National Wildlife Federation

The National Wildlife Federation is a prominent non-profit conservation organization registered as a corporate entity and tax-exempt organization, headquartered in Reston, Virginia. Since its registration in SAM.gov in October 2004, NWF has established itself as a significant recipient of federal grant awards across multiple agencies and programs. The organization provides a comprehensive range of environmental conservation, habitat restoration, environmental education, and community engagement services to the federal government through cooperative agreements and project grants. NWF's work focuses on wildlife habitat protection, climate resilience, sustainable land management, and building capacity among underserved and historically marginalized communities to participate in conservation efforts.

Through its federal grant portfolio, National Wildlife Federation has delivered extensive goods and services spanning habitat restoration, environmental education, technical assistance, and community-based conservation programs. NWF has received substantial funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under programs including the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Soil and Water Conservation (CFDA 10.902), and the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program, totaling millions in awards for initiatives such as the Pioneering Wildlife Friendly Climate Smart Pine Straw Markets ($1.94M), peer-to-peer mentorship models for historically underserved landowners, the GROW MORE and Conservation Champions programs in South Carolina, and growing conservation leaders initiatives across Louisiana and Mississippi. The organization has also received significant awards from the U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Management for riverscape and aquatic habitat restoration projects in Montana-Dakota regions, including the Hi-Line Sagebrush Anchor Restoration Landscape project ($872,887.50) and riparian ecosystem management programs. Environmental education represents another major component of NWF's work, with multiple awards from the Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Education Grants Program (CFDA 66.951) to implement watershed stewardship, climate resilience, and environmental literacy initiatives in communities including Houston and Channelview, Texas; Metro Atlanta, Georgia; and Portland-metro region schools focusing on salmon stewardship. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded NWF over $1.25M through the Cooperating Technical Partners Program (CFDA 97.045) to support flood hazard mapping, risk assessments, community engagement, and climate resilience initiatives. Additionally, NWF has implemented the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Fish Eggs to Fry Program and Student Climate Resilient Ambassadors projects, providing meaningful watershed educational experiences for K-12 students. The organization has served as the prime grantee for initiatives addressing longleaf pine restoration, fence modification projects for wildlife corridors, native pollinator habitat expansion, and the development of the Mid-Atlantic Thriving Communities Hub (MATCH) environmental justice technical assistance center serving Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. NWF's sub-award recipients have included the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Bay Trust, the University of Maryland, and numerous community-based organizations, demonstrating the organization's extensive partnership network in advancing conservation and environmental justice objectives across the United States.