The Cleveland Zoological Society offers $1000 to $3500 for conservation and research initiatives in Africa. The projects involving wildlife and their habitats, and educational or cultural activities that involve or impact wildlife and their habitats are supported by the seed grants.
Focus Areas
- Wildlife protection (law enforcement, illegal wildlife trade issues, etc.)
- Human wildlife conflict mitigation
- Development and promotion of sustainable environmental practices
- Habitat protection and restoration (terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems)
- Capacity-building, education/training, community-based conservation and development
- Conservation biology, ecology and natural history studies (terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems)
Eligibility Criteria
- Application should provide complete information of the project including detailed experimental design and methodology.
- Projects that designate local/public education/awareness as a significant program outcome must include an evaluation component.
- Projects should contain a clearly defined beginning and ending; they should begin on the year application is being made but not before the funds are awarded.
- Request can be made for partial funding of a project but grant request more than $3500 will not be considered for evaluation.
- Subsequent phases of previously funded projects may be submitted.
- Highly invasive, terminal research projects or projects that collect/voucher specimens will not be considered for funding.
- Applicants previously funded through one of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s competitive grants programs may apply for additional funding for the same or a new project only after all of the requirements have been met for the previously funded grant. One Principal Investigator is awarded only two grants for the same project.
- An applicant can make any number of different project applications.
How to Apply?
- The Cleveland Metroparks makes a call each year during September/October for pre-proposal submission from eligible applicants.
- Short-listed applicants from the pre-proposal phase are invited to submit full proposal.
- Final award notification will be made via email.
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