Applications Due
Most are funded annually between April and June
Total Funding
Funding Source
Maximum Award
Award Details
- Most awards range from $3,000 to $20,000
- No cap on individual grant funding requests
Eligibility
- Grants will not be limited to enrolled graduate students, scientific researchers or individuals with non-profit affiliations, but these groups will be favored. Past supported groups include nonprofits, local and national university researchers and research groups, State and Federal Government, and individuals (not affiliated with a university, non-profit or formal organization).
- Individuals not associated with the previously mentioned groups will be required to specifically outline in sufficient detail how their personal work has prepared them for, and will dovetail with, broader regional and local efforts surrounding their area of interest as it relates to the grant proposal.
- Applicant must be at least 18 years old and have a record of prior experience in the fields of research, conservation or exploration, which should be submitted as it pertains to the proposed project.
Eligible Activities
Examples of past projects and efforts that have been funded include:
- Supporting efforts to remove fencing that prohibits or threatens ungulate migrations in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, and efforts to install wildlife friendly fencing in key migratory areas.
- Supporting research efforts to better understand mallard duck overwinter habitat use and population dynamics in the Mississippi River Flyway.
- Supporting a scholarship fund for a Montana backcountry hunting course tailored to youth and first time hunters.
- Supporting a local trail crew who, on their personal time, maintain and restore public trails.
- Supporting efforts to restore the Mississippi River Delta by planting native trees to help capture downstream transported sediment, strengthen existing freshwater ecosystems and reduce the rate at which critical habitat and land is lost due to sea level rise, increase frequency and severity of storms, saltwater encroachment and a reduction of land building downstream sediment transport.
- Supporting efforts by leading scientific groups and universities to research chronic wasting disease (CWD) with hopes of curbing its spread, and lobbying efforts to pass legislation that can increase CWD education, advocacy and awareness.
Duration
Notable Requirements
Applications are by invitation only. The funder does not field funding requests.
Preferences
Grants are considered through the lens of SITKA’s three main funding pillars: nurturing natural systems, encouraging the hunting experience, and shared stewardship. Projects should contribute to achieving environmental goals principally, benefitting society at large and ecosystems. This includes wild, suburban and/or urban ecosystems alike. Potential impacts and success metrics must be qualified and quantified through research and data, grassroots and community efforts, management efforts and outcomes, media and content, and activities that are supported by and or complimentary to the supported project.
How to Apply
To inquire about support for your work, please submit a summary (200 words max) of your funding request to grants@sitkagear.com. This request should include the type of organization requesting funding (university, non-profit, individual, etc.), the project location, the priority area the work fits into (nurturing natural systems, encouraging the hunting experience, shared stewardship), geographic area(s) of impact, ecosystem benefits, and the amount of funding requested. You will be notified upon review of your inquiry how to submit a full proposal.