Apply for an ASNV Conservation Grant

Our conservation grants support projects that protect or improve habitat for birds, butterflies, other wildlife and/or native plants in the chapter’s territory. Individuals, non-profit organizations and public schools are eligible to apply.

ASNV is offering Conservation Grants of up to $4,000. We are primarily interested in habitat improvement projects that combine the following features:

1. Native plants that attract birds and/or pollinators
2. An educational component – aimed at students, adults, or the general public
3. A demonstration project that can be emulated by others
4. A long-term commitment to maintain the project for multiple years
5. In Northern Virginia

Special consideration will be given to projects near the Potomac River or its tributaries and projects on public lands or with high public access.

Please use our online form to submit your application!

Email [email protected] if you have questions about putting together a project. 

Deadline is April 30, 2021 but feel free to start your application now

Criteria for Conservation Grants for 2021

We intend that these grants support conservation efforts that are consistent with the following criteria:

1. Individuals, non-profit organizations, public lands, and public schools are eligible to apply. Projects submitted by individuals should have a connection to public or non-profit lands.
2. Applicants may apply for all or any part of the $4,000 of available funds.
3. Applicants may apply between March 1 and April 30, 2021. Grant awards will be announced by May 31, 2021.
4. Grant funds will be used to protect or improve habitat for birds, butterflies, dragonflies, other wildlife, and/or native plants in the chapter’s territory, generally including Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford, Fauquier, and Rappahannock Counties, and the independent cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, and Manassas Park. Nest box or other projects could also be considered if placed in areas that otherwise have good habitat.
5. Applicants for grants must describe the habitat protection or improvement outcomes to be achieved; the methods by which they will be achieved; how the outcomes will be identified and, if feasible, measured; and how they will sustain the habitat protection or improvement over time. Education and outreach efforts are a welcome part of all projects; we want to use this grant to raise the interest in native habitat for wildlife throughout northern Virginia.
6. Priority will go to projects with the best chance to improve bird populations on public lands or on riparian or other lands near the Potomac River or its tributaries, or to improve habitat in underserved communities, including Title 1 schools.
7. Successful applicants must sign a grant agreement that incorporates the commitments listed above and that obligates them to provide to ASNV periodic progress reports and a project completion report specifying how the project funds were expended and the outcomes for a period following completion of the project.