Deadline March 1 for 2010 Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative Partner Grant Proposals

2010 Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
Partner Grants Request for Proposals

The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y) is pleased to announce that its Partner Grants Program has been extended to its thirteenth year. In 2010, Y2Y will distribute more than $40,000 through this program.

Y2Y’s mission is to maintain and restore the unique natural heritage of the Rocky Mountains from Yellowstone National Park to the mountains of northern Yukon. We envision a day when human and wild communities coexist in ways that allow each to thrive. This vision is guided by conservation strategies that bring together leading-edge research into the landscape needs of three focal species groups: grizzly bears, fish, and birds. We carry out our work collaboratively with partners across the region, including environmental non-government organizations (ENGOs), government agencies, First Nations/Native American communities, researchers, foundations, and businesses.

Y2Y uses its conservation strategies to identify Priority Areas – places within the Yellowstone to Yukon region that are either core wildlife habitat areas or key habitat corridors connecting core areas. We examine threats, opportunities and capacities in these Priority Areas to determine where to focus our efforts. For more information on Y2Y’s vision, mission and strategies, please visit www.y2y.net.

To be eligible for funding, organizations and projects must meet the following requirements:

• Applicants must be associations, groups, organizations, tribes, bands, partnerships or networks that are active within the Yellowstone to Yukon region and whose work supports the Y2Y vision and mission. Individuals wishing to apply must find an eligible organization to sponsor their proposal. There is no requirement for organizations to have charitable status.

• Only one proposal per organization will be accepted. However, we will accept more than one proposal from those organizations that have separate chapters or regional offices, as long as each chapter/regional office has its own budget and is responsible for raising part or all of its own funding.

• Collaborative or joint proposals from more than one organization working on the same project or initiative are encouraged.

• Priority will be given to projects that most align with the following eight points:

1) Take place within one or more of Y2Y’s Priority Areas (please see the map at the end of this document);

2) Are undertaken by small grassroots groups and/or organizations that might not otherwise be able to secure funding for their work;

3) Will benefit significantly from Y2Y’s investment;

4) Contribute in a meaningful way to Y2Y’s vision and goals;

5) Focus on co-operative efforts;

6) Address urgent conservation threats or immediate conservation opportunities;

7) Focus on on-the-ground conservation actions, rather than research projects;

8) Include opportunities for communications to promote the Yellowstone to Yukon vision or change public attitudes; and

9) Serve as a model of effective conservation or communication practice in other parts of the Yellowstone to Yukon region.

• Organizations that have received a Y2Y Partner Grant for the past three consecutive years are asked to refrain from applying this year.

• As a U.S. 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and a Canadian charity, Y2Y can only support projects that do not include direct lobbying/political activity components.

Grant awards will be limited to a maximum of $5,000. However, most grants awarded will be $3,000 or less.

Timelines for Y2Y’s 2010 Partner Grant program:

RFP announcement: January 21, 2010

Application deadline: March 1, 2010

Notification of decisions: March 22, 2010

Deadline for reporting: December 17, 2010

The application format can be found attached to this post or on the Y2Y website.

Questions and submissions should be directed to Nancy Ouimet at nancy@y2y.net or 403.609.2666, ext.8.

Nancy Ouimet
Development Coordinator
YELLOWSTONE TO YUKON CONSERVATION INITIATIVE
1240 Railway Ave, Unit 200, Canmore, AB, T1W 1P4
Phone: (403) 609-2666 ext 8, Fax: (403) 609-2667
Email: nancy@y2y.net www.y2y.net
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Application :: Posted on: 2010-01-26 - download