The Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF) 

Spring Grant Round Has Closed

Grant awards will be announced at the June 1, 2023 VOF Board of Trustees Meeting. All applicants will be notified of the Board decision that day regardless of their award status.

The anticipated opening for the next grant opportunity for both the Get Outdoors (GO) Fund and Preservation Trust Fund (PTF) Program is late June to early July, 2023.

More information, including resource material and a grant email list sign-up form, may be found at the VOF Grant Program Webpage.

Registration Required to Apply

The first step of the application process is registering by clicking the yellow rectangle to the left of this message. Registrants must be approved by staff, so please allow up to 24 hours for this process to be completed. For additional instructions on how to register, click here.

New Coastal Resilience & Trees Fund Application Period Now Open

VOF and Wetlands Watch have partnered to offer grant resources through the new Coastal Resilience & Tree Fund (CRTF). Please view Wetlands Watch's webpage on the grant program for more information here.

Funds Available:

• $135,000 for Coastal Resilience Projects
• $50,000 for Tree Planting Projects

Application Method:

• Applicants can register and submit applications through this grant portal
• Alternatively, applications may be submitted to Wetlands Watch via email to grants@wetlandswatch.org. The PDF version of the application can be found on the Wetlands Watch CRTF webpage here.

Grant Program Timeline:

• February 1, 2023          Grant applications period opens
• April 4, 2023                  Grant application period closes
• Week of June 5, 2023  Grant awards announced
• August 25, 2023            Signed grant agreements due
• May 31, 2024                 Grant projects must be completed
• July 31, 2024                  Final reports due

Resources:

• The first step of the application process is to register with WebGrants by clicking the yellow rectangle to the left of this message. Registrants must be approved by VOF staff, so please allow up to 24 hours for this process to be completed. For additional instructions on how to register and confirm your account, click here.
• The full CRTF Grant Manual and additional application resources can be found here.
• Contact Wetlands Watch grant staff at grants@wetlandswatch.org if additional assistance is needed.