Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture (Pacific Birds) is requesting proposals from U.S. partners for its 2024 Partnership Grant Program.
Pacific Birds helps partners identify, prioritize, and implement conservation actions that benefit birds and the habitats they need. These actions include but are not limited to conserving habitat, inspiring action for bird conservation, developing and synthesizing data, increasing organizational capacity, and creating and sustaining partnerships that enact local or regional habitat conservation work.
Projects must be located within these regions of the Pacific Birds service area: Alaska, Hawaiʻi, and the western portions of Washington, Oregon, and northern California. Grant applications will be accepted up to a maximum of $15,000 but most awards will be in the range of $5,000 to $10,000.
While match funding is not required, projects that include match will receive additional consideration.
Applications must be submitted by July 1st, 2024 no later than 11:59 pm PDT. We recommend that you speak to your Conservation Coordinator about any proposed applications before submission.
Conservation Priorities
Coastal Habitats → Coastal Wetlands in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska
For Coastal Habitats in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, proposed projects/ programs should sustainably benefit coastal wetlands and native birds. Coastal wetlands include habitats within and surrounding estuaries and freshwater wetlands that extend inland within the coastal drainages.
In particular, we welcome proposals that:
- Initiate, strengthen, or facilitate actions aligned with strategies in the 2024 Coastal Wetlands Strategic Plan.
- Increase the capacity of collaborative partnerships including partnership development, coordination, outreach to new partners, and local strategic planning.
- Advance the strategies identified in the Pacific Americas Shorebird Conservation Strategy and/ or the North American Waterfowl Management Plan.
Coastal Habitats → Hawai‘i Wetlands
In Hawai‘i, proposed projects should provide long-term benefits for wetlands and native birds.
In particular, we welcome proposals that:
- Initiate or strengthen actions aligned with strategies for wetland conservation identified in the Strategic Plan for Hawaiʻi Wetlands 2024 (see page 18).
- Further conservation actions defined in site narratives at any of the top twenty sites (page 21) and in the narratives for the top twenty sites (appendix 5).
Western Forests → Oak and Prairie
For Oak and Prairie, proposed projects/programs should sustainably benefit this habitat and native birds. If a partner-driven oak and/or prairie strategic plan is available for your geography, projects should reflect priorities identified in that plan.
In particular, we welcome proposals that:
- Increase the effectiveness and capacity of local and collaborative oak and prairie partnerships including, but not limited to, coordination, outreach to new partners, and strategic planning.
- Advance strategies that regionally benefit oak and prairie habitats including but not limited to advancing landowner incentive programs, building prescribed fire capacity, conservation workforce development, increasing landowner access to technical assistance, and increasing awareness of the value of oak and prairie habitats and related threats to target audiences.
