The Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI) Inc. invites 2012 Request for Proposals (RFP) for the SFI® Inc. Conservation Partnerships Grant Program organized from February 1, 2012 to March 14, 2012.
The SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program supports collaborative projects between SFI program participants and non-profit organizations, along with other stakeholders, which support SFI objectives. SFI awarded 24 grants for a total of just over $1.14 million in the last two years. Moreover, these funds are leveraged with other project partner contributions for a total of over $4 million in investments in these projects. There are around 24 projects which have received support from the SFI Grant Program since 2010 out of which many were multi-year projects which are still ongoing; reducing the funding available for grants in 2012. As a result, there is $85,000 available for funding in 2012 for conservation projects and SFI will direct up to $35,000 for already identified community grants emphasizing on supporting young people’s involvement in forestry and natural resources activities and careers.
SFI’s conservation grants emphasizes on the subject of water resources in 2012. SFI has up to $85,000 to support conservation partnerships which illustrate or inform the role of the SFI standard in supporting water resources. Projects must illustrate the role of SFI Standard requirements in protecting water quality and quantity, such as building on the vast knowledge on the effectiveness of best management practices for water quality (BMPs) and how the SFI standard supports the implementation of BMPs.
Moreover, besides the topic of water resources, SFI Inc. will accept exploratory research proposals on projects relating to the role of SFI certification in mitigating or adapting to climate change, in expectation that these exploratory projects will result in expanded projects in 2013, when additional funds will be available. All submissions must follow the direction and format in this application.
SFI Inc. opens 2012 RFP February 1, 2012
All proposals due to SFI Inc. 5 pm Eastern March 14, 2012 (no exceptions)
Applicants advised on decision April 15, 2012
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