Work with Us
If you have a project in the U.S. that benefits native birds and their habitats, we encourage you to apply for a Pacific Birds Partnership Grant. We support projects that align with the goals of our conservation priorities: Oak and Prairie, Hawaiʻi Wetlands and Coastal Wetlands.
There are many ways to help. We will consider projects that raise awareness about birds and why birds matter, directly conserve habitat, increase knowledge or develop data layers that inform conservation work, increase capacity, or create or support local partnerships centered on our priority habitats. We are particularly interested in projects that benefit birds and biodiversity, and in innovative projects that bring new people and organizations to the Pacific Birds partnership. Proposals led by Indigenous peoples, organizations, and communities working to advance Indigenous priorities within the scope of this opportunity are encouraged to apply.
Conservation work should be located in Alaska, Hawaiʻi, or the western portions of Washington, Oregon and northern California. Projects that have a match contribution or show additional partner interest will receive stronger consideration. 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.
We welcome new partners to our grants program. Please contact us if you have questions.
2023 Projects
2022 Projects
2021 Projects
2020 Projects
"The 2020 Pacific Birds Partnership Grant was incredibly valuable, not just to our organization, but to habitat conservation in the Humboldt Bay Region. This grant catalyzed a landmark conservation project that protected coastal dune forest, freshwater and saltwater wetlands, native dune mat, and bayfront habitats.
The support we received also led to a durable conservation coalition for the sustainable management of the ecological jewel that is the Somoa Dunes and Wetlands Conservation Area. We are grateful for Pacific Birdsʻ profound investment in such a transformative conservation project that will steward the diverse habitats of Humboldt Bay long into the future."
- Mike Cipra, Executive Director, Friends of the Dunes
See the Stories
Samoa Dunes Offers Unique Habitats for Visitors
Partners came together in the fall of 2020 to conserve an ecological and cultural jewel on California’s Humboldt Bay. The area has unique habitats and adds to the contiguous conserved lands in the area.
2021 Pacific Birds Partnership Grants RFP Now Open
Pacific Birds is currently accepting applications for our 2021 Partnership Grants Program. If you have a project that falls within the proposal guidelines, we would like to hear from you!
Aeʻo Nesting Success Improved with Predator-proof Fencing
A University of Hawai‘i team have found that fencing to exclude mammals improves the nesting success of a‘eo (Hawaiian Stilt). Clutch sizes and hatch rates were significantly greater at the fenced site than the unfenced site.
The Wisdom Keepers Project
The Wisdom Keepers Project gathers Indigenous Knowledge about migratory birds to keep that knowledge alive and share it with tribal subsistence users in Southcentral Alaska.
Oaks, People and Birds in the East Cascades
The East Cascades Oak Partnership recently completed their Strategic Action Plan for 2020-2030, a major accomplishment for a group formed in 2017! This plan, with the input from many partners and community members, lays out a multidimensional path forward for oak conservation.
On the Lookout for Botulism
A new project is underway to help conserve some of Hawaiʻi’s waterbirds. Researchers at the University of Hawai‘i are working to better understand the threat of botulism, and–building upon previous wok–create a botulism reporting network.
KSON Forges Ahead with Strategic Conservation
The Klamath Siskiyou Oak Network (KSON) has already done a lot for oak conservation. Pacific Birds is helping to ensure they have the capacity to keep up the good work.
Partnership Awards Will Have a Ripple Effect
Congratulations to the recipients of our 2020 Partnership Awards! Thirteen partner projects were selected for funding and we will be highlighting them over the next year.
Gallinule Research Gets Moving
Over the next year two years, and with a little help from Pacific Birds, Bryn Webber and the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Oregon State University will be going full speed ahead with research on the ‘alae‘ula (Hawaiian Common Gallinule) on Kaua‘i Island, Hawai‘i.
Do you have an idea? We have funds.
The Pacific Birds 2020 Partnership Grant RFP is open. If you have a project that can be completed by June, 2021, and it is within the U.S. portion of Pacific Birds, then consider applying. But do it soon as it is a short window.