Throwe Environmental (TE) serves as Field Liaisons for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s (NFWF) National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF), which covers the entire coastal US (incl. Great Lakes and major US Territories).
NCRF awards funding annually to enhance communities’ natural defenses against severe weather and flooding. Since 2018, NCRF has awarded more than $616 million to 494 projects, leveraging more than $596 million in conservation resources for a total conservation impact of $1.2 billion.
As Field Liaisons, TE provides one-to-one assistance to communities as they seek to develop competitive NFWF proposals.
Project Team
ChrisCortina
Project Management
KyleGray
Outreach (National, Great Lakes)
MarkBelton
Outreach (Military Communities)
JoanneThrowe
Outreach (National)
MaxSettineri
Outreach (Pacific Coast)
Sally AnnSims
Outreach (Northeast, Mid-Atlantic)
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Building a 2025 Proposal
What to Know
FUNDING. Expected average award size for Planning and Design projects is $100K-$1M. Expected average award size for Restoration projects is $1M-$10M. No minimum or maximum request amount.
NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS. Projects must focus on natural, nature-based, or hybrid solutions (e.g., restoring coastal marshes, reconnecting floodplains, rebuilding natural buffers, installing living shorelines, etc.).
Timeline*
RFP Announcement: March 27, 2025
Pre-Proposal Due Date: May 6, 2025 by 11:59PM EDT
Full Proposal Invitations Sent by NFWF: Mid-June 2025
Full Proposal Due Date (by invite only): July 17, 2025 by 11:59PM EDT