The Biodiversity Conservation Grant: Enhancing Pollinator Habitats is a partnership between the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) and Toyota Motor North America. This program offers awards of $50,000 – $100,000 for one year projects that create or restore habitats for pollinator species. A total of $200,000 in funding is available.
Letters of Intent are due by March 1, 2024 at 11:59 PM PST. After an initial review period, some applicants will be invited to submit a full application due May 1, 2024. Grants will be awarded on June 10th.
Eligibility
Applicant
This funding opportunity is open to:
- Federal, state, or local government agencies
- Federally recognized Native American Tribes
- 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations
- Educational institutions
Project
Eligible projects must:
- Take place on public land (i.e. accessible to everyone)
- Cover at least 200 acres
- Apply best management practices to the creation and maintenance of pollinator habitats
- Incorporate community outreach and education
Application Requirements
Applicants should be prepared to submit the following if their LOI is approved:
- A step-by-step plan for the creation or reclamation of the pollinator habitat
- A detailed timeline of the grant year including educational and community engagement events
- Letters of Support from all project partners
- Annual organizational budget
- Audit for previous fiscal year or balance sheet and profit/loss statement, if audit unavailable
Projects Near Toyota Sites
One of the final projects selected for funding will be within one hour of the following communities, located near a Toyota manufacturing or corporate sites:
- Long Beach, CA
- Henderson, NV
- Chandler, AZ
- San Antonio, TX
- Plano, TX
- Troy, MO
- Tupelo, MS
- Huntsville, AL
- Alpharetta, GA
- Greensboro, NC
- Georgetown, KY
- Jackson, TN
- Buffalo, WV
- Evansville, IN
- Ann Arbor, MI
