The Christensen Fund awards grants on a rolling cycle but because of large number of applications. Grant-seeking organizations need to be US 501(c) (3) or a similar not-for-profit organization, government unit, university or museum either in the USA or in another country.
Grant size is typically in the $50,000 to $100,000 range over one year or two years, with larger grants for longer periods being available generally by invitation only and to previous grantees. The Christensen Fund is for the African Rift Valley, Central Asia, Southwest U.S. and Northern Mexico and SF Bay Area Programs. The fund is for grants to be awarded in the year following the current year, the window to submit pre-proposals is August 1st to August 31st.
- For the Melanesia Program, the window to submit pre-proposals for the following year is August 1st to September 30th
- For the Global Program: Please note that grant funds for this program are by invitation only. We are unable to consider unsolicited requests at this time. Thank you for your understanding, we will let you know if and when this changes
- For the Northern Australia Program: Christensen is currently consolidating our support around several major Indigenous-run organizations in the region, and we are not seeking or accepting requests for new grants in Northern Australia
Grants within the regional programs are generally directed to organizations based within those regions or, where appropriate, to internationally-based organizations working in support of the efforts of people and institutions on the ground.
Deadlines:
The following deadlines are in advance of the mid-November Board meeting when annual grant plans for the following year are reviewed. Applicants are generally informed by mid-January if further exploration of a grant proposal will occur.
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