Conservation, Food & Health Foundation
Version: 1/28/08
This RFP is
intended for applicants who have submitted preliminary concept applications and
have been requested by the foundation to submit full proposals. If you have any questions, suggestions, or
comments about these instructions, even minor ones, contact the foundation at pzinn@grantsmanagement.com or
617-426-4080 x307.
Grant Round 1.
January
1 Concept Application
Deadline
March 1 Proposal
Deadline
May 25 Foundation
Grant Review Meeting
June 15 Grant
Notification Deadline
Grant Round 2.
July 1 Concept
Application Deadline
September
1 Proposal Deadline
November
25 Foundation Grant Review Meeting
December
15 Grant Notification Deadline
Overview
Incorporated in 1985, the
Conservation, Food and Health Foundation seeks to promote the conservation of
natural resources, improve the production and distribution of food, and improve
health in the developing world. The
foundation helps build capacity within developing countries in its three areas
of interest with grants that support research or projects that solve specific
problems.
The foundation supports projects
that demonstrate strong local leadership, promote professional development in
the conservation, agricultural, and health sciences, develop the capacity of
local organizations, and address a particular problem in the field. It prefers to support projects addressing
under-funded issues and geographic areas.
Geographic Focus
The foundation’s
geographic focus is the developing world.
It prefers to support organizations located in developing countries or
to developed country organizations whose activities are of direct and immediate
benefit to developing countries. The
foundation does not consider the states of the former Soviet Union or former
Eastern Bloc countries as within its geographic focus.
Fields of Interest
The Conservation, Food,
and Health Foundation supports special projects and programs of nonprofit
organizations in three primary fields of interest: conservation, food, and health. Examples of areas of interest within these
fields follow, but are not meant to be exclusive.
Conservation
Conservation grants help
improve ecological and environmental conditions in the developing world. The foundation supports field research and
related research activities, training, and technical assistance efforts that:
Ø help conserve viable
ecosystems and protect biological diversity in developing countries
Ø train local leaders in
conservation and protection of resources, with an emphasis on technical and
scientific training
Food
Food grants support
focused efforts to improve access to food for consumption in developing
countries. Areas of interest include
projects that:
Ø promote or develop
specific sustainable agriculture practices that have potential to advance
science and practice in other countries;
Ø develop new approaches
that address fuel and resource problems related to food production and
preparation in developing countries;
Ø offer targeted education
and training to small scale food producers and farmers; and
Ø advance new approaches
to control pests and diseases affecting important food crops of developing countries
Health
The foundation supports
public health programs that are preventive rather than curative in nature. It supports research, technical assistance,
and training projects that:
Ø improve public health
through community-based efforts that address health promotion, disease
prevention, and family planning; and
Ø increase the understanding
and treatment of tropical diseases
Types of Support
The foundation does not
provide general operating support. It
favors the following types of project grants:
Ø grants for research,
technical assistance, and training projects that employ and/or train personnel
from developing countries
Ø grants for pilot
projects and special programs that have potential for replication led by
organizations with strong records of accomplishments in a particular field;
Exclusions
The Conservation, Food
& Health Foundation does not provide support for:
Ø buildings or land
purchase;
Ø quantity purchases of
durable medical equipment;
Ø endowments or
fundraising activities;
Ø famine or emergency
relief;
Ø feeding or food
distribution programs;
Ø films, videos, or
web-site production;
Ø scholarships,
fellowships, or travel grants;
Ø conferences;
Ø re-granting through
intermediaries;
Ø general operating
support; or
Ø individuals
How To Apply
The foundation receives an
excessive number of applications considering the $800,000 of funds annually
available. To reduce the number of applicants turned down for lack of available
funds and to save time loss and expense to applicants, the foundation has
adopted a two-phase application system composed of a short concept application,
followed by a limited number of full proposals at our invitation. This system is screens out projects at the
concept application level, which appear unlikely to receive funding to create a
more manageable pool of applications for a thorough review from the trustees. Full proposals requested have a fair chance
of success. We must stress, however,
that an invitation to submit a full proposal should not be taken as assurance
that a grant will be made.
Requirements for a Concept
Application
Submit a copy of the concept application
available below or via e-mail or regular mail. When using e-mail, cut and paste the
application into the body of the email and identify your organization in the
subject line. The concept application
should be no longer than two pages, plus a preliminary budget of no more than
one page. The concept application must be submitted in English, and the budget
information must be translated into U.S. dollars.
Deadlines for Concept Applications
Concept application may be submitted
at any time, but must be received in the office for the FY 2008 grants cycle by
January 1 and July 1 in order to be reviewed for the foundation's May and November
meetings. In case of a weekend or holiday, the deadline is the next business
day. All applications will be acknowledged as soon as possible by e-mail, and
applicants will be informed of the foundation's decision regarding the concept
application within 30 days of the deadline.
This time frame is designed to give
each invited applicant adequate time to prepare the full proposal. Applicants
should submit only one application per review cycle.
Requirements for A Full
Proposal
After the foundation has
reviewed a concept application, proposals may be submitted at the at the
invitation of the board. A full proposal
application format will be sent with notification from the foundation inviting
a full proposal.
Eligibility
Ordinarily the
foundation limits its support to those organizations that have received a letter
of determination of tax exemption under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States
Internal Revenue Code and are "not a private foundation" under
section 509(a). However, the directors
wish to remain open to the possibility of supporting certain equivalents, such
as a domestic or foreign governmental unit or agency, or non-governmental,
foreign organization determined to be the equivalent of a 501(c)(3)
organization, which can provide secure evidence of its nonprofit status and
charitable purpose.