National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Seeks Applications for Coral Reef Conservation Fund (Deadline for Pre-proposals: February 20, 2008)

Dear Equator Net members,

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is accepting proposals to the Coral Reef Conservation Fund (CRCF) for projects that build public-private partnerships to reduce and prevent degradation of coral reefs. CRCF supports partnerships that provide solutions to specific problems, mitigate or otherwise address specific threats to reef habitats, and/or help prevent coral reef degradation to reefs and associated reef habitats (e.g., sea grass beds and mangroves).

Priority projects will be focused on coral reef areas in U.S. and insular (territory, commonwealth) jurisdictions, the Freely Associated States (Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau), Wider Caribbean (including Mesoamerica), and the Coral Triangle region (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste, and the Solomon Islands).

Most awards will be between $30,000 and $100,000 and should describe projects or progress that can be achieved in a twelve-to-eighteen-month time period. A limited number of multi-year grants will be awarded under a new funding opportunity in 2008 to exemplary projects that demonstrate a clear need and/or added value for the extended period. The expected funding range will be $75,000 to $300,000 each. All projects should include matching funding from project partners at a minimum ratio of 1:1.

Applications will be accepted from U.S. or international non-profit organizations, academic institutions, the private sector, and government agencies (except U.S. federal agencies). U.S. federal agencies are encouraged to work collaboratively with non-federal project partners. The deadline for pre-proposal applications is February 20, 2008.

For additional information, please read the Request for Proposals: http://www.nfwf.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=7952

The Online Application Form can be accessed at http://www.nfwf.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=7936

For additional information visit the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Web Site at http://www.nfwf.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Browse_All_Programs&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=32&ContentID=7907

Warm regards,

Gaby