Matching Awards Program

Application Guidelines

Congratulations! Your proposed project appears to meet the minimum application requirements for the Matching Awards Program. When you filled in the form upon successful completion of the questionnaire, an email was sent to the address you specified with a link to this page. Be sure to hang on to that email or bookmark this page, as those are the only ways to get back to this page without taking the questionnaire again. If you don't see the email in your inbox, be sure to check your spam filters.

To learn more about the MAP application requirements, download the Request for Proposals.

Deadlines

The proposal submission dates for the 2012 Matching Awards Program are below. Proposals must be sent hard copy and received in the NFF Missoula, Montana office by the listed date.

Round 1:  Received by January 18, 2012

Award Notification: Late March 2012 
Estimated Grant Term: April 2012 through April 2013

Round 2: Received by July 2, 2012

Award Notification: Mid September 2012 
Estimated Grant Term: October 2012 through October 2013

Submission Method

All proposals components must be submitted hard-copy in advance of the deadline. The only exception to this requirement are Forest Service Letters of Support, which are described in the RFP.

Proposal Documents

Download and review the following documents (Please be sure to use the most current versions!):

• MAP 2012 Request for Proposals
• NFF Proposal Coversheet
• NFF Financial Plan Form 
  
• NFF Expanded Budget Form

If you would like to utilize a fiscal sponsor, be sure you understand the NFF Policy on Fiscal Sponsorship.

Questions?

Make sure you review the MAP FAQs

If you have questions about the program not answered in the FAQs or want to discuss potential project fit, please contact Adam Liljeblad, Director of Conservation Awards via email or at (406) 830-3357.