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Overview
| Donor: | Ceiba Foundation |
| Application procedure: | Online Application |
| Donor base: | United States |
| Reference number: | - |
| Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation |
| Deadline: | 18.04.2025 |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Small - up to $100,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | 5.000$ |
| Total available budget: | - |
| Funding type: | Grants |
| Maximum grant size: | 10.000$ |
| Funding ratio: | up to 100% |
Sectors
- Climate Change
- Environment & Natural Resources
Project Locations
Africa
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe
America
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela
Asia
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, Yemen
Pacific
Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
Description
1) Objective
The Seeds of Sustainability Fund is intended to stimulate or catalyze projects that address biodiversity loss, climate change, and environmental inequality. Ceiba has supported the protection of threatened tropical species and habitats for years through a combination of conservation programs, research, and educational outreach. We emphasize connecting people with nature, and ensuring that conservation projects genuinely listen to, are led by, and actively benefit stakeholders.
Proposals for Seeds of Sustainability funding should link to one of the following focus areas:
- Habitat and species protection, both terrestrial and marine:
- ex: establishing protected areas, conservation easements, species recovery projects, management activities (e.g., signs, trails, park guards, invasive species removal, waste management, population monitoring), projects to reduce human-wildlife conflicts, and no-take zone implementation.
- Restoration, corridors and habitat connectivity:
- tree planting, assisted regeneration, riparian and streamside restoration; coral reef, mangrove forest, or seagrass restoration, urban/suburban greenways and parks.
Improvements to agriculture that reduce habitat loss and carbon emissions, or improve biodiversity and water quality:
agroforestry and silviculture, fencing and watering tanks to keep livestock out of natural areas, organic production systems, fencerow restoration
- tree planting, assisted regeneration, riparian and streamside restoration; coral reef, mangrove forest, or seagrass restoration, urban/suburban greenways and parks.
- Environmental entrepreneurships that emphasize environmental conservation, particularly those led by women, indigenous people, or marginalized groups:
- ecotourism, beekeeping, agrotourism, sustainable packaging or production
- Technical training or education related to environment, biodiversity and sustainability:
- Communication materials and media, equipment or supplies, honoraria for experts to provide training, development of course materials
2) Eligibility
Small non-profit organizations, indigenous community groups, schools or small universities, individuals, and other types of local organizations/associations, except those engaged primarily in religious or political activities, are eligible to apply.
3) Location
Projects must be carried out in a country within the tropics, and align with at least one of Ceiba’s Conservation Priorities.
4) Budget
Anyone applying for the first time to for a Seeds of Sustainability grant may request up to $5,000 maximum. First-time grant recipients who demonstrate successful completion of their project, may be invited to join our Conservation Partner network and be eligible to apply for $10,000 (or more) annually.
5) Application
The application deadline is 1 October 2025. A full proposal must be submitted. All application templates can be downloaded at the given website.