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, conduct research or develop data layers that inform conservation work, increase capacity, or create or support local partnerships centered on our priority habitats. This year, we are especially interested in projects that can show benefit to birds found in our priority habitats, and that are listed out as species with some level of concern within our region from the 3 Billion Birds Initiative, the U.S. Shorebird Conservation Plan, or the NAWCA Priority Species list.
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 of up to $20,000 will be accepted, but most awards will be in the range of $5,000 to $15,000. Proposals led by Indigenous peoples, organizations, and communities working to advance Indigenous priorities within the scope of this opportunity are particularly encouraged to apply.
We welcome new partners to our grants program. Please contact us if you have questions.
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
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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.