NFWF Monarch Butterfly Fund Requests Due May 2, 2016

Proposals for the National Fish and Wildlife Fund (NFWF) Monarch Butterfly Conservation Fund’s monarch grant program are due May 2, 2016 by 11:50PM EST.

Once monarch butterflies leave their winter quarters in Mexico, they will require appropriate host and pollinator habitat along their migration route to successfully return to their summer quarters. Shown here is a male monarch resting on swamp milkweed. — Once monarch butterflies leave their winter quarters in Mexico, they require appropriate host and pollinator habitat along their migration route to successfully return to their summer quarters and to breed along the way. The same is true for the return trip in the fall. Shown here is a male monarch resting on swamp milkweed. Photo courtesy NFWF.

The Fund focuses on three priority conservation needs related to monarch butterflies:

1) Increasing Habitat along the monarchs’ migration route including best management practices

2) Increasing organizational efforts related to capacity and coordination

3) Increasing native seed and plants availability

Grants may be up to two years in length and will range in size from $50,000 to $250,000. Matching funds of at least 1:1 are required.

See Request for Proposal (RFP) for more information

A recorded informational webinar was held on April 5th.

Go to the NFWF Monarch Butterfly Conservation Fund to find a variety of information about this grant offering. NFWF program manager is Teal Edelen or phone 202-595-2473.

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