Overview
Donor: | Waitt Foundation |
Application procedure: | Online Application |
Donor base: | United States |
Reference number: | - |
Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation |
Deadline: | ongoing |
Financial details
Grant size: | Small - up to $100,000 |
Minimum grant size: | - |
Total available budget: | - |
Funding type: | Grants |
Maximum grant size: | 20.000$ |
Funding ratio: | up to 100% |
Sectors
- Climate Change
- Education
- Environment & Natural Resources
- Governance & Democracy
- Other
- Research, Technology & Innovation
Project Locations
Pacific
Fiji, Micronesia, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu
Description
1) Objective
The Rapid Ocean Conservation (ROC) Grants Program is a project of the Waitt Foundation. ROC Grants provide small grants with a quick turnaround time for solutions to emerging conservation issues and ocean protection. This complements the Waitt Foundation’s existing major grants program and is responsive to conservation opportunities, supports higher-risk ideas at a low financial cost, and engages with small, local NGOs on a global scale.
Grants will fund projects related to the Waitt Foundation’s mission of supporting sustainable fishing and marine protected areas (MPAs). This includes sub-themes of:
- Scientific Research – Includes natural science or social science projects.
- Policy – Includes opportunistic projects around unique public policy windows, such as preparation of policy analysis and support of experts’ efforts to inform decision makers on upcoming government actions.
- Management – Includes enforcement and infrastructure support.
- Communications – Includes raising public awareness and engaging stakeholders, including advertising by a 501(c)3 group around a public policy moment.
2) Eligibility
NGOs are eligible to apply. Applicants need not hold advanced degrees, but must demonstrate a commensurate level of experience and expertise with respect to the proposed project. Applicants must have and maintain legitimate affiliation with an academic institution or NGO for the duration of the grant project.
3) Location
The ROC Grants program only funds projects in support of island nations. Priority for ROC Grants is given to projects in countries with Blue Prosperity Coalition partnerships: the Azores, Bermuda, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Maldives, Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu.
4) Budget
They will review proposals for grants up to $20,000. The duration is 6 months.
5) Application
They review applications on a monthly basis. Responses to applications will take about 6 weeks. Applications are submitted online.