NSS Grants

NSS grants help support conservation, education, exploration and research efforts among domestic and international cavers.

paleontologist Ivan Alcaron Duran uncovers bones of a Megalonyx jeffersonii, Municipo de Huautla de Jiménez, Oaxaca, Mexico
Classic Hellhole - Ryan Maurer

Supports cave and karst conservation research and education projects.

Supports NSS members in international cave exploration and survey projects.

Supports international speleological participation.

Supports research in cave-related branches of study.

Supports cave and karst-related educational programs.

Supports group cave exploration in the U.S. and its territories.

Supports cave-related thesis research.