# Kleberg Foundation Wildlife, Conservation and Animal Science grants

From Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg 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 November 3, 2026: Windows each year: Spring window February 1 to March 31 and fall window August 1 to September 30, deadline at midnight CST.. The funder’s page doesn’t say whether one is open now.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Not found on the pages we read
- Who can apply: NGOs and Research institutions
- Where: South Texas, mainly the Rio Grande Valley: United States
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Species conservation, Protected areas and Research
- Last checked: November 3, 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/kleberg-wildlife-conservation-animal-science/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.klebergfoundation.org/grant-guidelines/wildlife-conservation-animal-science/

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: A Texas family foundation's grants for applied wildlife research and habitat restoration and protection, mainly in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. Highly competitive, with priority for past grantees.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Kleberg Foundation Wildlife, Conservation and Animal Science 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 grant applications will be accepted.”

Source: https://www.klebergfoundation.org/grant-guidelines/, checked November 3, 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/kleberg-wildlife-conservation-animal-science/#access

**Kleberg Foundation Wildlife, Conservation and Animal Science grants, amount:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/kleberg-wildlife-conservation-animal-science/#amount

**Kleberg Foundation Wildlife, Conservation and Animal Science grants, where:** South Texas, mainly the Rio Grande Valley: United States

> “support native wildlife, primarily in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas.”

Source: https://www.klebergfoundation.org/grant-guidelines/wildlife-conservation-animal-science/, checked November 3, 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/kleberg-wildlife-conservation-animal-science/#geography

**Kleberg Foundation Wildlife, Conservation and Animal Science grants, who can apply:** NGOs and Research institutions

> “The Foundation supports IRS-registered, tax exempt, 501(c)(3) organizations with a public charity status of 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2), or public universities under section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.”

Source: https://www.klebergfoundation.org/grant-guidelines/, checked November 3, 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/kleberg-wildlife-conservation-animal-science/#applicant_types

**Kleberg Foundation Wildlife, Conservation and Animal Science grants, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Grants Deadline AT MIDNIGHT CST Spring: February 1 - March 31 Fall: August 1 - September 30”

Source: https://www.klebergfoundation.org/grant-guidelines/, checked November 3, 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/kleberg-wildlife-conservation-animal-science/#window

**Kleberg Foundation Wildlife, Conservation and Animal Science grants, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/kleberg-wildlife-conservation-animal-science/#co_finance_required

## The call

### Spring and fall application windows

Call page: https://www.klebergfoundation.org/grant-guidelines/

**Kleberg Foundation Wildlife, Conservation and Animal Science grants, Spring and fall application windows, status:** Windows each year; the page doesn’t say if one is open now

> “The Foundation has two grant cycles per year. The spring and fall deadlines are posted here.”

Source: https://www.klebergfoundation.org/grant-guidelines/, checked November 3, 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/kleberg-wildlife-conservation-animal-science/#call-spring-fall-windows-status

**Kleberg Foundation Wildlife, Conservation and Animal Science grants, Spring and fall application windows, dates each year:** Spring window February 1 to March 31 and fall window August 1 to September 30, deadline at midnight CST.

> “Grants Deadline AT MIDNIGHT CST Spring: February 1 - March 31 Fall: August 1 - September 30”

Source: https://www.klebergfoundation.org/grant-guidelines/, checked November 3, 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/kleberg-wildlife-conservation-animal-science/#call-spring-fall-windows-recurring

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Kleberg Foundation Wildlife, Conservation and Animal Science grants, reporting:** Single-year grants need a final report on completion; multi-year grants need annual interim reports and a final report, including an evaluation of effectiveness, lessons learned and an updated project budget.

> “Single-year funding initiatives - a final report is due upon completion of the grant period. Multi-year funding initiatives - interim reports are due annually with a final report due upon completion of the grant period.”

Source: https://www.klebergfoundation.org/grant-guidelines/, checked November 3, 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/kleberg-wildlife-conservation-animal-science/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Kleberg Foundation Wildlife, Conservation and Animal Science grants”, checked November 3, 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/kleberg-wildlife-conservation-animal-science/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

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