1. http://www.nebf.org/funding_priorities.html
The New England Biolabs Foundation’s funding priorities are targeted to environmental issues with special program interests in: 1) Marine conservation; 2) Estuary protection; 3) Sustainable economic development; 4) Sustainable organic agriculture; and 5) Environmental education for teachers or elementary school students. The Foundation also has a special interest in communicating the message through art and culture. Grants range in size from $500 to $10,000 with the average grant size of $7,000. Grants are available for organizations in Latin American, but the foundation specifies certain countries and specific areas of interest for several countries.
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2. http://www.iaf.gov/
The Inter-American Foundation is an independent agency of the U.S. government that provides grants to non-governmental and community-based organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean for innovative, sustainable and participatory self-help programs. Grants typically range in size between $25,000 and $400,000. The application process is rolling.
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3. http://exchanges.state.gov/education/hhh
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program brings accomplished mid-level professionals from designated countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Eurasia to the U.S. for a year of study and professional experience. The program encourages a variety of U.S. and foreign partnerships worldwide. Fellowships are awarded competitively to candidates with a commitment to public service in both the public and private sectors, specifically in the fields of natural resources and environmental management, public policy analysis and administration, law and human rights, finance and banking, economic development, agricultural development/economics, and others. Financial provisions include travel, tuition, monthly maintenance, books and funding for professional activities. Duration is one academic year.
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4. http://www.grantsmanagement.com/cfhguide.html
The Conservation, Food and Health Foundation assists in the conservation of natural resources, the production and distribution of food and the improvement and promotion of health in the developing world. The Foundation concentrates its grants on research, technical assistance and training projects of benefit to developing countries; prefers to support projects that employ and/or train personnel from the developing world; and favors research concerning problems of importance to the developing world. Concept papers may be submitted at any time, but must be received by February 1 and August 1. The average grant is approximately $11,000, and grants exceeding $25,000 are rare. Recently-awarded grants are listed on the website noted above.
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5. http://www.greengrants.org/
The Global GreenGrants Fund makes small grants (typically $500 to $5000) to grassroots groups working toward environmental health, justice and sustainability in developing countries. To find grantees, the Fund relies on nearly a hundred volunteer advisors around the world that are linked in a network of regional and global advisory boards. Grants are available for organizations based in Mexico, Central America, Brazil and the Andean region of South America. A list of recently-awarded grants is available on the website noted above.
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6. http://www.fas.usda.gov/icd/grants/director.html
This is a directory of funding opportunities (grants, fellowships and exchanges) for U.S. and non-U.S. citizens compiled by the U.S. Foreign Agriculture Service. Each listing provides a brief summary of the funding opportunity, describing the field/purpose of study, eligibility requirements, financial provisions, duration, number of awards, application deadlines and contacts within the organization.
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7. http://www.cdf.coop/
The Cooperative Development Foundation (CDF) brings together funds and partners to work in economic development. CDF, in addition to its general unrestricted fund, administers a number of funds dedicated to various aspects of cooperative economic development. Each fund is governed by its own Board of Trustees, and has its own unique focus. Their funds support activities ranging from helping people move from welfare to work through employee ownership opportunities, creating affordable housing co-ops for rural seniors, and creating value-added agriculture co-ops to help farmers increase their market share.
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8. http://www.wkkf.org/
The Kellogg Foundation targets its grants toward specific focal points or areas. These include: health; food systems and rural development; youth and education; and philanthropy and voluntarism. When woven throughout these areas, funding also is provided for: leadership; information technology; efforts to capitalize on diversity; and social and economic community development programming. Applications are ongoing and there is no minimum/maximum amount offered. The Kellogg Foundation has a special interest in Southern Mexico, Central America, Northeastern Brazil, the Andean regions of Bolivia and Peru, Southern Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti. Organization applying must qualify as a 501c3 organization.
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9. http://www.lindberghfoundation.org/
The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation provides grants of up to $10,580 in the areas of agriculture, aviation/aerospace, conservation of natural resources, education, exploration, health, and waste minimization and management. Applications are due by the second Thursday of June in the year prior to the proposed project start date.
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10. http://www.lambifund.org/
The Lambi Fund of Haiti’s mission is to assist the popular, democratic movement in Haiti. Its goal is to help strengthen civil society as a necessary foundation of democracy and development. The fund channels financial and other resources to community-based organizations that promote the social and economic empowerment of the Haitian people. The Lambi Fund is currently supporting 24 projects, concentrating on the following Program Initiatives: 1) Sustainable Development; 2Community Micro-credit; 3) Environment; 4) Organizational and Leadership Training; and 5) Grassroots Democracy.
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11. http://www.rbf.org/
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund Sustainable Development Program supports organizations promoting natural resource management that is ecologically sensitive, economically sound, socially just, and culturally appropriate. Grants are available globally for programs implementing sustainable forest management practices that preserve healthy forest ecosystems and sustain communities that are culturally and economically dependent on them. Grants range between $25,000 and $300,000 and are often payable over more than one year. An initial letter of inquiry is recommended for organizations seeking funding.
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12. http://www.alcoa.com/global/en/community/info_page/Areas_of_Excellence_Overview.asp
The Alcoa Foundation offers grants in the areas of health, conservation and sustainability, global education and workplace skills, and business and community partnerships. Priority is given to projects in areas near Alcoa plants and factories, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela.
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13. http://www.macfound.org/
The MacArthur Foundation provides grants to organizations working largely on environmental education, biological research, and organizational development. The central goal of the MacArthur Foundation’s grantmaking in the Insular Caribbean is to strengthen conditions for sustained conservation of biodiversity. The Foundation will support work toward two strategic goals: 1) Conserving priority landscapes; and 2) Building and strengthening conservation capacity of local, national, and regional organizations.
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14. http://www.patagonia.com/
Patagonia awards environmental grants to grassroots organizations with an action-oriented plan, and who are often overlook by other donors. Grants support a wide range of protection and rehabilitation efforts in the countries where they operate (for the Americas: USA and Chile) in order to support innovative environmental protection efforts and involve local groups.
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15. http://www.fws.gov/international/DICprograms/lac.htm
The Wildlife Without Borders-Latin America and the Caribbean Program (WWB-LAC) funds projects designed to strengthen the ability of Latin American and Caribbean institutions to manage and conserve species, habitats and ecological processes for the benefit of the people of the Americas and the world. Of particular interest are projects that build the human and institutional capacity to effectively conserve and manage natural protected areas in Latin America and the Caribbean. Program objectives are: 1) To advance, through capacity building, the transition of protected areas from legally established but under-implemented “paper parks” to effectively managed landscapes, benefiting species of regional concern; and 2) To develop, strengthen and replicate high-quality conservation training programs that reach the priority audiences associated with protected areas. Funding amounts range from $3,000 – 50,000, but preference is given to grants of less than $25,000.
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16. www.mott.org
The mission of the Environment program is to support the efforts of an engaged citizenry working to create accountable and responsive institutions, sound public policies, and appropriate models of development that protect the diversity and integrity of selected ecosystems in North America and around the world. The Environment program is organized into three program areas: 1) Conservation of Freshwater Ecosystems; 2) International Finance for Sustainability; and 3) Special Initiatives. The median grant size is in the $100,000 range and the majority of the grants are between $15,000 and $250,000 annually.
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17. www.munsonfdn.org
The primary focus of the Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation is the conservation of natural resources in North America and the Caribbean Basin with emphasis on the United States. Major program areas are; 1) Marine resource conservation and management with a particular interest in fisheries; 2) South Florida Ecosystems; 3) Alabama environmental issues; 4) DC Metro area environmental issues; and 5) Population and environment initiatives with a focus on U.S. immigration issues. Grants generally range from $10,000 to $80,000: average grant size is $15,000 to $25,000.
