Deadline: 30 September 2014
The Christensen Fund accepts
pre-proposals during the month of September every year to provide
financial and logistical support to indigenous-led and community-based organizations. The Fund provides grants to projects that combine culture and biodiversity.
It “embraces the perspective that recognizes the interdependence of
cultural and biological integrity and focuses its efforts on that
component of diversity which has been recently coined as biocultural –
namely the weave of humankind and nature, cultural pluralism and
ecological integrity.”
Pre-proposals are accepted for consideration for the these programs:African Rift Valley, Central Asia, Northwest Mexico, Melanesia, Global and SF Bay Area Programs.
The Global Program complements the work
of the Regional Programs by addressing key policy and conceptual
challenges through linking grassroots stewards and activists with global
institutions, thought leaders and policy processes. This is so because
there are growing opportunities at the international level for tackling
the threats and constraints faced by local communities seeking to
maintain their relationships to their land and seascapes. It supports
direct representation by traditional custodians in these policy
processes and conferences, as well as through new media;
alongside the facilitation of collaborations between Indigenous
Peoples, local communities and the growing number of scientists,
international agency officials, thought leaders and policy specialists
who realize the significance of their engagement.
Major Grant Guidelines:
- Grants within the regional programs are generally directed to organizations based within those regions or, where appropriate, to international organizations working in support of the efforts of people and institutions on the ground.
- Grant-seeking organizations need to be US 501(c)(3) or a similar not-for-profit organization, government unit, university or museum either in the USA or in another country.
- Grant size is typically in the $50,000 to $100,000 range over one year or two years, with larger grants for longer periods being available generally by invitation only and to previous grantees.
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