Grants

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: *

2. E-mail: *

3. Affiliation: *

Project Title *

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

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

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

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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