The Indianapolis Zoo is excited to announce the second year of the
Wild
Futures: Small Conservation Grants. The Indianapolis Zoo recognizes the value that smaller grants can bring to conservationists. The Wild Futures grants
also aim to support students and early career professionals with projects that further conservation.
Interested participants can submit an expression of interest application. Additional information will be requested for those selected to move forward in the grant
process.
Wild Futures awards up to $5,000 to projects from any part of the conservation process, from species discovery or rediscovery to species assessment, planning and
action, as well as communication and networking.
Deadline
The deadline to apply is May 15, 2026, at 11:59pm ET.
Applications must be submitted through the Zoo's new field conservation grants portal: YourCause from Blackbaud.
Who can apply
These one-time awards are open to all applicants affiliated with a non-profit, government agency, university or a foreign not-for-profit equivalent. The Zoo does
not offer conservation grants to unaffiliated individuals.
New this year: Field Conservation Grants Portal
As of May 2026, the Indianapolis Zoo adopted a new grants portal for all of its Field Conservation Grants. All applicants must apply through this new portal moving
forward.
Indianapolis Zoo's new grants management system is YourCause from Blackbaud.
The new portal includes helpful features that will improve the overall grantee and applicant experience. All applicants must apply through this new portal and
are required to sign in with a new Blackbaud
ID (i.e., new login information), or may use an existing Blackbaud ID if they use other Blackbaud products (e.g., certain organizations might already have
an active Blackbaud ID).
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