The following list of resources will be updated regularly. Contact Haley Morris at hmorris@rossstrategic.com if you have any questions.

Funding Portals and Resources

We are working to identify funding opportunities and resources, many of which can be found through the portals below:

• PSP’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Tracker: This tool tracks funding in the BIL related to Puget Sound recovery priorities, to view the BIL funding tracker please click HERE (updated regularly). PSP also produced an End-of-Session Review for the 117th Congress, to read up on it click HERE.
• Federal Funding for Nature Based Solutions: The National Wildlife Federation has developed a new searchable database of federal funding sources for nature-based infrastructure solutions. To view the list and see if your project would qualify for over 88 programs, please visit HERE.
• PS RAFT (Recovery Acceleration Funding Tool) – Developed by Puget Sound Partnership, this tool collects information about national, state, and regional funding opportunities. Explore the tool HERE.
• Coastal Funding Database – Updated weekly, Coastal Quest provides current funding opportunities that support coastal resilience programs and projects. Explore the database HERE.
• FundHubWA – A portal for state and federal climate and clean energy funding opportunities for individuals, businesses, nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments. FundHubWA is sponsored and administered by the Washington State Department of Commerce and is supported with funding from Washington’s Climate Commitment Act. Explore the tool HERE.
• Environmental Protection Network Beyond Federal Funding Monthly Bulletin – EPN’s Beyond Federal Funding Monthly Bulletin provides regularly updated funding opportunities identified by EPN’s Technical Assistance Team—spanning national, regional, and state sources. Explore the bulletin HERE.

Local Funding Opportunities

The below funding opportunities are due between now and mid-December:

• Department of Ecology Freshwater Algae Control & Aquatic Invasive Plant Management grant applications. Each grant is open and closes on Dec. 17, 2026 –
  • The Freshwater Algae Control grant program provides financial and technical assistance to local and state governments, Tribes, and special purpose districts to manage excess freshwater algae in state water bodies. Grants of up to $50,000 are awarded on a competitive basis. Instructions on eligibility requirements and how to apply can be found in the funding guidelines. Use the application prep tool to easily organize responses.
  • The Aquatic Invasive Plant Management Grant Program provides financial and technical assistance to local and state governments, Tribes, and special purpose districts to manage excessive growth of aquatic invasive plants that threaten Washington waters.
• 2027 Ecology Flood Control Assistance Account Program (FCAAP) Grant Round will Open on January 1, 2027: Applicants can apply for grants for comprehensive flood hazard management planning in three categories. Category 1: Developing a new plan, including studies and activities leading to a new plan; Category 2: Updating an existing plan, including studies and activities leading to an updated plan; Category 3: Completing activities from an existing plan, as described in the funding guidelines. Interested applicants are required to complete and submit a Notice of Intent to Apply form which can be submitted before applications open. Consider joining one of the below virtual workshops where Ecology will provide an overview of the upcoming grant cycle, eligibility, and application process:
  • November 18, 2026 from 2:30-3:30pm Join on Microsoft Teams
  • November 19, 2026 from 10-11am Join on Microsoft Teams
• SeaDoc Society: Science to Action Grants: The process opens for Open Call and Tribal/First Nations Call on January 19 with LOI’s due for Open Call applications on Feb. 16. Full proposals will be due April 12 by 5pm. These grants fund projects that will fill information gaps and directly advance the health and conservation of the Salish Sea ecosystem and its marine and coastal flora and fauna. Across the Science-to-Action Grants, SeaDoc anticipates funding at least $350,000; funding for individual projects will be limited to $50,000. There are separate applications for Tribal and First Nation-led projects and Open Call projects.

The below funding opportunities have rolling deadlines:

• WA State Department of Commerce Flood Resilience Grants Available from Public Works Board – The December 2025 Flood Resilience Grant program is a one-time, dedicated fund authorized in the 2026 Supplemental Capital Budget for the Public Works Board to make emergency grants to local governments for public works projects that were made necessary by the December 2025 weather event described in Gov. Ferguson’s Emergency Proclamation 25-07.2. Up to $10 million in grant funding is available on a non-competitive, first-come, first-served basis. There is no close date. Funds are available until exhausted. Cities, towns, counties, special purpose districts, water and sewer districts and public utility districts are eligible. Learn more and apply HERE.
• Gary E. Milgard Family Foundations: Ruth Foundation – The Ruth Foundation supports organizations primarily in Pierce County that focus on and provide direct services for animal welfare and marine life preservation. This application requires a LOI and to take an eligibility quiz. It’s a rolling application. Learn more and apply HERE. For any questions you can contact dana@milgardfoundation.org.  

National Funding Opportunities

• Stork Impact Partners – Stork Impact Partners are a charitable foundation dedicated to supporting impactful organizations and projects focused on nature conservation, environmental stewardship, and sustainable solutions across the United States. Applications are due by November 30. Eligible projects include, Project Based: to design and implement or scale a multiyear project that drives impact across our strategies. Research: address gaps in our research and translate research findings into practice. Capacity Building – for 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Funding available for research – up to $75,000; for project-based – up to $150,000; for capacity building – up to $150,000. Learn more and apply HERE.
• Leiter Family Foundation – The Foundation was established in 1999 to support community based non-profit organizations dedicated to preservation of habitat and environmental education. The maximum grant amount is $10,000. Applications are due December 1. Preferences will be given to community based, collaborative, and coalition projects involving a number of organizations working together to share strengths and to maximize effectiveness. Capital funding will usually not be considered. Learn more and apply HERE.
• PADI Foundation Grant – Each year, the Foundation will consider proposals with budgets up to $12,000 although the average for proposals will be between $5,000 to $10,000. The PADI FOUNDATION encourages and supports research and education related to aquatic environments. Types of projects that will be funded include enriching mankind’s understanding of aquatic environments and encourage sensitivity to and protection of ecosystems AND Improving understanding of, and response to, hazards to humans and ecosystems related to climate change in coastal and ocean environments. Applications are due by January 15, 2027. Learn more and apply HERE.
• US Forest Service Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program for Tribes – The LSR program supports collaborative, high impact projects that lead to measurable outcomes on the landscape & further a science-based restoration strategy such as a Tribal Forest Plan, State Forest Action Plan, or other equivalent restoration strategy. Funding available includes $300,000 per project. Up to 1,260,000 will be available to the tribal funding opportunity, 3-5 awards are estimated. Proposals should reduce wildfire risk, improve fish and wildlife habitats, maintain or improve water quality and watershed function, and/or mitigate invasive plants, insects, and disease. Karl Dalla Rosa (karl.dallarosa@usda.gov) is the Washington contact. Applications close on January 26, 2027. Learn more and apply HERE.

The below funding opportunities have rolling deadlines:

• Further Foundation – To apply, send an email to andre@further.org with a one-paragraph query note to see if your project is appropriate for the foundation. If the proposal is accepted for consideration, they will fold it into a docket that is considered at their annual meeting (generally fall). Nearly all of their grants are between $1,000 and $5,000. They tend to support smaller, grassroots and community-based organizations whose orientation is to apply the money directly toward realizing their goals. Environmental examples: saving wolves, forests and dolphins, and groups growing gardens, fighting toxic waste, and greening schools. Social examples: food donation, helping people find jobs, and developing skills that support people and families. It’s a rolling application. Learn more HERE.
• The Center for Behavior and Climate (CBC): Behavior Change for Climate Action Challenge 2026 – CBC has secured funds from the Agape foundation for a fifth year (with the ABA Climate Coalition as the fiscal sponsor) to increase the use of behavior change approaches to climate action at a community level through the Behavior Change for Climate Action Challenge. Climate areas of interest include but are not limited to: collective or individual actions on energy conservation, renewable energy, and electrification of cars, trucks, buses, public action (e.g., policy support, volunteering, protesting, voting for politicians supporting climate action), food choices, and blue carbon restoration. Additional innovative approaches are encouraged. Note that this grant opportunity is intended to influence adults: groups or individuals (ages 18 up). Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. They do not fund environmental education projects for children (K-12). Learn more and apply HERE.