Everything Y2Y does, we do with our partners. Whether they are other conservation groups, local landowners, businesses, government agencies, Indigenous communities and governments, scientists, or others, partners are the force behind our vision. Since 1993, more than 735 partners have furthered our mission through proven solutions that have a tangible impact for wildlife, people, and wild places.
a step ahead for “America’s wildlife highway”
Y2Y celebrated news that Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes have received federal funding to continue wildlife connectivity work on U.S. Route 93 in Montana.
partner grants
Y2Y provides small grants to fund projects and annually invests in groups that further our mission. These on-the-ground projects complement the efforts of Y2Y and mobilize work and research that we wouldn’t be able to do on our own.
Apply for the 2025 grant cycle soon
Since 1998, Y2Y has invested in grassroots organizations and other groups through our annual partner grants program. These on-the-ground projects complement the efforts of Y2Y and mobilize work that we wouldn’t be able to do on our own.
The Y2Y Partner Grants program is made possible through the generous support of the Woodcock Foundation. Y2Y also thanks those individuals who choose to direct their personal donations to the partner grants program.
Check back soon for more information on our 2025 cycle including the request for proposal, application process, and grant requirements.
- 2025 Partner Grant Request for Proposal
- 2025 Partner Grant Application Form [PDF] [DOC]
Completed applications should be submitted to Scott Brennan at scott (at) y2y (dot) net by 11:59 pm Mountain Time, February 21, 2025.
Key deadlines:
Request for proposals: TBD
Application deadline: February 21, 2025, 11:59 pm Mountain Time
Notification of decisions: March 28, 2025
Final reports due: November 28, 2025
grant recipients
Braided River
Big River: A Living Columbia River For All – $10,000
Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley
‘How to be WildSmart’ Online Training Course and Community Toolkit – $5,000
Buffalo Rock Tipi Camp
Peigan Friends Along the River 33 Annual Fish Rescue – $5,000
Jimmy Thomson
Tear Up the Roads to Save Wildlife – $5,000
Lower Clark Fork Watershed Group
Beaver Creek Habitat Enhancement – $5,000
Neighbours United
Changing the Forestry conversation – $5,000
Pandion Institute
Saqáanma School TEK education support – $5,000
Ruby Habitat Foundation
Wildlife Speaker Series of Southwest MT – $5,000
The Howl Experience
Increasing Youth Connectivity – $5,000
Western Transportation Institute – Montana State University
Promoting effective wildlife crossing structures for grizzly bears – $5,000
Wyoming Wilderness Association
Bridger-Teton InterTribal Symposium – $5,000
Bighorn Stoney Community
Bighorn Stoney Signage Project – $5,000
Bow Valley Engage
Canmore Conservation Fund Poll – $5,000
CPAWS Northern Alberta Chapter
Exploring conservation measures in the Coal Branch PLUZ/Whitehorse Wildland Provincial Park Region – $5,000
EcoFlight
Y2Y Overflight: flight over the Blackfeet Nation’s Buffalo Restoration Project to support their tribal conservation work with their bison herd and Chief Mountain – $2,500
Fraser Headwaters Alliance
Upgrade of the Historical Goat River Trail – $3,000
Great Burn Conservation Alliance
Protecting the Bitterroot Recovery – $5,000
J Bar L Ranches
Minimizing Grizzly Bear and Livestock Conflict in the West Fork of the Madison – $2,500
Lamb Ecological Research
Elk Valley Carnivore Coexistence – $3,000
Nakoda AV Club
“I’m not lost, you are” – $5,000
Pandion Institute
Building Capacity for Indigenous-led learning with Land – $5,000
Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association
Identifying and Improving Migratory Corridors for Trumpeter Swans on Private Lands in Waterton Biosphere Reserve – $5,000
Wildsight Creston Valley
Corridor Preservation in the Creston Valley – $3,500
Wildsight Golden
Golden West Bench Recreation Ecology Study –Phase 2 – $3,000
Wildwise Yukon
Bear Awareness and Safety Outreach Program – $2,500
Blood Tribe Land Management
Blackfoot Ecological Knowledge project – $5000
Bragg Creek Wild
Bragg Creek and Area Wildlife Corridor – $4950
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society – Yukon Chapter
Training for Ross River Dena Council Land Guardians – $4000
David Moskowitz
The Fisher Project – $5,000
Glacier-Two Medicine Alliance
Support for core conservation projects – $4,350
Great Burn Conservation Alliance
Protecting the Bitterroot Recovery – $2,500
Henrys Fork Wildlife Alliance
Building Volunteer Power to Protect & Conserve Wildlife – $1,000
Idaho Department of Fish and Game
The Selkirk Grizzly Bear Education and Law Enforcement Project – $4,650
Lamb Ecological Research
Elk Valley Carnivore Coexistence – $3500
Livingstone Landowners Group
You Don’t Miss Your Water ’Til the Creek Runs Dry – $5,000
Nature Conservancy of Canada
Linking Landscapes: Monitoring Wildlife in the Jim Prentice Wildlife Corridor – $5,000
Outdoor Recreation Coalition of Alberta Society
Voices for Quiet Recreation (QR) – Building capacity for QR input to the Trails Act and Crown Lands Vision processes – $5,000
People and Carnivores
Grizzly Bear Conservation on the Flathead Reservation – $2,500
Protect Our Winters Canada
Protecting the Ancient Giants: The Search for Uncharted Old Growth Forests in Interior British Columbia – $2,500
The Wild Connection
Campaign to stop the Zincton All Season Resort proposal, and initiate a Provincial modernized land use planning project in the New Denver – Kaslo corridor. – $2,500
Wildsight Golden
Golden West Bench Recreation Ecology Study – Phase 2 – $2,500
WildWise Yukon (Centre for Human-Wildlife Conflict Solutions)
Our Encounters with Bears: stories of sharing the landscape with bears – $2500
Review an archive of Y2Y partner grants from 2012-2020.
