Grants

American Turtle Observatory (ATO) 2018 Grant Application

American Turtle Observatory, a conservation and research organization based in Massachusetts, is excited to announce its 3rd annual grants program to support landscape conservation for North American freshwater turtles. We will consider small awards of $500 to $1000. Applications are due by Monday, November 27, 2017.

To Apply: Please complete the web form below, and upload a 2 page PDF proposal. In your proposal, please briefly outline your budget, timeline, and deliverables. If you have questions, please contact ATO's grants program chair. The ATO grants committee will review proposals and make a final decision by December 18th. Awards will be made on a reimbursement basis upon receipt of a final report.

Eligible Projects: Projects must advance the conservation of landscapes that are critical for the conservation of freshwater turtles in North America OR otherwise support long-term, field-based research or conservation. Headstarting projects are not eligible. Conservation projects within the following focal areas will be given special consideration:

Focal Landscapes

Examples:
I. Northeastern United States and eastern Canada
II. Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain
III. Sonoran Desert
IV. Sierra Madre Occidental
V. Chihuahuan Desert
VI. Florida
VII. Greater Antilles

Widespread Species of Concern

Examples:
I. Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta)
II. Blanding’s Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii)
III. Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata)
IV. American Box Turtles (Terrapene spp.)
V. Western Pond Turtles (Actinemys spp.)

Range-Restricted Species

Examples:
I. Caribbean/Antillean sliders (Trachemys spp.)
II. Mexican mud turtles (Kinosternon spp.)
III. Gulf map turtles (Graptemys spp.)

All proposals are reviewed and ranked by ATO's Grants Committee. Click here to view 2016 and 2017 grant recipients.

2018 Application

Part I. Contact Information

* Indicates required field

1. Name: *

Project Title *

2. E-mail: *

3. Affiliation: *

4. Address *

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City

State

Zip Code

Country

5. Please list other key project partners: *

Part II. Project Information

6. Amount requested: *

7. In 250 words or less, describe your project. *

8. Will your project occur in one of ATO's Focal Landscapes for Species Richness? *

9. Will your project benefit a widespread species in need of conservation throughout its range? If so, please choose an option below. *

10. Will your project benefit a freshwater turtle species/lineage that has a restricted extent of occurrence? If so, please identify it here. *

11. When will your project begin (mm/dd/yy)? *

12. When will your project end (mm/dd/yy)? *

Part III. Assurances

14. Have you obtained all necessary state and federal permits for your project? *

Yes No

15. Has your project received approval from an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)? *

Yes No Not sure

13. In 250 words or less, describe your experience/background that qualifies you to successfully undertake this project. *

16. Are you using a regional, standardized sampling protocol developed for your focal species? If so, please indicate here. *

17. Will any turtles be removed from the wild as part of this project? *

Yes No

Upload Proposal (2 pp PDF <20 mb) or email to lisabeth.willey@gmail.com *

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