Educational Grants
The Indiana Forestry Educational Foundation (IFEF) is pleased to announce the availability of competitive grant funds to help educate and inform woodland owners and/or the public about forestry, woodland management and other Indiana forestry related topics. IFEF grants are generally awarded for $500.00 or up to $1000 for special projects.
Announcements are made in mid-summer with a mid-September deadline for application for education projects for the following year. Accepted projects are announced in November.
If you have questions about the grants program or an idea for a larger project, contact us.
Grants Process
Review the latest announcement and application process
Submitted projects should be:
- Indiana-based
- Educate the general public and/or woodland owners about forestry or woodland management .
- Invasive species topics will be considered, however, IFEF encourages innovative projects with a focus on helping woodland owners and the public with prevention or control of invasive species on private woodland property.
Applicants are encouraged to consider projects with innovative approaches to education, including technology and virtual methods. - Begin and end between January 1, 2026 and December 31 of the following year. (Start and
end dates reviewed on a case-by-case basis and due to the nature of forestry, weather, and other conditions, IFEF will work with awardees on projects that require flexibility
and cannot meet those dates.) - Must meet compliance with local regulations and recommended health and safety guidelines.
Funding is distributed upon completion of the project with provided documentation.
Recent Funded Projects
Over the past eight years of the grants program, IFEF has awarded more than 30 educational projects totaling over $25,000 in small grants awarded. These include:
- Early Successional Habitat Sign Project, Ruffed Grouse Society & Tri-State Timber
- Revitalization Project, Fall Creek Intermediate School
Invasive Species E & O Project, Dubois County SWCD - Nature Daze field program, Brown County Native Woodlands Project
- Forest Stand Improvement Publication Reprint, Purdue University
- Forest Management Wildlife Short Course, Purdue University
- Citizen Science in a Wildlife Corridor Skiles Test School of STEM
- Indiana Young Forest Educational Video, Indiana Chapter Ruffed Grouse Society
- Forest Regeneration Field Days, Purdue University
- Early Successional Forest Management video, Hoosier National Forest
- Invasive Species playing cards, Dubois County SWCD
- From Field to Thicket; Creating Essential Wildlife Habitat, Clay High School