WHF Announces Funding from National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

WHF is excited to announce that funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation through the America the Beautiful Challenge will support on the ground conservation work across a 17-county area of the Texas mid-coast. We look forward to working with landowners to improve their Monarch butterfly and Northern Bobwhite quail habitats and are honored to have been awarded this opportunity.

From the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) Press Release:

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) joined its public partners today in announcing $141.3 million in grants through the America the Beautiful Challenge (ATBC). The 74 new grants announced today will support landscape-scale conservation projects across 46 States, three U.S. Territories, and 21 Tribal and Native Nations. The grants will generate at least $12 million in matching contributions for a total conservation impact of more than $153 million.

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These projects will enable states, Tribal Nations, U.S. territories, nonprofits, academic institutions, and other grantees to develop and implement multijurisdictional, high-priority restoration projects on both public and private lands. The program is intended to encourage the development and implementation of voluntary, diverse and comprehensive landscape-level projects that:

• Address priority conservation and restoration needs
• Showcase cumulative benefits to fish and wildlife
• Enhance carbon sequestration and storage
• Engage with and benefit communities, including underserved communities
• Connect people with nature
• Advance existing conservation plans and/or are informed by Indigenous Knowledge
• Help safeguard ecosystems and communities through resilience-focused and nature-based solutions 

Read the full press release here: https://www.nfwf.org/media-center/press-releases/nfwf-announces-141-3-million-grants-america-beautiful-challenge