# Pro Natura Fund grants (プロ・ナトゥーラ・ファンド助成)

From Pro Natura Foundation Japan (公益財団法人自然保護助成基金). 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: Windows each year: Applications open each year from about early June to mid July, announced on the foundation's news page.. The funder’s page doesn’t say whether one is open now.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Up to ¥2,000,000 JPY (Up to 1m yen a year in most tracks, 500,000 yen for the community-group track, one track up to 2m yen over two years)
- Who can apply: NGOs, Community groups and Research institutions
- Where: Not found on the pages we read
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Species conservation 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/pro-natura-fund/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.pronaturajapan.com/foundation/pronatura_fund.html

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Annual grants for nature conservation activities and research in Japan and in developing regions overseas, including a track for community-rooted citizen groups. Applications run in a yearly early-summer window announced on the foundation's news page.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Pro Natura Fund grants (プロ・ナトゥーラ・ファンド助成), how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “応募用URLの取得 登録したメールアドレスに「応募用URL」が送られます。”

Source: https://www.pronaturajapan.com/foundation/pronatura_fund.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/pro-natura-fund/#access

**Pro Natura Fund grants (プロ・ナトゥーラ・ファンド助成), amount:** Up to ¥2,000,000 JPY (Up to 1m yen a year in most tracks, 500,000 yen for the community-group track, one track up to 2m yen over two years). Up to 1m yen a year in most tracks, 500,000 yen for the community-group track, one track up to 2m yen over two years.

> “1件あたり上限100万円/1~2年間 1:1件あたり上限100万円/1年間 2:1件あたり上限50万円/1年間 1件あたり上限100万円/1年間 1件あたり上限100万円/1年間 または 上限200万円/2年間 1件あたり上限100万円/1~3年間”

Source: https://www.pronaturajapan.com/foundation/pronatura_fund.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/pro-natura-fund/#amount

**Pro Natura Fund grants (プロ・ナトゥーラ・ファンド助成), where:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/pro-natura-fund/#geography

**Pro Natura Fund grants (プロ・ナトゥーラ・ファンド助成), who can apply:** NGOs, Community groups and Research institutions

> “自然保護に関する調査・研究および活動を進める能力のある団体。”

Source: https://www.pronaturajapan.com/foundation/pronatura_fund.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/pro-natura-fund/#applicant_types

**Pro Natura Fund grants (プロ・ナトゥーラ・ファンド助成), rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “応募期間:毎年6月上旬~7月中旬頃”

Source: https://www.pronaturajapan.com/foundation/pronatura_fund.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/pro-natura-fund/#window

**Pro Natura Fund grants (プロ・ナトゥーラ・ファンド助成), co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/pro-natura-fund/#co_finance_required

## The call

### Annual call (early June to mid July)

Call page: https://www.pronaturajapan.com/foundation/pronatura_fund.html

**Pro Natura Fund grants (プロ・ナトゥーラ・ファンド助成), Annual call (early June to mid July), status:** Windows each year; the page doesn’t say if one is open now

> “募集の開始やスケジュールの詳細は「お知らせ」にてご案内します。”

Source: https://www.pronaturajapan.com/foundation/pronatura_fund.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/pro-natura-fund/#call-annual-status

**Pro Natura Fund grants (プロ・ナトゥーラ・ファンド助成), Annual call (early June to mid July), dates each year:** Applications open each year from about early June to mid July, announced on the foundation's news page.

> “応募期間:毎年6月上旬~7月中旬頃”

Source: https://www.pronaturajapan.com/foundation/pronatura_fund.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/pro-natura-fund/#call-annual-recurring

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Pro Natura Fund grants (プロ・ナトゥーラ・ファンド助成), reporting:** Grantees submit an interim report mid-project, then a results report and accounts report after the project ends, and present results at a meeting in Tokyo.

> “プロジェクトの中間時期に、研究・活動の中間報告書を提出していただきます。 プロジェクト終了後、助成成果報告書と会計報告書を提出していただきます。”

Source: https://www.pronaturajapan.com/foundation/pronatura_fund.html, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/pro-natura-fund/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Pro Natura Fund grants (プロ・ナトゥーラ・ファンド助成)”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/pro-natura-fund/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

## Something wrong?

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