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Grant Application
Grant Application:
Application process: Our new online grant application system for the 2008 granting session is in place. Please click on the link below to access the online application.
The Board of Directors meet once a year each Spring to review all grant applications and award funds. All applications must be received by December 1 of the previous year.
Click here for Online Application (available September 8, 2008).
Contact us with any questions at mail@swbgfund.org.
Grant Policies:
Expense limits for salary/compensation and indirect costs:
A maximum of 10 percent of the total grant may underwrite salaries of principal investigators and other supporting staff. A maximum of 5 percent of the total grant amount may underwrite indirect expenses such as administrative, utility, facility and maintenance costs. There may be exceptions to these limits, based on the specific nature and need of the project.
Grant amounts:
The Fund has no set minimum or maximum grant amount. In the past, however, the Fund has supported projects ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 for a one-year term. The Fund will consider multi-year proposals, as many worthy conservation and research efforts require multiple years to achieve results and positive impact. All projects receiving a grant award should expect a site visit by a Fund or BEC representative.
Capital expenditures:
The value/utility of major capital investments such as construction of a new facility and computer network infrastructures is long-term. The Fund is unable to support such investments that would outlive the specific project/initiative that the Fund is being asked to support.
Support of government projects at the federal, state and local levels:
The Fund considers proposals involving government-managed lands, sites and programs. As with all proposals receiving Fund support, however, the project must have broad community/constituency support and be based on legitimate scientific and conservation principals. When reviewing such proposals, the Board will be interested in government-supplied matching funds.
Support of in-situ and ex-situ conservation projects:
While the Fund recognizes and supports the critical importance of ex-situ efforts such as endangered species breeding programs and conservation awareness/education, its primary focus is to support conservation efforts directly benefiting wildlife in their native ranges (in-situ). For this reason, the Fund is unable to help underwrite the captive breeding efforts of other animal management facilities. However, the Fund will consider ex-situ conservation education proposals that demonstrate significant positive and sustainable impact.
Grant requests from other AZA- or AMMPA-accredited institutions:
Contingent on the policy recommendations/limitations outlined above concerning in-situ/ex-situ projects and capital investments, the Fund will consider grant proposals from other AZA- or AMMPA-accredited institutions.
For More Information:
For more information online, via mail or at the parks, click here >>
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Galapagos penguins rest on top of a lava outcrop in the Galapagos Islands. In partnership with the Charles Darwin Research Institute, SeaWorld conducted population studies on the fascinating Galapagos penguin.
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