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Sustainable Forests and Communities Initiative

From Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation

Grants of up to US$50,000 a year to charities and public bodies in forested US communities that combine forest conservation or ecological restoration with sustainable forest-based jobs and community consensus-building.

Summary in our words. Each fact below shows the funder’s own words and links to its page.

No call found

Windows each year

Letter of inquiry deadline is 1 January, with no year given.. The funder’s page doesn’t say whether one is open now.

Check the call pageChecked 2 Nov 2026

The facts, in the funder’s words

How to apply

Apply directly

When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

Please carefully review our Guidelines and consider whether your organization is a strong fit with WFF's requirements and restrictions. 

Amount

Up to $50,000 USD a year

The maximum grant size for SFCI is $50,000 per year. 

Where

Forested communities in the United States: United States

More grants in United States and North America.

SFCI focuses on supporting activities in forested communities throughout the United States. 

Who can apply

NGOs, Government bodies and Indigenous organisations

Organization must be classified by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) public charity or a state or political subdivision or a tribal governmental entity. 

Rounds

Fixed rounds with deadlines

Please note that the Letter of Inquiry submission deadline is January 1st 

Co-funding required

Not found on the pages we read

Restoration approach

Sustainable land use and Community conservation

Our classification, from the funder’s description of what it supports.

More grants for communities.

The call

Not clear from the page

Letter of inquiry

Call page
Status

Windows each year; the page doesn’t say if one is open now

Please note that the Letter of Inquiry submission deadline is January 1st 

Dates each year

Letter of inquiry deadline is 1 January, with no year given.

Please note that the Letter of Inquiry submission deadline is January 1st 

Ready to apply to Letter of inquiry?Check the call page

What the funder asks grantees to report

Reporting

Metrics on qualitative and quantitative outcomes at the end of each grant period.

Applicants will be required to report on the program's success by providing metrics on the qualitative and quantitative outcomes at the end of each grant period. 

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Something wrong?

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