The America's Ecosystem Restoration Initiative offers funding for conservation and restoration projects targeting rivers, coasts, wetlands, watersheds, forests, grasslands, and wildlife corridors. It supports ecosystem and community resilience to climate threats through five grant types with awards from $200,000 to $5 million. Eligible applicants include states, U.S. territories, tribes, nonprofits, local governments, and educational institutions for certain grants. Applications are submitted online with deadlines in early spring and mid-summer.
Eligible applicants include states, U.S. territories, federally recognized tribes for all grants. Nonprofits, local and municipal governments, and educational institutions may apply only for specific grants: Sentinel Landscape, National Forest, and Private Forests, Rangeland and Farmland.
