# Western Big Game Migration and Connectivity Fund

From Foundation for America's Public Lands. 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 4 February 2026; check the funder’s page for the next round.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Up to $250,000 USD (Requests should not exceed this)
- Who can apply: Government bodies, NGOs and Indigenous organisations
- Where: BLM-managed lands in the western US: United States
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Yes
- Restoration approach (our classification): Species conservation and Grasslands and savannas
- 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/fapl-western-big-game/
- Funder’s programme page: https://americaslands.org/western-big-game/

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Funds from the Bureau of Land Management, passed through the Foundation, for fencing changes, winter-range habitat restoration and water projects that help pronghorn, mule deer and elk on BLM-managed sagebrush lands.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Western Big Game Migration and Connectivity Fund, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “Applications must be submitted in the Foundation's grant portal.”

Source: https://americaslands.org/wp-content/uploads/Western-Big-Game-Migration-and-Connectivity-Fund-DEC-5-2026.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fapl-western-big-game/#access

**Western Big Game Migration and Connectivity Fund, amount:** Up to $250,000 USD (Requests should not exceed this). Requests should not exceed this.

> “Award sizes will range but requests should not exceed $250,000.”

Source: https://americaslands.org/wp-content/uploads/Western-Big-Game-Migration-and-Connectivity-Fund-DEC-5-2026.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fapl-western-big-game/#amount

**Western Big Game Migration and Connectivity Fund, where:** BLM-managed lands in the western US: United States

> “The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages millions of acres of priority big game habitats throughout the West”

Source: https://americaslands.org/wp-content/uploads/Western-Big-Game-Migration-and-Connectivity-Fund-DEC-5-2026.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fapl-western-big-game/#geography

**Western Big Game Migration and Connectivity Fund, who can apply:** Government bodies, NGOs and Indigenous organisations

> “Eligible applicants include state government agencies, non-profit 501(c) organizations, local governments, municipal governments, tribal governments and organizations.”

Source: https://americaslands.org/wp-content/uploads/Western-Big-Game-Migration-and-Connectivity-Fund-DEC-5-2026.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fapl-western-big-game/#applicant_types

**Western Big Game Migration and Connectivity Fund, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Proposals Due: 11:59pm ET/9:59pm MT February 4, 2026”

Source: https://americaslands.org/wp-content/uploads/Western-Big-Game-Migration-and-Connectivity-Fund-DEC-5-2026.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fapl-western-big-game/#window

**Western Big Game Migration and Connectivity Fund, co-funding required:** Yes

> “Projects are expected to provide a 25% non-federal cost-share ($0.25 of matching contributions for every $1 requested).”

Source: https://americaslands.org/wp-content/uploads/Western-Big-Game-Migration-and-Connectivity-Fund-DEC-5-2026.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fapl-western-big-game/#co_finance_required

## The call

### 2026 round (first call)

Call page: https://americaslands.org/wp-content/uploads/Western-Big-Game-Migration-and-Connectivity-Fund-DEC-5-2026.pdf

**Western Big Game Migration and Connectivity Fund, 2026 round (first call), status:** Closed

> “Proposals Due: 11:59pm ET/9:59pm MT February 4, 2026”

Source: https://americaslands.org/wp-content/uploads/Western-Big-Game-Migration-and-Connectivity-Fund-DEC-5-2026.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fapl-western-big-game/#call-2026-round-status

**Western Big Game Migration and Connectivity Fund, 2026 round (first call), deadline:** 4 February 2026, 23:59 (America/New_York) (the funder writes “11:59pm ET/9:59pm MT February 4, 2026”)

> “Proposals Due: 11:59pm ET/9:59pm MT February 4, 2026”

Source: https://americaslands.org/wp-content/uploads/Western-Big-Game-Migration-and-Connectivity-Fund-DEC-5-2026.pdf, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fapl-western-big-game/#call-2026-round-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Western Big Game Migration and Connectivity Fund, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/fapl-western-big-game/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Western Big Game Migration and Connectivity Fund”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/fapl-western-big-game/. 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+Western+Big+Game+Migration+and+Connectivity+Fund&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Ffapl-western-big-game%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+Western+Big+Game+Migration+and+Connectivity+Fund&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Ffapl-western-big-game%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