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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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Delft University of Technology & SPOTS | Strategic Protection Of Threatened Species

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Description	Activity	Replies	Groups	Updated
+2 The Boring Fund 2025: Ask your questions!	Hello, and thank you for this opportunity. I would like to ask for clarification about the scope of eligible projects.The guidelines mention that the Boring Fund supports training...	+21	Funding and Finance, Community Base	5 hours 12 minutes ago
How has the Funding & Finance group done?	Thanks Frank.		Funding and Finance, Community Base	2 days 10 hours ago
The Boring Fund 2024: Ask your questions!	How to submit a proposal for the Boring Fund on the Platform ?	+26	Community Base, Funding and Finance	4 days 3 hours ago
Suggestions for research funds	Dear Colleagues,I hope this message finds you well. I am Manuel Sánchez Nivicela., an independent ornithology researcher based in Ecuador,...		Funding and Finance, Acoustics, Latin America Community	5 days 20 hours ago
Anyone using InVEST?	Hi Elsa, We have used InVEST for a pollinator project we supported (the crop pollination model - details here), and looking to using it more for marine and coastal...		Geospatial, Software Development, Climate Change, Funding and Finance, Marine Conservation, Open Source Solutions	1 week ago
Championing Decentralized Energy for Sustainable Growth & Regenerative Financele here	Hello Alex, i am looking for collaborators, partners, advice and also network and investment partners if any		Funding and Finance	2 weeks ago
New Group Proposal: Systems Builders & PACIM Designers	Thank you for your reply, ChadI meant 10 as a whole, indeed. Perhaps you see your post in one group, but since it is tagged for all groups, I assumed you meant 10 in total.In your...		Acoustics, AI for Conservation, Animal Movement, Camera Traps, Citizen Science, Climate Change, Community Base, Connectivity, Drones, eDNA & Genomics, Emerging Tech, Funding and Finance, Geospatial, Human-Wildlife Coexistence, Software Development, Wildlife Crime	1 month 3 weeks ago
Suggestions for finding event funding (for GOSH)?	Passing along a question from the Gathering for Open Science Hardware, asking about sources of funding to support in-person events...		Open Source Solutions, Funding and Finance, Community Base	2 months 1 week ago
Field-Ready Bioacoustics System in Field Testing	Hi Ryan, hmm, I had no idea there was a microphone named that. I thought about how it’s used to lure birds for netting, and I like Greek Mythology. I thought it was a perfect fit...		Acoustics, Emerging Tech, Funding and Finance, Protected Area Management Tools, Software Development	4 months 1 week ago
Must profit be part of the environmental solution?	I very much agree. It is a shame that companies/organisations are willing to spend so much to take from the earth and so little to give back. In the example I come from, we are a...	+28	Community Base, Funding and Finance	3 months ago
How are you affected by the USA cutbacks and tariffs ?	Hej all, I updated my question to include discussion about the tariffs as well.		Community Base, Funding and Finance	3 months 2 weeks ago
From Field to Funder: How to communicate impact?	I have posted about this in a different group, but I love boosting the impact of my communication through use of visuals. Free graphics relating to conservation technology...		Geospatial, Climate Change, Community Base, Connectivity, Funding and Finance, Open Source Solutions	3 months 2 weeks ago

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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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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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REDAA call for £1-1.5M projects

Frank van der Most

19 May 2024 5:03pm

The UK government's 'Reversing Environmental Degradation in Africa and Asia' program opened a call for applications for "locally led, multi-locational, research-to-action for restoration programmes".

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300 funding and finance opportunities in free database

Frank van der Most

4 May 2024 3:12pm

The Biodiversity Finance Initiative ( BIOFIN, a UNDP initiative ) launched a database with over 330 public and private funding opportunities.

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Travel grants for insect monitoring an AI

Tom August

3 May 2024 5:20pm

€2,000 travel grants are available for researchers interested in insect monitoring using automated cameras and computer vision

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Peoples Trust For Endangered Species

Henry Rees

22 April 2024 2:57pm

PTES will be accepting new applications for Conservation Insight Grants in 2024. The deadline for applications is Sunday 25th August at 23.59 (UK time). Applications will be assessed at a meeting in mid-October and...

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EDGE Fellowship 2025-2027

Carly Batist

16 April 2024 3:16pm

Call for applications is now open for applications from Asia and the Pacific.

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JWO Research Grant: Biodiversity and Conservation

Alex Rood

2 April 2024 2:45pm

A grant of $150,000 will be awarded to one successful applicant with a proposal that's strongly linked to biodiversity and conservation. The grant will support a research project or programme for up to three years (...

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