CBC: Conservation Grants

CBC: Conservation Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Carolina Bird Club
Last Updated: December 01, 2025

Summary

The Carolina Bird Club offers ongoing Conservation Grants aimed at supporting the research, education, and conservation of birds and their habitats in the Carolinas. Grants are awarded for specific purposes, and recipients must obtain permission for any reallocation of funds. Applications must include detailed project plans, budgets, and identification of conservation needs, ensuring that the protection of birds and their environments is prioritized.

Overview

NOTE: Grant applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. About The Carolina Bird Club is a non-profit organization which represents and supports the birding community in the Carolinas through its official website, publications, meetings, workshops, trips, and partnerships, whose mission is: To promote the observation, enjoyment, and study of birds. To provide opportunities for birders to become acquainted, and to share information and experience. To maintain well-documented records of birds in the Carolinas. To support the protection and conservation of birds and their habitats and foster an appreciation and respect of natural resources. To promote educational opportunities in bird and nature study. To support research on birds of the Carolinas and their habitats. Conservation Grants The CBC provides grants to support research, education and conservation of birds of the Carolinas and their habitats. Grants are awarded for specific purposes. Should the recipient of a grant wish to allocate any part of the grant to a purpose other than that defined in the original application, prior permission must be obtained from the CBC Grants Committee. In the event that such permission is denied the grant monies concerned must be returned to the CBC.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. An official representative of the conservation organization should send an application which includes:Details of the purpose of the grant request; action(s) to be undertaken, species or groups of species affected, acres/units affected. Identify the conservation need of the species or group of species for which actions are proposed Detailed Budget. Project plans (with dates) as appropriate.Checks are made out to an institution or a department, not to an individual.

Ineligibility

Construction activities are generally not allowed (e.g. construction of boardwalks, viewing blinds, falconry facilities, rehabilitation facilities, etc.). However, if a construction need is determined to be beneficial to a species, group of species, or address a conservation need, the grant proposal may be considered for award.