# Ron Goellner Conservation Fund and Jennifer Elwood Hellbender Conservation Grant

From Cryptobranchid Interest Group (AZA Amphibian Taxon Advisory Group). 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, from the check on 3 November 2026: Windows each year: Applications due 31 August each year. The funder’s page doesn’t say whether one is open now.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Up to $2,000 USD (Goellner fund up to $2,000; the hellbender-only Elwood grant up to $1,000)
- Who can apply: Not found on the pages we read
- Where: Not found on the pages we read
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Species conservation and Rivers and lakes
- Last checked: 3 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/cig-goellner-elwood-grants/
- Funder’s programme page: https://saveamphibians.org/cig-grants/

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Small grants for projects on giant salamanders and hellbenders, including field conservation of the species and their habitats and threat mitigation. One application covers both grants.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Ron Goellner Conservation Fund and Jennifer Elwood Hellbender Conservation Grant, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “Each applicant will automatically be considered for both grants when submitting this single application.”

Source: https://saveamphibians.org/cig-grants/, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cig-goellner-elwood-grants/#access

**Ron Goellner Conservation Fund and Jennifer Elwood Hellbender Conservation Grant, amount:** Up to $2,000 USD (Goellner fund up to $2,000; the hellbender-only Elwood grant up to $1,000). Goellner fund up to $2,000; the hellbender-only Elwood grant up to $1,000.

> “The Cryptobranchid Interest Group (CIG) will consider proposals for two separate grants for amounts up to $2,000 each.”

Source: https://saveamphibians.org/cig-grants/, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cig-goellner-elwood-grants/#amount

**Ron Goellner Conservation Fund and Jennifer Elwood Hellbender Conservation Grant, where:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cig-goellner-elwood-grants/#geography

**Ron Goellner Conservation Fund and Jennifer Elwood Hellbender Conservation Grant, who can apply:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cig-goellner-elwood-grants/#applicant_types

**Ron Goellner Conservation Fund and Jennifer Elwood Hellbender Conservation Grant, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “by August 31st. Should the CIG grant committee recommend your project for funding, and it is approved in the budget process”

Source: https://saveamphibians.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2026-CIG-Grant-Application-June-2026.doc, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cig-goellner-elwood-grants/#window

**Ron Goellner Conservation Fund and Jennifer Elwood Hellbender Conservation Grant, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cig-goellner-elwood-grants/#co_finance_required

## The call

### Annual application round

Call page: https://saveamphibians.org/cig-grants/

**Ron Goellner Conservation Fund and Jennifer Elwood Hellbender Conservation Grant, Annual application round, status:** Windows each year; the page doesn’t say if one is open now

> “Please click HERE for application and instructions to apply for the 2026 Ron Goellner Conservation Fund and Jennifer Elwood Hellbender Conservation Grant.”

Source: https://saveamphibians.org/cig-grants/, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cig-goellner-elwood-grants/#call-annual-round-status

**Ron Goellner Conservation Fund and Jennifer Elwood Hellbender Conservation Grant, Annual application round, dates each year:** Applications due 31 August each year

> “by August 31st. Should the CIG grant committee recommend your project for funding, and it is approved in the budget process”

Source: https://saveamphibians.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2026-CIG-Grant-Application-June-2026.doc, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cig-goellner-elwood-grants/#call-annual-round-recurring

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Ron Goellner Conservation Fund and Jennifer Elwood Hellbender Conservation Grant, reporting:** Awardees recognise the grant in all publications and presentations, provide copies of reports and publications to the group, and submit a progress report 12 months after the award.

> “the awardee(s) is required to recognize the CIG grant(s) in all publications and presentations. Copies of reports and publications are to be provided to CIG and reports of progress are to be submitted 12 months after award is received.”

Source: https://saveamphibians.org/cig-grants/, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cig-goellner-elwood-grants/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Ron Goellner Conservation Fund and Jennifer Elwood Hellbender Conservation Grant”, checked 3 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/cig-goellner-elwood-grants/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

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