Habitat and Forest Restoration Fund

Grant Program Purpose

The Habitat and Forest Restoration and Management Fund supports habitat management and restoration in the region. The Fund’s current priority is for projects located in eastern Placer County or elsewhere in the region.

Candidate projects and programs:

(a) restore forest and habitat lands in eastern Placer County or elsewhere in the region;

(b) result in land management for optimal conservation values; and/or

(c) leverage or develop and expand existing institutional capacity and other funding sources supporting either or both of the objectives listed above.

As used in these grant guidelines:
  • A “project” is an activity or series of activities taking place on the ground having a direct effect of restoring forest and habitat lands or optimizing conservation values. Examples include meadow restoration, erosion control, tree planting, etc.
  • A “program” is an activity or series of activities that indirectly, but clearly, support such projects. Examples include developing plans for projects, conservation value assessments to identify project priorities, developing institutional capacity to more effectively implement projects, etc.

Grant Program Criteria

Projects and programs funded by The Martis Fund must meet the following criteria:

  • The applicant is a 501c3 organization.
  • The project or projects supported by a program is or are located in eastern Placer County or elsewhere in the region.
  • The project or program will:

(a) restore conservation values of forest and habitat lands in eastern Placer County or elsewhere in the region,

(b) result in land management for optimal conservation values and/or

(c) leverage or develop and expand existing institutional capacity and other funding sources supporting either or both of the objectives listed above.

  • The proposed project or program does not duplicate projects or programs funded, pending or underway by other organizations except for partnerships or matching requests described below.
  • The applicant is working with appropriate partners (e.g., Truckee River Watershed Council, Truckee Donner Land Trust) and is seeking matching funds from other sources or demonstrated that such partnership would not benefit the proposed project or outcome.
  • The applicant has reviewed and considered applying to other grant programs, including, but not limited to the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation Nature Fund and Sierra Nevada Conservancy, and determined that the proposed project most closely fits the Habitat and Forest Management and Restoration outcomes and no other source of funding or project support is available unless it would be a match.
  • The proposed project or program does not involve direct political or religious activities, debt reduction or loans, activities that have already been funding or for which other funding is currently being sought, or activities that have been completed (other than existing or proposed matching funds described in the application).

Grant Program Administration

Organizations interested in seeking a grant must first contact the Martis Fund prior to submitting a grant application. Interested applicants should carefully review the guidelines for each fund before applying. Please see HERE to learn more about how to apply.