Alaska Conservation Foundation is seeking applications for its Rapid Response Grants to provide support for direct conservation action to address unforeseen opportunities or threats of statewide significance, leading to more robust environmental policy and enduring conservation impact.
Donor Name: Alaska Conservation Foundation
State: Alaska
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): Ongoing
Size of the Grant: $2,500 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 6 months
Details:
Rapid Response grants support activities that result in:
- Reduction in destructive environmental activities
- More favorable laws and policies for the environment
- Stronger regulation of these policies and enforcement of these laws
- Stronger environmental protections in place
- More sustainable economic development or activities.
Projects must have clearly identified goals, decision makers, strategy, timeline, and measurable outcomes.
The following activities/costs are not eligible for Rapid Response grants:
- Operating expenses, including existing staff salaries
- Expenses/activities that have already occurred
- Equipment, land acquisition, or research
- Education programs or scholarships
- Capital campaigns
- Literary and/or film projects
- Fees to attend conferences.
Grant Information
Grants ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 are provided for efforts where a decision point is imminent within the grant period, ideally within 6 months.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants for Rapid Response grants must meet the following criteria:
- Be a non-profit organization engaged in Alaska conservation advocacy
- Be based in Alaska, or have an Alaska-based program
- If a current ACF grantee, be in good standing with required grant reports
- Meet the above criteria of being an unforeseen opportunity or threat that has a decision point that is imminent
For more information, visit Rapid Response Grant.
