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 May 1, 2017 by and between ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (“ALPS”) and Forward Funds (the “Fund” or the “Trust”).

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 (the “Board”) of the Trust approved on May 24, 2016 the name change of the Salient Tactical Muni Strategy Fund to the Salient Tactical Muni & Credit Fund, effective June 1, 2016; and

WHEREAS, the Board approved on October 18, 2016 the liquidations of the Salient Commodity Long/Short Strategy Fund, the Salient EM Corporate Debt Fund, Salient EM Dividend Signal Fund, Salient Frontier Strategy Fund, Salient High Yield Bond Fund and Salient Investment Grade Fund; and

WHEREAS, ALPS and the Trust wish to modify the Appendix A – Portfolios List of the Agreement to reflect the foregoing;

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 MAY 1, 2017

TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED FUND ACCOUNTING AND

ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT

Portfolio List

Allocation Funds

Salient Adaptive Balanced Fund Salient Adaptive Income Fund

Non-Allocation Funds

Salient Adaptive US Equity Fund		Salient Select Income Fund
Salient EM Infrastructure Fund		Salient Select Opportunity Fund
Salient International Dividend Signal Fund		Salient Tactical Growth Fund
Salient International Real Estate Fund		Salient Tactical Muni & Credit Fund
Salient International Small Cap Fund		Salient Tactical Real Estate Fund
Salient Real Estate Fund		Salient US Dividend Signal Fund