Research Grant Program To Strengthen Wildlife Habitat Protection
Deadline: December 3, 2007
The RFP for the second annual Wildlife Habitat Policy Research Program (WHPRP) will be issued on November 2, 2007 by the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE). The program is supported by a four year grant by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF). Application to the WHPRP is open to everyone and begins with composing a letter of interest. In total, the WHPRP will offer about six grants ranging in size from $100,000 to $150,000 to be conducted over a 12-18 month period beginning in April 2008.
Three applicants for each grant will be invited to submit full proposals to be reviewed by an independent panel of experts, who will evaluate the technical quality and practical value of each submission, managed by the American Institute for Biological Sciences (AIBS). Grants will be made only for the projects specifically defined in the RFP and will cover a variety of research areas with the general goal of improving the basis for implementation of the statutory State Wildlife Action Plans. Reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of this conservation challenge, the program will support research in law, economics, social sciences, natural sciences, and public policy.
The RFP research topics include:
* Analysis of the efficiency of land conservation spending for priority habitats
* Examining time sensitivity of priority habitats
* Evaluating hazard mitigation policy applied to coastal and floodplain habitats
* Developing a research framework for climate and wildlife habitat policy and management
* Investigating the impacts of bio-energy production on conservation of wildlife habitat
* Using State Wildlife Action Plan priorities to direct and shape policies as well as direct expenditures at multiple levels of government
To be added to the Wildlife Habitat Policy Research Program listserv or for more information, contact Cheryl Horton at 202-207-0007.
