Call for proposals on Biodiversity Informatics for African Freshwater and Pollinator Biodiversity.

Description

The J.R.S. Biodiversity Foundation is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for multi-year projects focused upon biodiversity data, knowledge and information services related to freshwater biodiversity and pollinator biodiversity. 

Deadline: 28 February 2019

Geographical coverage

Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Botswana, Malawi, South Africa.

Keywords

pollinator, freshwater biodiversity, informatics

Release date

23/01/2019

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The J.R.S. Biodiversity Foundation

J.R.S Biodiversity Foundation's mission is to increase the access to and the use of information for biodiversity conservation and sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa. Since 2007, the foundation has invested more than $18M in biodiversity informatics projects to: (1) collect and enhance data, (2) aggregate, synthesize, and publish data, (3) make data more widely available to potential end users, and (4) gain insights from biodiversity data to inform biodiversity conservation.

The JRS strategy is to connect data to knowledge use in domains of conservation and sustainable development where the demand for information can sustain investment in biodiversity informatics. This call for proposals supports their grantmaking programs in Freshwater Biodiversity and Resources and in Pollinator Biodiversity and Services.

General Qualifications

They will prefer projects that can grow to a larger scale or can be transferred across geographic regions or organizational and institutional contexts. Projects that hold potential to engage with, reinforce, or benefit their current projects will be preferred. Applications that demonstrate strong demand for data and ties to decision-making will be most competitive for JRS funding.

All projects must conform to the foundation’s Open Data Policy. U.S. law prohibits our financing of projects to influence legislation through advocacy or lobbying (see JRS Grantmaking).

Eligible countries are: Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Botswana, Malawi, and South Africa.

Requirements

The following requirements will ensure that your proposal aligns with JRS strategy and will be considered for funding and act as an eligibility checklist.

Types of Proposals:  The total multi-year requested grant may range from about $50,000 to about $250,000. JRS will accept three types of proposals: 1) proposals for multi-year projects,  2) proposals for planning grants for multi-year projects, and 3) proposals for JRS co-funding of biodiversity information components of existing projects.

Application Process:  All proposals that comply with the application guidelines will be considered. All proposals must be submitted using the online system. Proposals will not be accepted after February 28, 2019.

2019 Timetable for Applications:

See website for more information here.

 

Expiration date

28/02/2019

Concerned URL

http://jrsbiodiversity.org/how-to-apply/current-opportunities/2019rfp/

Source

JRS Foundation