Grants
The Foundation makes grants that support its broad interest areas of field-based science, art and craft, teaching, and protection of the natural world.
Active
40 Acre Conservation League
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support general operating
- $30,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
Ah Haa School For The Arts
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support American Academy of Bookbinding scholarships for students underrepresented in craft and trade and/or of higher socioeconomic need
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
Alaska Native Heritage Center
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support artist engagement throughout the Alaska Native Artist community
- $30,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
American College of The Building Arts
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support scholarship(s) and recruiting for students in the full-time program, with a preference for students
of diverse backgrounds and/or underrepresented in their craft or trade
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
American Craft Council
Craft
Awards and Prizes
To support the ACC Award Program’s Gold Medal For Consummate Craftsmanship and College of Fellows for hands-on practitioners, with a focus on practitioners working in traditional/heritage craft
- $205,500
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Appalachian Artisan Center of Kentucky
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Appalachian School of Luthiery's Advancement in Luthiery Scholarship for Women
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
Archbold Biological Station
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration internship for graduate student
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
Archie Bray Foundation
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the First Fire Program
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Austin Community College Foundation
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support scholarships for ACC Architectural and Ornamental Metals students to attend short-term national workshops and/or attend specialized advanced blacksmithing courses
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
Baltimore Jewelry Center
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support increased capacity of the teaching fellowship, allowing for multiple concurrent fellows; to support our artist residency; and to expand residency opportunities for BIPOC artists
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Berea College
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support Student Craft’s Visiting Artist Residency Program
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Berea College
Food
Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support Grow Appalachia's hands-on learning with experienced farmers for new and beginning farmers aspiring to start their own farms
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
Beta-local
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the La Ivan Illich Program with a focus on cultural material practitioners
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Big Sur Land Trust
Resilient Ecosystems
Protecting Important Places
To support the Carr Lake Restoration and Park Development Project and/or acquisitions
- $50,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
Bigelow Laboratory For Ocean Sciences
Field Biology
Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support an undergraduate student internship that includes a field biology research component
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
Black Artists & Designers Guild
Craft
Awards and Prizes
To support the BADG Maker Award and Education Initiative grants–including the Creative Futures Grant, Creative Visionary Grant, and Legacy Maker Grant–all with a focus on craftspeople
- $90,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Black in Marine Science
Field Biology
Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the BIMS Immersion Program
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
Cal Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs Foundation
Field Biology
Science Illustration Internships
To support a scientific illustration residency program for a recent graduate, graduate student, or undergraduate who will work in collaboration with faculty from the departments of Art + Film and Biological Sciences at Cal Poly Humboldt
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
California Academy of Sciences
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support the Thriving California Initiative
- $150,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
California Indian Basketweavers Association
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support basketweavers in California to carry on their traditional basketweaving and cultural knowledge
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
California Native Plant Society
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support community science; vegetation internships; and/or implementation of the California Native Seed Strategy
- $150,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
California State Parks Foundation
Resilient Ecosystems
Connecting People and Nature
To support park access and experiences, and park stewardship
- $50,000
- 2 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
California State University Channel Islands Foundation
Field Biology
Field Research Fellowships and Internships
To support the community-based Service Learning field class research trip to Maui in January 2025, and a 2025 summer course at Santa Rosa Island Research Station (SRIRS)
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active
Calypso Farm and Ecology Center
Food
Food Systems Fellowships and Internships
To support the Community Roots Program, an urban agriculture training program for teens and young adults
- $45,000
- 3 Years
- Granted in 2024 Active
Carving Studio and Sculpture Center
Craft
Craft Fellowships and Scholarships
To support the Artist-in-Residence program
- $15,000
- 1 Year
- Granted in 2024 Active