National Coastal Resilience Fund

The facts, in the funder’s words

All quotes are from nfwf.org · national coastal resilience fund 2026 request… unless marked. Checked 1 Nov 2026

How to apply

Apply directly

When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

All application materials must be submitted online through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Easygrants system.

Amount

Not found on the pages we read

Where

Coastal areas of U.S. coastal and Great Lakes states, U.S. territories and Tribal lands: United States, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands

Projects must be located within the coastal areas of U.S. coastal states, including the Great Lakes states, and U.S. territories and Tribal lands.

Who can apply

NGOs, Government bodies, Indigenous organisations, Research institutions and Companies

Eligible applicants include non-profit 501(c) organizations, state and territorial government agencies, local governments, municipal governments, Tribal governments and organizations, educational institutions, or commercial (for-profit) organizations.

Rounds

Fixed rounds with deadlines

NOAA staff are also consulted on program priorities and goals for the fund's development, the annual call for proposal, and in proposal review

Co-funding required

No

is not required but is encouraged to demonstrate broad support for the project, especially for larger scale and/or higher budgeted projects.

Restoration approach

Coasts and oceans, Wetlands and Rivers and lakes

Our classification, from the funder’s description of what it supports.

The call

What the funder asks grantees to report

Reporting

Grantees submit interim programmatic reports every 6 months (restoration implementation) or annually (planning and design), periodic fiscal reports, and a final programmatic report about 3 months after the grant ends.

We require interim programmatic reports every 6 months for Restoration Implementation projects and annually for planning and design projects.

From the builders of this site: Restoration Scope makes software for reporting to funders like this one.