The Denver Audubon (DA) is seeking applications for its Lois Webster Fund (LWF) to support Colorado non-game wildlife research and education projects that lead to the conservation of these non-game species.

The LWF intends to serve as a catalyst for and to partner with other organizations (conservation organizations, other nonprofit organizations, government agencies, academic institutions/schools, businesses and others) promoting Colorado wildlife research and education projects.

Projects with multiple partners are preferred. The LWF expects that most projects will focus predominantly on either research or education, but is particularly interested in proposals that include some elements of both and could lead to conservation outcomes.

Requirements

• The grantee must be affiliated with a local, state, or regional nonprofit organization, an academic institution or government agency. One individual is to serve as the contact person with the LWF.
• There must be at least one additional organization contributing to the project, and more are preferable.
• The project manager must be qualified to carry out the proposed project and have a demonstrated interest in the subject.
• The grantee must provide a brief, not to exceed one page, mid-season report by July 31, 2021.
• A final report must include the project title, date of report, names/location of the grant’s manager and organization, project objectives, what was done, results, what has been learned from the project, conservation implications for the particular species or habitat focused on, and a financial report (showing income and expenses for the project).
• An article aimed at the general public, of approximately 300 to 400 words in no smaller than 11 font size, that describes the project and includes all the components listed in #5 above, excluding the financial report, must be submitted no later than Nov. 1, 2021. Including photos is strongly encouraged.
• Grantees will be available to give a presentation on the project to a LWF/DA audience.
• The LWF funds are not to be used to cover indirect costs or overhead of the sponsoring organization(s).
• If circumstances require a change in the project outlined in the Memorandum of Understanding between the LWF and the grantee, the grantee must notify the LWF as soon as possible.
• If, for any reason, the project is postponed from the dates proposed in the grant application, the grantee must return their LWF funds by no later than September 1, 2021 and may reapply the next year, though a renewal of funding is not guaranteed.

For more information, visit Lois Webster Fund.