# Sacramento Valley Floodplain Enhancement for Salmon and Shorebirds

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 2 November 2026: No call open now. The last call we found closed on 5 August 2025; check the funder’s page for the next round.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Usually $200,000 to $500,000 USD (Estimated award range per project for the 2025 round)
- Who can apply: NGOs, Government bodies, Indigenous organisations and Research institutions
- Where: Sacramento Valley, California: United States
- Rounds: Not found on the pages we read
- Co-funding required: No
- Restoration approach (our classification): Wetlands, Rivers and lakes and Species conservation
- 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/nfwf-sacramento-valley-floodplain/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.nfwf.org/programs/sacramento-valley-floodplain-enhancement-salmon-and-shorebirds

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: NFWF funding, with USDA NRCS and the US Fish and Wildlife Service, for multi-benefit floodplain restoration that improves habitat for salmon and migratory shorebirds in the Sacramento River Basin.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Sacramento Valley Floodplain Enhancement for Salmon and Shorebirds, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “All application materials must be submitted online through National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Easygrants system.”

Source: https://www.nfwf.org/programs/sacramento-valley-floodplain-enhancement-salmon-and-shorebirds/sacramento-valley, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nfwf-sacramento-valley-floodplain/#access

**Sacramento Valley Floodplain Enhancement for Salmon and Shorebirds, amount:** Usually $200,000 to $500,000 USD (Estimated award range per project for the 2025 round). Estimated award range per project for the 2025 round.

> “NFWF anticipates awarding eight to 12 projects with an estimated award range of $200,000 - $500,000 per project.”

Source: https://www.nfwf.org/programs/sacramento-valley-floodplain-enhancement-salmon-and-shorebirds/sacramento-valley, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nfwf-sacramento-valley-floodplain/#amount

**Sacramento Valley Floodplain Enhancement for Salmon and Shorebirds, where:** Sacramento Valley, California: United States

> “multi-benefit floodplain restoration projects that enhance habitat for anadromous fish and migratory shorebirds while also advancing the long-term health of the Sacramento River Basin”

Source: https://www.nfwf.org/programs/sacramento-valley-floodplain-enhancement-salmon-and-shorebirds, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nfwf-sacramento-valley-floodplain/#geography

**Sacramento Valley Floodplain Enhancement for Salmon and Shorebirds, who can apply:** NGOs, Government bodies, Indigenous organisations and Research institutions

> “Eligible applicants include: non-profit 501(c) organizations, state government agencies, local governments, municipal governments, Tribal governments and organizations, special districts (e.g., conservation districts, planning districts, utility districts), and educational institutions.”

Source: https://www.nfwf.org/programs/sacramento-valley-floodplain-enhancement-salmon-and-shorebirds/sacramento-valley, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nfwf-sacramento-valley-floodplain/#applicant_types

**Sacramento Valley Floodplain Enhancement for Salmon and Shorebirds, rounds:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nfwf-sacramento-valley-floodplain/#window

**Sacramento Valley Floodplain Enhancement for Salmon and Shorebirds, co-funding required:** No

> “While matching contributions are not required”

Source: https://www.nfwf.org/programs/sacramento-valley-floodplain-enhancement-salmon-and-shorebirds/sacramento-valley, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nfwf-sacramento-valley-floodplain/#co_finance_required

## The call

### 2025 Request for Proposals

Call page: https://www.nfwf.org/programs/sacramento-valley-floodplain-enhancement-salmon-and-shorebirds/sacramento-valley

**Sacramento Valley Floodplain Enhancement for Salmon and Shorebirds, 2025 Request for Proposals, status:** Closed

> “Sacramento Valley Floodplain Enhancement For Salmon and Shorebirds 2025 Request For Proposals - CLOSED”

Source: https://www.nfwf.org/programs/sacramento-valley-floodplain-enhancement-salmon-and-shorebirds, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nfwf-sacramento-valley-floodplain/#call-2025-status

**Sacramento Valley Floodplain Enhancement for Salmon and Shorebirds, 2025 Request for Proposals, deadline:** 5 August 2025, 23:59 (America/New_York) (the funder writes “August 5, 2025, 8:59 PM PDT/11:59 PM EDT”)

> “Full Proposal Due Date August 5, 2025, 8:59 PM PDT/11:59 PM EDT”

Source: https://www.nfwf.org/programs/sacramento-valley-floodplain-enhancement-salmon-and-shorebirds/sacramento-valley, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nfwf-sacramento-valley-floodplain/#call-2025-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Sacramento Valley Floodplain Enhancement for Salmon and Shorebirds, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nfwf-sacramento-valley-floodplain/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Sacramento Valley Floodplain Enhancement for Salmon and Shorebirds”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/nfwf-sacramento-valley-floodplain/. 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+Sacramento+Valley+Floodplain+Enhancement+for+Salmon+and+Shorebirds&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fnfwf-sacramento-valley-floodplain%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+Sacramento+Valley+Floodplain+Enhancement+for+Salmon+and+Shorebirds&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fnfwf-sacramento-valley-floodplain%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