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 | ABOUT CEPF OUR STRATEGY NEWS WHERE WE WORK PROJECT DATABASE APPLY FOR GRANTS  |  | Related Programs Grants are available from a variety of other programs that we have helped create and support at the local level. In some cases, CEPF-supported grants are also available from programs designed to benefit multiple critical areas.Atlantic ForestInstitutional Strengthening Program in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest This program provides small grants to build the capacity of institutions in the two biodiversity conservation corridors where CEPF focuses its investments in the Brazilian part of the Atlantic Forest Hotspot. Associação Mico-Leão Dourado manages the program in the Serra do Mar Corridor and Instituto de Estudos Sócioambientais do Sul da Bahia manages the program in the Central Corridor.For more information: Associação Mico-Leão Dourado Denise Rambaldi E-mail: rambaldi@micoleao.org Telefax: (55) 22 400-7702 Mailing address: Rodovia BR-101, Km 214, Caixa Postal: 109.968 CEP.: 28.860-000, Casimiro de Abreu - Rio de Janeiro - Brasil Instituto de Estudos Sócioambientais do Sul da Bahia Paulo Villa Nova E-mail: iesb@iesb.org.br Telefax: (55) 73 634-2179 Mailing address: Caixa Postal 84, Ilhéus - Bahia - Brasil Program for the Support of RPPNs in the Atlantic Forest This program, managed by the Alliance for the Conservation of the Atlantic Forest provides small grants to support the sustainable management of existing Private Natural Heritage Reserves (RPPNs) and efforts to create new ones in the Central and Serra do Mar biodiversity conservation corridors in Brazil. The alliance includes Fundaçao SOS Mata Atlântica and Conservação Internacional do Brasil.For more information: Aliança para a Conservação da Mata Atlântica Márcia Hirota E-mail: smata@alternex.com.br Telefax: (55) 11 3055-7888 Mailing address: Endereço Rua Manoel da Nóbrega, 456, 04001-001 São Paulo - SP - BrasilProtection of Threatened Species in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Program This program, managed by Fundação Biodiversitas and Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste, provides small grants in support of efforts related to Critically Endangered species. For more information: Fundação Biodiversitas and Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste Gláucia Maciel E-mail: biodiversitas@biodiversitas.org Tel: (55) 31-3292-8235; Fax (55) 31-3291-7658 Mailing address: R. Ludgero Dolabela, 1021 - 7o andar - Gutierrez - CEP 30430-130 Belo Horizonte - Minas Gerais - Brasil - Caixa Postal 1462 Cape Floristic RegionGreater Cederberg Biodiversity Corridor Small Grants Fund This program, managed by the Greater Cederberg Biodiversity Corridor (GCBC) Project Management Unit as part of CapeNature, awards small grants to civil society partners in the Cape Floristic Region and Succulent Karoo hotspots. Each grant awarded helps promote innovative private sector and community involvement in biodiversity conservation, while ensuring action toward a common vision.For more information: GCBC Adrie Koch E-mail: adriek.gcbc@telkomsa.net Tel: (+27) 082 786 9858 Fax: (+27) 022 931 2149 Mailing Address: PO Box 26, Porterville, 6810, South Africa CaucasusCaucasus Conservation Small Grants Fund This program, managed by WWF-Caucasus, provides small grants to local organizations, scientific researchers and local communities to help with the conservation of the 50 globally threatened species in the Caucasus Hotspot, which covers parts of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Russia, and Turkey. The fund focuses on developing alternative livelihoods, biodiversity management, training, communication and information gathering.For more information: WWF Caucasus Programme Office Nugzar Zazanashvili, Conservation Director E-mail: nzazanashvili@wwfcaucasus.ge Tel: (995) 32 330155 / 54 Fax: (995) 32 330190 Mailing address: WWF Caucasus, CEPF project, 11 Alexidze St., Tbilisi 0193, GeorgiaFund for Biodiversity Conservation of Armenian Highland This program provides small grants for local communities to implement model sustainable use projects. It supports communities around protected areas in southern Armenia in activities benefiting local economic development and enhancing protected areas management effectiveness in the Syunik region of Armenia. For more information: Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests of Tanzania and KenyaConservation Research Grants for Students Grants are available to postgraduate students who are residents of Kenya or Tanzania to undertake fieldwork within the Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests. Applications to conduct research in the South Pare Mountains are strongly encouraged, due to the current shortage of information on this area. Student Grant Fact Sheet (PDF, 503 KB)Queries should be sent to: KENYA - Alex Ngari, Nature Kenya TANZANIA - Paul Nnyiti, Wildlife Conservation Society of Tanzania Community Biodiversity Conservation Grants These grants are designed to support community-based organizations with funds to undertake activities that will improve their livelihoods and contribute to the conservation of the Eastern Arc or Coastal Forests of Kenya or Tanzania. Eligible applicants include:
Eastern HimalayasSmall Grants Program for Biodiversity Conservation in the Eastern Himalayas of India This program complements and supports the overall conservation outcomes identified in the CEPF ecosystem profile for the Eastern Himalayas Region. Grants are awarded for:
The program focuses on the North Bank Landscape and Kanchenjunga-Singalila Complex of the Eastern Himalayas in India. For more information: Guinean Forests of West AfricaThe Great Ape Emergency Conservation Fund This program, managed by Conservation International’s Center for Applied Biodiversity Science, funds projects that provide urgent support for the conservation and protection of great apes, particularly the West African chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus). The fund provides small grants up to $5,000.For more information: The Great Ape Emergency Conservation Fund E-mail: sga_coordinator@conservation.org Tel: +1 (703) 341-2400 Mailing address: IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group, Conservation International, 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22202, USALiberian Conservation Action Fund This program funds projects in Liberia that focus on scientific research, reducing threats to wildlife, creating and managing protected areas and improving the livelihoods of those who live around them. Administered jointly by Conservation International-Liberia, the Forestry Development Authority, Environmental Foundation for Africa, Fauna & Flora International and CEPF, the fund works to achieve specific conservation outcomes while also encouraging the growth of Liberian NGOs. For more information: Conservation International-Liberia Nat Walker E-mail: nwalker@conservation.org Tel: (231) 6 538 002 Fax: (231) 6 226 749 Mailing address: Conservation International-Liberia, Smythe Road, Old Road, Monrovia, Liberia MadagascarMadagascar Small Grants Project This program, managed by Conservation International in Madagascar, supports local communities, organizations and researchers through small grants for biodiversity management, species conservation, communication and information gathering. It includes a complementary program to develop capacity for technical action and project and financial management implemented through regional partner organizations that act as “nodes” for the overall program and award micro-grants.For more information: Conservation International-Madagascar Haingo Rajaofara E-mail: hrajaofara@conservation.org Tel: (261) 20 22 609 79; Fax (261) 20 22 205 29 Mailing address: 6, rue Razafindratandra - Ambohidahy- Antananarivo (101), Madagascar Mountains of Southwest ChinaConservation Small Grants FundThis program, managed by WWF China, targets field-based conservation initiatives on China's lesser-known Endangered species and their habitats in the Mountains of Southwest China Hotspot. The program aims to support rapid assessment of emerging conservation problems, promote critical research on poorly understood species, raise public awareness, and encourage the development of innovative conservation strategies.For more information: WWF China Program Office Conservation Small Grants Fund Yan Yang E-mail: yyang@wwfchina.org Tel: (86) 10 6522 7100 ext. 3221; Fax: (86) 10 6522 7300 Mailing address: 1609 Wen Hua Gong, Working People's Culture Palace, Beijing, China 100006 The PhilippinesEmergency Action for Threatened Species in the Philippines Program This program, managed by the Haribon Foundation for the Conservation of Natural Resources, provides small grants for research, field training, site implementation and institutional strengthening. This program supports activities primarily in Cebu, Negros, Mindoro, Panay, Sibuyan and Tawi-tawi. For more information: Haribon Foundation Threatened Species Program Tanya Conlu E-mail: threatened species@haribon.org.ph or threatenedspecies@fastmail.fm Tel. (632) 02 433 4376, 434 8237, 436 2756, 433 3474, 436 4363; Fax (632) 02 924 8978 Mailing address: 4/F Fil-Garcia Tower, 140 Kalayaan Ave., Diliman, 1105 Quezon City, Philippines Succulent KarooGreater Cederberg Biodiversity Corridor Small Grants Fund (see Cape Floristic Region, above) SKEP Namibia Small Grants Program This program, managed by the Namibia Nature Fund, aims to empower nongovernmental organizations, community- and faith-based organizations, institutions and individuals in the Namibian section of the Succulent Karoo to care for their natural resources, to derive benefits from them, and to promote environmental democracy that enhances their participation in advocating sustainable development. The fund focuses on projects that improve knowledge of biodiversity in conservation critical areas, contribute to its improved management or link it with sustainable management of natural resources. Promoting public-private partnerships for conservation and the creation of sustainable livelihoods and raising awareness about biodiversity, sustainable development and the importance of the Succulent Karoo are also key project criteria.For more information: Namibia Nature Foundation Benedict Libanda, NNF Small Grants Manager E-mail: bl@nnf.org.na Tel. (264) 61 248345; Fax (264) 61 248344 Mailing Address: Namibia Nature Foundation, PO Box 245, Windhoek, Namibia Tropical AndesSmall Grants Program for the Peruvian Portion of the Vilcabamba-Amboró Conservation Corridor This program is managed by Asociación Peruana para la Conservación de la Naturaleza and provides small grants to projects directed toward the conservation of threatened flora and fauna within the Peruvian portion of the Vilcabamba-Amboró Conservation Corridor. The program supports the CEPF strategic direction for the Tropical Andes Hotspot to provide community-based conservation education and research.Matching funds are being provided by Conservation International’s Center for Biodiversity Conservation in the Andes, creating at least two years of funding for research projects on priority species.For more information: Asociación Peruana para la Conservación de la Naturaleza Silvia Sanchez, Project Officer E-mail: ssanchez@apeco.org.pe Cecilia Yockteng, President E-mail: cyockteng@apeco.org.pe Tel: ++ (51 1) 2645804/ 264 0094; Fax: ++ (51 1) 264 3027 Mailing address: Parque Jose Acosta, 187 Magdalena del Mar, Lima 17, Peru Multi-Region ProgramsThe Amphibian Action Fund This program is managed by Arizona State University in partnership with the Global Amphibian Specialist Group and provides small grants to projects directed at the conservation of globally threatened amphibians as listed in the Global Amphibian Assessment. The fund places the highest priority on projects aimed at research, capacity building, and concrete conservation action that reverses the decline of threatened endemic species. The program targets projects in the Caucasus, Guinean Forests of West Africa, Mesoamerica, Mountains of Southwest China, and Succulent Karoo hotspots, as well as in the Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests of Tanzania and Kenya region. For more information: Robin Moore E-mail: rdmoore@conservation.org Tel: 1 (703) 341-2400 Mailing address: Conservation International, 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22202, USASave The Tiger Fund This is a special program of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. It helps to ensure the long-term survival of Asia’s remaining populations of wild tigers by providing grants to support conservation of tigers, their prey and their habitat. The fund places the highest priority upon supporting projects that involve on-the-ground conservation in tiger range countries, leverage other donor funds, build local and regional capacity and incorporate partnerships.For more information: Save The Tiger Fund Mahendra Shrestha E-mail: mahendra.shrestha@nfwf.org Tel: (1) 202-857-0166; Fax: (1) 202-857-0162 Mailing address: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, 1120 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20032, USA 
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