Funding and Finance

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The number one problem in nature conservation is the need for more money or access to funding. This group aims to help all WILDLABS community members with funding and financing their projects. The group is called Funding and Finance to draw attention to the possibilities of funding (i.e., grants, awards, and other gifts) and finance (loans and venture capital investment in nature conservation projects and start-ups). These topics should be seen in their wider contexts, including that of a project or organisation’s income or business model.

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Frank van der Most

@Frank_van_der_Most
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RubberBootsData

Field data app developer, with an interest in funding and finance

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Henry Rees

@HRees
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WILDLABS

Fauna & Flora

WILDLABS - Programme Development Manager, keen interest in bats, hyenas and tech!

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Aurelie Pollak

@Aurel
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Looking to reconcile biodiversity conservation and finance.

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About the Group

The number one problem in nature conservation is the need for more money or access to funding. This group aims to help all WILDLABS community members with funding and financing their projects by creating a space to learn about different funding opportunities, income models and business models, improve grant applications, discover venture capital investment projects, find collaborators for funding, finance and business opportunities, and more.

What the Group Offers

The group offers a space to:

Ask questions and discuss finding and applying for Funding and Finance
Brainstorm about Funding and Finance wishlists for types of instruments, eligibility criteria, thematic and geographic priorities
Publish and be alerted to opportunities
Publish support resources like grant-writing courses, grant-finding databases, consultant-influencers blogs/Medium/LinkedIn, business development, and project planning courses
Review and comment on opportunities
Ask for and provide peer feedback on draft applications
Learn about funding and finance providers’ views and practices
Learn about business models for companies and income models for NGOs
Find collaborators or mentors
Learn about and attend virtual series and events with live discussions relating to funding and finance information and training
Identify and facilitate opportunities where WILDLABS community members can collaborate on project applications to increase likelihood of success and impact
Share fundraising collaboration opportunities, events and resources
Consultation meetings to discuss collaboration plans, aims or ideas, income and business models

Interested in funding opportunities? Check out the WILDLABS resources page and filter for “Funding Opportunity.”

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@Frank_van_der_Most
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RubberBootsData

Field data app developer, with an interest in funding and finance

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@HRees
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WILDLABS & Fauna & Flora

WILDLABS - Programme Development Manager, keen interest in bats, hyenas and tech!

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@Aurel
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Looking to reconcile biodiversity conservation and finance.

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@Valentin_Stefan
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Interested in emerging technologies related to camera traps for pollinators

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@BarryTheOctopus

Freelance nature shutterbug

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@MandyEyrich
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University of Florida (UF)

Bridging industries with 15+ years of cross-sector expertise specializing in user-centric technology and product strategy, UX research, UX/UI design, process optimization, and end-to-end agile product development moving from ideation to iteration.

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I am a Conservationist and Ornithologist passionate about biodiversity conservation and environmental sustainability.

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A Wildlife Biologist interested in Environment Assessment and Restoration, In-situ and Ex-situ strategies, Technologies used in Conservation and Illegal Wildlife Trade.

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@ELINURU
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Environmental scientist with experience in natural resource management, especially water, wildlife, forestry, and biodiversity conservation.

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@julianagc
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With a background in biology, consulting, and education, I enjoy combining my many passions in applying ML and AI to biodiversity conservation.

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@Lex

WildData Annotation Lab

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@CatherineJardine
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Birds Canada Data Science and Technology Team. Primarily working on Motus and NatureCounts.

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@bissembert
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ReEarth AI

Tech guy, Ethicist, Vitalist and Wanderer

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@AudreyLooby
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University of Victoria

I am Banting postdoctoral fellow at the University of Victoria, focusing on coastal soundscape ecology and underwater noise pollution. I am also one of the co-leads of FishSounds.net.

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@smitch88

I'm a PhD student at UW working with the Smithsonian and Center for One Health Research. I develop models to predict and explain zoonotic disease patterns, with a strong emphasis on how these diseases impact wildlife populations and communities sharing the same landscape.

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Funding

Accelerating Adoption of Marine Sensor Innovation - NERC

Henry Rees

This funding opportunity is to support projects to enhance existing, high TRL (7-9) marine biogeochemical sensors and integrate with National Marine Equipment Pool’s autonomous underwater platforms. You must be based...

11 March 2024

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MIT's Solve Global Challenges 2024

Esther Githinji

Do you have a solution to a global problem? Apply to Solve's Global Challenges, which are open to anyone, anywhere in the world between February to April each year.

4 March 2024

Funding

Project71: A Venture Competition for Ocean Regeneration

Esther Githinji

Whether you’re an aspiring or established entrepreneur, an early-stage startup, or a researcher, apply to the Project 71 – A Venture Competition for Ocean Regeneration. This competition is for you if you have a bold...

4 March 2024

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Mozilla Foundation, funding for nature conservation

Frank van der Most

Many people know of the Mozilla Foundation because of the FireFox browser and other open source software they produce together with countless volunteers. Perhaps less well known, the Mozilla Foundation also runs a...

4 October 2023

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TECH HUB Open Call: Tech to end wildlife crime

WILDLABS Admin

WILDLABS is collaborating with some of the biggest experts in the space to scale your technology to help end wildlife crime. With the help of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft,...

7 February 2019

Description	Activity	Replies	Groups	Updated
Alternative funding for digital projects	That's indeed a very interesting question Matt. I would say that the best is to deliver value. Collecting evidences is another task. Most of the time people that speak don't do...		Funding and Finance	6 months ago
Discover the Centre for Sustainable Forests and Landscapes (CSFL) in Edinburgh	About the Centre for Sustainable Forests and Landscapes (CSFL)Galvanising research and teaching to deliver...		Community Base, Climate Change, Conservation Tech Training and Education, Funding and Finance, Protected Area Management Tools	6 months ago
Who gave you your last research travel grant? \| ¿Quién le concedió su última beca de viaje de investigación? \| Quem lhe concedeu sua última bolsa de viagem de pesquisa?	Oops, sorry about that. I wrote a reply a few weeks ago, and I am pretty sure I clicked the button, but apparently something went wrong. So, another attemptThank you for your...		Community Base, Conservation Tech Training and Education, East Africa Community, Funding and Finance, Human-Wildlife Conflict, Latin America Community	6 months 2 weeks ago
Conservation grants for field vehicles	Hej Yvan,I'm not familiar with these, but have you/your colleagues looked at car rental companies, car enthusiasts associations?Also, crowd funding seems well suited for such...		Community Base, Funding and Finance	6 months 4 weeks ago
The Boring Fund: Ask your questions!	Hi,I lost track of the timeline; the Green Box submitted an idea for development, but I have not received any further communication. Could you please remind me what the timetable...	+25	Community Base, Funding and Finance	7 months ago
Resources wanted to advise on the business model of an emerging low-cost device	Jared's answer is excellent IMHO. One level down, you have a couple of options. One is to charge for the convenience of buying a finished, assembled, and tested product, that's...	+8	Emerging Tech, Funding and Finance, Open Source Solutions	7 months 1 week ago
Where to search for consultancy opportunities in nature conservation?	Hej Szilvia!What an interesting story, especially in light recent questions popping up on business models for nature conservation enterprises!So, how or where do you find...		Community Base, Early Career, Funding and Finance	7 months 2 weeks ago
Building a biodiversity startup focused on getting landowners to use native plants	I'm not affiliated, I just happened across it... not sure who is actually leading it.		Software Development, Early Career, AI for Conservation, Citizen Science, Climate Change, Conservation Tech Training and Education, Funding and Finance	7 months 3 weeks ago
How do you fund or finance your long-term data infrastructure?	That's a really honest answer Kim! Thank you for clarifyingYou're likely not the only one. In fact it would be interesting to find out how much conservation tech use and...		Funding and Finance, Data management and processing tools	7 months 4 weeks ago
What would you do with a $100.000.000 grant?	I don't know. From the same quote I would highlight the word 'promises'. One can promise a rocket to the moon. It's not likely to happen but if it does it would be 'real and...		Community Base, Funding and Finance	8 months ago
What do you want to find in the Funding and Finance group?	Hej Peter,Thanks for your reply. Obviously, I see where your question is coming from, but I don't think we are going to provide a funding database. After all there already are...	+15	Funding and Finance, Community Base	8 months ago
Funding for Camera Trap Projects	Hej Vasilios, thank you so much for this list with notes! Much appreciated. Thank you also for sharing your experiences with the Mitsubishi corporation, your non-profit and other...		Camera Traps, Funding and Finance	8 months 1 week ago

funding

CORDAP opens call for innovative projects (<$1.5M) on coral conservation and restoration

Frank van der Most

26 August 2024 6:01pm

The Coral Research & Development Accelerator Platform opened it's Coral Accelerator Program 2024 for internationally collaborating teams to apply with innovative projects ranging from 'novel early-phase' to 'final...

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DroneDeploy's Resilient Futures Grant Program ($75,000)

Alex Rood

26 August 2024 2:39pm

The Resilient Futures Technology Grant Program by DroneDeploy.org is dedicated to fostering radical inclusion in urgent solutions. Our mission is to enhance outcomes for underresourced populations by prioritizing...

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WWF-New Zealand calls for community education and conservation projects (<NZ$15K)

Frank van der Most

22 August 2024 5:46pm

WWF-New Zealand's Community Conservation Fund calls upon local communities and conservation groups to submit nature education and/or conservation projects.

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Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund (GBP 20,000 - 1,500,000)

Henry Rees

20 August 2024 3:47pm

IWT Challenge Fund Evidence grants, ranging from £20,000 to £1,500,000, is a UK government grants scheme that provides support to innovative and scalable projects to reduce pressure on wildlife from illegal trade and,...

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Roddenberry Catalyst Grant (<$15,000)

Henry Rees

13 August 2024 1:36pm

The Catalyst Fund makes grants between $2,500–$15,000 to anyone, anywhere in the world who has an early-stage idea or project that addresses pressing global challenges. There is no deadline for this opportunity,...

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Climate Change AI Innovation Grants 2024 (<$150k)

Frank van der Most

12 August 2024 12:48am

Climate Change AI calls for applications for Innovation Grants regarding AI/ML research projects. Eligible applicants are principal investigators at accredited universities in OECD member countries.

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CEPF calls for LOIs for small (<$50k) and large (>$50k) grants for Madagascar and Indian Ocean islands

Frank van der Most

11 August 2024 11:15pm

Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) calls for letters of inquiry (LOI) regarding proposals that address biodiversity conservation related to climate change in selected areas in eligible project countries.

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Whitley Awards opened its annual call (£50k)

Frank van der Most

11 August 2024 10:43pm

The Whitley Fund for Nature opened its annual call for proposals from mid-career grassroots conservationists, located in and nationals of a country in the global South.

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NatGeo Big Questions request for proposals ($20-100k)

Frank van der Most

11 August 2024 10:14pm

The National Geographic Society calls for storytelling project proposals for short film, writing, data visualization or other means, addressing 'the greatest questions of our time'

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Rare opportunity to make a regional funding program(€240K)

Frank van der Most

11 August 2024 7:06pm

The Forests & Communities Initiative ( FCI ) calls organizations led by indigenous peoples and local communities for expressions of interests to 'manage a regional call for projects'.

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CLP calls for teams of early career conservationists, to propose projects addressing at risk species (≤$15K)

Frank van der Most

5 August 2024 4:18pm

The Conservation Leadership Program's Future Conservation Awards calls for proposals from teams of early-career conservationists and targeting at-risk species from the IUCN Red List.

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CEPF call for selected Caribbean islands small and large grant LOIs

Frank van der Most

4 August 2024 7:16pm

The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund ( CEPF ) calls for letters of inquiry ( LOIs ) for both small and large grants. Small grants are between $5K and $50K. Large grants are greater than $50K. Applications can be in...

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CEPF call for LOIs for Indian Ocean Islands of Tanzania and Zanzibar (≤$200K)

Frank van der Most

4 August 2024 7:11pm

The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) calls for Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) for organizations that address the conservation of biodiversity related to climate change. The budget allows for six to ten awards.

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Call for Applications: Turtle Conservation Fund Grant Program

Sarah Mshanga

4 August 2024 1:56pm

The Turtle Conservation Fund is currently accepting applications for its grant program that focus on endangered tortoises and freshwater turtles

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Call for Proposals to support the Advancement of Wildlife Research

Sarah Mshanga

4 August 2024 7:08am

Wildlife Acoustics is proud to offer a grant program to support the advancement of wildlife research, habitat monitoring, and environmental conservation

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Scientific Product Grant

Agripina Cletus

26 July 2024 3:26pm

Wildlife Acoustics Scientific Product Grant was introduced to support the advancement of habitat monitoring, and environmental conservation.

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funding

Paid internship making software to ID moths

Andrew Quitmeyer

3 July 2024 3:34pm

The AMI team in montreal is looking for a paid intern to do machine vision stuff!

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Wild Incubator Tech | Funding Opportunity

Sumit Arora

27 June 2024 9:47am

India’s unique biodiversity faces specific conservation challenges, necessitating the development of innovative, technology-driven solutions tailored to its distinct environmental...

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FFN award, $50K each, for three individuals ( 18-35 years old )

Frank van der Most

19 June 2024 5:08pm

The Future for Nature award for young conservationists for projects focusing on the protection of wild species.

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Bezos Earth Fund, AI for Climate and Nature Grand Challenge call for $50K-2M projects

Frank van der Most

12 June 2024 2:58pm

The AI for Climate and Nature Grand Challenge initiative from the Bezos Earth Fund has opened a call for proposals for "exploring new ideas for multiplying the impact of climate and nature efforts using modern AI"

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€4,000 travel grants for insect monitoring an AI

Tom August

6 June 2024 4:49pm

€4,000 travel grants are available for researchers interested in insect monitoring using automated cameras and computer vision

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Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation call for proposals

Frank van der Most

5 June 2024 10:01pm

Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation opened its 2024 call for project proposals. The call mentions no maximum limit nor a deadline for applications.

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UK's ISPF offers ≤ £80.000 grants for international research collaborations

Frank van der Most

5 June 2024 6:01pm

The United Kingdom's International Science Partnerships Fund has opened a call for proposals for international research collaborations.

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ICI calls for €20-25M project applications for Colombia

Frank van der Most

5 June 2024 5:50pm

The International Climate initiative, opened a call for €20-25M projects. It will fund one project in this call with relevance for landscape restoration.

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Apply! 2024 Conservation Tech Award

Jordan Steward

3 June 2024 3:51pm

Now accepting applications for two $15,000 grants to help protect wildlife through cutting-edge, technology-driven efforts

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FSCF call for ≤ $25K threatened species projects

Frank van der Most

29 May 2024 3:16pm

The Fonseca Species Conservation Fund supports early career conservationists working on projects regarding threatened amphibians, freshwater fish, primates, small mammals, tortoises and freshwater turtles 'in urgent...

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NCTFJ call for JM$ 500-5000K proposals

Frank van der Most

26 May 2024 5:05pm

National Conservation Trust Fund of Jamaica opens a call for proposals regarding protected areas and other areas of high environmental importance.

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International Elephant Foundation call for $15K projects

Frank van der Most

22 May 2024 5:09pm

The IEF's Elephant Conservation and Research Funding Support Program has opened a call for applications. Average grant size is $15K, whereas the IEF funds 20 to 25 projects per year.

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Save Our Seas, small grant call (±$5K)

Frank van der Most

19 May 2024 8:05pm

Save Our Seas (SOS) opened a call for small grants for 'original and innovative start-up projects' concerning marine chondrichthyan species (sharks, rays, skates, sawfishes and chimaeras). Projects can be in research,...

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Consultancy opportunity - Tech for the Blue Economy

Anna Colquhoun

19 May 2024 5:23pm

The GSMA ClimateTech programme is seeking partner research consultant/s for a new project exploring mobile and digital technologies for the blue economy in low- and middle-income countries.

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