Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official government
organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A
lock (
) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to
the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official,
secure websites.
NFWF; TR Genius Prize Program
15.663
Partnering with individuals, government agencies, nonprofit organizations and corporations, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) works to protect and restore imperiled species, promote healthy oceans and estuaries, improve working landscapes for wildlife, advance sustainable fisheries and conserve water for wildlife and people. NFWF is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, governed by a 30-member Board of Directors approved by the Secretary of the Interior. Conservation programs cover many ecosystems and address challenges in oceans and coasts, forests and grasslands and freshwater environments. This program uses direct funding only from the annual appropriations law for on-the-ground conservation matched at least at a 1:1 basis. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, 16 U.S.C. §§661-666. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, 16 U.S.C. §§661-666. John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act—Prize Competitions (Pub. L. 116-9, 133 STAT. 788)
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
For more information on each of these data sources, please see the
About the data page.
Program funding will continue to be used to attract non-federal resources to support fish and wildlife projects on a landscape scale. Projects will assist NFWF accomplish the broader outcomes identified in the business plans for each program. Funds will be used to support over 95 projects benefitting our Nation’s fish and wildlife resources. These funds will be leveraged with non federal funds on a 1:1 match. The funds support strategic conservation efforts focused on at-risk species, habitat enhancement, and community-based stewardship. Focal areas include Alaska Fish and Wildlife Fund, Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund, Colorado River Delta Restoration, Long Island Sound Futures Fund, Longleaf Stewardship Fund, and Sustain Our Great Lakes: Chi-Cal Rivers Fund, to name a few.
Program funding continues to be used to attract non-federal resources to support fish and wildlife projects on a landscape scale. Projects will assist NFWF to accomplish the broader outcomes identified in the business plans for each program and are in line with the USFWS mission.
Program funding continued to be used to attract non-federal resources to support fish and wildlife projects on a landscape scale. Projects assist NFWF with accomplishments on the broader outcomes identified in the business plans for each program and are in line with the USFWS mission.
In FY20 the program directly funded two awards to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
In FY21 the program anticipates direct funding of two awards to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
Program directly funded two awards to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and NFWF then awarded funds to 57 individual conservation projects around the country and six TR Genius Prize Competitions winners.
This program funding, solely awarded to NFWF in advance, requires a match of at least 1:1, all of which goes to on-the-ground conservation.
This program funding, solely awarded to NFWF in advance, requires a match of at least 1:1, all of which goes to on-the-ground conservation.
This program funding, solely awarded to NFWF in advance, requires a match of at least 1:1, all of which goes to on-the-ground conservation.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
