Funding opportunities for establishing pollinator habitat

Below is a brief list of the programs where funding for habitat can be subsidized.

General information:

• Using Farm Bill Programs for Pollinator Conservation 

NRCS programs: 

• Conservation Stewardship Program 
• Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

FSA programs:

• Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)
• General and Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
• Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
• State Acres For wildlife Enhancement (SAFE)

MDNR programs:

• Private Lands Program (PLP)
• Wildlife Habitat Grant Program (WHGP)

USFWS programs:

• Partners for Wildlife Program (PWP)
• State Wildlife Grants (SWG)
• North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) Small grants program
• North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) Standard grants program

Educational grant programs 

• Wild Ones - Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education (SFE) grant

Educational grant programs 

• Wild Ones - Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education (SFE) grant

Sources of free seeds/plants

• The Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund
• Pollinator Partnership's Project Wingspan