Elephant Managers Association Small Grants Program (Seed Funding Available)

The Elephant Managers Association (EMA) Small Grants Program is now open and accepting proposals focused specifically on field-based conservation projects in Africa and Asia.

Priorities

Projects should have significant impact towards resolving current or urgent elephant-related issues. Higher priority will be given to proposals that:

• provide education and community outreach,
• provide capacity-building in local communities, and/or
• improve captive elephant management and welfare.

Impact Statements

The following funding and impact statements will be considered in prioritizing the proposals:

• EMA funding will support a new or unique project, or seed money for a new part of an existing project.
• Outcomes of the project can be transferred to other situations (wild and/or captive) impacting a large number of elephants, people, projects, etc.

Funding Information

• The EMA Board of Directors will award two grants for $1,500 each.

Eligibility Criteria

• This opportunity is open to anyone, including keepers, conservationists, and researchers.
• The following funding and impact statements will be considered in prioritizing the proposals:
• EMA funding will support a new or unique project, or seed money for a new part of an existing project.
• Outcomes of the project can be transferred to other situations (wild and/or captive) impacting a large number of elephants, people, projects, etc.

Source:https://www.elephantmanagers.org/Small-Grants-Program