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 places in select countries in Africa, Asia, and
Latin America. Local organizations from select WWF-US priority countries
must meet all of the eligibility criteria to be considered for a grant.
Organizations may request up to $7,500 for the proposed training.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
To be eligible for a Conservation Workshop Grant, the following criteria must be met:
- Your organization must have an established presence in an eligible country for at least 3 years.
- Your organization must be working in a WWF priority ecoregion.
- Your organization must not have received a Conservation Workshop Grant in the past 3 years.
- Your organization must submit all required documents by the application deadline.
- 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.
Organizations may submit an online application at any time. Completed applications will be reviewed on the dates noted above.
The training proposal should include a narrative description of the proposed workshop that includes the following:
- 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)
Important Note About Proposals: When filling out
your application, we strongly encourage you to evaluate your activities
and outcomes closely and describe them in as much detail as possible.
Do not be vague. The selection committee is looking for specific goals
and outcomes that are achievable and reasonable. We are looking for
clear outcomes with conservation impacts that are measurable and clearly
transfer knowledge and skills to participants.
