Posted on February 19, 2025
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)—joined by the U.S. Department of the Interior through the Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the Forest Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the U.S. Department of Defense through the Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program, Native Americans in Philanthropy, and the Richard King Mellon Foundation—announced the 2024-year round of funding with 77 new grants totaling $170.8 million, leveraging nearly $12.6 million in matching contribution from grantees and generating a total conservation impact of $183.4 million.
The American the Beautiful Challenge (ATBC) encourages applicants to develop diverse, landscape-level projects that address priority conservation and restoration needs, showcase cumulative benefits to fish and wildlife, enhance carbon sequestration and storage, engage with and benefit underserved communities, connect people with nature, and help safeguard ecosystems and communities through resilience-focused and naturebased solutions. Specifically, the ATBC funds projects within one or more of the following overarching themes:
