Riverscape Restoration Initiative

The facts, in the funder’s words

All quotes are from biophiliafoundation.org · Biophilia Fdn Riverscape Restoration RFP 2026… unless marked. Checked 2 Nov 2026

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.

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 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.

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

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.

Rounds

Fixed rounds with deadlines

Proposals are due March 31, 2026.

Co-funding required

Not found on the pages we read

Restoration approach

Rivers and lakes, Wetlands and Community conservation

Our classification, from the funder’s description of what it supports.

The call

What the funder asks grantees to report

Reporting

Not found on the pages we read