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45 grants and funding programmes take conservation research projects. 6 are open now. For nonprofits and community groups leading projects on the ground. Every deadline, amount and eligibility rule links to the funder’s own page, with its exact words and the date we checked it. Last checked 3 November 2026.

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Funding programmes. Sortable by deadline, amount and date checked.
Programme and funder
Sea Turtle Grants Program (Florida)Florida Sea Turtle License Plate, run by Sea Turtle ConservancyApply directly6 Nov 2026Open3 days leftAmount not statedChecked 2 Nov 2026
Global EbA Fund Medium-Size GrantsInternational Climate Initiative (IKI), German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUKN), run by IUCNApply directly16 Nov 2026Open13 days leftUp to $500k USDChecked 2 Nov 2026
Subsidie Projecten BiodiversiteitProvincie GroningenApply directly30 Nov 2026Open27 days left€2k–⁠€100k EURChecked 2 Nov 2026
Global Raptor Research and Conservation GrantHawkWatch InternationalApply directly31 Dec 2026Open58 days leftUp to $3.5k USDChecked 2 Nov 2026
Sophie Danforth Conservation Biology FundRoger Williams Park Zoo and Rhode Island Zoological SocietyApply directly1 Jan 2027Open59 days leftAmount not statedChecked 2 Nov 2026
Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund EvidenceDepartment for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), run by NIRASApply directly15 Feb 2027Open104 days left£20k–⁠£150k GBPLast confirmed 1 Nov 2026
Arctic Species Conservation FundWWF-CanadaApply directlyAny timeRollingUp to $25k CAD a yearChecked 2 Nov 2026
Beckett-Fonden nature protection grantsBeckett-FondenApply directlyAny timeRollingAmount not statedChecked 2 Nov 2026
IDEA WILD equipment grantsIDEA WILDApply directlyAny timeRollingLess than $1.5k USDLast confirmed 1 Nov 2026
Rufford Small GrantsThe Rufford FoundationApply directlyAny timeRolling£7k–⁠£18k GBPChecked 2 Nov 2026
Stiftung Hessischer Naturschutz project fundingStiftung Hessischer NaturschutzApply directlyAny timeRollingAmount not statedChecked 2 Nov 2026
Waitt Foundation Rapid Ocean Conservation (ROC) GrantsWaitt FoundationApply directlyAny timeRollingUp to $20k USDChecked 2 Nov 2026
Suomen Luonnonsuojelun Säätiö grantsSuomen Luonnonsuojelun Säätiö (Finnish Foundation for Nature Conservation)Apply directlyOpens 1 Dec 2026Upcoming€3k–⁠€10k EURLarger expense grants of 3,000 to 5,000 euros, with one or two of 5,000 to 10,000 euros for especially significant projectsChecked 2 Nov 2026
TDARFAC Applied Conservation GrantsDr. Abigail Ross Foundation for Applied Conservation (TDARFAC)Apply directlyOpens 10 Dec 2026UpcomingUp to $10k USDUp to US$5,000 for projects of six months or less, up to US$10,000 for longer onesChecked 2 Nov 2026
Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund small grantsMohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation FundApply directlyOpens 4 Jan 2027UpcomingUp to $25k USDChecked 2 Nov 2026
Small Cat Action FundPantheraApply directlyOpens 15 Feb 2027UpcomingUp to $15k USD a yearChecked 2 Nov 2026
ZAA Conservation Initiatives GrantsZoological Association of AmericaApply directlyOpens 1 Mar 2027UpcomingUp to $5k USDUp to US $5,000 awarded each year to projectsChecked 2 Nov 2026
Save Our Seas Foundation Small GrantsSave Our Seas FoundationApply directlyExpected mid-March 2027UpcomingAmount not statedChecked 2 Nov 2026
Save the Kiwi Annual Funding GrantSave the Kiwi TrustApply directlyExpected April 2027UpcomingAmount not statedChecked 2 Nov 2026
Southern Fund call for proposals (Pacific Salmon Treaty)Pacific Salmon CommissionApply directlyExpected June 2027UpcomingAmount not statedChecked 2 Nov 2026
Save Our Seas Foundation Keystone GrantsSave Our Seas FoundationApply directlyExpected mid-March 2028UpcomingAmount not statedChecked 2 Nov 2026

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