes in the geographic area described above.”

Source: https://www.biophiliafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/Biophilia-Fdn-Riverscape-Restoration-RFP-2026-01-06.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/biophilia-riverscape-restoration/#applicant_types

**Riverscape Restoration Initiative, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Proposals are due March 31, 2026.”

Source: https://www.biophiliafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/Biophilia-Fdn-Riverscape-Restoration-RFP-2026-01-06.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/biophilia-riverscape-restoration/#window

**Riverscape Restoration Initiative, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/biophilia-riverscape-restoration/#co_finance_required

## The call

### 2026 Request for Proposals

Call page: https://www.biophiliafoundation.org/rri-rfp/

**Riverscape Restoration Initiative, 2026 Request for Proposals, status:** Closed

> “The deadline for proposals is March 31, 2026.”

Source: https://www.biophiliafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/Biophilia-Fdn-Riverscape-Restoration-RFP-2026-01-06.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/biophilia-riverscape-restoration/#call-2026-status

**Riverscape Restoration Initiative, 2026 Request for Proposals, deadline:** 31 March 2026 (the funder writes “March 31, 2026”)

> “The deadline for proposals is March 31, 2026.”

Source: https://www.biophiliafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/Biophilia-Fdn-Riverscape-Restoration-RFP-2026-01-06.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/biophilia-riverscape-restoration/#call-2026-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Riverscape Restoration Initiative, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/biophilia-riverscape-restoration/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Riverscape Restoration Initiative”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/biophilia-riverscape-restoration/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

## Something wrong?

Report a problem: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Problem+with+Riverscape+Restoration+Initiative&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fbiophilia-riverscape-restoration%2F%0A%0AWhat+is+wrong+%28deadline%2C+amount%2C+eligibility%2C+link%E2%80%A6%29%3F%0A%0A%0AWhere+did+you+see+the+correct+information%3F+A+link+to+the+funder%E2%80%99s+own+page+helps+most.%0A&labels=listing-problem
Funders can correct their listing: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Funder+correction%3A+Riverscape+Restoration+Initiative&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fbiophilia-riverscape-restoration%2F%0A%0AYour+name%2C+role+and+organisation%3A%0A%0AWhat+should+change%2C+and+the+page+on+your+website+that+says+so%3A%0A%0AWe+change+a+listing+only+after+confirming+it+on+your+own+website.+Listings+can%E2%80%99t+be+bought.%0A&labels=funder-correction