Best Fisheries Grants in Wyoming

The Steven Berkeley Marine Conservation Fellowship, established by the American Fisheries Society in 2007, honors a dedicated fisheries scientist. This $15,000 award supports graduate students engaged in thesis research on marine conservation topics. Applicants must be enrolled in a North American university's M.S. or Ph.D. program and be AFS members in good standing. The fellowship encourages innovative research addressing various conservation issues, not limited to fisheries.

Environmental 501(c)(3) organizations working on fisheries and aquatic conservation in Wyoming’s Greater Yellowstone counties and Montana can apply for Cinnabar Foundation’s project grants, awarding US $2,500 - US $15,000 for specific programs or campaigns. Funding supports work like restoring water quality, fisheries, and wildlife habitat, advocacy, citizen science, and other measurable conservation outcomes.

Fisheries and related organizations in Wyoming seeking to modernize catch monitoring and data systems can apply for US $200,000 - US $500,000 to implement electronic monitoring and reporting technologies. Focused on fisheries data and marine conservation, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation supports U.S. state and federal fisheries with tools like e-logbooks, cameras, sensors, and data management upgrades.

Wyoming fisheries and watershed conservation organizations can seek matching funds for projects that restore or enhance trout and salmon habitat. Grants from Trout and Salmon Foundation provide up to US $5,000 per project for physical stream restoration, habitat improvement, and related efforts, with on-site labor sometimes counting toward the match.

Nonprofits and other partners in Wyoming working on fisheries and aquatic connectivity can seek US $500 - US $2,000,000 for fish passage and habitat restoration projects. Focused on fish conservation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service invites applicants to propose dam removals, culvert replacements, and similar projects that improve fish populations and ecosystem resilience.

Nonprofit and public entities enhancing fish habitat in manmade reservoirs can apply for Friends of Reservoirs’ Bass Pro Shops Large Grant, offering up to US $100,000 for on-the-ground habitat projects. With a mission to improve reservoir ecosystems, this program supports fisheries and freshwater conservation work that may benefit Wyoming fisheries projects.

U.S. Civil Society Microgrants

We seek to support projects that engage Pulitzer Center journalism to amplify the voices of affected communities, foster public debate, and drive meaningful audience engagement with our focus areas.

Audience engagement has been at the core of the Pulitzer Center’s work since its founding in 2006. In addition to grants and fellowships that facilitate breakthrough journalism, we support initiatives that connect the reporting to the audiences that need it the most. Our goal is pursuing real-world impact: engaging and mobilizing communities, increasing understanding and connection, and influencing decisions locally and globally. 

This microgrant aims to support civil society organizations and groups in the United States to utilize Pulitzer Center-supported reporting as part of projects that contribute to a more informed and empowered community.

 For this grant cycle, we are seeking grant proposals for civic engagement projects to be completed by early December 2026 that focus on one of the following issues:

• Climate and the environment, with a focus on U.S fisheries and fishing communities or climate and labor
• Information and Artificial Intelligence
• Global health, with specific focus on mental well-being or connections to the Global South

The objective is to use Pulitzer Center-supported journalism as the inspiration for the projects supported by this civil society microgrant. By leveraging this reporting, we expect to build projects that amplify the voices of affected communities, foster public debate, and drive meaningful audience engagement that will lead to impactful conversations in communities in the U.S. and beyond.

Grants range from US$2,000 to US$4,000. Project proposals can support existing activities or support the launch of new activities.