OPEN — FY2027 National Park Foundation Junior Ranger Angler competitive grant; November 30, 2026, 11:59 p.m. ET application deadline.
Verified 2026-11-02
National Park Foundation
National Park Foundation FY2027 Junior Ranger Angler grants offer $5,000–$25,000 for NPS units and eligible nonprofit or tribal partners to deliver youth and family fishing programs with a National Park Service partner. Applications due November 30, 2026, 11:59 p.m. ET.
Required next actionRead National Park Foundation FY2027 Junior Ranger Angler RFP and application template; obtain support letter from an NPS superintendent or program manager; complete project narrative, measurable outcomes, budget and NPF Fluxx registration; submit online by November 30, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Registration may take multiple days.
OPEN for FY2027 Year 2 Letters of Interest. Official deadline December 18, 2026 midnight EST (funder wording; applicants should clarify midnight). Subsequent full application invitation anticipated May 2027.
Verified 2026-11-02
National Park Foundation
National Park Foundation FY2027 Innovation Grants Year 2 invites letters of interest for scalable national-park improvements. Eligible nonprofit organizations with NPS agreements may receive up to $1,500,000 per project. LOIs due December 18, 2026, midnight EST as worded in the official RFP.
Required next actionRead the National Park Foundation FY2027 Innovation Grants Year 2 RFP; confirm existing NPS agreement and park superintendent/program leader support; prepare up-to-three-page LOI, project/implementation narrative and budget; register/sign into NPF Fluxx and submit by the funder's December 18, 2026 midnight EST deadline, clarifying exact cutoff with NPF.
OPEN — ROLLING 2026 LOIs for NPF Partner Housing Catalyst Project Development track, with initial February 19 priority deadline expired and later LOIs accepted for remainder of 2026 subject to availability.
Verified 2026-11-02
National Park Foundation
National Park Foundation 2026 Partner Housing Catalyst Project Development Grants support nonprofit partners planning National Park Service workforce housing. Illustrative $5,000–$250,000 awards, not fixed limits. LOIs accepted rolling through the remainder of 2026.
Required next actionReview official NPF Partner Housing Catalyst 2026 LOI; establish NPS park staff housing need and eligible nonprofit implementing partner; assemble maximum-three-page planning/project-development LOI with housing need, timeline, approximate project costs and park collaboration; submit to housing@nationalparks.org while rolling 2026 intake remains available.
OPEN — ROLLING 2026 LOIs for NPF Partner Housing Catalyst Direct Investment track after expired February 19 priority date; 2026 rolling intake remainder of calendar year, contingent on funder review and funds.
Verified 2026-11-02
National Park Foundation
National Park Foundation Partner Housing Catalyst Direct Investment grants offer nonprofit partners capital support for National Park Service workforce housing acquisition or construction. Estimated awards start around $250,000 but no binding individual cap. LOIs rolling remainder of 2026.
Required next actionReview NPF official 2026 Partner Housing Catalyst LOI, identify an eligible nonprofit project implementer and park workforce housing needs, document proposed construction/acquisition, NPS coordination, housing unit counts, project timeline and financing; email up to 3-page rolling LOI to housing@nationalparks.org before 2026 rolling acceptance ends.