Alaska Conservation Foundation’s Rapid Response grants provide support for direct conservation action to address urgent or 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: All Time
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Rapid Response grants will support:
- Legal support
- Grassroots advocacy
- Communications & outreach
- Meeting(s) with decision makers
- Scientific or technical support
- Travel
- Contract services
- Up to 15% administrative fee.
Funding Information
- Rapid Response grant awards are up to $15,000.
- 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
- More sustainable economic development or activities.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants for Rapid Response grants must meet the following criteria:
- Be a non-profit (or equivalent) organization engaged in conservation advocacy
- Be based in Alaska, or have an Alaska-based program
- Meet the criteria of addressing an urgent or unforeseen opportunity or threat
- If a current ACF grantee, be in good standing with required grant reports
- Preference will be given to projects that have a clearly defined timeline with an expected decision point.
For more information, visit Alaska Conservation Foundation.
