Deadline: 5-Jun-25
The Green Hub-Royal Enfield Conservation Grants are for youth from indigenous communities and Green Hub alumni, who are engaged in or would like to start community-based conservation projects in northeast India.
The Conservation Grant is supported by the CSR initiative of Royal Enfield.
Why Conservation Grants?
- Northeast India is a mosaic of ecological, social, and cultural landscapes. Community-led efforts in conservation, particularly by youth, is the need of the hour in order to protect the unique biodiversity of the region, as well as the ecological knowledge of the indigenous communities.
- Community-based conservation is inclusive of work on local and regional biodiversity; preservation or documentation of traditional knowledge; sustainable livelihood options such as agriculture, ecotourism, weaving and other traditional crafts; conservation or nature education and outreach through workshops, books, museums, and other means. They encourage projects to include and focus on aspects of community engagement, benefiting the people and the area.
Funding Information
- The amount depends on the needs of the project and can range from INR 1.5 lakhs to INR 5 lakhs.
Duration
- The purpose of the grant is to support projects over a period of 1 to 1.5 years.
Eligible Projects
- The project must be related to conservation action or social change work in the northeast of India.
- Community-based conservation is inclusive of work on local and regional biodiversity; preservation or documentation of traditional knowledge; sustainable livelihood options such as agriculture, ecotourism, weaving and other traditional crafts; conservation or nature education and outreach through workshops, books, museums, and other means.
- The project must focus on aspects of community engagement and be beneficial to the community and the area.
- For ideas and examples, do refer to the ‘Previous Conservation Grants Recipients’ section below.
- They encourage applicants to reach out to them in case of any doubts.
Eligibility Criteria
- The grant is open to youth engaged in community-based conservation projects in the Western Himalayan region of India.
- Only projects being carried out in the four states – Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
- The projects have to be related to environment conservation, especially linked to communities or has active participation of the community.
- The theme and budget category has to be defined clearly.
- The budget should be in INR (Indian Rupee).
- Individuals should have bank statements, PAN card, and Aadhaar card.
- The grant amount should not be sublet or provided to another entity as a loan.
Selection Criteria
- The selection is through a three-stage process:
- Submission of project proposal
- A 5-day Mentoring Workshop for selected projects with resource persons and mentors at The Royal Enfield Himalayan Hub, Theog, Himachal Pradesh, to prepare the final pitch for the proposal
- Pitching of the proposal to a jury where the projects will get selected for the Conservation Grants.
For more information, visit Green Hub.