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ALL APPLICANTS
Name of Organization:
Email Address:
Mailing Address:
Web site URL:
Tel:
Fax:
Name and title of person submitting the application:
Amount requested: $______________________
How do you intend to use your grant? Please note that your grant must fit into only one of these categories.
 Support a specific project (complete appropriate sections)
General (emergency) support (complete appropriate section)
APPLICANTS FOR SUPPORT OF SPECIFIC PROJECTS ONLY:
Name of project:
Geographic location of the project:
Name of project director:
Project director's qualifications:
Estimated duration of the project:
Project's total annual budget:
How much of the total budget have you raised?
Briefly describe (no more than one page) the project's goals for the next 12 months:
Describe how you will use the Catalyst Grant funds. You may attach a simple budget if you prefer. Please note that Catalyst Grants are usually given to support a specific component of a project (i.e., tools, transportation, training, etc.):
Briefly describe (no more than one paragraph) the ecosystem, natural resources, and land use of the region where the project is based. Also list the principal threats to the project area's ecosystem. If your project aims to conserve a particular species, include a very brief summary of the species' status and principal threats to survival.
Very briefly describe how this project contributes to biodiversity conservation.
Briefly describe the impact this project will have on local communities, if any. Also, please summarize your organization's relationship with local communities.
Which foundations or agencies (if any) currently support this project?
If you will be seeking support from other foundations and/or agencies for this project, which ones have you or will you approach?
If you are unable to raise the total budget, how would you use the Catalyst Grant?
If you have a monitoring and evaluation plan for this project, please describe:
APPLICANTS FOR GENERAL/EMERGENCY SUPPORT ONLY:
Please briefly explain (in no more than one page), the unexpected situation or emergency need the grant would allow you to resolve.
If you have applied to other funding organizations for additional support for this need, please list them here and indicate the status of each request:
ALL APPLICANTS:
Please state (no more than one paragraph), your organization's mission:
How long has your organization been operating?
Please list the current principal funders (if any) of your organization:
Please supply the name, position and organization, email address, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers of at least two references who know your organization but who are not directly associated with it.
Before submitting your application, be sure you can comply with the four provisions below.
- Spend funds only for the purposes outlined in your application. In the event that funds can not be used for the specified purpose, recipients must notify the Rainforest Alliance in writing. The Alliance may ask the recipient to complete another application.
- One year or less after receiving the grant, submit a report on your project to help the Rainforest Alliance understand how the funds were used.
- Whenever possible, provide photos or any printed material related to the organization and the project supported by the Catalyst Grant.
- All Catalyst Grant recipients in Mexico and Central America must complete a questionnaire so we may include their project in the Eco-Index, an electronic, bilingual almanac of conservation initiatives. Visit the site at to see how this Rainforest Alliance project can help you learn from your colleagues, share lessons learned, and to obtain a copy of the questionnaire.
Please note:
If your application is approved, we will send you a short letter of agreement to sign. Once you sign and return the agreement, we will transfer the funds to you. You will need to provide us with the necessary information so we can transfer funds into your bank account, or let us know the best way to send the funds to you.
The Catalyst Grants program is supported by donations from the Atkinson Foundation, the Roxiticus Foundation, the Cottonwood Foundation and the Earth Love Fund. We will need your help to demonstrate to these and other funders that this is a worthwhile program!
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