Grants are available from a variety of other programs that we have helped create and support at the local level. In some cases, CEPF-supported grants are also available from programs designed to benefit multiple critical areas.
Atlantic Forest
Program for the Support of RPPNs in the Atlantic Forest
This program, managed by the Alliance for the Conservation of the Atlantic Forest provides small grants to support the sustainable management of existing Private Natural Heritage Reserves (RPPNs) and efforts to create new ones in the Atlantic Forest in Brazil. The Alliance includes Fundaçao SOS Mata Atlântica and Conservação Internacional do Brasil.
For more information:
Aliança para a Conservação da Mata Atlântica
Erika Guimarães
E-mail: aliança@sosma.org.br
Telefax: (55) 11 3055-7888
Mailing address: Rua Manoel da Nóbrega, 456, 04001-001 São Paulo - SP - Brasil
Greater Cederberg Biodiversity Corridor Small Grants FundThis program, managed by the Greater Cederberg Biodiversity Corridor (GCBC) Project Management Unit as part of CapeNature, awards small grants to civil society partners in the Cape Floristic Region and Succulent Karoo hotspots. Each grant awarded helps promote innovative private sector and community involvement in biodiversity conservation, while ensuring action toward a common vision.
For more information:
GCBC
Adrie Koch
E-mail: adriek.gcbc@telkomsa.net
Tel: (+27) 082 786 9858
Fax: (+27) 022 931 2149
Mailing Address: PO Box 26, Porterville, 6810, South Africa
Caucasus Conservation Small Grants Fund
This program, managed by WWF-Caucasus, provides small grants to local organizations, scientific researchers and local communities to help with the conservation of the 50 globally threatened species in the Caucasus Hotspot, which covers parts of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Russia, and Turkey. The fund focuses on developing alternative livelihoods, biodiversity management, training, communication and information gathering.
For more information:
WWF Caucasus Programme Office
Nugzar Zazanashvili, Conservation Director
E-mail: nzazanashvili@wwfcaucasus.ge
Tel: (995) 32 330155 / 54
Fax: (995) 32 330190
Mailing address: WWF Caucasus, CEPF project, 11 Alexidze St., Tbilisi 0193, Georgia
Fund for Biodiversity Conservation of Armenian HighlandThis program provides small grants for local communities to implement model sustainable use projects. It supports communities around protected areas in southern Armenia in activities benefiting local economic development and enhancing protected areas management effectiveness in the Syunik region of Armenia.
For more information:
Fund for Biodiversity Conservation of Armenian Highland
Artur Karapetyan
E-mail: akarapet62@yahoo.com
Tel: (+374 91) 737004
Mailing address: 33 Aygedzor Str., Yerevan 0019, Armenia
Community Biodiversity Conservation GrantsThese grants are designed to support community-based organizations with funds to undertake activities that will improve their livelihoods and contribute to the conservation of the Eastern Arc or Coastal Forests of Kenya or Tanzania. Eligible applicants include:
- Community Based Organizations
- Village Governments (Tanzania)
- Community Development Organizations
The organization must have been in existence for at least one year. To apply, follow the guidelines found in the application form (
Swahili, PDF 90 KB)
Small Grants Program for Biodiversity Conservation in the Eastern Himalayas of India
This program complements and supports the overall conservation outcomes identified in the CEPF
ecosystem profile for the Eastern Himalayas Region. Grants are awarded for:
- supporting action research for conservation of Critically Endangered and endemic species or ongoing targeted high-impact projects having the potential for immediate conservation impact
- conducting research to fill the information void for priority species in selected sites and corridors. Focus will be given to projects that seek to determine the population and threat status of species from the lesser known taxonomic groups including plants
- supporting scholars for completion of doctoral dissertation on conservation biology.
The program focuses on the North Bank Landscape and Kanchenjunga-Singalila Complex of the Eastern Himalayas in India.
For more information:
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment
Suman K. Rai
E-mail: sumankrai@gmail.com
Tel: (91) 9434045422
Fax: (91) 3552 257713
Mailing address:Dr. BL Dixit Road, Kalimpong 734301, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Safeguarding Globally Threatened and Lesser Known Species in the Eastern Himalayas: Small Grants for Species Conservation in Nepal and Bhutan
The CEPF Small Grants Program in the Himalayas of Nepal and Bhutan provides grants to civil society organizations to work toward safeguarding globally threatened species of the region.
Investments are primarily made for generating reliable scientific information on key floral and faunal species to improve their conservation status. Projects that receive grants focus on research as well as on conservation actions. In the short term, the program aids civil society groups in Bhutan and Nepal to become actively engaged in the conservation of key species and their habitat through partnerships, research and well-informed decision-making mechanisms.
The program focuses on the lowlands of western Nepal, the montane regions of central and eastern Nepal, and the Bhutan Biological Conservation Complex.
For more information:
CEPF – Eastern Himalayas
Sarala Khaling
E-mail: sarala.khaling@wwfnepal.org
Tel: +977 1 4434820
Fax: +977 1 4438458
Mailing address: WWF Nepal Programme Office, PO Box 7660, Baluwatar, Kathmandu, Nepal
Guinean Forests of West Africa
Liberian Conservation Action Fund
This program funds projects in Liberia that focus on scientific research, reducing threats to wildlife, creating and managing protected areas and improving the livelihoods of those who live around them. Administered jointly by Conservation International-Liberia, the Forestry Development Authority, Environmental Foundation for Africa, Fauna & Flora International and CEPF, the fund works to achieve specific conservation outcomes while also encouraging the growth of Liberian NGOs.
For more information:
Conservation International-Liberia
Nat Walker
E-mail: nwalker@conservation.org
Tel: (231) 6 538 002
Fax: (231) 6 226 749
Mailing address: Conservation International-Liberia, Smythe Road, Old Road, Monrovia, Liberia
Madagascar Small Grants ProjectIn an effort to involve communities in conservation, provide economic benefits to local people, and catalyze an economy based on conservation activity, Conservation International spearheads this Node Small Grants Program in Madagascar. The program, which provides small grants to community-level associations to undertake activities that directly contribute to conservation outcomes, is innovative in that it achieves two major objectives simultaneously: (1) supporting local conservation action and (2) contributing to increased capacity of national nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to administer and manage grants at the local scale.
For more information:
Conservation International-Madagascar
Haingo Rajaofara
E-mail: hrajaofara@conservation.org
Tel: (261) 20 22 609 79; Fax (261) 20 22 205 29
Mailing address: 6, rue Razafindratandra - Ambohidahy- Antananarivo (101), Madagascar
Conservation Small Grants FundThis program, managed by WWF China, targets field-based conservation initiatives on China's lesser-known Endangered species and their habitats in the Mountains of Southwest China Hotspot. The program aims to support rapid assessment of emerging conservation problems, promote critical research on poorly understood species, raise public awareness, and encourage the development of innovative conservation strategies.
For more information:
WWF China Program Office Conservation Small Grants Fund
Yan Yang
E-mail: yyang@wwfchina.org
Tel: (86) 10 6522 7100 ext. 3221; Fax: (86) 10 6522 7300
Mailing address: 1609 Wen Hua Gong, Working People's Culture Palace, Beijing, China 100006
Emergency Action for Threatened Species in the Philippines ProgramThis program, managed by the Haribon Foundation for the Conservation of Natural Resources, provides small grants for research, field training, site implementation and institutional strengthening. This program supports activities primarily in Cebu, Negros, Mindoro, Panay, Sibuyan and Tawi-tawi.
For more information:
Haribon Foundation Threatened Species Program
Tanya Conlu
E-mail: threatened species@haribon.org.ph or threatenedspecies@fastmail.fm
Tel. (632) 02 433 4376, 434 8237, 436 2756, 433 3474, 436 4363; Fax (632) 02 924 8978
Mailing address: 4/F Fil-Garcia Tower, 140 Kalayaan Ave., Diliman, 1105 Quezon City, Philippines
Greater Cederberg Biodiversity Corridor Small Grants Fund (also for Cape Floristic Region, above)
This program, managed by the Greater Cederberg Biodiversity Corridor (GCBC) Project Management Unit as part of CapeNature, awards small grants to civil society partners in the Cape Floristic Region and Succulent Karoo hotspots. Each grant awarded helps promote innovative private sector and community involvement in biodiversity conservation, while ensuring action toward a common vision.
For more information:
GCBC
Adrie Koch
E-mail: adriek.gcbc@telkomsa.net
Tel: (+27) 082 786 9858
Fax: (+27) 022 931 2149
Mailing Address: PO Box 26, Porterville, 6810, South Africa
SKEP Namibia Small Grants Program
This program, managed by the Namibia Nature Fund, aims to empower nongovernmental organizations, community- and faith-based organizations, institutions and individuals in the Namibian section of the Succulent Karoo to care for their natural resources, to derive benefits from them, and to promote environmental democracy that enhances their participation in advocating sustainable development.
The fund focuses on projects that improve knowledge of biodiversity in conservation critical areas, contribute to its improved management or link it with sustainable management of natural resources. Promoting public-private partnerships for conservation and the creation of sustainable livelihoods and raising awareness about biodiversity, sustainable development and the importance of the Succulent Karoo are also key project criteria.
For more information:
Namibia Nature Foundation
Benedict Libanda, NNF Small Grants Manager
E-mail: bl@nnf.org.na
Tel. (264) 61 248345; Fax (264) 61 248344
Mailing Address: Namibia Nature Foundation, PO Box 245, Windhoek, Namibia
Small Grants Program for the Peruvian Portion of the Vilcabamba-Amboró Conservation Corridor
This program is managed by Asociación Peruana para la Conservación de la Naturaleza and provides small grants to projects directed toward the conservation of threatened flora and fauna within the Peruvian portion of the Vilcabamba-Amboró Conservation Corridor. The program supports the CEPF strategic direction for the Tropical Andes Hotspot to provide community-based conservation education and research.
Matching funds are being provided by Conservation International’s Center for Biodiversity Conservation in the Andes, creating at least two years of funding for research projects on priority species.
For more information:
Asociación Peruana para la Conservación de la Naturaleza
Silvia Sanchez, Project Officer
E-mail: ssanchez@apeco.org.pe
Cecilia Yockteng, President
E-mail: cyockteng@apeco.org.pe
Tel: ++ (51 1) 2645804/ 264 0094; Fax: ++ (51 1) 264 3027
Mailing address: Parque Jose Acosta, 187 Magdalena del Mar, Lima 17, Peru
The Amphibian Action Fund
This program is managed by Arizona State University in partnership with the Global Amphibian Specialist Group and provides small grants to projects directed at the conservation of globally threatened amphibians as listed in the
Global Amphibian Assessment. The fund places the highest priority on projects aimed at research, capacity building, and concrete conservation action that reverses the decline of threatened endemic species.
The program targets projects in the Caucasus, Guinean Forests of West Africa, Mesoamerica, Mountains of Southwest China, and Succulent Karoo hotspots, as well as in the Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests of Tanzania and Kenya region.
For more information:
Robin Moore
E-mail: rdmoore@conservation.org
Tel: 1 (703) 341-2400
Mailing address: Conservation International, 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22202, USA
Save The Tiger FundThis is a special program of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. It helps to ensure the long-term survival of Asia’s remaining populations of wild tigers by providing grants to support conservation of tigers, their prey and their habitat. The fund places the highest priority upon supporting projects that involve on-the-ground conservation in tiger range countries, leverage other donor funds, build local and regional capacity and incorporate partnerships.
For more information:
Save The Tiger Fund
Mahendra Shrestha
E-mail: mahendra.shrestha@nfwf.org
Tel: (1) 202-595-2471; Fax: (1) 202-857-0162
Mailing address: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, 1133 Fifteenth Street NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005, USA