The Meg & Bert Raynes Wildlife Fund is dedicated to helping maintain wildlife populations into the future through its support of research, education, habitat protection, and habitat restoration. Since its inception, it has awarded over seventy grants for field work and education aimed at benefiting regional wildlife, focusing on Jackson Hole and the surrounding regions including the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
The Meg & Bert Raynes Wildlife Fund offers grants ranging from $3,000 to $5,000 to support the fieldwork of professional biologists, graduate students, and non-profit research organizations. These grants are pivotal for projects that aim at maintaining biodiversity, focusing on species and habitats that are often overlooked by more traditional funding sources such as non-game wildlife, native plants, and insects. The fund supports a variety of projects led by early-career students and professionals, helping them to launch or advance their careers in wildlife science. Projects funded are expected to be based on science and result in conservation-oriented actions, with findings published or made available to the public. Grant monies are allocated directly to the project's needs, including travel between base operations and fieldwork sites.