# Program/Project Grants

From The Cinnabar 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, from the check on 2 November 2026: Upcoming: opens 11 January 2027. Closes 19 February 2027.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: $2,500 to $15,000 USD (No more than 50% of the total project budget, whichever is less)
- Who can apply: NGOs and Research institutions
- Where: Montana and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: United States
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: No
- Restoration approach (our classification): Rivers and lakes, Species conservation, Community conservation and Sustainable land use
- 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/cinnabar-foundation-grants/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.thecinnabarfoundation.org/programproject-grants.html

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Once-a-year competitive grants to nonprofits for conservation, restoration and stewardship projects in Montana and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Program/Project Grants, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “Only online applications will be accepted.”

Source: https://www.thecinnabarfoundation.org/programproject-grants.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cinnabar-foundation-grants/#access

**Program/Project Grants, amount:** $2,500 to $15,000 USD (No more than 50% of the total project budget, whichever is less). No more than 50% of the total project budget, whichever is less.

> “grant amounts will range from $2,500 - $15,000, and not exceed 50% of the total project budget, whichever is less”

Source: https://www.thecinnabarfoundation.org/programproject-grants.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cinnabar-foundation-grants/#amount

**Program/Project Grants, where:** Montana and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: United States

> “The Cinnabar Foundation supports organizations that effectively conserve, preserve and restore the natural environment in Montana and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.”

Source: https://www.thecinnabarfoundation.org/conservation-program-areas-and-funding-priorities.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cinnabar-foundation-grants/#geography

**Program/Project Grants, who can apply:** NGOs and Research institutions

> “Grants from the Cinnabar Foundation are available to nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organizations, schools or university programs engaged in conservation within Montana and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.”

Source: https://www.thecinnabarfoundation.org/apply-for-a-grant.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cinnabar-foundation-grants/#applicant_types

**Program/Project Grants, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “The Cinnabar Foundation accepts grant applications once per year.”

Source: https://www.thecinnabarfoundation.org/when-to-apply.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cinnabar-foundation-grants/#window

**Program/Project Grants, co-funding required:** No

> “Organizations are not required to match Cinnabar funding.”

Source: https://www.thecinnabarfoundation.org/programproject-grants.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cinnabar-foundation-grants/#co_finance_required

## The call

### 2027 grant cycle

Call page: https://www.thecinnabarfoundation.org/when-to-apply.html

**Program/Project Grants, 2027 grant cycle, status:** Upcoming

> “The 2027 Grant application cycle will be open from Jan 11 - Feb 19, 2027.”

Source: https://www.thecinnabarfoundation.org/when-to-apply.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cinnabar-foundation-grants/#call-2027-status

**Program/Project Grants, 2027 grant cycle, opens:** 11 January 2027

> “The 2027 Grant application cycle will be open from Jan 11 - Feb 19, 2027.”

Source: https://www.thecinnabarfoundation.org/when-to-apply.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cinnabar-foundation-grants/#call-2027-opens

**Program/Project Grants, 2027 grant cycle, deadline:** 19 February 2027 (the funder writes “Feb 19, 2027”)

> “The 2027 Grant application cycle will be open from Jan 11 - Feb 19, 2027.”

Source: https://www.thecinnabarfoundation.org/when-to-apply.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cinnabar-foundation-grants/#call-2027-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Program/Project Grants, reporting:** Grantees send an interim or final report on progress and on how the funds were spent.

> “must submit an interim / final report describing the progress made toward achieving the purposes outlined in the applicant's grant application and detailing expenditures made from the granted funds”

Source: https://www.thecinnabarfoundation.org/programproject-grants.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cinnabar-foundation-grants/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Program/Project Grants”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/cinnabar-foundation-grants/. 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+Program%2FProject+Grants&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fcinnabar-foundation-grants%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
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