Program Name | Description | Eligible Entities | Eligible Entity Information | Project Category | Award Ceiling | Award Floor | Non-federal Cost Share | Application Deadline | Status | Informational Webinars | Government Level | Agency | Agency Contact | Agency Program Page |
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| New Mexico Trails Plus Grant | The New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Trails+ Grant strengthens local economies and outdoor industries while enhancing community well-being. This program funds the planning, development, and improvement of trails and related infrastructure, supporting projects that connect people with nature, promote equitable access, and inspire long-term stewardship of New Mexico’s landscapes. It plays a vital role in maintaining healthy forests, rivers, and watersheds; fueling economic growth; creating jobs; and enriching quality of life for both residents and visitors. Applications accepted in two rounds: July 1 – September 30, 2025 and November 1 – January 31, 2026 | Federal Recognized Tribes/Pueblos Nongovernmental Organizations Institutes of Higher Education Local Government, including Acequias | Tribes, Pueblos, and Nations; Municipalities; Counties; Nonprofits; Public preschools/schools/districts; Public colleges/universities; Soil and water conservation districts; Acequia and land grant associations. | Public Land Access Watershed Health Forest Management Capacity/Technical Assistance | $99,000 | $25,000 | 1/31/2026, 3:55:31 PM (UTC) | Open | August 14, 2025 4:30-6pm: https://bit.ly/fy26trailsplusinfo | New Mexico | NM Outdoor Recreation Division | Carl Colonius, carl.colonius@edd.nm.gov | https://nmoutside.com/grants/trails-plus/ | |
| Waterways for Wildlife Initiative | The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) is accepting applications for its Waterways for Wildlife Initiative, which provides supplemental funding for riparian restoration projects across ten Great Plains states, including Colorado and New Mexico. Priority goes to projects that enhance riparian wildlife habitat, conserve water, and support long-term or large-scale restoration. | State Government Local Government, including Acequias Federal Recognized Tribes/Pueblos Nongovernmental Organizations Institutes of Higher Education | Eligible applicants include federal, state and local agencies and entities, conservation organizations, colleges and universities, tribes, and private landowners who are currently working through an existing recognized federal, state or locally sponsored conservation assistance program. | Watershed Health Capacity/Technical Assistance | $25,000 | $2,000 | 2/7/2026, 6:59:00 AM (UTC) | Open | Private | National Wild Turkey Federation | For questions about the Colorado program, contact David Nikonow at dnikonow@nwtf.net. For New Mexico questions, contact Chuck Carpenter at ccarpenteriii@nwtf.net. | https://www.nwtf.org/programs/waterways-for-wildlife | ||
| Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program | The FY 2026 BUILD Grant Program provides funds for competitive planning or capital surface-transportation projects with significant local or regional impact, and it can support aquatic-related work such as culvert replacements, rehabilitations, or stormwater-control projects that improve habitat for aquatic species. The program’s purpose is to enhance safety, environmental sustainability, mobility, community connectivity, state of good repair, and overall quality of life through innovative and collaborative infrastructure investments. This program is ideal for applicants seeking to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions or improve aquatic habitat at-scale by integrating wildlife crossings or bundling culvert repairs or replacements into a locally or regionally significant transportation improvement project. | State Government Local Government, including Acequias Federal Recognized Tribes/Pueblos | Eligible applicants include states, local governments, transit agencies, port authorities, Tribes, and other public entities. | Municipal/Industry Conservation Watershed Health | $25,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 2/24/2026, 10:00:00 PM (UTC) | Open | Federal | Dept of Transportation | BUILDgrants@dot.gov; Andrea Jacobson (program director): andrea.jacobson@dot.gov | https://www.transportation.gov/BUILDgrants | ||
| EPA Environmental Education Grants | The Environmental Education Grant Program supports local and regional projects that help communities understand and address complex environmental challenges affecting air, water, land, human health, and economic well-being. The program funds projects that strengthen understanding of natural and built environments, identify the sources of environmental problems, and build practical skills to develop solutions. Eligible projects promote environmental stewardship and empower students, educators, and community members to make informed decisions and take meaningful actions to protect and improve the environment. | Local Government, including Acequias Nongovernmental Organizations Federal Recognized Tribes/Pueblos Institutes of Higher Education State Government | Local Education Agencies • Nonprofit Organizations • College or University • State Education or Environmental Agency • Local or County Environmental Agencies • Tribal Organizations that qualify as a nonprofit organization described in Section 501(C)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code • Tribes/Pueblos | Agriculture Improvements Forest Management Municipal/Industry Conservation Watershed Health Water Administration Public Land Access | $250,000 | $200,000 | 3/4/2026, 4:59:00 AM (UTC) | Open | Federal | Environmental Protection Agency | For additional information about this Funding Opportunity, please contact Michael Band; EEGrants@epa.gov | https://files.simpler.grants.gov/opportunities/1f0013c8-9b4d-4697-a660-4230792d36d5/attachments/441945b1-44fd-46a6-997a-aed89f5ce10e/EPA-EE-25-01_-_Final.pdf | ||
| Climate Smart Communities Initiative | The Climate Smart Communities Initiative (CSCI) provides funding and expert support to help U.S. communities that are especially vulnerable to climate change become more resilient. CSCI focuses on helping communities that have been historically under-resourced and face higher climate risks. To apply, a project team must include three partners: 1. a climate adaptation expert, 2. a local or regional government, and 3. a community-based organization. The funding is meant to support planning, community engagement, project prioritization, and implementation support for climate resilience, with flexibility in how funds are distributed to partners. Projects must be completed within one year. Early February 2026: Recommended time by which all three required applicants partners should be assembled to allow sufficient time to complete the application. March 12, 2026: Grant Application deadline. Apply here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CSCIgrantapp2026 | To apply, a project team must include three partners: 1. a climate adaptation expert, 2. a local or regional government, and 3. a community-based organization. | Capacity/Technical Assistance | $115,000 | $75,000 | 3/13/2026, 12:00:00 AM (UTC) | Open | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R7aMHoNnsulpCLg4S5M6PDOjEaeK_chX/view | Private | info@climatesmartcommunity.org | https://climatesmartcommunity.org/funding/#opportunity | |||
| Colorado PFAS Grants | The Colorado PFAS Grant Program, funded through the PFAS Cash Fund established by Senate Bill 20-21, provides financial support to help identify, assess, and mitigate the impacts of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on human health and the environment. The program offers grants in three categories: sampling of water sources, emergency assistance for contamination events, and infrastructure improvements to reduce PFAS exposure. Applications open January 5th and close March 13th. 2026. | Local Government, including Acequias Federal Recognized Tribes/Pueblos Nongovernmental Organizations Institutes of Higher Education | Eligible recipients include government agencies, tribes, public water systems, non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and wastewater treatment facilities working throughout Colorado. | Watershed Health | 3/13/2026, 11:00:00 PM (UTC) | Open | Colorado | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment | Email cdphe_wqcd_pfas_grant@state.co.us with questions. | https://cdphe.colorado.gov/pfas-projects | ||||
| New Mexico Healthy Soils Program | The program offers funding for on‑the‑ground soil health projects in New Mexico that apply one or more of the five soil health principles (keeping soil covered, minimizing disturbance and external inputs, maximizing biodiversity, maintaining a living root, and integrating wildlife into land management). The goal is to improve soil organic matter, structure, biology, and water retention to support healthier, more resilient land and waters. | Local Government, including Acequias Federal Recognized Tribes/Pueblos Institutes of Higher Education Entities with Water Delivery Authority Nongovernmental Organizations Landowners | Eligible entities include local governmental bodies with land management capacity, including pueblos, tribes, and nations, acequias and land grants, soil and water conservation districts, universities, individuals, businesses, and nonprofits directly involved in farming, ranching, or other land management activities in New Mexico. (Note: individual applicants must secure a project sponsor—usually their local SWCD or tribal government). | Agriculture Improvements Forest Management Watershed Health | 3/20/2026, 6:00:00 PM (UTC) | Open | NM Department of Agriculture | hsp@nmda.nmsu.edu | https://nmdeptag.nmsu.edu/healthy-soil-program.html#gsc.tab=0 | |||||
| Rio Grande Project Drought Resilience Efforts Initiative 2026 Request for Proposals | The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is seeking proposals for projects in the Lower Rio Grande Basin that deliver multiple benefits, including strengthening water supplies for cities and agriculture, improving habitat and watershed health, reducing flooding and sediment buildup, and making the Rio Grande Project more resilient to long-term drought and aridification. Projects must address at least two program goals - one of which must be creating or sustaining habitat and improving watershed health. | State Government Local Government, including Acequias Federal Recognized Tribes/Pueblos Entities with Water Delivery Authority Nongovernmental Organizations Institutes of Higher Education | Eligible applicants include: local, state and tribal governments and agencies (e.g., townships, cities, boroughs), special districts (e.g., conservation districts, planning districts, utility districts), non-profit 501(c) organizations, educational institutions. | Watershed Health | 3/27/2026, 3:59:00 AM (UTC) | Open | Applicant Webinar [Register Here] January 21st, 2026, at 1:00pm-2:30pm MDT / 3:00pm-4:30pm EDT Follow-up Applicant Webinar [Register Here] February 25th, 2026, at 11:00a-12:00pm MDT / 1:00pm-2:00pm EDT | Federal | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | For more information or questions about this RFP, please contact: Kirstin Neff, Program Director, Southwest Rivers: Kirstin.Neff@nfwf.org; (303) 222-6485 Emma Wigger, Manager, Rocky Mountain Regional Programs: Emma.Wigger@nfwf.org; (202) 888-1680 Trevor Davis, Coordinator, Regional Programs: Trevor.Davis@nfwf.org; (202) 595-2442 | https://www.nfwf.org/programs/southwest-rivers-program/rio-grande-project-drought-resilience-efforts-initiative-2026 | |||
| Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Projects | The Small Storage Program's objective is to enhance water storage opportunities for future generations by funding small surface water and groundwater storage projects. The program funds up to a 25% Federal cost-share to plan, design, and construct surface and groundwater storage projects between 200 and 30,000 acre-feet that will increase water storage or move water to or from a storage project. Reclamation invites sponsors of small surface water and groundwater storage projects to request cost-shared funding for the planning, design, and/or construction of those projects. To be eligible, proposals must: Have water storage capacity between 200 acre-feet and 30,000 acre-feet; Increase yield to identified beneficiaries; Increase surface water or groundwater storage, or convey water to or from surface water or groundwater storage. NOTE that in order to be considered entities must submit a small storage feasibility study to Reclamation for review by February 13, 2026. | State Government Local Government, including Acequias Federal Recognized Tribes/Pueblos Entities with Water Delivery Authority | Eligible recipients of the Small Storage Program funding must be located in the 17 western United States (Reclamation State) as identified in the Reclamation Act of 1902, as amended or Alaska or Hawaii. Eligible recipients include: State, regional, or local water authorities; Indian tribes or tribal organizations; or Other entities such as a water conservation or conservancy district, wastewater district, rural water district. | Water Administration | $30,000,000 | 4/17/2026, 10:00:00 PM (UTC) | Open | Informational webinars will be held in Summer and Fall 2025 at https://www.usbr.gov/smallstorage/ | Federal | Bureau of Reclamation | For questions regarding application and submission, contact the NOFO team at bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov. For questions regarding applicant and project eligibility, contact Austin Olah, aolah@usbr.gov or 303-445-3240. | https://www.usbr.gov/smallstorage/ | ||
| Maki Foundation | The Maki Foundation provides small grants to nonprofit organizations throughout the west that work on environmental protection with a focus on wilderness and wildlands preservation, river and wetlands conservation, biodiversity, and public lands management. | Nongovernmental Organizations | Nonprofit organizations | Watershed Health Public Land Access | $5,000 | $1,000 | 4/30/2026, 9:00:00 PM (UTC) | Open | Contact makifoundation@gmail.com with questions. |