Research funding
Ecology and environmental science
500+ open programsCatalog updated
This hub differs in kind from the other discipline pages, and the difference is worth understanding before you read the list. A large share of environmental and conservation funding comes from state agencies and regional trusts rather than foundations or societies, and those bodies publish programs worth millions with geographic eligibility rules attached.
The World Wildlife Fund runs the largest block. Behind it sit the State Water Resources Control Board, the Wildlife Conservation Board, the Chesapeake Bay Trust, state departments of fish and wildlife, and several regional conservancies. If you are outside their service areas, most of that money is unavailable regardless of the science, and the program page names the geography.
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The median award is $20,000 but the mean is far higher because of those state programs. General program grants outnumber research projects by more than two to one, and a majority of the listings name no academic stage at all, because they are aimed at organizations rather than individuals.
Open programs 500+
Ferris Olson Family Foundation for Ocean Stewardship Grants (2026 application for 2027 funding)
The Ferris Olson Family Foundation for Ocean Stewardship (FOFFOS), a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation, provides one-year grants for action-oriented projects—established or pilot—that promote ocean and coastal conservation, ecosystem restoration/protection, community stewardship, advocacy, and marine animal rescue/rehabilitation; purely educational activities are not eligible.
- Deadline
- Amount
- $50,000
Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program Round 2
The California Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation offers Round 2 of the Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program to fund infrastructure projects protecting communities most vulnerable to extreme heat.
- Deadline
- Amount
- $4,500,000
Anne Arundel County Community Tree Planting Mini Grant Program
The Anne Arundel County Forestry Board, City of Annapolis, and Chesapeake Bay Trust offer mini grants of up to $5,000 for community tree planting and invasive species removal projects in Anne Arundel County, including Annapolis.
- Deadline
- Amount
- $5,000
These are the soonest deadlines of 500+ open programs. FundFit holds every one, screens it against the researchers at your institution, and names who should apply.
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