Conservation Workshop Grants

Conservation Workshop Grants 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 regions in select countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Organizations may request up to $7,500 for the proposed training.

ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES

Local organizations working in the following countries are eligible to apply. Please note that within eligible countries preference is given to applicants working in WWF priority regions.

Belize
Bhutan
Bolivia
Cambodia
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

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Applicants must meet all of the following eligibility criteria to be considered for a grant.

Your 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).
Your organization must have a bank account.
Your organization must not have received a grant from EFN in the past 3 years.
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.
Your organization must submit all required documents by the application deadline.

APPLICATION DEADLINES

All applicants must complete an application by one of the deadlines noted below. The workshop must take place at least 90 days after the application deadline to allow EFN time for review, selection, and processing of the grant.

November 1, 2016
February 1, 2017
May 1, 2017
August 1, 2017

APPLICATION PROCESS

Organizations may submit an online application at any time. Completed applications will be reviewed on the dates noted above, and applicants will be notified of the results within one month of the application deadline.

The online application requires the following information for the proposed workshop:

workshop rationale
main workshop objectives and goals
description of how the workshop will address climate change
course agenda and methodology - this must include an active learning or training component
workshop timeline - this should include workshop preparation, workshop activities, and follow-up activities
participant selection process - explain why the target group was chosen and what criteria was used to select participants
list of participants (if available at the time of submission)
short-term expected outcomes (6 months to 1 year)
long-term expected outcomes (1+ years)
method of evaluation - describe how you will measure the expected outcomes (i.e. surveys, monitoring, % of reduction in destructive practices)
CV or resume for the main trainer and a brief biography for all other trainers
detailed project budget (not exceeding USD$7,500)

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