Congratulations to Our 2026 Mini-Grant Winners!

This year, the Celebrate Urban Birds team received many thoughtful and creative mini-grant proposals. Our CUBs team would like to extend a thank you to all applicants for the wonderful community work that they do and for sharing the news of your exciting upcoming projects that connect your local communities with nature, expand access to birdwatching and environmental education, and blend conservation with gardening, habitat restoration, culture, and the arts.

We are now proud to announce the Celebrate Urban Birds 2026 Mini-Grant Winners!

CUBs 2026 Mini-Grant Winners:

• Centro AtabeX, Puerto Rico
• Casa de la Cultura San Antonio de Agua Viva, Venezuela
• Círculo Histórico Cultural de Camuy, Puerto Rico
• Coalición Restauración Ecosistemas Santurcinos (CRES), Puerto Rico
• Connections Across the Spectrum, LA, USA
• Fondation Luc-Encariste, Haiti
• La Mujer Obrera, TX, USA
• Little Growers, FL, USA
• Mujeres Observadoras de Aves (Athenea’s), Venezuela
• National Federation of the Blind of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
• Ndor EcoVillage, Ghana
• Ohlone Humane Society, CA, USA
• Pajariando en las Alturas, Colombia
• Programa Conservación de Hábitats y Biodiversidad, Bolivia
• Reaching for the Stars Empowerment Inc., NC, USA
• Sons of Little Haiti Academy, FL, USA
• Urban Green Lab PR, Puerto Rico

Binoculars Winner:

• Western Mass Wheelers, MA, USA

It was challenging to choose between so many wonderful applicants, and we encourage all who applied this year to apply again next year. Thank you to all the organizations that applied, and congratulations to our winners! Read about some of the projects our partners have organized for their communities in the past!