# Laura Jane Musser Fund Environmental Initiative Program

From Laura Jane Musser Fund. 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 3 November 2026: No call open now. The last call we found closed on 8 October 2026; check the funder’s page for the next round.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Up to $35,000 USD (Implementation grants up to $35,000)
- Who can apply: NGOs and Government bodies
- Where: Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota, Wyoming and 23 North Carolina mountain counties: United States
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Community conservation and Species conservation
- 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/musser-environmental-initiative/
- Funder’s programme page: https://musserfund.org/environmental-initiative-program/

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Planning and implementation grants for community-based projects that protect or restore ecosystems on public open space, in Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota, Wyoming and part of North Carolina.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Laura Jane Musser Fund Environmental Initiative Program, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “The online application will be available September 8 - October 8, 2026.”

Source: https://musserfund.org/environmental-initiative-program/, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/musser-environmental-initiative/#access

**Laura Jane Musser Fund Environmental Initiative Program, amount:** Up to $35,000 USD (Implementation grants up to $35,000). Implementation grants up to $35,000.

> “IMPLEMENTATION (Up to $35,000)”

Source: https://musserfund.org/environmental-initiative-program/, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/musser-environmental-initiative/#amount

**Laura Jane Musser Fund Environmental Initiative Program, where:** Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota, Wyoming and 23 North Carolina mountain counties: United States

> “ONLY programs in Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota, Wyoming, and limited counties in North Carolina may apply.”

Source: https://musserfund.org/environmental-initiative-program/, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/musser-environmental-initiative/#geography

**Laura Jane Musser Fund Environmental Initiative Program, who can apply:** NGOs and Government bodies

> “Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations (organizations with fiscal sponsors are not eligible) Local units of Government”

Source: https://musserfund.org/environmental-initiative-program/, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/musser-environmental-initiative/#applicant_types

**Laura Jane Musser Fund Environmental Initiative Program, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “The online application will be available September 8 - October 8, 2026.”

Source: https://musserfund.org/environmental-initiative-program/, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/musser-environmental-initiative/#window

**Laura Jane Musser Fund Environmental Initiative Program, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/musser-environmental-initiative/#co_finance_required

## The call

### 2026 round

Call page: https://musserfund.org/environmental-initiative-program/

**Laura Jane Musser Fund Environmental Initiative Program, 2026 round, status:** Closed

> “The online application will be available September 8 - October 8, 2026.”

Source: https://musserfund.org/environmental-initiative-program/, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/musser-environmental-initiative/#call-2026-status

**Laura Jane Musser Fund Environmental Initiative Program, 2026 round, opens:** 8 September 2026

> “The online application will be available September 8 - October 8, 2026.”

Source: https://musserfund.org/environmental-initiative-program/, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/musser-environmental-initiative/#call-2026-opens

**Laura Jane Musser Fund Environmental Initiative Program, 2026 round, deadline:** 8 October 2026 (the funder writes “October 8, 2026”)

> “The online application will be available September 8 - October 8, 2026.”

Source: https://musserfund.org/environmental-initiative-program/, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/musser-environmental-initiative/#call-2026-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Laura Jane Musser Fund Environmental Initiative Program, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/musser-environmental-initiative/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Laura Jane Musser Fund Environmental Initiative Program”, checked 3 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/musser-environmental-initiative/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

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