New England Biolabs Foundation

Coservation, biodiversity, Sustaining cultural diversity; maintaining ecosystem services; supporting food sovereignty and economic vitality of local communities; in the marine environment, sustaining healthy reefs and fisheries.

The New England Biolabs Foundation (NEBF) is a private independent foundation whose mission is to foster community-based conservation of landscapes and seascapes and the bio-cultural diversity found in these places. Established in 1982 by the founder of New England Biolabs, Inc., the foundation supports grassroots organizations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in selected countries of Central America, South America and West Africa, as well as locally (the North Shore of Massachusetts). Occasionally, grants are also made to organizations in Tanzania and Papua New Guinea.

The Foundation supports community-based projects that seek to meet their objectives in a variety of ways: creating and/or ensuring effective management and governance of protected areas; ecological restoration involving native specie; providing enhanced and alternative local livelihoods, including sustainable agriculture and value-added products to support local economies; environmental education with focus on local culture; use of the arts and other innovative methods to convey social and environmental messages; fostering civic engagement of communities through creative facilitation and other methods of stakeholder involvement.

Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Ghana, Cameroon, North Shore of Massachusetts; only occasionally: Papua New Guinea, El Salvador and Tanzania.

Grant

Who can apply: - Grassroots and community-based organizations (CBOs), - Other non-profit, charitable organizations, - Emerging support groups

The first step in the process is to make a preliminary inquiry to the Foundation by email according to the Letter of Inquiry Guidelines. Send your e-mail inquiries [email protected]. The foundation will review your inquiry and let you know if your full-proposal is requested or if you did not pass the pre-selection.

New England Biolabs Foundation 240 County Road Ipswich, Massachusetts 01938, United States of America Tel:(+01) 978 998 7990 Fax:(+01) 978 356 3250 Jessica Brown – Executive Director, [email protected]

Ipswich

United States of America

Biodiversity, Civil society

Asia, Africa, America