Announcement: National Audubon Mini Grants Program
For the eighth year, National Audubon has a Mini Grants program for Chapters to fund projects that further the Audubon mission.
These funds are in addition to your existing base-line funding that you received directly from the National Audubon Society.
A total of $824 in collaborative funding is available to apply to conservation projects in Montana.
In order to allow for an early allocation of funding,
the deadline for application is December 1, 2011, with award notification by the January 15, 2012.
Please find all the details you will need to apply for funding on these links:
General Grant Criteria And Deadlines MS-WORD Format
One Page Application Form In MS_WORD Format
Funds are intended to support conservation projects (defined broadly to include education, citizen science, policy, restoration, etc.) and provide an opportunity to align national, state, and Chapter priorities.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Two suggestions to help funds go further: Over the years, a number of Chapters have applied for collaborative funding in order to purchase equipment – computers,
power point projectors, and binoculars have been particularly popular.
The Norcross Foundation focuses entirely on providing small grants to local nonprofit organizations for equipment. They have a simple application process available at
http://www.norcrossws.org/Foundmain.html and fund many grants each year.
We strongly recommend that Chapters with equipment needs try this foundation first before applying for collaborative funding.
Secondly, Eagle Optics has a Product Matching Program that many Chapters have used to double their purchase of three or more optics valued at under $200 for educational purposes. Please let me know if you would like additional information about this program.
Application information has been posted on National Audubon's Chapter Resources Web site at
http://chapterservices.audubon.org/collaborative-funding
although their dates for application are different than ours. Please don't hesitate to email or to call me at 406-443-3949 if you have any questions. I look forward to working with you to support important conservation projects in the coming year!
Janet Ellis, Program Director, Montana Audubon
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