The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is accepting applications for the State Pheasant Fund Special Funds Grant Program.
Donor Name: Illinois Department of Natural Resources
State: Illinois
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $10,000-$100,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
The State pheasant Fund provides grants to appropriate not-for-profit organizations and to governmental entities for projects for the purpose of wild pheasant conservation. This Fund is part of the Special Wildlife Funds Grant Program. Grants through the State Pheasant Fund are competitive and are evaluated for their merit.
Grant funding through this Fund supports activities and programs undertaken to preserve, protect, acquire, manage, and maintain high quality habitat for wild pheasant conservation. Goals include improving habitat quality and connectivity. High quality habitat can be characterized by such parameters as type, native diversity, size, structure, scarcity and location. Connectivity is defined as linkage with neighboring habitat, whether existing or potential. Illinois’ habitat includes all wetlands, bodies of water, woodlands, grasslands and agricultural lands, natural or altered, that support or have the potential to support populations of wild pheasant in any or all phases of their life cycles.
Funding Information
- Total Program Funding: $171,000.00
- Award Ceiling: $100,000.00
- Award Floor: $10,000.00
- Award Start Date: 01/10/2023
- Award End Date: 30/09/2025
Eligibility CriteriaÂ
- Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit Organizations, Government Organizations
- Must be organized pursuant to the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986 , is in good standing as a not-for-profit corporation and is authorized to conduct affairs in Illinois with one of its purposes as stated in its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws being the support, development, conservation or promotion of wild pheasants.
For more information, visit IDNR.