Request For Proposal - NFWF: for Sea Turtle Research and Conservation
Monday, October 15, 2012
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The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is soliciting
conservation grant proposals for sea turtle research and conservation.
Eligibility:
All persons, organizations, and agencies (excluding U.S. Federal
Government) working on projects to increase the populations of North Atlantic
leatherbacks and loggerheads, Caribbean hawksbills, East Pacific leatherbacks,
hawksbills and loggerheads. Applications for funding for land or easement
acquisition, political advocacy, lobbying, or litigation will not be
considered.
Proposal Topics:
The most competitive projects under the Spring 2013 cycle of the
Sea Turtle Conservation Fund will directly implement projects under the
following priority topic areas. Projects outside of these priority areas or
that indirectly influence these topics are still eligible for funding provided
they support the goals and objectives as outlined in the Sea Turtle
Conservation Business Plan or the 2011 Summer Strategy Updates for each Regional
Management Unit.
1. Northwest Atlantic Loggerhead Bycatch Mitigation: The objective
for this priority is to reduce the incidental capture and mortality of
loggerheads from the NW Atlantic Regional Management Unit from domestic trawl
fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico and international longline fisheries in the
Eastern Atlantic. Preproposals submitted
under this priority should demonstrate the current state of knowledge on the rate
of bycatch for the target fishery, the estimated number of fishers in the
fishery and the anticipated impact of the project to reduce this rate or reach
this target audience if funded. Priority
geographies: Gulf of Mexico for trawl fisheries and the Eastern Atlantic for
longline fisheries.
2. Caribbean Hawksbill Bycatch Assessment and Mitigation: The
objectives for this priority are to provide a quantitative assessment of
bycatch from set nets in the recently identified bycatch hotspots and to begin
to reduce bycatch from set nets at these locations. Competitive projects will combine mitigation
efforts with research and assessment efforts to avoid delays in addressing the
problem while research is conducted.
Priority geography: Jaragua and Saona Islands, Dominican Republic.
3. EP Leatherback Bycatch Mitigation: The objective for this
priority is to reduce the incidental capture and mortality of leatherbacks in
the Eastern Pacific fisheries off Ecuador and Peru. Pre-proposals submitted under this priority should
demonstrate the current state of knowledge on the rate of bycatch for the target
fishery, the estimated number of fishers in the fishery and the anticipated
impact of the project to reduce this rate or reach this target audience if funded.
Priority geographies: Santa Rosa and Manta, Ecuador and Salaverry
and Pisco,Peru.
4. EP Leatherback Bycatch Rapid Assessment: The objective of this
priority is to continue the rapid assessment of bycatch rates through
port-surveys that were started in Chile, Peru and Ecuador and continue the
assessment to other known habitats of the population’s range. Competitive pre-proposals will build on the
methods established for port surveys from Pro Delphinus, Duke University and
UNEP so that results can be compared (examples available upon request). Limited
funding may also be provided for tagging in-water turtles to help identify new
priority areas for assessment and protection. Priority geographies: Fisheries in
waters near nesting beaches or known leatherback feeding areas in Mexico, Nicaragua,
Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador.
5. Caribbean Hawksbill Nesting Productivity Assessment: The
objective of this priority is to quantify key threats on the top producing
nesting beaches for the Caribbean hawksbill population. Applicants interested in this priority are encouraged
to contact the Foundation for more information.
Priority geographies: High producing beaches in Mexico and Barbados.
Grant Size:
The majority of awards under this program will fall in the range
of $25,000 to $150,000. However upper or lower limits to award size are not
specified. A minimum of a 1:1 match of
cash or in-kind services is required.
Grant Period:
Projects may extend from one to three years. Additional year funds
are not guaranteed to be available in future years to supplement awards made as
a result of this review.
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