How to Request Funding
Funding Criteria and Grant Details
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.
Donation Request
CONTACT@PUBLICLANDSFUND.ORG
If you meet the above funding criteria and are interested in submitting a request for support, please email contact@publiclandsfund.org with the following information;
- Your organization's legal name
- If your organization is fiscally sponsored
- The name of the organization that is your fiscal sponsor
- A brief description of your organization's purpose and primary activities
- A description of the support you're seeking and how it will support you in meeting your mission
- A deadline for when you're looking to receive such support