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Research Grant Program
To Strengthen Wildlife Habitat Protection=20
The second annual Request for Proposals (RFPs) by the Wildlife Habitat =
Policy Research Program (WHPRP) will be issued on November 2, 2007 by =
the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE). The RFPs =
will be posted on the WHPRP website (http://ncseonline.org/WHPRP) and =
also distributed via email to the wildlife habitat conservation =
community (including this list). 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 =
Letters of Intent due to NCSE by December 3, 2007 (see website for =
instructions). 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 =
RFPs 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. =20
The RFPs 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
In total, the WHPRP will offer about six RFPs ranging in size from =
$100,000 to $150,000 to be conducted over 12 or 18 month periods =
beginning in April of 2008.
Please distribute this announcement to any colleague you feel may be =
interested. If you would like to be removed from the WHPRP listserv OR =
did not receive this announcement directly and would like to be added to =
the WHPRP listserv to ensure you receive our call for proposals, please =
contact Cheryl Horton at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 202.207.0007.
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Cheryl Horton
Center for Science Solutions
National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE)
(202) 207-0007
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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