In The News – $10 million in grants available for conservation and outdoor recreation projects throughout Nevada
December 31, 2025 | Member Submitted
Originally published in the Tahoe Daily Tribune, Staff Report, 12/24/2025
The Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (NDCNR) is pleased to announce that approximately $10 million in grant funding is now available through the Conserve Nevada Program for projects that support conservation and outdoor recreation in Nevada. Conserve Nevada grants are open to all Nevada cities, counties, towns, general improvement districts (GIDs), conservation districts, water conservancy districts, nonprofit organizations, and state agencies.
Competitive grant project categories include:
- Wildfire mitigation and restoration
- Designing/constructing recreational facilities, campsites, or trails
- Acquiring land and/or water for conservation or recreation (including conservation easements)
- Enhancing and restoring the Truckee and Carson River Corridors
- Protecting and restoring wetlands
- Acquisition of credits to protect sagebrush ecosystems