Deadline: 1 February 2018
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is currently inviting applicants for its Conservation Workshop Grants to fund organizations to train communities, stakeholders, park guards, and others on local and regional conservation issues.
These 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 are essential to building local capacity in vulnerable communities and improving conservation efforts at a local and national scale America.
Funding Information
Applicants may request up to $7,500 for the proposed training.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant’s organization must be registered and have an established presence in an eligible country for at least 3 years (certificate of registration must show organization has been registered for 3 or more years).
- Applicant’s organization must have a bank account.
- Applicant’s organization must be working in a WWF priority region.
- Applicant’s organization must not have received a grant from EFN in the past 3 years.
- Applicant’s 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 can apply 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, visit https://www.worldwildlife.org/projects/professional-development-grants