This grant is awarded to CATIE for the creation of a new Master in Conservation Practice program, building on their existing expertise in sustainable rural development education. The grant aims to develop an interdisciplinary curriculum focused on biodiversity conservation, leveraging CATIE’s successful approach in training field practitioners. The program will adapt the core components of their Master of Development Practice to offer specialized courses in conservation. Through this grant, CATIE will demonstrate their ability to address the critical need for training future conservation professionals in the LAC region. Closing date for application is August 09, 2012.
Opportunity ID: 187053
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | 2012-WWB-LAC-CATIE |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | 2012-WWB-LAC-CATIE |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Environment |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 15.640 — Wildlife Without Borders- Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | Yes |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Jul 26, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Aug 09, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Aug 09, 2012 |
| Archive Date:: | Sep 08, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 75,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $75,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $75,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | This is a single source award, the only eligible applicant is Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE). |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description:: | This Single Source Award is being made in accordance with Department of Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B(1), which allows for award without competition to an applicant who is uniquely qualified to perform the activity based on a number of criteria. In this case, CATIE is in a unique position to create a new Master in Conservation Practice (MCP), focused on biodiversity conservation, by leveraging the core components of the interdisciplinary curriculum for their Master of Development Practice (MDP), which has been in existence for over two years and is focused on sustainable rural development. The interdisciplinary, “learn through practice” approach to training field practitioners of the MDP incorporates the critical components of the program the WWB-LAC outlined in the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) to develop a graduate-level conservation training program for future conservation professionals. The curriculum for the MCP program will include the same interdisciplinary courses offered in the MDP but the MCP students will then take specific courses focused on biodiversity conservation instead of sustainable rural development. Developing and then successfully implementing the interdisciplinary approach to training future conservation professionals is a difficult challenge for academic institutions in the LAC region. CATIE has overcome many of those challenges with the MDP, and now will be able to demonstrate how it can be done with the MCP for biodiversity conservation. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 15.640 |
| Competition ID: | |
| Competition Title: | |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00134512 |
| Opening Date: | Jul 26, 2012 |
| Closing Date: | Aug 09, 2012 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Cory Brown |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
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Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.1] Attachments [V1.1] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] |
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Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.640 | PKG00134512 | Jul 26, 2012 | Aug 09, 2012 | View | Cory Brown | Organization Applicants |