Applications will open in mid 2016 for next grants
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) foundation accepts applications each year from eligible applicants in Asia pacific region for its programme intended to protect Environment, Cultural heritage and Wildlife. The Foundation works with the mission to contribute to the responsible growth and sustainable development of travel and tourism in Asia Pacific through the protection of the environment, the conservation of heritage and support for education and sustainable tourism.
PATA works to support educational initiatives that target travel and tourism stakeholders, including residents of destination communities, visitors and industry employees, to make all parties aware of their impact on cultural heritage and the environment.
PATA Foundation’s Objectives
- To contribute to the conservation of the environment and cultural heritage of Asia Pacific, and to encourage travel and tourism industry stakeholders to reinvest in Asia Pacific destinations.
- To help people in Asia Pacific countries acquire the tools they need to become better stewards of their environment and cultural heritage, and to foster economic solutions to conservation problems.
- To give PATA and the travel and tourism industry a stronger voice in the international debate on environmental and cultural heritage conservation.
- To support educational initiatives that target travel and tourism stakeholders, including residents of destination communities, visitors and industry employees, to make all parties aware of their impact on cultural heritage and the environment.
Eligible Projects
- Projects that are considered deserving of a PATA Foundation grant are those that seek to protect, conserve and/or educate. They usually have one or more of the following objectives:
- Protect the natural environment, including wildlife
- Conserve cultural heritage, including arts and crafts, heritage sites and historic buildings
- Educate people on the importance of environmental and cultural heritage.
Grant Size
Each grant is usually for an amount of up to $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant must be from the Asia Pacific Region.
- PATA Foundation does not make grants for planning, organisation, management, or conduct of conferences, workshops or seminars except possibly, for the production of a report.
- Applicants’s Project must be based upon above mentioned objectives to protect, conserve and/or educate.
How to Apply
Applicants can download the application form available on the website. The duly filled application form must be sent via email.
Past Projects
- Grant 2015 – Capacity Building for sustainable nature tourism in Singhalila National Park, Darjeeling, Eastern Himalayas, India
- Grant 2015 – Vocational Training Restaurant for Marginalized Youth in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR
- Grant 2014 – Jemaluk Bay Underwater sculpture gallery and ‘sculpture in the sea’ promotion campaign, Bali, Indonesia
- Grant 2013 – Sala Baï Hotel and Restaurant School, Siem Reap, Cambodia Grant 2013 – Saving Lao’s Endangered Cultural Heritage and Environments, Vientiane, Lao PDR
For more information, please visit Pata Foundation Grants 2017.