We are now accepting proposals for 2026 Conservation Grant support! This year’s application is a web-based form that will walk applicants through the process.

For 2026, IEF is interested in funding:
· Efforts to decrease human-elephant conflict;
· Habitat conservation and management;
· Conservation education and community outreach;
· Transfrontier or transboundary elephant conservation;
· Elephant protection programs including anti-poaching patrols, infra-structure development, security, investigation and prosecution;
· Reducing and preventing the ivory and bushmeat trade; and
· Research into elephant diseases.

We encourage all qualified applicants with projects that have direct impact on elephant conservation to apply. We encourage applicants to read all instructions carefully.

For the first time, the International Elephant Foundation is offering a free Grant Writing Workshop. This virtual meeting will focus on honing your grant-writing skills and best practices for a successful grant proposal. We will also give examples of what not to do. We hope to help you build your skills and successfully secure funds for the important conservation work that you do.

Everyone who is interested in writing conservation grants is welcome to attend. The workshop will happen in early May, and we are collecting the information of those interested so we can optimize logistics.

If you are interested in attending this free workshop, please fill out this brief survey. We will be in touch with meeting details very soon.