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<span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; line-height:normal">*Competitive grants for the Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund are awarded in two categories in key geographies:</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; line-height:normal"> </span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><b>Technical Assistance for Private Working Lands:</b></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"> Grants are awarded to projects that support implementation
of technical assistance to increase the number of private landowners engaged in monarch butterfly and pollinator conservation practices on working lands. Priorities include: hiring additional staff or contractors to assist landowners and NRCS with developing
pollinator habitat management plans and NRCS financial assistance contracts; and targeting outreach to landowners and other partners to prioritize, plan and deliver financial assistance available through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
and other Farm Bill programs to improve pollinator habitat and support at-risk species.
</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><b>*Requires NRCS Connection</b></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"> </span></li><ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
<li><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">Grant funding will be awarded in the following eligible states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wisconsin.</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><br>
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<li><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><b>Habitat Improvement</b></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">: Grants are awarded to projects that create and sustain interconnected monarch
and pollinator habitat. Priorities include: restoring and enhancing breeding and migration habitat to support ample milkweed and diverse nectar plants; protecting and improving overwintering habitat; and developing sustainable and affordable supplies of native
milkweed and nectar-producing plant seeds and seedlings that support habitat restoration efforts.</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"> </span></li><ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
<li><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">Grant funding will be awarded in the following eligible states: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana,
Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><br>
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<div><font face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif">*Eligibility</span></font><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">All proposals must specifically address how the proposed project will directly and measurably contribute to the accomplishment of the Pollinator Fund’s goals as outlined in the
</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><a href="https://www.nfwf.org/sites/default/files/2022-04/monarch-business-plan.pdf" data-auth="NotApplicable" title="https://www.nfwf.org/sites/default/files/2022-04/monarch-business-plan.pdf"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">Monarch
Butterfly Business Plan</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">. As such, all proposals must provide the number of acres restored or enhanced as a result of the project. Proposals must include plans to restore
or enhance a minimum of 150 acres in California or 500 acres in all other eligible states</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><br>
</span></li><li style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">Eligible applicants include nonprofit 501(c) organizations, U.S. federal government agencies, state government agencies,
local governments, municipal governments, tribal governments and organizations, and educational institutions. </span></li><li style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">Ineligible applicants include businesses, unincorporated individuals, and international organizations.</span></li></ul>
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<span style="color:black; border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0in; background:white; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; line-height:normal">Pre-Proposal Due: May 5; 11:59PM EDT</span><span style="color:black; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in; background:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; line-height:normal"> </span></span></p>
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<span style="color:black; border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0in; background:white; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; line-height:normal">Final Proposal Due: July 7; 11:59PM</span><span style="color:black; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in; background:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; line-height:normal"> </span></span></p>
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<span style="color:black; border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0in; background:white; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; line-height:normal">Review Period: July to November</span><span style="color:black; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in; background:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; line-height:normal"> </span></span></p>
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<span style="color:black; border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0in; background:white; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; line-height:normal">Awards Announced: Late November</span><span style="color:black; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in; background:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; line-height:normal"> </span></span></p>
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<span style="color:black; border:1pt none windowtext; padding:0in; background:white; font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; line-height:normal">More information: https://www.nfwf.org/programs/monarch-butterfly-and-pollinators-conservation-fund?activeTab=tab-1</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; line-height:normal"> </span></p>
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