Exhibit (h)(1)(c) Amendment to Amended and Restated Fund Accounting and Administration Agreement Dated April 12, 2010 Between ALPS Fund Services, Inc. and Forward Funds

Exhibit (h)(1)(c)

Amendment to Amended and Restated Fund Accounting and Administration Agreement

Dated April 12, 2010

Between

ALPS Fund Services, Inc.

and

Forward Funds

THIS AMENDMENT is made as of November 2, 2015 by and between ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (“ALPS”) and Forward Funds (the “Fund”).

WHEREAS, ALPS and the Fund have entered into an Amended and Restated Fund Accounting and Administration Agreement (the “Agreement”) effective April 12, 2010; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Fund approved on June 9, 2015 the liquidation of the Forward Income & Growth Allocation Fund, the Forward Small Cap Equity Fund and the Forward U.S. Government Money Fund; and

WHEREAS, in light of the foregoing, ALPS and the Fund wish to modify the provisions of the Agreement to reflect revised Appendix A – Portfolios List.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

1. Appendix A – Portfolios List. Appendix A is replaced in its entirety with the attached Appendix A.

2. Remainder of the Agreement. All services under Section 1 of the Agreement shall continue until such services are no longer rendered. All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed by a duly authorized representative of each of the parties hereto as of the date of the Amendment first set forth above.

ALPS Fund Services, Inc.						Forward Funds
By:		/s/ Xxxxxx X. May				By:		/s/ Xxxxxx X. Naka
Name:		Xxxxxx X. May				Name:		Xxxxxx X. Naka
Title:		President				Title:		Vice President

APPENDIX A

DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 2, 2015

TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED FUND ACCOUNTING AND

ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT

Portfolio List

Allocation Funds

Forward Balanced Allocation Fund		Forward Income Builder Fund
Forward Growth Allocation Fund		Forward Multi-Strategy Fund
Forward Growth & Income Allocation Fund

Non-Allocation Funds

Forward Commodity Long/Short Strategy Fund		Forward International Small Companies Fund
Forward Credit Analysis Long/Short Fund		Forward Investment Grade Fixed-Income Fund
Forward EM Corporate Debt Fund		Forward Real Estate Fund
Forward Dynamic Income Fund		Forward Real Estate Long/Short Fund
Forward Emerging Markets Fund		Forward Select EM Dividend Fund
Forward Frontier Strategy Fund		Forward Select Income Fund
Forward Global Dividend Fund		Forward Select Opportunity Fund
Forward Global Infrastructure Fund		Forward Tactical Enhanced Fund
Forward High Yield Bond Fund		Forward Tactical Growth Fund
Forward International Dividend Fund		Forward Total MarketPlus Fund
Forward International Real Estate Fund