# NFWF Pacific Seabird Program

From National Fish and Wildlife 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, as of 3 November 2026: No call open now. The last call we found closed on 24 August 2026; check the funder’s page for the next round.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Usually $50,000 to $750,000 USD
- Who can apply: NGOs, Government bodies, Indigenous organisations and Research institutions
- Where: Four Pacific geographies: California Current, Hawaiian Archipelago, Humboldt Current, central tropical Pacific (North America, Latin America and the Caribbean and Oceania)
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Yes
- Restoration approach (our classification): Species conservation, Coasts and oceans and Research
- 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/nfwf-pacific-seabird/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.nfwf.org/programs/seabirds

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Grants for Pacific seabird conservation: invasive predator management, breeding habitat restoration, colony establishment, bycatch reduction and monitoring. The 2026 call covered the California Current, Hawaii, the Humboldt Current and the central tropical Pacific.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**NFWF Pacific Seabird Program, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “(NFWF) is accepting proposals that implement actions in support of business plan focal seabird species.”

Source: https://www.nfwf.org/programs/seabirds/pacific-seabird-program-2026-request-proposals, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nfwf-pacific-seabird/#access

**NFWF Pacific Seabird Program, amount:** Usually $50,000 to $750,000 USD

> “in 2026 awards should fall within a broad range of $50,000 to $750,000.”

Source: https://www.nfwf.org/programs/seabirds/pacific-seabird-program-2026-request-proposals, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nfwf-pacific-seabird/#amount

**NFWF Pacific Seabird Program, where:** Four Pacific geographies: California Current, Hawaiian Archipelago, Humboldt Current, central tropical Pacific (North America, Latin America and the Caribbean and Oceania)

> “The 2026 Request for Proposals (RFP) will consider projects from four broad geographies within the Pacific: 1) California Current, 2) Hawaiian Archipelago, 3) Humboldt Current, and 4) locations in the central tropical Pacific”

Source: https://www.nfwf.org/programs/seabirds/pacific-seabird-program-2026-request-proposals, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nfwf-pacific-seabird/#geography

**NFWF Pacific Seabird Program, who can apply:** NGOs, Government bodies, Indigenous organisations and Research institutions

> “Eligible applicants include: non-profit 501(c) organizations, Federal government agencies, state government agencies, local governments, municipal governments, Tribal Governments and Organizations, educational institutions and international organizations.”

Source: https://www.nfwf.org/programs/seabirds/pacific-seabird-program-2026-request-proposals, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nfwf-pacific-seabird/#applicant_types

**NFWF Pacific Seabird Program, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “during this single call for proposals”

Source: https://www.nfwf.org/programs/seabirds/pacific-seabird-program-2026-request-proposals, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nfwf-pacific-seabird/#window

**NFWF Pacific Seabird Program, co-funding required:** Yes

> “A minimum of a 1:1 match (federal and non-federal match are eligible) of cash and/or in-kind services is required.”

Source: https://www.nfwf.org/programs/seabirds/pacific-seabird-program-2026-request-proposals, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nfwf-pacific-seabird/#co_finance_required

## The call

### 2026 Request for Proposals

Call page: https://www.nfwf.org/programs/seabirds/pacific-seabird-program-2026-request-proposals

**NFWF Pacific Seabird Program, 2026 Request for Proposals, status:** Closed

> “Full Proposal Due Date: Monday, August 24, 2026, by 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time”

Source: https://www.nfwf.org/programs/seabirds/pacific-seabird-program-2026-request-proposals, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nfwf-pacific-seabird/#call-2026-rfp-status

**NFWF Pacific Seabird Program, 2026 Request for Proposals, deadline:** 24 August 2026, 23:59 (America/New_York) (the funder writes “Monday, August 24, 2026, by 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time”)

> “Full Proposal Due Date: Monday, August 24, 2026, by 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time”

Source: https://www.nfwf.org/programs/seabirds/pacific-seabird-program-2026-request-proposals, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nfwf-pacific-seabird/#call-2026-rfp-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**NFWF Pacific Seabird Program, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nfwf-pacific-seabird/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “NFWF Pacific Seabird Program”, checked 3 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/nfwf-pacific-seabird/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

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