Deadline: 10-Mar-25
Applications are now open for the New England Biolabs Foundation’s Grant Program.
Thematic Areas
- They support communities in the stewardship of their landscapes and seascapes and the biocultural diversity found in these places.
- They welcome inquiries from nonprofit organizations working to:
- Conserve terrestrial and marine biological diversity.
- Sustain cultural diversity, linguistic diversity, and traditional knowledge systems and practices.
- Maintain ecosystem services (including, water, soil, and carbon sequestration).
- Support food sovereignty and economic vitality of local communities.
- Sustain healthy reefs and fisheries.
- And, in coastal communities along the North Shore of Massachusetts, in addition to the thematic areas listed above, they support artistic expression projects that at their core:
- Raise awareness of an issue or catalyze action.
- Help promote the protection of the environment.
- Help foster community diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Approaches
- They support community-based projects that seek to meet their objectives in a variety of ways, including:
- Among the kinds of approaches, they support are those concerned with:
- Creating and/or ensuring effective management of terrestrial and marine protected areas, in particular where governance is led by communities (e.g., Indigenous Peoples’ and Community-Conserved Areas and Territories [ICCAs]).
- Ecological restoration involving native species, prioritizing efforts linked to existing conservation areas already valued by communities (e.g., a watershed, community forest, or sacred grove).
- Providing enhanced and alternative livelihoods to support local economies and community well-being (e.g., through agroecology and non-timber forest products).
- Environmental education that draws on Indigenous and local traditions and languages to address present-day problems.
- Use of the arts and other innovative methods to convey social and environmental messages.
- Fostering civic engagement of communities through creative facilitation and other methods (e.g., community-mapping exercises).
Geographic Focus
- Central America
- Countries of focus:
- Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Honduras
- Countries of focus:
- Andean South America
- Countries of focus:
- Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador
- Countries of focus:
- West Africa
- Countries of focus:
- Ghana and Cameroon
- Countries of focus:
- Massachusetts
- Region of focus:
- North Shore of Massachusetts, United States
- Region of focus:
Eligibility Criteria
- New England Biolabs Foundation grants are limited to organizations that hold charitable status in their respective countries.
- Eligible organizations must operate on a not-for-profit basis and stand by a mission to benefit local communities.
Ineligibility Criteria
- They do not typically fund:
- Capital endowments, renovations, or building funds
- Conferences or travel grants
- Disease-specific initiatives or medical research
- Private schools
- Production of videos, movies, or books
- Religious activities
- Routine operating costs of organizations
- Scholarships, fellowships, and internships
- Human services organizations
For more information, visit New England Biolabs Foundation.