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American Turtle Observatory (ATO) 2019 Grant Application
American Turtle Observatory (ATO), a tax-exempt conservation and science organization, is excited to announce its 4th annual grants program to support landscape conservation for North American freshwater turtles. Several small awards up to $1000 will be considered. Applications are due
March 15, 2019.
To Apply
: Please complete the web form below and upload a two-page proposal. In your proposal, please briefly outline your budget, timeline, and expected deliverables.
If you have questions, please contact ATO's
grants program chair
. ATO's grants committee will announce decisions by
March 29th.
Awards are made on a reimbursement basis upon receipt of a report, invoice, or receipts (as appropriate).
Eligible Projects:
Projects must advance the conservation or scientific understanding of important landscapes for freshwater turtles in Canada, Mexico, the United States, or the Caribbean.
Projects do not necessarily need to have a component directly related to turtles if they somehow further conservation objectives in priority landscapes.
Projects within ATO's
focal landscapes
will be given special consideration, as well as projects on widespread species of greatest conservation need or range-restricted lineages (species, subspecies, or disjunct occurrences).
All proposals are reviewed and ranked by ATO's Grants Committee. Click here to view grant recipients from
2016
,
2017
, and
2018
.
2019 ATO Grants Application
Part I. Contact Information
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1. Name:
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2. E-mail:
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3. Affiliation:
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Project Title
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4. Address
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Line 1
Line 2
City
State
Zip Code
Country
5. Please list other key project partners:
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Part II. Project Information
6. Amount requested:
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Please enter the total amount requested, up to USD $1000.
7. In 250 words or less, describe your project.
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8. Will your project occur in one of ATO's Focal Landscapes for Species Richness?
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None/Other
Northeastern USA/Canada
Chihuahuan Desert
Sonoran Desert
Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain
Florida
Greater Antilles
ATO has identified four landscapes on the North American continent that together support >50% of the freshwater turtle diversity of North America. Learn more at this link: http://www.americanturtles.org/focal-landscapes.html
9. Will your project benefit a widespread species in need of conservation throughout its range? If so, please choose an option below.
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None/Other
Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii)
Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta)
Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata)
American Box Turtles (Terrapene spp.)
Western Pond Turtles (Actinemys spp.)
ATO has identified six wide-ranging North American species that are of concern throughout their range and apparently benefit from landscape-level conservation planning. Learn more at this link: http://www.americanturtles.org/focal-species.html
10. Will your project benefit a freshwater turtle species/lineage that has a restricted extent of occurrence? If so, please identify it here.
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11. When will your project begin (mm/dd/yy)?
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12. When will your project end (mm/dd/yy)?
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Part III. Assurances
14. Have you obtained all necessary state and federal permits for your project?
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Yes
No
15. Has your project received approval from an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)?
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Yes
No
Not sure
16. Are you using a regional, standardized sampling protocol developed for your focal species? If so, please indicate here.
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13. In 250 words or less, describe your experience/background that qualifies you to successfully undertake this project.
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17. Will any turtles be removed from the wild as part of this project?
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Yes
No
Upload Proposal (2 pp PDF <20 mb) or email to lisabeth.willey@gmail.com
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Max file size: 20MB
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Home
Who We Are
Contact
What We Do
Focal Landscapes
Focal Species
Observatories
>
Northern Forest
Northern Appalachians
Merrimack River Valley
Florida Panhandle
Sonoran-Madrean Transition
Egmont Key
Everglades
Northern Baja California
Northern Yucatán
Puuc Hills, Yucatán
Quintana Roo
Reports
Grants
>
Grant Recipients 2016
Grant Recipients 2017
Grant Recipients 2018
Opportunities
Symposia
>
Blanding's and Wood Turtle Symposium 2016
Spotted, Blanding's and Wood Turtle Symposium 2019
Donate