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.

The Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF) 

Spring Grant Round Is Open

VOF is excited to open the FY23 Spring Grant Round for the Get Outdoors (GO) Fund and the Preservation Trust Fund (PTF). Click on View Current Funding Opportunities in the bottom left of this screen to access more information about each program.

Funds Available: 

• Get Outdoors, $200,000 ($25,000 cap per application)
• Preservation Trust Fund, $1,800,000 ($10,000 minimum, no cap, historical average award of $150,000)

Application Method:

• Applicants must register and submit applications through this grant portal. 
• PDF versions of the applications are available for reference only.
• Contact grant staff at grants@vof.org if other accommodations are needed.

Application Structure:

•  The GO Fund application is a two-part process. A pre-application questionnaire must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 21, 2023.
• Final GO applications are by invitation only, due no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 7, 2023.
• The PTF Program application consists only of a final application, due no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 7, 2023. 

Spring 2023 Timeline:

• February 7      Recommended deadline for pre-application submission (GO only).
• February 21    Required deadline for pre-application submission, 5:00 pm (GO only).
• March 7          Application submission deadline, 5:00 pm (GO invitation only & PTF).
• June 1            Board of Trustees meeting; grant awards announced (GO & PTF).
• July 5, 2023    Project start date.
• July 7, 2025    Project completion date.
   

Resources:

• 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 VOF staff, so please allow up to 24 hours for this process to be completed. For additional instructions on how to register, click here. 

• To view reference application material, click on the name below:

  • GO Fund Pre-Application Questionnaire (for reference only)
  • GO Fund Final Application (for reference only)
  • PTF Application (for reference only)
     
• Contact grant staff at grants@vof.org if additional assistance is needed.
   
• More information, including resource material and a grant email list sign-up form, may be found at the VOF Grant Program Webpage.