# Förderrichtlinie Naturschutz (FöNa)

From Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, Ministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Verkehr. 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 2 November 2026: Open: apply by 31 December 2026. The funder gives the deadline as “Antragsfrist: 01.01.2026 - 31.12.2026”.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: From €500 EUR (Minimum EUR 2,500 for municipalities; EUR 500 for clubs, foundations and private persons)
- Who can apply: NGOs, Community groups, Individuals and Government bodies
- Where: North Rhine-Westphalia: Germany
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Species conservation, Protected areas and Community 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/nrw-fona-naturschutz/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.nordrhein-westfalen-foerdert.nrw/foerdermassnahmen/naturschutz-foena-2026

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: North Rhine-Westphalia grants for species protection, habitat care and restoration, de-sealing and purchase of ecologically valuable land, open to conservation associations, foundations, clubs and individuals as well as municipalities.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Förderrichtlinie Naturschutz (FöNa), how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “Je nach Höhe der Förderung erfolgt die Antragstellung beider zuständigen Unteren Naturschutzbehörde oder direkt bei der BezirksregierungKöln.”

Source: https://www.nordrhein-westfalen-foerdert.nrw/foerdermassnahmen/naturschutz-foena-2026, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nrw-fona-naturschutz/#access

**Förderrichtlinie Naturschutz (FöNa), amount:** From €500 EUR (Minimum EUR 2,500 for municipalities; EUR 500 for clubs, foundations and private persons). Minimum EUR 2,500 for municipalities; EUR 500 for clubs, foundations and private persons.

> “Für Kommunen liegt die Fördergrenze bei mindestens 2.500 Euro, für Vereine, Stiftungen und Privatpersonen bei 500 Euro.”

Source: https://www.nordrhein-westfalen-foerdert.nrw/foerdermassnahmen/naturschutz-foena-2026, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nrw-fona-naturschutz/#amount

**Förderrichtlinie Naturschutz (FöNa), where:** North Rhine-Westphalia: Germany

> “Mit dem Programm "FöNa" fördert das Land Nordrhein-Westfalen Maßnahmen, die Natur und Landschaft nachhaltig erhalten und entwickeln.”

Source: https://www.nordrhein-westfalen-foerdert.nrw/foerdermassnahmen/naturschutz-foena-2026, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nrw-fona-naturschutz/#geography

**Förderrichtlinie Naturschutz (FöNa), who can apply:** NGOs, Community groups, Individuals and Government bodies

> “Antragsberechtigt sind unter anderem Kreise, Städte undGemeinden, Naturparkträger, Naturschutzverbände, Stiftungen sowiePrivatpersonen. Für kleinere Projekte können auch Vereine oder Einzelpersoneneine Förderung erhalten.”

Source: https://www.nordrhein-westfalen-foerdert.nrw/foerdermassnahmen/naturschutz-foena-2026, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nrw-fona-naturschutz/#applicant_types

**Förderrichtlinie Naturschutz (FöNa), rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Antragsfrist: 01.01.2026 - 31.12.2026”

Source: https://www.nordrhein-westfalen-foerdert.nrw/foerdermassnahmen/naturschutz-foena-2026, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nrw-fona-naturschutz/#window

**Förderrichtlinie Naturschutz (FöNa), co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nrw-fona-naturschutz/#co_finance_required

## The call

### 2026 application period

Call page: https://www.nordrhein-westfalen-foerdert.nrw/foerdermassnahmen/naturschutz-foena-2026

**Förderrichtlinie Naturschutz (FöNa), 2026 application period, status:** Open

> “Antragsfrist: 01.01.2026 - 31.12.2026 Antragstellung möglich”

Source: https://www.nordrhein-westfalen-foerdert.nrw/foerdermassnahmen/naturschutz-foena-2026, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nrw-fona-naturschutz/#call-2026-status

**Förderrichtlinie Naturschutz (FöNa), 2026 application period, opens:** 1 January 2026

> “Antragsfrist: 01.01.2026 - 31.12.2026”

Source: https://www.nordrhein-westfalen-foerdert.nrw/foerdermassnahmen/naturschutz-foena-2026, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nrw-fona-naturschutz/#call-2026-opens

**Förderrichtlinie Naturschutz (FöNa), 2026 application period, deadline:** 31 December 2026 (the funder writes “Antragsfrist: 01.01.2026 - 31.12.2026”)

> “Antragsfrist: 01.01.2026 - 31.12.2026”

Source: https://www.nordrhein-westfalen-foerdert.nrw/foerdermassnahmen/naturschutz-foena-2026, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nrw-fona-naturschutz/#call-2026-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Förderrichtlinie Naturschutz (FöNa), reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nrw-fona-naturschutz/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Förderrichtlinie Naturschutz (FöNa)”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/nrw-fona-naturschutz/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

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