REQUEST FUNDING

To receive a grant from the Public Lands Fund, organizations must meet the following criteria: 

• Be a 501c3 organization or be fiscally sponsored by a 501c3 organization 
• Be based and operate in the United States 
• Have a primary or programmatic focus on conserving or improving land that is open to the public and/or improving access & equity in the outdoors. 
• We seek to support organizations who are working directly with underserved communities, and organizations who identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color-led, LGBTQ+-led, or Veteran-led.    

The following initiatives are currently not eligible for a grant from the Public Lands Fund: 

• Green building projects  
• Political campaigns 
• Endowment funds 
• Organizations without 501c3 status or a fiscal sponsor 
• Organizations that discriminate based on ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, age, citizenship or veteran or disability status.