Deadline: 1 November 2016
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is seeking applications from local organizations for its 2016 Conservation Workshop Grants. The grants support training workshops with a strong hands-on learning component that will build capacity for people living in WWF priority places in select countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Conservation Workshop Grants fund organizations to train communities, stakeholders, park guards, and others on local and regional conservation issues.
Funding Information: Organizations may request up to $7,500 for the proposed training.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for a Conservation Workshop Grant, the following criteria must be met:
- Organization must have an established presence in an eligible country for at least 3 years.
- Organization must be working in a WWF priority ecoregion.
- Organization must not have received a Conservation Workshop Grant in the past 3 years.
- Organization must submit all required documents by the application deadline.
- The proposed training must include an active learning, practical skills, or field activity component.
- The proposed training must take place within one year of submission of the application.
- The proposed training must take place at least 90 days after the application deadline.
- Administrative costs (including staff expenses) for the proposed training cannot exceed 15 percent of the total budget.
How to Apply
Applicants must apply online via given website.
Eligible Countries
Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Dem. Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Fiji, French Guiana, Gabon, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, Kenya, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Republic of Congo, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia
For more information, please visit Conservation Workshop Grants.