Western Big Game Seasonal Habitat and Migration Corridors Fund
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Western Big Game Seasonal Habitat and Migration Corridors Fund supports Tribes, nonprofits and agencies in restoring and protecting habitat and corridors to sustain western big-game populations and migration.
Funder: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): April 2027 (Request for Proposals deadline)
Funding Amounts: 2026 awards: $114,500–$1,997,100 per grant; more than $13.3 million across 14 grants
Summary: Supports habitat restoration and protection of western big-game seasonal ranges and migration corridors, especially for pronghorn, elk and mule deer.
Key Information: Projects focus on priority habitats and corridors identified by Tribal entities and state action plans.
Description
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Western Big Game Seasonal Habitat and Migration Corridors Fund conserves critical winter range, stopover areas and migration corridors to sustain healthy big-game populations and seasonal migration. Launched in response to Interior Secretarial Order 3362, the program brings together federal agencies, private partners, Tribal entities, community-based nonprofits, state agencies and private landowners. Wildlife science, including GPS collars and remote sensing, helps target work according to state wildlife agency priorities.
Supported work includes removing encroaching trees from sagebrush ecosystems, rehabilitating fire-damaged habitat, treating invasive vegetation and improving fencing that impedes wildlife movement. Voluntary conservation easements and management agreements can protect corridor bottlenecks and habitats threatened by fragmentation. The program also supports other proven, science-based actions that improve habitat quality and connectivity, with benefits for a broader diversity of wildlife.
