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for Proposals List
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Updated: 5/05/06 (The latest additions are in bold)
The Center for Field Research (CFR) invites proposals for a number of topics:
Deadline: Continuous. A preliminary proposal should be submitted no later than 12 to 14 months prior to the projected start of fieldwork. Full proposals are invited upon review of preliminary materials. Proposals are accepted and reviewed year round. Applicants should not send in full proposals before they have contacted the program staff and been encouraged to proceed.
For more information, consult the Web site: http://www.earthwatch.org
Food
Systems and Rural Development
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation's mission is to help people help
themselves through the practical application of knowledge and resources to
improve their quality of life and that of future generations. Programming
activities center around the common vision of a world in which each person
has a sense of worth; accepts responsibility for self, family, community,
and societal well-being; and has the capacity to be productive, and to help
create nurturing families, responsive institutions, and healthy communities.
With a focus on greater
impact and mission-driven results, the foundation has developed the following
priorities:
1. Engaged youth
2. Healthy, just, and sustainable communities
3. Connected communities and institutions
4. Civic participation
To ensure continued food security and access to a safe and nutritious food supply, the nation's food system must produce food in a manner that protects the environment and adds economic and social value to rural and urban communities. Projects funded by the foundation seek to build partnerships between consumers and producers; to support relevant market and policy changes; and to link institutions of higher education to communities in ways that support a viable, healthy, and sustainable food system.
Programming in Food Systems
attempts to achieve four key strategies:
- Connecting knowledge to the problems of people
- Promoting sustainable agriculture
- Revitalizing rural America
- Building economic opportunity in the South
In addition to the programming guidelines listed above, the Kellogg Foundation asks that Cross-Cutting Themes be integrated into the goals and strategies of the program. Cross-Cutting Themes (leadership; social and economic community development; capitalizing on diversity; and information and communication technology) are meant to increase the effectiveness of the programming. Not only do these themes add value to the program areas, but they provide an opportunity to both aggregate and disseminate lessons learned that are essential for internal and external growth and development.
Deadline: Continuous. Proposals are accepted throughout the year.
For more information, consult the Web site: http://www.wkkf.org/Programming/Overview.aspx?CID=4
Management
of Resources Grants
The mission of the Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation
is to protect and improve the quality of life through support of programs
in the environment, human health, education, and the arts.
The objective of the Management of Resources program area is to protect and preserve the earth's limited resources by assisting programs that demonstrate how natural resources can be managed on a sustainable and an ecologically sound basis, consistent with amenable standards of living. Under this priority, the foundation will support initiatives for sustainable agriculture, and for promoting the long-term viability of communities and regions.
In the area of sustainable agriculture, the foundation considers projects that seek to
In the area of viability of communities and regions, the foundation considers projects that seek to
Deadline: Continuous. Letters of inquiry are accepted at any time. The board of directors meets at three times during the year to consider these preliminary proposals. If interested, the board will solicit a formal proposal from the applicant. Invited formal proposals will be due by March 1, June 1, or October 1.
For more information, consult the Web site: http://cehcf.org/manres.htm
Newman's
Own
Newman's Own Organics donates 100 percent of its after-tax profits to charitable
causes. Some of the charities to which Newman's Own Organics has contributed
include the following:
- Organic Farming Research Foundation
- University of California Santa Cruz Farm and Garden Project
- Predatory Bird Research Group
- Habitat for Humanity
- Western Environmental Law Center (Taos, New Mexico)
- Grand Canyon River Guides
- Rainforest Action Network
- Western Environmental Alliance
- Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture (Greenbelt, MD)
- Environmental Protection Information Center
- United Plant Savers (natural medicinal plants, Vermont)
Deadline: Continuous. Grant requests are accepted throughout the year. Newman's own encourages submission as early in the year as possible. Funding distribution is made during January through March.
For more information, consult the Web site: http://www.newmansownorganics.com/goodcause.html
National
Center For Environmental Research (NCER) Funding Opportunities
The National
Center for Environmental Research (NCER) is one of five research organizations
that comprise EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD). NCER's mission
is to support high-quality research by the nation's leading scientists that
will improve the scientific basis for decisions on national environmental
issues
and help achieve its goals.
NCER is one of three national laboratories and two national
centers that mirror the National Academy of Sciences' risk assessment paradigm
by focusing on exposure (National Exposure Research Lab), effects (National
Health and Environmental Effects Research Lab), risk assesment (National Center
for Environmental Assesment), and risk management (National Risk Management
Research Lab). NCER supports leading-edge, extramural research in each of
these areas of national environmental concern. NCER is headquartered in Washington,
D.C.
For more information, consult the Web site: http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa
Deadline: Continuous. Proposals are accepted throughout the year.
Environment
Grants--ExxonMobil Corportation
As a corporate citizen and as an employer, Exxon Mobil Corporation
is concerned about social and economic conditions in the areas where Exxon
Mobil Corporation lives and works. Exxon therefore looks for ways to enhance
the quality of life in communities where they have a significant presence.
Exxon favors grants that relate to the conduct of U.S. business in general
and the conduct of the petroleum and chemical industries in particular.
Exxon Mobil Corporation's philanthropic giving is concentrated in certain
program areas
- arts, museums, and historical associations;
- education;
- environment;
- health;
- minority and women-oriented service organizations;
- public information and policy research; and
- united appeals and civic and community-service organizations.
Grants for the Environment priority area go primarily to organizations that are national in scope. Priorities are studying and conserving endangered species and habitats, fostering scientific research on important environmental issues, and encouraging informed public discussion of sound environmental policy alternatives.
At the local level, contributions are limited to geographic areas where Exxon Mobil has significant facilities or large concentrations of employees. Grants at the local level include nature preservation and environmental education activities.
Deadline: Continuous. There are no application deadlines.
For more information, consult the Web site: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/21279
Michigan
Department of Environmental Quality--Economic Development and Reuse of Brownfield
Properties
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is offering $30
million dollars in grants and loans for environmental assessments and cleanups
at properties with known or suspected contamination. Funds are targeted to
projects that promote economic development and reuse of brownfield properties.
Deadline: Continuous. There are no application deadlines.
Contact the MDEQ Brownfield
Redevelopment Program at 517.373.9540 or the specific Grant and Loan Coordinators:
Upper Peninsula & Northern Lower - Jami Harrington at 906.346.8506 or
Harrinjd@michigan.gov
Mid-Michigan & Thumb Area - Susan Sandell at 231.775.3960 ext. 6312 or
Sandells@michigan.gov
Southwest & Central Area - Carol Skillings at 517.335.6871 or Skillinc@michigan.gov
Southeast Michigan - Bruce Moore at 517.373.6413 or Moorebc@michigan.gov
For more information,
consult the Web site:
http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3311_4110_29262---,00.html
USDA
CSREES Seeks Applications in its FY 2005 National Research Initiative (NRI)
Competitive
Grants Program
Applications
must support " ... (1) high priority fundamental and mission-linked research
of importance in the biological, environmental, physical, and social sciences
relevant to agriculture, food, and the environment and (2) competitively awarded
research, extension, and education grants addressing key issues of national
and regional importance to agriculture, forestry, and related topics. In FY
2005, CSREES anticipates that approximately $150 million will be available
for support of this program. Of this amount, no more than 20 percent will
be made available to fund integrated projects ... The remaining funds will
be used to fund research projects ... Eligibility, requirements for matching
funds and types of projects are different for research grants compared to
integrated research, extension, and education grants ..." - Program Opportunity
areas include: Animal and Plant Biosecurity, Agricultural Plants and Environmental
Adaptation, Managed Ecosystems, Soil Processes, Watershed Processes and Water
Resources, Air Quality, Bioactive Food Components for Optimal Health, Human
Nutrition and Obesity, Food Safety, Epidemiological Approaches for Food Safety,
Animal Reproduction, Animal Growth and Nutrient Utilization, Animal Genomics,
Animal Genome Reagent and Tool Development, Animal Protection, Functional
Genomics of Agriculturally Important Organisms, Integrative Biology of Arthropods
and Nematodes, Arthropod and Nematode Gateways to Genomics, Biology of Plant-Microbe
Associations, Biology of Weedy and Invasive Plants, Plant Genome, Bioinformatics,
and Genetic Resources, Genetic Processes and Mechanisms of Crop Plants, Applied
Plant Genomics CAP, Developmental Processes of Crop Plants, Agricultural Plant
Biochemistry, Agricultural Markets and Trade, Rural Development, Enhancing
the Prosperity of Small Farms and Rural Agricultural Communities, Improving
Food Quality and Value, and Biobased Products and Bioenergy Production Research
- Research application submission deadline dates have been changed from "postmarked
by" dates to "received by" dates.
For more information, consult
the Web sites:
http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/USDA/CSREES/OEP/USDA-GRANTS-090304-001/listing.html
http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/USDA/CSREES/OEP/USDA-GRANTS-090304-001/Grant.html
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/nri_rfa.html
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/05_nri.rtf
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General
Matching Grants Program
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) fosters cooperative
partnerships to conserve fish, wildlife, plants, and the habitats on which
they depend. The foundation works with its grantees and conservation partners
to stimulate private, state, and local funding for conservation through matching
grants.
Matching grants are awarded to projects that address priority actions promoting fish and wildlife conservation and the habitats on which they depend; work proactively to involve other conservation and community interests; leverage available funding; and evaluate project outcomes.
The foundation funds projects throughout the United States and its territories. Projects in Canada, Mexico, and other international areas that host migratory wildlife and other U.S. trust resources (marine mammals, threatened and endangered species, anadromous and marine fish) are also considered.
Grants typically range from $10,000 to $150,000, based upon need. The foundation is mandated by Congress to ensure that each federal dollar awarded is leveraged with a nonfederal dollar or equivalent goods and services. The foundation refers to these funds as matching funds. As a policy, the foundation seeks to achieve at least a 2:1 return on its project portfolio - $2 raised in matching funds to every federal dollar awarded.
Deadline: Continuous. Project proposals are received on a year-round, revolving basis with two decision cycles per year. The upcoming pre-proposal review dates are September 17, 2004, and January 7, 2005.
For more information, consult the Web site: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/88584
New
Investigator Awards
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Cooperative State
Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES), National Research Initiative
Competitive Grants Program (NRICGP) are sponsoring this
proposal.
Investigators or co-investigators who are beginning their research careers,
do not have an extensive research publication record, and have less than five
years postgraduate, career-track research experience may submit proposals
as new investigators.
The research proposed shall be appropriate to one of the following program areas: natural resources and the environment; nutrition, food safety, and health; animals; pest biology and management; plants; markets, trade, and rural development; enhancing value and the use of agricultural and forest products; and agricultural systems research.
Deadline: Varies. Proposals should be submitted to the appropriate research
program area described by the designated deadline for that particular program
area:
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/fundview.cfm?fonum=1112.
For more information, consult the Web site: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/23894
Welfare
of Animals
The Dodge Foundation, Inc., Geraldine R. is sponsoring this proposal.
The foundation's interest in the welfare of animals is national in scope and
focuses on major undertakings that encourage the humane treatment of both
companion and wild animals. The New Jersey Animal Assistance Program is the
foundation's signiture effort aiming to diminish the number of unwanted pets
and to improve the conditions under which surrendered animals are kept.
Deadline: Continuous. Letters of inquiry may be submitted throughout the year, but must be received at least two weeks prior to the corresponding proposal submission deadline of January 15.
For more information, consult the Web site: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/33499
Community
Grants Program
Maddie's Fund will support animal welfare groups operating within
the United States that are classified by the Internal Revenue Service as tax-exempt
organizations. The foundation is not positioned at this time to support animal
welfare groups operating outside of the United States.
The purpose of the Community Grants Program is to support community-wide collaborations of no-kill organizations, animal control and traditional shelters, and private practice veterinarians that are working together to end the killing of adoptable (healthy) shelter dogs and cats in a target community.
Projects must be community collaborations that involve the participation of no-kill animal shelters, rescue groups, volunteer foster organizations, animal control shelters, traditional shelters, and private practice veterinarians.
Although animal control shelters and traditional shelters are not eligible to receive funding from Maddie's Fund grants, they play a vital role in the kind of community projects that Maddie's Fund wants to support. These organizations need to make their adoptable (healthy) animals available to the other groups in the project. They also need to provide their shelter statistics to the collaboration, as this information is used to develop project baselines and to monitor the progress of the project.
Each project must have a lead agency that is responsible for managing grant funds and can demonstrate its ability to achieve the objectives of the project through the collaborative process. The lead agency should be a no-kill animal welfare organization with an established adoption track record.
Successful projects are expected to place more shelter animals in loving homes, to reduce total deaths of shelter dogs and cats, and to undertake aggressive spay/neuter programs in order to end the killing of adoptable (healthy) shelter dogs and cats. Maddie's Fund generally considers a ratio of five above baseline spay/neuter surgeries for every additional adoption as the minimum necessary for year one.
For projects to qualify for funding consideration, the annual number of dogs and cats sheltered in the target community (i.e., the number of live animals handled) by all the groups participating in the project must be greater than 2,000.
Maddie's Fund grants are designed to help no-kill animal welfare organizations expand programs and services in their target community. Grants can be used to seed start-up programs, initiate new services, provide adoption outreach, fund staff positions, and underwrite promotional adoption and spay/neuter campaigns. However, strategies proposed must be capable of producing immediate increases in the number of adoptions and spay/neuter surgeries and immediate reductions in the number of shelter deaths, starting the day after the grant award is received.
As a general rule, Maddie's Fund does not award community grants to individuals or to support projects for animals other than dogs and cats; construction of new facilities; endowment campaigns; deficit or emergency funding; scholarships; research; publications; films; videos; special events; or general operating budgets.
Deadline: Continuous. There is no deadline for submission. Initial applications are accepted throughout the year.
For more information, consult the Web site: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/45090
International
Fellowship Program
This proposal is sponsored by the World Forest Institute
(WFI).
The World Forest Institute
(WFI) Fellowship Program brings young forestry and forest products professionals
from around the world to work at the World Forest Institute.
The WFI Fellowship Program has enjoyed sponsorships from a variety of organizations,
including corporations, government agencies, research institutions, industry
associations, and universities. Sponsoring organizations do not need to be
forestry-related. The Fellowship Program is flexible and many diverse institutions
can participate in this unique international forestry program.
Here are a few examples of how sponsors can participate in the program:
1. Sponsors may send
a current employee to participate as a Fellow.
2. If a sponsor cannot find a suitable employee to send, a local university,
nonprofit organization, or research agency can send someone in the sponsor's
name. For example, a staff member or graduate student may be sent. The sponsor
or WFI can conduct the search for an appropriate fellow.
3. A sponsor may create a proposal for research in order to gather certain
information or data. An independent search for an appropriate fellow can be
made to match qualifications needed for the research.
The fellows work at the institute for six months to a year The annual cost of sponsoring a fellow for 12 months is U.S.$20,000 WFI only accepts fellows who are fully funded.
Deadline: Continuous. WFI accepts fellows in all year.
For more information, consult the Web site: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/88775
Sustainable
Agriculture
This proposal
is sponsored by the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation.
The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation is committed to protecting and restoring the Earth's natural systems and promoting a sustainable society by strengthening individuals, institutions, and communities pledged to pursuing those goals. The foundation makes grants in the areas of environment and reproductive rights. The components of its program are toxics, sustainable agriculture, reproductive rights, sustainable communities, and the Metro New York environment.
The foundation favors activities that address the connections between these concerns and their broader implications, especially those activities that have a potential for widespread impact or applicability, as well as the ones that address the connections between environmental issues and issues of social justice.
The objective for grants addressing sustainable agriculture is to help build a system of food and fiber production that sustains the environment and benefits people.
The area's priorities are as follows:
1. To strengthen the capacity of organizations promoting sustainable agriculture
2. To improve agriculture policies and practices at the state, regional, and
national levels, with an emphasis on maintaining and restoring soil quality
and crop diversity and encouraging continuity and responsibility in the ownership
of farmland
3. To demonstrate the agricultural and economic feasibility of sustainable
agriculture; its social benefits; and its ability to strengthen rural communities
and reduce the distance between producers and consumers
The geographic focus of this program is the United States, with emphasis on the northeast, the southern United States, and the Rocky Mountain West.
Deadline: Continuous.
For more information, consult the Web site:http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/9171
Scientific
Research and Conservation Project Funding
This proposal is sponsored by the
People's Trust for Endangered Species (PTES).
The People's Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) make funds available for wildlife researchers and conservationists to carry out crucial work on endangered species throughout the world. Projects may either focus on research into the status of a particular species or involve practical conservation work within the field.
The trustees would prefer to support projects that come entirely within the domain of the PTES, but are willing to make grants to workers who are participating in projects initiated elsewhere.
Deadline:
Continuous.
There are no application deadlines.
For more information, consult the Web site: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/72565
Food
Systems and Rural Development Grants
This
proposal is sponsored by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and United States Programming
Interests.
For the nation's food system to function effectively, it must provide access to a safe and nutritious food supply for all segments of society. And to ensure continued food security, this same system must produce food in a manner that protects the environment, while adding economic and social value to rural and urban communities. Foundation-funded projects seek to achieve these and other goals as they build partnerships among non-profit organizations, consumers and producers. They also support relevant market and policy changes, and link higher education institutions to communities in ways that support a healthy, viable, and sustainable food system.
America's rural communities possess
valuable assets. Prominent among them are hard-working people who understand
and value the culture and environment of their native place. At the same time,
they face significant challenges that include
- job loss;
- decline in personal income;
- the out-migration of young people; and
- continuing persistent poverty.
The foundation's Rural Development program helps local people capitalize on their strengths and develop new networks between individuals, communities, and organizations. Together, they can create partnerships to restore the vision and vigor of rural communities.
Grants in the Food Systems and
Rural Development programming area are made in three ways:
1. General grants
2. Grants made to support strategic initiatives
3. Clusters of grants
General grants are usually made to a single project and support overall Food Systems and Rural Development goals.
Deadline:
Continuous
For more information, consult the Web site: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/3577
Great
Lakes Aquatic Habitat Fund (GLAHF) Special Opportunity Grants Program
This
proposal is sponsored by the Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council and Great Lakes
Aquatic Habitat Network and Fund (GLAHNF).
The Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Network and Fund will consider grant applications that employ the following methods:
- Influence the development or
enforcement of regulatory, permitting, or assessment decisions
- Collect and disseminate existing information or conduct applied research
to enable individuals or citizen initiatives to more effectively advocate
for the protection of aquatic habitats
- Conduct media campaigns, including message development and training, to
increase the effectiveness of grassroots protection efforts
- Build coalitions among new and diverse partners
- Build capacity of grassroots organizations, which could include training,
board development, membership expansion, fundraising, strategic planning,
electronic communication, and equipment purchases
- Utilize the services of a qualified consultant for strategic assistance
The Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Network and Fund Advisory Panel has identified the following program areas to direct the GLAHNF's grantmaking for the spring and fall 2005 cycles. Projects to protect aquatic habitats in the following strategic program areas will be considered:
- Communicating how local wetlands,
lakes, and rivers are interconnected in the Great Lakes Basin
- Land use planning and zoning
- Watershed planning
- Watchdogging and participating in the development, implementation, and enforcement
of local, state, provincial, and federal aquatic habitat protection regulations
- Non-partisan voter education, voter registration, and candidate forums
- Advocating for naturally functioning river and coastal ecosystems
- Wetland protection and restoration
- Reducing polluted runoff
- Launching special initiatives or creating unique opportunities to strengthen
citizen involvement in aquatic habitat protection
Additional Contact:
Marci Singer, GLAHNF Program Associate
Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council
426 Bay Street
Petoskey, MI 49770
phone +1 (231) 347-1181, ext. 107
fax +1 (231) 347-5928
marci@watershedcouncil.org
Deadline:
Continuous
For more information, consult the Web site: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/30203
UFAW
Small Project and Travel Awards
This
proposal is sponsored by the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW).
Through its Small Projects and Travel awards, the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) supports a variety of activities for the benefit of animal welfare. Applications may be made for the purchase of equipment; for the organization of (and sometimes to support attendance at) educational meetings, lectures, and courses; and for publication, translation, or transmission of information on animal welfare and for other small projects in support of UFAW's objectives.
Deadline:
Continuous.
For more information, consult the Web site: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/44231
Farm
Resources Grants
This
proposal is sponsored by Farm Aid.
Since its beginning in September 1985, Farm Aid has granted $15,000,000 to more than 100 organizations in 44 states. Grants are awarded to organizations that work to maintain a family farm system of agriculture. Farm Aid supports projects developed by and for family farmers that help farm families stay on their land and promote solutions to the challenges facing rural communities.
For the Farm Resources grants, farm groups provide support to family farmers through formal and informal hotline contact. Organizations support farmers through leadership training and guidance in innovative farming techniques. They also offer referrals for financial, legal and emotional aid, as well as occasional emergency assistance to cover household expenses such as groceries, clothing, and medical or utility bills.
Deadline:
Continuous.
For more information, consult the Web site: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/92064
Farm
Action Grants
This
proposal is sponsored by Farm Aid.
Since its beginning in September 1985, Farm Aid has granted $15,000,000 to more than 100 organizations in 44 states. Grants are awarded to organizations that work to maintain a family farm system of agriculture. Farm Aid supports projects developed by and for family farmers that help farm families stay on their land and promote solutions to the challenges facing rural communities.
For the Farm Action grants, organizations mount educational campaigns in their communities and states, conducting outreach to family farmers and consumers regarding the benefits of family farm produced foods.
Deadline:
Continuous.
For more information, consult the Web site: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/92065
Food
Systems Grants
This
proposal is sponsored by Farm Aid.
Since its beginning in September 1985, Farm Aid has granted $15,000,000 to more than 100 organizations in 44 states. Grants are awarded to organizations that work to maintain a family farm system of agriculture. Farm Aid supports projects developed by and for family farmers that help farm families stay on their land and promote solutions to the challenges facing rural communities.
For the Food Systems grants, organizations work with family farmers, creating new markets for family farm produced food.
Deadline:
Continuous.
For more information, consult the Web site: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/92066
Farm
Policy Grants
This
proposal is sponsored by Farm Aid.
Since its beginning in September 1985, Farm Aid has granted $15,000,000 to more than 100 organizations in 44 states. Grants are awarded to organizations that work to maintain a family farm system of agriculture. Farm Aid supports projects developed by and for family farmers that help farm families stay on their land and promote solutions to the challenges facing rural communities.
For the Farm Policy grants, organizations work with policy makers at the state, regional and national level, creating a family farm focused food production, processing, distribution, and consumption system.
Deadline:
Continuous.
For more information, consult the Web site: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/92067
Land
Conservation
This
proposal is sponsored by the Marin Community Foundation (MCF).
The purpose of the Environment program is to stimulate environmental awareness and knowledge, and to support conservation of the natural environment of the community. The Land Conservation component of the program aims to promote land conservation efforts that preserve agriculture, open space, and sensitive habitats. It emphasizes joining with civic entities and community organizations in efforts to protect and enhance the environment.
Deadline:
Continuous.
For more information, consult the Web site: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/52899
UFAW
Research and Project Awards
This
proposal is sponsored by the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare.
Through its Research Awards, the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) aims to encourage high quality research that is likely to lead to substantial improvements in animal welfare. UFAW seeks to promote both fundamental research aimed at providing new insight into the subjective mental experiences of animals relevant to their welfare and at understanding their needs and preferences, and also to promote applied research aimed at developing practical solutions to animal welfare problems.
UFAW also supports other (non-research) projects that promote animal welfare, such as preparation and publication of books.
Deadline:
Continuous.
For more information, consult the Web site: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/58363
Wildlife
and Habitat Preservation
This
proposal is sponsored by the United States Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) and Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP).
The Charlotte Martin Foundation, a private independent foundation operating in the western United States, is dedicated to enriching the lives of youth in the areas of athletics, culture, and education, and also to preserving and protecting wildlife and habitat.
As development pressures increase, the stewardship of vital ecosystems is critical for protecting species, populations, and habitats. The need exists to preserve land, through acquisition, easements, and other conservation approaches. Applied science and research are important tools for preserving, protecting, and restoring all forms of wildlife and habitat, as is understanding the complexity and interdependence of all life. The concept of sustainability recognizes that environment, economics, and equity must be considered together in order to protect the quality of life at every level.
The foundation's current focus is on fish and wildlife species, and land trusts and similar organizations involved in establishment of wildlife corridors.
Deadline:
Continuous.
For more information, consult the Web site: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/63083
Conservation
and the Environment
This
proposal is sponsored by the
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
The Conservation and the Environment program is devoted to basic research on how natural ecosystems work. It emphasizes the support of leading institutions, innovative research, and the training of promising doctoral and postdoctoral researchers. The program concentrates on the United States with occasional support for joint projects with institutions in Latin America and South Africa.
Within the broad field of ecosystems research and training, the program focuses on botany and terrestrial ecosystems because of their key importance within larger systems, and because other funding sources pay the least attention to them.
A limited number of grants are devoted to research on how environmental regulations work and are used in actual practice. The program also invests in land preservation through the Trust for Public Land.
The foundation does not support advocacy, nor does it make grants for work in such areas as energy, global change, biodiversity, sustainability, wildlife, management, agriculture, pollution, or policy.
Additional Contact:
Doreen N. Tinajero, Program
Associate
dnt@mellon.org
Deadline:
Continuous.
For more information, consult the Web site: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/32505
Research
Grants
This
proposal is sponsored by the Mellon
Foundation, Richard King.
The trustees of the Richard King Mellon Foundation have two distinct areas of interest: Southwestern Pennsylvania and Conservation.
The program priorities under the Southwestern Pennsylvania area of interest include regional economic development, education, system reform, and families and youth.
The program priorities under the Conservation area of interest include the American Land Conservation Program and regional focus for Pennsylvania.
The foundation does not fund outside the United States. Its funds are committed almost exclusively to southwestern Pennsylvania. The exception is the American Land Conservation Program, a national program initiated in 1988 to acquire and preserve key tracts of land in danger of being lost to urban sprawl and environmentally insensitive development.
Deadline:
Continuous.
For more information, consult the Web site: http://fundingopps.cos.com/alerts/10014
Agriculture
Innovation Fund
The
Michigan Department of Agriculture is offering a grant opportunity that will
promote and enhance Michigan’s $61-billion agriculture industry. Proposals
for the competitive grant program, "Agricultural Innovation Fund"
(also known as the "Julian-Stille Value-Added Program"), will be
accepted now through June 1, 2006.
MDA will also host several grant writing workshops across the state in March
to assist potential applicants in developing sound proposals.
Eligible applicants include individuals, farmer-owned
cooperatives, partnerships, limited liability companies, private or public
corporations, and local units of government. Applicants must be able to provide
10 percent in matching funds. MDA will accept proposals intended to establish,
retain, expand, attract, or develop value-added agricultural processing and
related agricultural production operations in Michigan.
Grants will be awarded in the following categories:
-Technical Assistance: Innovative technology or technical assistance, including
feasibility studies that will enhance and support the commercialization of
value-added products. Limit per grant: $100,000.
-Facility Improvements: Upgrading, enhancements and acquisitions to buildings,
equipment, utility modifications and improvements or telecommunications infrastructure.
Limit per grant: $250,000.
-Market Research: Market research and/or market development project for a
product(s) and/or service(s) prepared by and industry consultant. Limit per
grant: $50,000.
-Business Plan: Detailed business plan development
that incorporates a specific marketing strategy and specifically outlines
the working capital and financial needs, management structure, construction,
production, marketing, and distribution needs. Limit per grant: $25,000.
-Facility/Land: Facility purchase and/or construction, including property
acquisition and assembly, demolition, and site development. Limit per grant:
$350,000.
Proposals will be evaluated, scored and ranked based upon the following:
-Economic impact on the community.
-Economic impact or enhancement to agricultural product and or service.
-Amount of project innovation and or initiative.
-Clear project proposal with specific and measurable outcomes.
-Management team experience and expertise.
Grant writing workshops have been scheduled for
the following dates and locations:
March 2, 2006
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Crystal Mountain
12500 Crystal Mountain Drive
Thompsonville, MI 49683
March 3, 2006
10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Traverse City County Administration
Government Center
400 Boardman Avenue
Traverse City, MI 49684
March 15, 2006
2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Region IV Office
Michigan Department of Agriculture
1585 Tittabawassee Road
Saginaw, MI 48604
March 23, 2006
10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Bay de Noc Community College
2001 North Lincoln Road
Escanaba, MI 49829
March 27, 2006
10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Zeeland Community Center
14 South Church Street
Zeeland, MI 49464
March 27, 2006
2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Region V Office
Michigan Department of Agriculture
4032 M-139, Building 116
St. Joseph, MI 49085
Additional workshops may be scheduled as needed. For grant proposal information,
such as instructions, format requirements and scoring system visit www.michigan.gov/mda
or call 517-241-2178. Proposals must be received by
5 p.m. on Thursday, June 1, 2006, to: MDA-Agriculture Development
Division, P.O. Box 30017, Lansing, MI 48909.
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Risk
Management Research
The
USDA Risk Management Agency has announced availability of approximately $4
million for partnership aggreements that will fund
risk management research activities.
The closing date and time for receipt of an application is 5:00 p.m. CDT on June 8, 2006.
For more information, consult the Web site: http://www.rma.usda.gov/news/2006/04/rfard.html
Risk
Management Education and Crop Insurance Education
The
USDA Risk Management Agency has announced availability of approximately $10
million (total) for partnership and cooperative agreements that will fund
risk management education and crop insurance education.
The closing date and time for receipt of an application is 5:00 p.m. EDT on June 2, 2006.
For more information, consult the Web site: http://www.rma.usda.gov/news/2006/04/rfaeducation.html.
Research
and Education Grant 2007
This pre-proposal
is sponsored by the North Central Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
Program.
The North Central Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program annouces the 2007 Call for Preposals - Research & Education Grant Program.
The deadline for recepit
of preproposals: June 20, 2006
For more information, consult the Web site: http://www.sare.org/ncrsare
For cover
letter (.doc format)
For pre-proposal
(.pdf format)
For more information
or to get the Call for Preproposals in another way, contact:
North Central Region SARE
University of Minnesota
219 Biosystems & Ag Eng Bldg
1390 Eckles Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55108
612.625.8205
ncrsare@unl.edu