Habitat Management Grants Program
The Iowa DNR's Wildlife Diversity Program is making small grants available for habitat management projects directly related to wildlife diversity conservation. Approved projects will be funded on a single-year basis but can be submitted for additional funding in subsequent years (not to exceed 3 years in succession). Proposals will be accepted from any organization engaged in management for the benefit of wildlife conservation. Projects should be closely related to the goals of Iowa's Wildlife Action Plan. Total grant allotment is $15,000 per year with $7,500 being the maximum amount available per proposal request. Deadline for proposals is 5 pm on December 15, 2011. No match is required for these funds, but if a project needs additional funding, those funds must be secured prior to March 31, 2012.
Small Grants Program Funds Available
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources, funded by donations from the Fish & Wildlife Protection Fund (Chickadee Checkoff) and Natural Resource License Plate funds, has small grants available for projects directly relating to wildlife diversity conservation, education, or research. Approved projects will be funded on a single-year basis but can be submitted for additional funding in subsequent years (not to exceed 3 years in succession). Total grant allotment for 2012 is $10,000 with $2,500 being the maximum amount available per project funding request. If you are interested in applying for small project funding, please refer to the "Small Grant Program" document listed below for further information. Grant proposals for the 2012 monies are due December 15, 2011 by 5 PM. Funds will be available June 1st, 2012.
Small Grants Brochure
State Wildlife Grant Funds Available
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is providing the opportunity for all interested conservation organizations, colleges, and universities to receive a portion of State Wildlife Grant funds through a competitive granting process. If you are interested in applying for project funding, please refer to the documents listed below on this page.
In order to apply for these funds, you first must submit a pre-proposal by September 29, 2011 by 5PM through email to Karen.Kinkead@dnr.iowa.gov. Selected applicants (approximately 5) will then be invited to submit a full proposal for consideration by December 15, 2011 by 5PM. We expect to be able to fund 1-2 of these proposals, depending upon the availability of FY12 federal appropriations. There is a 1:1 match requirement on behalf of the submitting organization. Only proposals that can provide their own 1:1 match will be considered. The 1:1 match must occur within each federal fiscal year (October 1 - September 30), with the submitting organization having an equal or greater amount available for match within each fiscal year.
The minimum funding request to be considered will be $25,000 and the maximum request for a 3-year study will be $150,000 total. This means that the total project costs (including the match) must be between $50,000 and $300,000 (although a project could exceed this through using additional match monies).
For more information on the pre-proposal process, please refer to both the "Call for Pre-proposals" and the "Pre-proposal Application Guidelines" below. For project ideas, please refer to pages 127-129 (Tables 7-3 through 7-5) in the Iowa Wildlife Action Plan. Proposals are NOT limited to these topics. The research needs lists should serve only as ideas.
If your pre-proposal is selected, you will receive an email inviting you to submit a full proposal with an attachment on the full proposal application guidelines.
Call for Pre-proposals
Detailed information about Iowa's State Wildlife Grants program
Pre-proposal Application Guidelines
Specific guidelines for writing and submitting an Iowa State Wildlife Grant Proposal
Current Research Needs
A list of research needs designated as high priority by Iowa DNR management staff
State Wildlife Grants Information