# Conservation Partner Grants

From The Vital Ground 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 15 March 2026; check the funder’s page for the next round.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Usually up to $10,000 USD
- Who can apply: NGOs and Government bodies
- 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 Protected areas
- 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/vital-ground-conservation-partner-grants/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.vitalground.org/conservation-partner-grants/

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Annual small grants to nonprofit and governmental partners that protect grizzly bear habitat, including private land conservation, and prevent conflicts between bears and people, such as retiring conflict-prone grazing leases.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Conservation Partner Grants, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “Vital Ground offers grants to nonprofit or governmental entities whose missions complement ours.”

Source: https://www.vitalground.org/conservation-partner-grants/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/vital-ground-conservation-partner-grants/#access

**Conservation Partner Grants, amount:** Usually up to $10,000 USD

> “We typically call for grant proposals once per year and award 5-10 grants of $10,000 or less.”

Source: https://www.vitalground.org/conservation-partner-grants/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/vital-ground-conservation-partner-grants/#amount

**Conservation Partner Grants, where:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/vital-ground-conservation-partner-grants/#geography

**Conservation Partner Grants, who can apply:** NGOs and Government bodies

> “Vital Ground offers grants to nonprofit or governmental entities whose missions complement ours.”

Source: https://www.vitalground.org/conservation-partner-grants/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/vital-ground-conservation-partner-grants/#applicant_types

**Conservation Partner Grants, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “We typically call for grant proposals once per year and award 5-10 grants of $10,000 or less.”

Source: https://www.vitalground.org/conservation-partner-grants/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/vital-ground-conservation-partner-grants/#window

**Conservation Partner Grants, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/vital-ground-conservation-partner-grants/#co_finance_required

## The call

### 2026 round

Call page: https://www.vitalground.org/conservation-partner-grants/

**Conservation Partner Grants, 2026 round, status:** Closed

> “Applications will be accepted until March 15, 2026, with awards announced in early May.”

Source: https://www.vitalground.org/conservation-partner-grants/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/vital-ground-conservation-partner-grants/#call-2026-status

**Conservation Partner Grants, 2026 round, deadline:** 15 March 2026 (the funder writes “Applications will be accepted until March 15, 2026”)

> “Applications will be accepted until March 15, 2026, with awards announced in early May.”

Source: https://www.vitalground.org/conservation-partner-grants/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/vital-ground-conservation-partner-grants/#call-2026-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Conservation Partner Grants, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/vital-ground-conservation-partner-grants/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Conservation Partner Grants”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/vital-ground-conservation-partner-grants/. 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+Conservation+Partner+Grants&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fvital-ground-conservation-partner-grants%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+Conservation+Partner+Grants&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fvital-ground-conservation-partner-grants%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