| ReefJam Mini-Grant Application Guidelines |
| Monday, 31 August 2009 16:15 |
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St. Croix community groups, school or student organizations, civic groups, government or non-government agencies/organizations, and individuals are all invited and encouraged to apply for small grants (between $500 - $2,500/each) to fund marine-related education and conservation projects. Selected projects will be funded based on the following merits: - Project’s relevance to and support of Reef Jam’s mission “To improve St. Croix coral reef conservation efforts through community education, stewardship and conservation programs which promote positive behavior changes toward our marine environment. - Applicant’s demonstration of project effectiveness based on project description ·- Project feasibility within a 9-month period (Oct. 1, 2009- June 30, 2010). Applicant must agree to present a poster highlighting their projects achievements at Reef Jam 2010, taking place in May. Also documentation on how the grant was spent must be submitted upon completion of the project. Reef Jam Mini-Grant Application 2009 St. Croix Reef Jam Mini-Grant Program applicants will need to submit all of the following: Forms available online at www.reefjam.com (go to “About ReefJam” and select “Mini Grant Program”) - A cover letter describing the group/individual’s background and interest in pursuing marine education and/or conservation activities, including any past awards or recognition received - A complete application describing applicant’s organization, purpose and proposed project description - A budget and budget justification explaining use of received funds as well as an anticipated timetable describing when the work will be conducted Possible projects to be funded include: organizing beach/gut cleanups, designing marine themed murals, creating environmental education awareness materials, establishing youth environmental conservation groups, and more. Application deadline & submission All applications should be submitted on or by 5:00pm Friday, September 25th. Completed applications can be submitted in two ways: - By fax # (340) 778-6099 Attn: Janelle Schindler - By email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with subject “Reef Jam application” Please contact Janelle Schindler at (340) 643-6095 with questions or for more information. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ You can download the application and budget forms, as well as the application guideline below: You can either click on the bold links below to open the PDFs or you can right-click and select "save target as" to save the PDFs directly to your computer. Download Application Form Download Budget Form Download Guidelines You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to open these files. If you do not already have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, you may download it for free on the Adobe website. |