Grants

Veterans and Nature Grant Program (2024-2025)

Enhancing well-being through outdoor experiences

NEEF and the United States Forest Service aim to increase engagement of veterans’ communities in understanding the physical and mental health benefits of time in nature and provide opportunities for physical and mental health-focused outdoor activities at US Forest Service sites and other public lands. 

The following 10 projects were selected to receive up to $10,000 each: 

Grantee Success Stories

Discover the impact this grant has made across the country.

At Ease Magazine
Nature Heals, Veterans Learn
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four men in buffalo soldier uniform hold flags as they pose during National Public Lands

The 2024 National Public Lands Day Signature Event was featured in At Ease Veterans Magazine, a publication for military personnel, veterans, and their families.

Grantee Award
Celebrating NPLD and Veterans

 

For the 2024 National Public Lands Day Signature Event, NEEF worked with the USDA Forest Service and Friends of the National Arboretum (FONA) to host several educational and volunteer activities at the Washington Youth Garden within the US National Arboretum in Washington, DC.

Grantee Stories
Rediscovering Strength Outside
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A man stands on top of two off-road vehicles parked on a large boulder. A vast mountain range extends behind him

Veterans across the country are finding healing, connection, and renewed purpose through time in nature. Through the Veterans and Nature Grant Program, organizations are using public lands as powerful spaces for recovery, community building, and long-term well-being.

Grantee Promotional Toolkit

This press kit is a resource to be used by NEEF Grantees to assist in the promotion and storytelling of grant...

Grant Support From

USDA Forest Service
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