# Kenya Conservancies Fund

From Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA). 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 19 October 2025; check the funder’s page for the next round.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: $5,000 to $120,000 USD
- Who can apply: Community groups
- Where: Kenya: Kenya
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Species conservation, Community 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/kwca-kenya-conservancies-fund/
- Funder’s programme page: https://kwcakenya.com/kenya-conservancies-fund/

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: A small-grant facility run by KWCA for new and under-served Kenyan wildlife conservancies, funding biodiversity conservation, habitat restoration, governance and nature-based enterprises. Calls for concepts are announced on its website; the 2025 call has closed.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Kenya Conservancies Fund, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “KCF will accept applications only after the Call for Ideas requests announcement has been made via our website and social media platforms.”

Source: https://kwcakenya.com/kenya-conservancies-fund/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/kwca-kenya-conservancies-fund/#access

**Kenya Conservancies Fund, amount:** $5,000 to $120,000 USD

> “through a sinking fund of between $ 5,000-$120,000”

Source: https://kwcakenya.com/kenya-conservancies-fund/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/kwca-kenya-conservancies-fund/#amount

**Kenya Conservancies Fund, where:** Kenya: Kenya

> “Conservancies1 established in Kenya that demonstrate legal registration, community engagement and clear land tenure.”

Source: https://kwcakenya.com/kenya-conservancies-fund/kcf-call-for-concepts-2025/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/kwca-kenya-conservancies-fund/#geography

**Kenya Conservancies Fund, who can apply:** Community groups

> “For this call, Conservancies on Community Land and Group Conservancies are Eligible”

Source: https://kwcakenya.com/kenya-conservancies-fund/kcf-call-for-concepts-2025/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/kwca-kenya-conservancies-fund/#applicant_types

**Kenya Conservancies Fund, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “KCF will accept applications only after the Call for Ideas requests announcement has been made via our website and social media platforms.”

Source: https://kwcakenya.com/kenya-conservancies-fund/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/kwca-kenya-conservancies-fund/#window

**Kenya Conservancies Fund, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/kwca-kenya-conservancies-fund/#co_finance_required

## The call

### Call for Concepts 2025

Call page: https://kwcakenya.com/kenya-conservancies-fund/kcf-call-for-concepts-2025/

**Kenya Conservancies Fund, Call for Concepts 2025, status:** Closed

> “Stage 1 - Concept Note Submission Deadline: 19 October 2025 at 11:59 p.m. EAT”

Source: https://kwcakenya.com/kenya-conservancies-fund/kcf-call-for-concepts-2025/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/kwca-kenya-conservancies-fund/#call-2025-status

**Kenya Conservancies Fund, Call for Concepts 2025, deadline:** 19 October 2025, 23:59 (Africa/Nairobi) (the funder writes “19 October 2025 at 11:59 p.m. EAT”)

> “Stage 1 - Concept Note Submission Deadline: 19 October 2025 at 11:59 p.m. EAT”

Source: https://kwcakenya.com/kenya-conservancies-fund/kcf-call-for-concepts-2025/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/kwca-kenya-conservancies-fund/#call-2025-deadline

Condition: Concept note stage; shortlisted applicants submit full proposals by 24 November 2025.

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Kenya Conservancies Fund, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/kwca-kenya-conservancies-fund/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Kenya Conservancies Fund”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/kwca-kenya-conservancies-fund/. 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+Kenya+Conservancies+Fund&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fkwca-kenya-conservancies-fund%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+Kenya+Conservancies+Fund&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fkwca-kenya-conservancies-fund%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