Annotated list of funding sources - August 2002
Below is a list of foundations, corporate giving programmes, and specific funding opportunities which
may be useful for funding IAVCEI activities or IAVCEI members. To view in alphabetical order, click
on the links below.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Alternatively, click on the subject areas below for foundations which give funding in these areas.
Fellowships
International co-operation
Scientific research
Education
Developing world communities
Disaster mitigation
ADC Foundation
http://www.adc.com/About_ADC/community/overview/index.jsp
Community Connections Grants:
The foundation awards grants worldwide for projects that improve the future of society through
excellence in science and technology education or bolster telecommunication access for the
disadvantaged. Includes grants for education, including scholarships, and a ‘focus on economic
self-sufficiency’ programme. Preference is given to projects that serve diverse communities, demonstrate
a strong need and sound financial management, and have a significant impact on issues or populations
targeted. Types of support include general operating support, special projects, and capital funds. Listed
application deadlines are for letters of inquiry. Some past grants have been international, but very few are
‘global focus awards’ or involve international relief. Most grants are IT based, as this is a broadband
company. Grants are fairly small, in the region of US$5-15k. The application procedure requires an
initial letter of inquiry (which can be submitted online).
CONTACT: Veronica Theobald, Foundation Grants and Community Relations Administrator, (952)
946-3474; fax: (952) 917-0890 e-mail: Veronica_Theobald@adc.com.
The Alexander von Humbolt Foundation
www.avh.de
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is a non-profit foundation established by the Federal Republic
of Germany for the promotion of international research co-operation. It enables highly qualified scholars
not resident in Germany to spend extended periods of research in Germany and promotes the ensuing
academic contacts. This would only be useful to fund individuals with this specific need.
Alfred J Sloan Foundation
www.sloan.org
They fund a lot of science and technology research and conferences, but in very specific areas such as
astrophysics and molecular biology. They also have a programme to promote the public’s understanding
of science and technology, which involves radio/TV/ book production, and an interest in the development
of distance learning programmes (‘any time, any place learning in education for science careers’). Their
funding does not normally extend to activities outside the United States.
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The Andres Soriano Foundation, Inc.: In Profile
No web-site. Source of information: www.afphils.net
This foundation operates in the Philippines. It believes that self-help and assistance ‘assistance through
community-based change agents’ are the best solutions to socio-economic problems experienced in the
Philippines. It programmes include a community development and management programme and a
disaster response assistance project for ‘setting up of an ad-hoc quick response mechanism for
emergency and disaster situations’. It is keen on fostering co-operation between local organisations.
CONTACT: Ms. Lemia Liguaton-Simbulan (Executive Director), A. Soriano Aviation Hangar Andrew
Ave., Pasay City, Philippines. 02-831-9941, 02-831-5398 02-834-0874 asfgrp@codewan.com.ph.
Asian development Bank
http://www.adb.org/
Provides loans and technical assistance in Japan, Asia, Indonesia, Philippines etc. Assistance may only
be available to organisations in those developing countries. They have funded some disaster preparedness
projects in the past, but provide loans and technical assistance only.
Avina Foundation
www.avina.net
Based in Switzerland, this foundation works across Central and Southern America, and the Caribbean.
They have partnerships and ventures in a diversity of activities, from natural resource management and
eco-efficiency, to citizen participation and corporate social responsibility, to economic and community
development. In general they do not accept unsolicited grant applications: AVINA representatives
identify potential leaders and their projects for our sponsorship.
Ayala Foundation
www.ayalafoundation.org
Have education and environment programmes for Philippines in the Center for Social Development
division, which aims to build sustainable communities. The Foundation is ‘also working to extend the
benefits of recent technological developments to a greater number of men, women and children’.
Applications procedures (if any) are unclear.
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The Boeing Company
http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/aboutus/community/
Boeing focuses its charitable giving in four main areas: education, health and human services, culture
and the arts, and civic and environmental issues. While most contributions are made in the
communities where Boeing people work and live, on some occasions Boeing makes contributions to
organizations that operate internationally. Boeing also supports programs that stimulate sustainable
economic development. Applicants must have charitable status or be an educational organisation.
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Cable & Wireless
http://www1.cw.com/template_12.jsp?ID=cr_community_home
Cable & Wireless aim to support initiatives in the following categories:
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l   those with a specific telecommunications requirement
l   those with the goal of improving access to, or understanding of, communications
l   those linked to the theme of 'communication' in its broadest sense
preference is given to projects which have a strong focus on education, training and economic
development
l  
They mainly support telecoms projects, but also communications and disaster relief. Some of their past
projects involve the internet and education.
Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation
www.dreyfus.org
This Foundation has ‘sought to take the lead in identifying and addressing needs and opportunities in the
chemical sciences’. They make awards to academic and other eligible institutions through several awards
programs. In addition, the Foundation occasionally may make unsolicited grants at its discretion within
its general area of interest. However, there is no support for travel, conferences, individual scholarships
and fellowships, endowments, and capital constructio. Awards are made to institutions only within the
United States. There is a possibility that there may be some funding for public education – in relation to
‘chemistry of the earth’s interior’. Past areas of support include the development of curricular and
instructional materials, such as: new media; institutional enhancement of education and research; public
understanding of the role of chemistry in society, and encouragement of high school students and
teachers.
Center for disaster management and humanitarian assistance (CDMHA)
http://www.cdmha.org/
The center is based at Tulane University and University of South Florida. Its mission is ‘to facilitate
collaborative education, training, research and information and communication services between disaster
response and humanitarian assistance agencies (e.g. the military, NGOs [Non Governmental
Organisations], PVOs [Private Voluntary Organisations]).’ The Center undertakes education, training and
research in the areas of disaster management and humanitarian assistance with a focus on Latin America
and the Caribbean. ‘The CDMHA is also dedicated to the transfer of new knowledge and appropriate
technology through the university sector to improve responsiveness during times of crisis. By
facilitating, underwriting and co-sponsoring activities such as educational course development,
conferences and research projects, the CDMHA further supports disaster and crisis managers, technicians
and field personnel’.
They aim to carry out: information exchange, sponsorship of symposia and support for
investigator-initiated research projects, with three main areas of emphasis:
l   public health aspects of disasters
l   social science, disaster mitigation and development
l   application of information technology and decision science to disaster analysis.
Past projects they have funded look very relevant. Calls for proposals start in the middle of September.
Last year, approximately $600,000 is available to fund 4-6 one-year projects with budgets up to $150,000
each, including indirect costs. Applicants must submit proposals through a North or South American
sponsoring institution, including research organizations, universities, consortia, NGOs, government and
private agencies, and foundations.
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Chevron Texaco Corporation
http://www.chevrontexaco.com/social_responsibility/grant_guidelines/
The corporation supports programmes including maths and science education in schools; environmental
conservation, with an emphasis on habitat preservation, wildlife protection, and environmental education
programs. It supports communities where it does business, including the Americas (Bolivia, Canada,
Mexico, the U.S.), Europe, Africa (Angola, Scotland, Wales, Zaire), Asia and the Pacific (Australia,
China, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Papua New Guinea).
They are not currently accepting proposals while they review their grant guidelines.
The C-H Foundation
No web-site.
This is a new foundation which has not yet started making grants. It will support international
development with emphasis on children. The area of coverage will be non-UK causes. The average grant
size will be US $100,000.
CONTACT: Mr Christopher Hohn, c/o Farrer & Co., 66 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3LH, Tel:
020 7242 2022.
Christensen Fund
http://www.christensenfund.org/frame_science_program.html
The Christensen Fund provides support to institutions for major research, education and/or training
programmes in the field of conservation science. ‘Through an emphasis on the scientific process, the
Fund seeks to advance knowledge of relationships between the natural world and humans, and to assure
that this knowledge informs the public and policy-makers on the conservation of biological systems’.
They are interested in supporting:
l   Institutional research programs (not individual or single-focused projects)
Comprehensive graduate and post-graduate educational programs directed towards regions of
greatest need
l  
There are no geographic restrictions although priority will be given to regions of greatest need, especially
threatened areas with the greatest remaining biodiversity. Institutions must have charitable status and
may be non-US institutions, but partnerships or associations with USA-based non-profit organizations
are preferred.
Citigroup Foundation
http://www.citigroup.com/citigroup/homepage/fndtion
http://www.citigroup.com/citigroup/corporate/foundation/guide.htm
The foundation supports US nonprofits and nonprofits abroad where Citigroup has Citibank offices. Most
grants are community development grants to revitalize low-income neighbourhoods or educational grants
for US schools. Grant proposals are also accepted in arts and culture, health and human services, and the
environment. Types of support include operating support, capital campaigns, continuing support, debt
retirement, endowments, equipment acquisition, mortgage reduction, and building
construction/renovation. Grants to organizations in developed countries support research on critical
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issues in the global economy, education, communication among international leaders, and culture and the
arts. Grants for developing countries focus on technical assistance for development, specialized medical
training and treatment, and disaster relief efforts. Unsolicited proposals are accepted, but a favourable
decision is less likely.
Coca Cola Foundations
http://www2.coca-cola.com/citizenship/foundation_asia.html
The foundation has different branches, located in, for example, Georgia, Swaziland (for Africa), Europe,
Indonesia, Japan, Ecuador. They mainly fund education, citizenship, environment including climate
change, waste management, and environmental education (an example being volcanoes and the
ecosystem at National Park Discovery Centres). The different foundations located in different countries
have different funding priorities, which could be hopeful for funding specific projects in specific
locations. For example, in the Philippines: ’Our primary focus is on education, and the empowerment
education provides, particularly for the underprivileged. In partnership with Coca-Cola Bottlers
Philippines plants, we also provide emergency assistance to communities affected by natural disasters’.
The application process is a bit unclear. They require a proposal conforming to their guidelines and an
application form, but they do not specify whether this is common to all foundations or just the one in
Georgia, and whether all proposals need to be submitted via Georgia.
Compagnia di San Paolo
http://www.compagnia.torino.it/inglese/informazioni/default.htm
This foundation is based in Turin, but funds institutions internationally as well as locally. It pursues goals
of social good, to foster civic, cultural and economic development, and operates in the following main
sectors: scientific, economic and juridical research; education; art; preservation and valorisation of
cultural heritage and activities and of environmental assets; health; assistance to the socially deprived
categories. Most of their scientific funding is biomedical, but the Compagnia’s activities are focused on
supporting basic research and on the dissemination of scientific knowledge as well as experimenting new
technologies. Some of their past projects have been concerned with the use of ICT [Information and
Communications Technology]. They favour project-based proposals rather than general support.
Applications require an application form and an applicant profile.
Compton Foundation
www.comptonfoundation.org
Within the areas of Peace & World Order, Population, and the Environment, grants are made for the
following kinds of activities:
l   Education of the public
l   Education of policy makers
l   Education of the media
l   Advocacy and public activism
l   Demonstration projects
l   Fellowship support to selected institutions for promising young scholars
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Scholarly research in selected academic centers of excellence, with special priority given to
projects which
l  
a) are interdisciplinary
b) are policy related
c) lead to action.
Their general criteria are:
l   The sponsoring organization has demonstrated strong leadership and management capability
The proposed project has a specific focus in an area not presently supported adequately by other
sources of funding
l  
l   If relevant, the project has a sound scientific basis and there are measurable goals
l   The project is likely to make an important contribution to the field
The project is responsive to the local population, involves local people in the planning and
implementation process, and takes into account the cultural and economic impact of the project on
the local population
l  
l   The project requires a relatively modest investment in order to make a significant impact.
Their primary focus is sustainable development, and ecosystems, and most environment projects are
focussed on the US. They also fund fellowships in the field for people from developing countries (but do
not accept unsolicited proposals for these).
The Conservation, food and health foundation
http://www.grantsmanagement.com/cfhguide.html
The foundation’s purpose is to assist in the conservation of natural resources, the production and
distribution of food, and the improvement and promotion of health in the developing world. Through
grants to support research and through targeted grants to help solve specific problems, the Foundation
helps build capacity within developing countries in its three areas of interest.
The Foundation is especially interested in supporting projects which lead to the transfer of responsibility
to the citizens of developing countries for managing and solving their own problems and developing the
capacity of local organizations. Preference will be given to projects, including research projects, in areas
that tend to be under-funded. The geographic focus of the Foundation is the developing world.
Preference will be given to organizations located in developing countries or to developed country
organizations whose activities are of direct and immediate benefit to developing countries.
Cottonwood Foundation
http://www.cottonwoodfdn.org/howapply.html
The Cottonwood Foundation has a very limited amount of funding available, and says it will only award
grants to organizations that meet all four of the following criteria:
l   protect the environment
l   promote cultural diversity
l   empower people to meet their basic needs
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l   rely on volunteer efforts
The Foundation typically funds projects for which $1,000 US would make a ‘specific and concrete
difference’. Their examples of activities typically funded are: reforestation/replanting of native plant
species; land acquisition; construction of housing or buildings; purchase of tools, equipment, seeds, or
animals; conducting training/vocational workshops; developing educational materials; providing funds or
microloans for job creation; construction or repair of community water systems; ecosystem restoration;
or purchase of alternative energy equipment. They also provides funding for general support, particularly
for organizations with very small budgets.
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David and Lucile Packard Foundation
www.packard.org
The Foundation's Science Program is firmly based on the belief that scientific advances and the
improvement of the human condition are closely linked. They are committed to supporting science
projects that better our quality of life, including those that develop new ways to preserve the planet and
strengthen scientific work in other countries. Grants are awarded to support university-based basic
research, to create platforms for greater co-operation among scientists to engage in interdisciplinary
research, to develop science leaders for our future, to understand the world's oceans, and to improve
science education. There is an emphasis on international collaboration and on building capacity in
developing countries. They also support interdisciplinary science, and science for underrepresented
groups, sustainability science programme. Their lists of previous grants include grants to universities and
research institutes.
Most grants are awarded in response to calls for proposals.
Department for International Development (DFID) (UK)
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/
The Department has programmes for overseas and UK based institutions doing projects to help or raise
awareness of problems in the developing world, and for international co-operation. The specific
programmes are as follows:
Development awareness fund: Open to UK based non-profit organisations. It funds activities aimed at
promoting public knowledge and understanding of development issues. The deadline for applications is
November 2002.
Engineering knowledge and research fund: Open to UK-based research institutions and organisations,
consultants, NGOs, academic institutions and individuals, to identify and foster key policies, technology
and skills that will help poor people to escape from poverty in a sustainable way.
Humanitarian Assistance: Open to registered charities, academic institutions, companies and
inter-governmental bodies and agencies of the UN and Red Cross/Red Crescent systems. This includes
natural and technological disaster preparedness, prevention and mitigation; policy and institutional
development, including monitoring and evaluation; training and research.
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Academic partnerships: Open to UK Higher Education institutions, in partnerships with HE institutions
from Eastern Europe and Central Asian countries to deliver appropriate training in DFID priority sectors.
This includes developing new modules for existing academic courses and developing complete new
courses.
Higher Education Links Scheme (FICHE) Open to higher education and research institutions in the
UK and developing countries. The criteria are: links between institutions in UK and abroad with
well-articulated aims and a set of achievable objectives (tied to DFID targets), within a defined
time-frame, leading to a measurable output (e.g. joint research, joint publications).
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EarthWatch Institute
www.earthwatch.org
This organisation provides volunteers to assist in fieldwork for scientific research projects. 10% of
funding is for the physical sciences. In particular, Earthwatch is interested in supporting typically
under-represented groups, such as early career scientists, women in science, and developing country
nationals. Grants are provided to researchers on a per volunteer basis. Thus, award amounts depend on
the number of volunteers participating, team length, number of teams. A typical Earthwatch project fields
3 to 6 sequential teams, each consisting of 4 to 8 volunteers, over several months. Project teams normally
spend 7 to 15 days in the field. Applications must be submitted approximately 13 months before
fieldwork is to start. Earthwatch grants cover food, accommodation, and in-field transportation for the
research team (Principal Investigator(s), research staff, and Earthwatch volunteers); Principal
Investigator travel to and from the field; leased or rented field equipment; insurance; support of staff and
visiting scientists; and support for associates from the host country.
EC Poverty Reduction Effectiveness Programme (EC-PREP)
http://www.ec-prep.org
This is a programme of research which aims to make an effective link between the European
Commission and the UK Department for International Development (DFID). The objective is to enhance
the poverty impact of the EU’s development assistance and contribute to achieving the International
Development Target of halving the number of people in extreme poverty by 2015.
3.2 million Euros are available for research project funding. Grants should be spent on research projects
which link to one or more of six focal areas of the EU’s Development Policy so that recommendations
can be made about how best they can be applied to poverty reduction. The six focal areas are:
l   Trade and development
l   Regional integration and co-operation
l   Macro-economic support and equitable access to social services
l   Transport
l   Food security and sustainable rural development
l   Institutional capacity-building
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The integration of cross-cutting issues such as human rights, the environment, gender, good governance,
conflict prevention and crisis management is encouraged too. Typical grant size per research project will
be in the range of 50,000 euros to 160,000 euros. Grants can last for a maximum of two years.
Applications can come from any public, voluntary or private sector organisation within the EU carrying
out research that is related to development co-operation. This includes academic institutions, think-tanks,
consultancies, associations, networks, individual research bodies or organisations. Closing dates for
proposals are in September 2002 and January 2003. An application form is available on the web-site. The
funding appears to be solely research based, but there are possibilities for hazard mitigation.
Educational Foundation of America
http://www.efaw.org/
The foundation funds projects in education and the environment, and various other things. Institutions
applying have to be within the US, and the past projects are largely US focussed. Rather worryingly,
there is no grant history after 1998.
Environmental Defense
http://www.environmentaldefense.org/
The organisation mainly focuses on the US, US environmental problems and the role of the US in
solving global environmental problems. It aims to unite science, law and economics to help solve global
problems. Its international programme focuses on developing countries, advocating respect for the
environment and human rights in the international arena, and working with indigenous peoples and local
groups in Africa, Asia and Latin America to create sustainable and equitable development alternatives.
The International Program also conducts research and educates the public, the media, and
decision-makers. They do not give many grants, but occasionally offer mini-grants for environmental
science research projects, both to academic scientists and to NGOs. The maximum request allowed is
$15,000. Grants for scientific co-operation and public education programmes have been funded in the
past. The last deadline was March 2002, and the project areas invited differ from year to year.
EU funding for community action
http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgc/aides/forms/env03_en.htm
In this area, the EU funds action which helps to:
Prevent risks and harm to persons and property and in so doing the environment in the event of
natural or technological disasters,
l  
Increase the degree of preparedness of those involved in civil protection in the Member States in
order to improve their capacity for action in the event of an emergency,
l  
Detect and study the causes of disasters and perfect the means and methods for forecasting as well
as techniques and methods of action and immediate assistance in emergencies,
l  
Inform, educate and alert the public in order to help citizens to protect themselves more
effectively.
l  
EU funding for NGOs in Developing Countries
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http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/cgi/frame12.pl
Grants are available for projects within developing countries that are co-financed with European
development NGOs. Two types of support are offered: block grants and specific project grants. In either
case projects must seek to reduce poverty levels by helping people in developing countries to meet basic
needs, improve living conditions and reinforce their own development capacities.
Projects must be based on the local initiative of partners within the developing countries and must either
support sustainable social, human and economic development and/or offer institutional support and
development of the capacities of local structures, in particular of partner organisations within the
countries. Applicants should be based in the EU or in the developing countries, with priority given to
applications from developing countries. Countries eligible are limited to those specified as having very
low incomes. The current deadline is 28th October 2002
The main focus is on civil society issues, but there may be a possibility in the area of information sharing
and co-operation.
Exxon Education Foundation
http://www.exxonmobil.com/contributions/ef_math1.html
They have given grants for geological research in the past, but do not seem to have been active since
1998, and their primary focus is school education in the US.
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Ford Foundation
www.fordfound.org
This large foundation has a community and resource development programme, which is orientated
towards the environment and sustainable development.
In Environment and Development they help people and groups acquire, protect and improve land,
water, forests, wildlife and other natural assets in ways that help reduce poverty and injustice.
In Community Development they seek to improve the quality of life and opportunities for positive
change in urban and rural communities. The goal is to develop community-based institutions that
mobilize and leverage philanthropic capital, investment capital, knowledge and skills, and natural
resources in a responsible and fair manner.
Their programme in Human Rights and International Co-operation is primarily focussed on civil
rights and social inequality, but they have offered some general support to institutions listed in their past
grants.
The Education, knowledge and religion programme has funded some higher education grants which
have included training for development. This area may also include curriculum development or the
development of databases/information systems.
They require an initial letter of enquiry, which they prefer to receive by mail at the nearest field office.
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Fujitsu
http://pr.fujitsu.com/en/profile/community/education.html
One section is on education and international exchange. They offer an assortment of programs including
fellowships and scholarships in scientific and cultural fields at academic institutions, support for global
management training, and training in new technology. Activities in this category target a diverse
audience, ranging from mathematically talented youth to business-people to researchers, with the aim of
fostering the next generation of global leaders in business, science and technology while contributing to
local and regional development. Most of the funding is in the areas of technology or management, with
focus on Japan and the US. None of its initiatives look promising.
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GDIN Global Disaster Information Network
http://www.gdin-international.org/
This organisation, though not a foundation, has a fund for carrying out technology related projects to do
with disaster mitigation, although there are no instructions about how to apply to it, if possible. This is a
membership organisation which could be worth joining and which may provide future possibilities for
funding or pilot projects.
General Motors
http://www.gm.com/company/gmability/philanthropy/
They prefer the projects they fund to have a proven relevance to their funding priorities or areas of
operation. The targeted areas of focus are: education, health, community relations, public policy, arts and
culture, and environment and energy, with a strong commitment to diversity in all areas. They are
involved in disaster relief as part of the Global Aid philanthropy programme, but the information given
on the site asks for donations rather than offers funding.
Gottlieb Daimler- und Karl Benz-Stiftung
http://www.daimler-benz-stiftung.de
Their mission is to promote science and research to clarify the inter-relationship among humans, the
environment and technology. Programmes are quite specific and none seems particularly appropriate.
Some programmes are in scientific co-operation, but are mainly specific fellowships, for German PhDs
to work abroad and foreigners to do PhDs in Germany, in selected institutions.
Grand Circle Foundation
http://www.gct.com/gcf.asp
They claim that to date, they have donated more than $10 million throughout the world to environments,
cultures, and communities where their travellers visit. They donate to a variety of causes including the
community and the environment in Latin America, Africa and other areas. There is virtually no
information on their web-site, and no details of how to apply.
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Greenville Foundation
http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/grnville/
Projects are mainly located in the Rockies but there is an international programme and an environment
programme. Their priorities are sustainable energy and the linkage of ecosystems and economics. In
international programme they fund community development projects that enable individuals or groups to
act on their own behalf. The Foundation lends special attention to programs that seek to reduce poverty,
enable women to improve the quality of their lives, and encompass small-scale sustainable agriculture.
They don’t fund endowments or general classroom environmental education. Grants have to be applied
for through affiliated US institutions.
Guggenheim memorial foundation
http://www.gf.org/
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation provides fellowships for advanced professionals in
all fields (natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, creative arts) except the performing arts.
Fellowships are not available for students. The Foundation only supports individuals, and does not make
grants to institutions or organizations. The Foundation selects its Fellows on the basis of two separate
competitions, one for the United States and Canada, the other for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Guggenheim Fellowships are grants to selected individuals made for a minimum of six months and a
maximum of twelve months. The average amount of a Fellowship grant in 2002 was approximately
$36,638. Since the purpose of the Guggenheim Fellowship program is to help provide Fellows with
blocks of time in which they can work with as much creative freedom as possible, grants are made freely.
No special conditions attach to them, and Fellows may spend their grant funds in any manner they deem
necessary to their work. Forms need to be submitted by the candidate themselves. There are deadlines
(October and December) for the two separate competitions, and application forms are available on their
web-site.
The Guillemont Trust
No web-site.
This is a new foundation which has not yet begun to make grants. Its objects are to promote education by
making grants, loans and other payments to higher education institutions (in the UK) to create higher
education programmes to be delivered by the Internet, world wide web, digital or other television
broadcast and other distance learning technologies. (Higher education institution means one supported by
the Higher Education Funding Council for England, the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council, the
Higher Education Funding Council for Wales or the Department for Employment and Learning in
Northern Ireland).
CONTACT: Julian Gizzi, Beachcroft Wansbroughs, 100 Fetter Lane, London, EC4A 1BN, Tel: 020
7894 6556.
G. Unger Vetlesen Foundation
http://www.monellvetlesen.org/vetlesen/appguide.htm
The foundation has concentrated its grants in the fields of oceanography, climate studies and other earth
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sciences. Little information is given on the application guidelines but they fund observatories, geoscience
projects, scientific research, and make substantial donations. Requests should include a description of the
applicant, the amount requested, the use to which the funds will be put, and the time when the funds will
be needed.
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Hivos
http://www.hivos.nl/english/
They have a sustainable development programme which funds initiatives worldwide, in the countries
they specify. The most important requirements are:
l   the organisation operates in Hivos countries and regions
l   its objectives show conformity with general policy and policy priorities
Hivos provides financial support and advice to local NGO's. Hivos takes an institutional approach in
supporting organisations that enable people to stand up for their rights and that increase their access to
decision-making. Hivos feels that the world can only become a sustainable and fair place to live if more
people have access to the resources and the decision-making processes that determine their future. Hivos
wants to contribute to a sustainable and fair world by increasing opportunities for people in developing
countries and giving them greater scope to develop themselves. They work mainly in the areas of
democracy, human rights and gender, but the sustainable development section could involve education
and training of the public and policy-makers. They have also funded projects in the area of information
resources and information and communications technology.
The Homeland Foundation
No web-site, but see http://www.synergos.org/globalphilanthropy/organizations/homeland.htm
The foundation targets its giving to preserve individual rights to have a safe place to live, and for
organizations that work to preserve the earth's natural resources. It has a special emphasis on
programmes for marine conservation. Its giving primarily is on the West Coast of the U.S. and in Latin
America.
CONTACT: Glenda Menges, 412 N. Pacific Coast Hwy, Ste. 345, Laguna Beach, CA 92651-1381, USA.
Horvitz Foundation
http://www.horvitz.org/
The Horvitz Foundation seeks to enhance the quality of life through supporting focussed programs in
research, education, and the creative application of the arts and sciences. The underlying principles
centre on ‘an optimism and passion for continuing to enrich the quality of the life of the individual and
of civilisation through leveraging intelligence, creativity, and compassion’. Its five areas of concentration
are:
l   Children
l   Education
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l   Technology, Society, and the Environment
l   Science
l   The Arts
Proposals are invited in each of these areas, and are considered twice a year. For more specific details of
their interests, they request that you contact the foundation office.
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IBM
http://www.ibm.com/ibm/ibmgives/
IBM's philanthropic resources are allocated to specific projects and programmes within their targeted
areas of interest. The overwhelming majority of grants are initiated by IBM and involve multi-year
commitments. Most of their projects are technology or web-based. They have a communities in need
programme, which included a disaster relief information project, and an education programme. However,
most of their work does not stem from unsolicited proposals.
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
http://www.iadb.org/exr/
The bank focuses on Latin America and the Caribbean, mobilising funds and providing technical
assistance for the preparation, financing, and implementation of development plans and projects. Their
two main objectives are poverty reduction and social equity, and environmentally sustainable growth.
This institution provides loans and technical assistance only, and projects may have to be based in the
country itself.
International Development Research Centre
http://www.idrc.ca/
The Centre is a public corporation created by the Canadian government to help communities in the
developing world find solutions to social, economic, and environmental problems through research. The
focus is on scientific research, with support for networks of scholars, an emphasis on knowledge, and a
multidisciplinary approach to development issues. The three main areas of interest are:
l   Social and Economic Equity
l   Environment and Natural Resource Management
l   Information and Communication Technologies, or ICTs, for Development
The objects of the Centre are to initiate, encourage, support, and conduct research into the problems of
the developing regions of the world and into the means for applying and adapting scientific, technical,
and other knowledge to the economic and social advancement of those regions and, in carrying out those
objects,
l   to enlist the talents of natural and social scientists and technologists in Canada and other countries
to assist the developing regions to build up the research capabilities, the innovative skills, and the
institutions required to solve their problems
l  
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l   to encourage generally the co-ordination of international development research
to foster co-operation in research on development problems between the developed and developing
regions for their mutual benefit.
l  
IDRC directs support primarily to researchers and research institutions in the South. In this way,
developing countries generate the tools and expertise they need to develop their own solutions to the
problems they face. They suggest an initial approach to a program officer working in your field early on,
or that you send in a "project idea" in a one- to three-page letter.
International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD)
www.iicd.org
The International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) assists developing countries to
realise locally owned sustainable development by harnessing the potential of information and
communication technologies (ICTs). They focus on 'traditional' development sectors, such as education,
good governance, health, livelihood opportunities (especially agriculture) and environment. They are
currently active in 8 countries: Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Jamaica, Mali, Tanzania, Uganda and
Zambia. I am unsure whether they actually have any money available to apply for.
International Lelio Basso Foundation for the Rights and Liberation of Peoples Grants
No web-site.
The foundation awards research grants internationally to individuals in the fields of environment,
development studies, and human rights issues in developing countries. The work of the foundation
concentrates on the environment and development, industrial hazards and human rights, refugee rights,
and the rights of children and young people.
CONTACT: Elmar Altvater, President, 39-6-68801468; fax: 39-6-6877774.
No information on how you apply for their grants.
International Youth Foundation (IYF)
http://www.iyfnet.org/
IYF and its partners have supported a range of programmes and services focusing on such areas as
vocational training, health education, recreation, employment, cultural understanding and racial
reconciliation, environmental awareness, and the development of conflict resolution and leadership skills.
This might be a possibility if there was a strong youth education, development or welfare slant to the
proposal, but none of the project areas sounds exactly right.
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James and Abigail Campbell Foundation
http://www.kapolei.com/ejc/99jacf/99jacf_7.htm
Priority is given to programmes located in or serving communities in particular areas on the island of
Hawaii. The Foundation presently emphasizes the following areas:
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Youth - Programmes that address the problems of youth such as truancy, low self-esteem,
vandalism, violence and youth gangs.
l  
l   Education - Support for schools and educational programmes.
l   Hawaiian - Support for programmes that promote the welfare of Hawaiians and Hawaiian values.
They consider requests for support for special projects that are not part of an organization's ongoing
operations; programme support when unforeseen circumstances have affected the financial base of an
organization and financial assistance for equipment. The Foundation does not consider funding for:
individuals, endowments, sectarian or religious programs, loans, political activities or highly technical
research projects.
James S McDonnell Foundation
www.jsmf.org
This foundation has a 21st century science initiative, with a strand focussed on studying complex
systems. One grant has been awarded in this area on the scientific prediction of crises. They only fund
research.
JC Downing Foundation
http://www.jcdowning.org/funding/grantmaking.htm
The Foundation awards grants to non-profit organizations with explicit, identifiable needs, often funding
the early stages of a project's development. They support ‘innovative projects to empower human
capabilities and enrich our environment’. They support projects in the following areas:
l   Education and Human Development
l   Environmental Research and Preservation
l   Fine Arts
l   Sports and Athletics
l   Technology and Communications
The J.C. Downing Foundation issues project grants, not general support grants, capital campaigns, debt
retirement, or completed projects. They do not provide support for organizations that provide direct
humanitarian or disaster relief. Their previous projects include book publishing, equipment to provide
services, funding for symposia. There are no geographical limitations. They recommend submitting a
letter of inquiry prior to making a full application. Grant applications must be submitted by post with a
self addressed envelope.
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W.K.Kellogg Foundation
www.wkkf.org
The Foundation’s programming priorities have evolved over time in response to shifting opportunities
and challenges. They have funding for Latin-American, Southern African and Caribbean countries, but
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their priorities are health, local initiatives, leadership, citizen involvement and poverty reduction. They
do not accept proposals which do not closely match their announced programmes.
The Kenneth John Lee Trust
No web-site.
This is a new trust and they have not yet made any grants. Their objectives are the relief of poverty,
sickness, and distress, and the advancement of education of persons in any part of the world who are in
need as a result of natural disaster or social or economic circumstances. There is no further information
on their funding priorities.
CONTACT: Mrs Audrey Holbrook, 63 Derby Road, Bramcote, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 3GW.
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Lawrence Foundation
www.thelawrencefoundation.org
This is a relatively new foundation which has not fully clarified its priorities. It supports environmental
organisations, and disaster relief organisations, as well as education (US only) and ‘other’ (unspecific).
Applicants must be based in the US or have a representative in the US, and must be a tax exempt
organisation in the US, but the programmes may be international. They do not fund videos or
promotional material. There are twice yearly deadlines (February and August). Few grants have been
made so far – the environment ones have been conservation-related, and the disaster relief ones to Red
Cross organisations. Past grants are of the range US$5-10k, and only about 20 are made a year. They
suggest a letter of enquiry is sent initially, and they give specific items for inclusion in this.
LeBrun Foundation
No web-site, but see
http://www.synergos.org/globalphilanthropy/organizations/lebrun.htm
They fund social services, disaster and emergency relief, development, human/civil rights and conflict
resolution. Grants are made primarily for world hunger relief, international relief and development,
immigration, and refugee aid.
CONTACT: Thomas R Beecher Jr, 200 Theater Pl., Buffalo, NY 14202, USA.
Leverhulme Trust
http://www.leverhulme.org.uk/
The trust makes awards for the support of research and education. They emphasise individuals and
encompass all subject areas. Special weight is placed on: the originality of the projects; the significance
of the proposed work; the ability to judge and take appropriate risk in the project; the removal of barriers
between traditional disciplines. They do not offer funding for: core funding for institutions; contributions
to appeals; exhibitions; endowments; capital expenditure; support for conferences, workshops, symposia,
which are not directly related to research projects. They fund research projects (mainly in terms of
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research assistants) and fellowships, with a UK focus – either for UK students to go abroad or for visitors
to UK universities. The research interchange programme aims to foster and develop fields of research or
even a highly-specialised discipline where the participants can benefit from the exchange of ideas and
experience, through collaborative projects and/or by regular meetings and interchange in research
networks across different institutions. This may involve visits which can vary from relatively modest
exchanges to more elaborate networks involving groups of academics in several institutions, both within
the UK and abroad. Funding does not cover stand-alone visits, however, and it seems applicants must be
UK universities.
Libertad, inc
No web-site, but see
http://www.synergos.org/globalphilanthropy/organizations/libertad.htm
They have various projects in Latin America.
CONTACT: Kevin Callahan, Morgan Ct, 211 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016, USA.
Lifebridge Foundation
www.lifebridge.org
The Lifebridge Foundation pre-selects its grantees, and does not accept direct funding requests.
However, they accept brief letters outlining your goals and activities to introduce them to projects and
organizations. The Lifebridge Foundation ‘supports and encourages organizations and individuals, who,
through cultural, educational, and/or scientific means, are dedicated to creating bridges of understanding
among all people by bringing to realization the concepts of one humanity and the interconnectedness of
all life’. Their grants typically range from $2,000 to $10,000, and are made in the areas of:
l   Arts & Culture
l   Youth/Education
l   Environment
l   Science
l   Community Service
l   World Goodwill
l   Interdimensional
Under the science there have been some past grants (including general operating support) to scientific
institutes and associations. There have also been some humanitarian projects in the World Goodwill
grants.
Lyondell Chemical Company Contributions Program
http://www.lyondell.com/html/social/contributions.shtml
Lyondell makes charitable contributions to non-profit organizations involved with US education, the
environment, and community development. Their giving is on an international basis in areas of company
operations, including in Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore,
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Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. They seek to support organizations that benefit a broad spectrum of
people within their communities. However, they prefer to support organizations in which the company
has some direct involvement. Organizations or activities that they will consider supporting include those
that:
Benefit pre-college education either through support of schools, enrichment of the educational
experience for students, recognition and continuing education for educators or curriculum
development
l  
l   Promote conservation, environmental education and sustainable development
Encourage community sustainability, which includes projects that further solutions to community
problems.
l  
They grant support only to those organizations and activities that best meet their objectives.
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MacArthur Foundation
http://www.macfdn.org/
The Foundation makes grants through four programs:
Program on Human and Community Development supports the development of healthy individuals
and effective communities.
Program on Global Security and Sustainability focuses on international
peace and security, conservation and sustainable development, population and reproductive health,
human rights, and new governance arrangements to address the economic consequences of globalization.
The program has special initiatives in Russia and Africa that include an emphasis on improving higher
education.
General Program makes a limited number of grants each year in support of projects that advance the
broad purposes of the Foundation but do not fall within the other programs. Grants support public
interest media projects, including independent documentary film, and a changing set of special interests,
currently including gun violence prevention and communications policy. The Foundation occasionally
makes large institutional grants through the General Program.
In the General Program they support making of independent film and documentary in the United States.
However, production grants are highly competitive. Only documentary films on important social issues
are supported by the Foundation. They also support distribution, and their Outreach projects typically
help schools, colleges, and community groups make use of MacArthur documentaries for classroom
education or for community discussion and problem-solving.
Grants are occasionally awarded for projects that support the broad purposes of the Foundation, lie
outside the areas addressed by the two major topical programs, and provide timely opportunities to have
a significant impact on an important problem with a modest investment of funds. Conservation and
sustainable development are also funded, but their focus is on tropical ecosystems internationally.
Previous grants include environmental education projects. Their past grants look promising, but none of
the areas fits exactly. There seems to be considerable flexibility in the areas they will fund.
Markle Foundation
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www.markle.org
The foundation funds ICT projects in 3 areas:
l   Policy for a Networked Society
l   Interactive Media for Children
l   Information Technologies for Better Health
They also maintain an Opportunity Fund, but do not accept unsolicited proposals for this fund, except on
occasion for specific projects for which requests for proposals will be issued. The only real possibility
here is for creating interactive digital educational materials.
Mazda Foundation
http://www.mazdafoundation.org/
They fund programmes that promote:
l   Education and literacy.
l   Environmental conservation.
l   Cross-cultural understanding.
l   Social welfare.
l   Scientific research.
Preference is given to non-profit organizations that are national in scope. Their current programmes
focus mainly on youth and education fellowships, including exchanges between the US and Japan. They
meet annually, with deadlines in August.
Mex-Am Cultural Foundation, Inc.
No web-site.
Support for Mexico through cultural organizations that promote programs related to Mexican arts,
culture, and welfare assistance.
CONTACT: Andrew M. Klinger, c/o Grant, Herrmann, Schwartz & Klinger, 645 Madison Ave., New
York, NY 10022, (212) 759-2400.
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Foundation, Inc.
(also known as 3M Foundation, Inc.)
http://www.3m.com/about3m/community/index.jhtml
The foundation's goal is to help develop productive, educated and engaged citizens. The contributions
programme targets maths, science and economics education at all levels. Health and social services
grants target programs that strengthen families and youth, while reaching out with disaster relief to
people around the world. Beginning in 2001, support extends to environmental efforts that make
immediate and meaningful progress toward the sustainability of the Earth's eco-systems, but they don’t
accept unsolicited proposals in this area. Applicants have to be located in one of 3M’s communities, and
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past grants seem focussed on the US.
Monsanto Fund
http://www.monsantofund.org/
They have priority areas in environment and science education, which includes curriculum development.
They also fund grants for human needs and services and education in the communities in which
Monsanto operates – including Indonesia, the Philippines, and South America. No endowments are
offered. Applicants can be from the US or outside, but must have charitable status. They do not make
grants below US$25k. An application form is available on their web-site, and they have 2 grants cycles a
year.
Moriah Fund
No web-site.
They support pluralism, democracy, and community development in Israel; human rights, civic
participation and leadership of indigenous people, rural development, and social justice in Guatemala;
and community-based development in Washington DC only. In Latin America (principally Guatemala)
they support projects which promote sustainable development and management of natural resources,
improve the well-being of local populations, and strengthen local involvement, leadership, and
institutional development. The principal focus is the conservation of biological diversity. All inquiries
should be directed to the Washington office, and applications must include the proposal checklist to be
obtained from the foundation. The initial approach is a 2-3 page letter of inquiry. Deadlines are March
and August.
CONTACT: Mary Ann Stein, President, 1 Farragut Sq. S., 1634 I St., N.W., Ste. 1000, Washington, DC
20006, (202) 783-8488.
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NASA
http://www.earth.nasa.gov/
NASA funds research and programmes in the earth sciences, including funding for education at all levels
in the earth sciences. The actual programmes and procedures are hard to find on their web-sites, but they
are keen on the applications of research to natural disasters: ‘NASA's Earth Science Enterprise develops
innovative technologies and applications of remote sensing for solving practical societal problems in
food and fiber production, natural hazard mitigation, regional planning, water resources, and national
resource management in partnership with other Federal agencies, with industry, and with state and local
governments. Earth Science discoveries are shared with the public to enhance science, mathematics, and
technology education and increase the scientific and technological literacy of all Americans.’ Funding is
rarely considered for unsolicited proposals, and those considering them should consult with an
appropriate NASA Program Officer. For solicitations for proposals, see:
http://research.hq.nasa.gov/research.cfm.
NASA welcomes proposals from outside the U.S. However, foreign entities are generally not eligible for
funding from NASA. Therefore proposals from foreign entities should not include a cost plan unless the
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proposal involves collaboration with a U.S. institution, in which case a cost plan for only the
participation of the U.S. entity must be included. Proposals from foreign entities and proposals from U.S.
entities that include foreign participation must be endorsed by the respective government agency or
funding/sponsoring institution in the country from which the foreign entity is proposing. See
http://www.earth.nasa.gov/Introduction/funding.html.
National Geographic Society
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/research/grant/rg1.html
The society funds individuals to do scientific field research and exploration, including in geology. The
funding is only suitable for individuals.
National Lottery Community Fund – International Grants Programme
http://www.community-fund.org.uk/index2.htm
They fund projects working towards long term change in the following priority areas:
l   Education - improved primary education for the most disadvantaged girls and boys.
l   Health - improved health of the most disadvantaged people.
Natural Resources - improved allocation of natural resources to benefit the most disadvantaged
people.
l  
l   Human Rights - improved human rights for the most disadvantaged people.
Under Natural Resources, one priority is ‘reduced vulnerability to environmental shocks for the most
disadvantaged people’. They provide funding in the following geographical areas: Africa, Asia (including
the Pacific and the Central Asian Republics), the Middle East, Central and South America, the
Caribbean, Central and Eastern Europe.
Projects also have to achieve the ‘cross cutting outcomes’:
Gender and diversity - Reduced inequalities affecting the most disadvantaged women and men,
girls and boys in their access to resources, participation in decision-making processes and
exercising civil and political rights.
l  
Participation - Increased participation of the most disadvantaged people in all aspects of
development projects to ensure that benefits are long term and shared fairly.
l  
Influencing opinion - Improved responsiveness of decision and policy makers to the needs of
disadvantaged people
l  
Capacity building - Improved capacity of partner organisations, local communities and other
stakeholders to tackle the causes of poverty effectively, efficiently, and in a sustainable way.
l  
Alliances, collaboration and networks - Developed alliances, collaboration and networks at all
levels, both in the UK and overseas, to bring about sustainable development initiatives for the most
disadvantaged people.
l  
Applicants are expected to carry out a ‘situation analysis’, to identify groups at greatest disadvantage and
the issues underlying their poverty and marginalisation as well as the way they are currently dealing with
their situation. They expect it to involve members of the community, project partners and other
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stakeholders. Applicants are required to work with local partner organisations. The application process is
complicated.
National Science Foundation (NSF)
www.nsf.gov
The areas funded look extremely promising, the main problem being is that funding is very US focussed.
They have international co-operation programmes and programmes in the geosciences and environment.
Their funding deadlines vary depending on the programme. Most disaster mitigation research is funded
by the National Science Foundation. International co-operation is funded under Division of International
Programs (INT). It ‘contributes to NSF's mission by promoting new partnerships between U.S.
investigators and their colleagues in other countries, or new cooperative projects between established
collaborators. Such activities may be in any field of science and engineering research and education
supported by NSF.’ ‘Projects supported by INT are based on direct cooperation between the U.S. and
foreign investigators. Joint projects must be designed to achieve substantial mutual scientific benefits’.
Funding for education and fellowships are for US researchers to spend time in other countries, not vice
versa.
NATO – Funding for Catastrophe Research
http://www.nato.int/science/e/russia/info.html
A program of scientific and technological co-operation between NATO and Russia has recently been
developed under the NATO-Russia Joint Science Technological Cooperation agreement. Funding has
been made available for research in three areas, one of which is "Forecast and Prevention of
Catastrophes: Safety in Natural and Industrial Aspects."
The goal of NATO and the Ministry of Industry, Science and Technology of the Russian Federation is to
develop tools and knowledge that will:
Decrease vulnerability and impacts of catastrophic events on natural, social, economical, and
technical systems; and
l  
l   Improve forecasting and enhance management of risks for these complex systems.
Specific opportunities include research and new applications in hazard identification, risk analysis, and
risk reduction. ‘The increasing complexity of technological systems and the increasing vulnerability of
human beings and society, leads to the need for better methods for forecast, prevention and mitigation of
natural and technological disasters. What is needed is a strategy for development of a culture of risk,
science and education.’ Areas of interest are:
Further development of risk analysis approaches for complex systems, urbanized and industrial
areas.
l  
l   Development of international databases for disasters and accidents.
l   Development of tools for life cycle safety in industry.
Human factor and safety management systems, acknowledging differences in culture and
organizations.
l  
l   Enabling easy access by safety professionals to state-of-the-art methods, data, and computer codes,
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and making use of Internet technology.
l   Legal and institutional aspects.
l   Cultural, economic, and social dimensions of disasters.
Development of internationally accepted criteria for risk evaluation and assessment, and a
common vocabulary for risk sciences and applications.
l  
Development of broad perspectives on implications of catastrophes and global change on national
and international mechanisms for cooperation and policy development.
l  
l   Cooperative developments in disaster medicine, methodology and technologies.
Development of the new and improving the existing means and methods of monitoring and
forecasting of disasters.
l  
To apply for support, an application form should be submitted jointly by scientists from Russia and one
or more NATO countries. The deadline for receipt of applications is September 15, 2002.
The Nippon Foundation
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/
The foundation is providing aid to projects that fall under one of the following four major categories:
l   public welfare in Japan
l   voluntary programs in Japan
l   maritime and ship-related projects
l   overseas co-operative assistance.
Under the category of overseas co-operative assistance, they especially favour cross-border, transnational
activities; local and regional undertakings that may fall outside the reach of the public sector or other
donor agencies; and initiatives to tackle pressing issues and long-range or persistent problems that
require prompt and systemized care. Grants are given to programs planned and conducted by overseas
non-profit organizations in such areas as basic human needs, human resources development, and
promotion of international co-operation.
The funding areas are:
Improvement of Basic Human Needs - Initiatives to assist people throughout the world to meet
their basic human needs, and to contribute to the improvement of human welfare through programs
in such areas as health care, support of disabled persons and those who are socially vulnerable,
agricultural development, population issues, community development, refugee aid, and disaster
relief. Projects comprising novel ideas, approaches, and technology, as well as those that involve
multilateral undertakings, such as south-south cooperation, will receive higher priority.
l  
Human Resources Development - Initiatives to foster a new generation of professionals, scholars,
and students with a strong potential for future leadership. We support training and educational
programs designed and executed by non-profit organizations and institutions of higher education.
Our intention is to promote the formulation of an international network of professional people with
shared goals and concerns.
l  
l   Promotion of International Collaborative Undertakings - Initiatives to foster cooperative
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approaches that meet the changing needs of the global community. We support cultural, social, and
intellectual exchanges and collaborative undertakings which contribute to the development of
greater mutual understanding and cooperative mindset in order to bring about social changes.
Proposals are accepted from overseas non-for-profit organisations, which may include research
institutions. There are no deadlines. Initial letters of inquiry or initial applications are recommended to
check whether the project can be supported. These can be submitted by fax, but actual applications and
covering letters must be sent by mail.
They appear to be quite broad about what is funded, and it includes research. General assistance is less
likely, but there are opportunities for educational projects, disaster mitigation, and international
cooperation.
Nuffield Foundation
www.nuffield.org
They normally make grants only to UK organisations, and support work that will be mainly based in the
UK, although they welcome proposals for collaborative projects involving partners in European or
Commonwealth countries. They have education programmes, including in science and technology, and
they support curriculum development, especially for 5-19 year olds. They also have a Commonwealth
programme for projects involving eastern and southern Africa, aiming to contribute to the improvement
of education, health and social welfare in these countries and to promote links between the UK and these
countries. It does this by funding innovative and well-defined projects that involve collaboration between
UK and overseas organisations in both their design and implementation. A key aim of these projects is
the development of expertise and experience of practitioners and policy makers.
There is also an Open Door programme for proposals of exceptional merit for research projects or
practical innovations outside its special areas of interest, or to projects that span areas of interest. These
must have some bearing on their widest charitable object - 'the advancement of social well-being'.
Subjects of interest include, but are not limited to: work on poverty, disadvantage, social welfare,
disability, and work that crosses boundaries between our areas of special interest (for instance, learning
and social provision; law and society; science and education).
Outline proposals must be submitted for consideration initially. Projects may be research or development
projects, and they have to be innovative and widely applicable.
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The Olive Bank Charitable Trust
No web-site.
A new trust whose objectives are to assist in the provision of research and instruction in the humanities
and sciences and other spheres of useful learning and knowledge. No further information is available as
yet, but it is possible that giving is limited to the UK.
CONTACT: Mr M. Evans, Burges Salmon, Narrow Quay House, Narrow Quay, Bristol, BS1 4AH.
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Payson Center
http://payson.tulane.edu/about/
The Payson Center for International Development and Technology Transfer was formed to explore the
impact of information technology (IT) on education and development processes at all levels. It is
attached to Tulane University. They have a number of partners, and it is likely that they don’t give out
funding, but are probably receiving it.
Public entity risk institute (PERI)
http://www.riskinstitute.org/
The Public Entity Risk Institute's mission is to serve public, private, and nonprofit organizations as a
dynamic, forward thinking resource for the practical enhancement of risk management.
PERI's goals are to:
Facilitate the development and delivery of education and training on all aspects of risk
management for public and private [particularly small nonprofit organizations and businesses]
entities.
l  
Serve as a resource center and clearinghouse for risk management, environmental impairment
liability, and disaster management.
l  
Operate an innovative, forward-looking grants and research program in risk management,
environmental impairment liability, and disaster management.
l  
I am unsure whether it can relate to organisations more widely than the US. Their current areas of
interest, which don’t look promising, are:
l   Workers Compensation
l   Employment Practice Liability
l   Law Enforcement Liability
Bringing risk management practices to small public, private, and nonprofit organizations that do
not have a risk manager.
l  
l   Responding to the Threat of Terrorism
l   Energy Liability
l   Managing Technology Risks
Public Welfare Foundation
www.publicwelfare.org
Grants are given primarily to grassroots organizations in the US and abroad (though more than 90% of
funding goes to the US), with emphasis on the environment, health, population and reproductive health,
the disadvantaged elderly, disadvantaged youth, criminal justice, human rights and global security, and
community economic development and participation. Projects must serve low-income populations, with
preference to short-term needs. The most useful looking programme is community economic
development and assistance, which is: ‘dedicated to supporting organizations that provide services to
disadvantaged populations and work for lasting improvements in the delivery of services that meet basic
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human needs. Grants have been awarded in the areas of criminal justice, disadvantaged elderly and
youth, environment, population, health, community and economic development, human rights and
technology assistance’. They also have an environment programme which includes sustainable
development and health risks. Initial requests to the Foundation should come in the form of a letter of
inquiry. Where a letter of inquiry indicates a sufficient connection to Foundation funding priorities, the
Foundation will request a full proposal.
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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc
www.rbf.org
Its mission is to promote the well-being of all people through support of efforts in the US and abroad that
contribute ideas, develop leaders, and encourage institutions in the transition to global interdependence.
They aim to counter world trends of resource depletion, conflict, protectionism, and isolation which
threaten cooperation, equitable trade, economic development, stability, and conservation.
The Global Security programme seeks to contribute to the emergence of a more just, sustainable, and
peaceful world by improving the cooperative management of transnational threats and challenges.
Grantmaking currently focuses on building strong domestic constituencies for cooperative international
engagement and promoting transparency and inclusive participation in transnational policymaking.
None of their programmes fits IAVCEI aims, focussing mainly on advocacy, economic security,
environment/conservation, US education. There is a possibility in their support for the non-profit sector,
where their goal is to ‘promote the health and vitality of the nonprofit sector, both nationally and
internationally, particularly in those regions of the world where the Fund is engaged in other aspects of
its program’. For this section of their programme they only operate in the US, East and South-East Asia,
and the Russian far east.
There is no application form, and you can apply throughout the year. They suggest submitting a
preliminary 2-3 page letter of enquiry.
Rockefeller Foundation
www.rockfound.org
Their strategy focuses explicitly on the challenges faced by poor and excluded people and affirms their
assumptions that:
For the Foundation's strategies to be most effective, poor and excluded people should have a voice
in the process
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The poor and excluded people themselves should participate in researching, planning and doing
the work
l  
The Foundation has a commitment to the promotion of science and technology to help enrich the lives of
poor people. The foundation has made several grants to crisis management initiatives, for example a web
portal for resources. They have also given grants for raising awareness of scientific issues, for example
biotechnology. Such grants are mainly in the developing world section, under Global Inclusion Initiative.
The Global Inclusion programme makes grants in: transnational communities; peace, justice and
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security; intellectual-property rights; trade and development; labour conditions globally; and science in
the service of the poor.
No grants or loans are made to individuals, local hospitals, churches, or welfare agencies, building and
operating funds, altruistic movements involving private profit, or actions aiming to influence legislation.
General institutional support or endowment are not normally provided. Organizations should send a short
letter of inquiry addressed to the director of the subject area of interest, and they can also be submitted by
email. Letters of inquiry should briefly describe the purpose of the project for which funds are being
requested; the issues the proposed project will address; information about the organization; estimated
budget and period for which funds are being requested; and qualifications of key personnel involved in
the project.
Rotary Foundation
http://www.rotary.org/foundation/programs.html
Rotary's mission is the achievement of world understanding and peace through local, national, and
international humanitarian, educational, and cultural programs. They have funded disaster relief projects
before, including a volcano programme, and funding is worldwide. Current programmes include
polioplus, a humanitarian programme, and an education programme (exchanges and grants for people to
study abroad).
However, grants must be initiated and administered by local Rotary clubs and districts, and the
administrative structure is complex.
The Royal Society - International Grants Programme
www.royalsoc.ac.uk
Grants are made for scientific research visits to and from the UK. Grants are for individuals and the main
criteria are the quality of the individual and the proposed scientific research. Grants provide for
accommodation and subsistence costs, and some will also include the cost of international airfare. Study
visit grants, fellowship grants and joint project grants are available. Scientists must be of PhD or
equivalent status. Schemes differ between countries, and there are specific eligibility requirements for
certain schemes in relation to nationality and country of residence. Overseas scientists may apply direct
to the Society, through the Society's partner organisations overseas where formal exchange arrangements
exist, or the UK host may apply for grants for visiting colleagues.
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Shailesh & Kalpa Mehta Charitable Foundation
No web-site.
Their giving primarily for education, fine arts, disaster relief, historical preservation, and community
development. Initial approach is by letter.
CONTACT: c/o Providian Financial, 201 Mission St., 28th Fl., San Francisco, CA 94105.
Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah Charitable Trust
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No web-site.
A new trust, with unspecific objectives and priorities. They suggest they will fund general charitable
purposes, but in particular the alleviation of poverty in the poorest countries of the world and the
provision of disaster relief in such countries, especially for orphans and widows.
CONTACT: Guy Greenhous, c/o Radcliffes, Solicitors, 5 Gt. College Street, Westminster, London,
SW1P 3SJ.
Shell Foundation
www.shellfoundation.org
Their Sustainable Communities Programme supports projects worldwide that strengthen the abilities of
marginalised and vulnerable communities and groups to manage their own futures, adapt to economic
and social change, and benefit from national and international economic opportunities, while maintaining
their individual cultures and environments. They also have a sustainable energy programme. Their
communities programme does not support disaster or humanitarian relief initiatives; educational
scholarships; sponsorship of individuals and families; welfare activities; and initiatives that are primarily
focused on research (but action-oriented research can be included). They are not considering proposals
this year while they review their programme.
The Sir George Martin Music Foundation
No web-site
This foundation gives to charitable purpose for the people of Montserrat, and the promotion of musical
achievement through formal education and practice. It was specifically set up after the volcanic eruption
of 1997, to distribute the proceeds of a concert arranged by George Martin.
CONTACT: Martin Goodwin, Taylor Johnson Garrett, Carmelite, 50 Victoria Embankment, London,
EC4Y 0DX. Tel: 0207 3007000.
Sir Halley Stewart Foundation
http://www.sirhalleystewart.org
The Trust has a Christian basis and is concerned with the development of body, mind and spirit, a just
environment, and international goodwill. To this end it supports projects in religious, social, educational
and medical fields. The Trust aims to promote and assist innovative research activities or developments
with a view to making such work self-supporting. It emphasises prevention rather than alleviation of
human suffering.
In ‘Social and Educational’, applications are welcomed for research and innovative development projects
which will have a direct impact on the conditions of a particular group of people, as well as having wider
implications. They are particularly interested in:
Projects which attempt to prevent and resolve conflicts and increase understanding within families
and across racial, cultural, class, religious and professional divides.
l  
l   Projects which involve resolution and reconciliation.
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l   Projects which attempt to help people 'move beyond disadvantage' - and its consequences.
Projects which address the needs of people, especially the young and elderly, which are not met by
statutory services but are nevertheless serious.
l  
Small-scale projects overseas, particularly in Africa, which are aimed at community
development.
l  
Grants are normally given in the form of a salary. They prefer to support innovative and imaginative
people, often promising young researchers. There is no application form; you must write for guidance
notes, but may telephone to discuss suitability. They do not support general running costs, capital costs
or travel grants.
The Starr Foundation
http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/starr/
The Foundation currently has assets of approximately $5 billion, making it one of the largest private
foundations in the United States. It makes grants in a number of areas, including education, medicine and
healthcare, public policy, human needs, culture and the environment.
There is no formal application, but the Foundation prefers to receive a cover letter explaining the terms
of the grant proposal, a budget for the project for which funding is sought, the grant seeker's latest
audited financial statements, a list of other major financial supporters (current or anticipated) and a list of
the grant seeker's board members (and their affiliations, if any). They will not fund organizations that
spend more than 25% of their annual expenses on administration and fundraising. The Foundation rarely
funds overseas organizations without U.S. tax-exempt status. Grant proposals and inquiries may be
directed to grants@starrfoundation.org.
The foundation funds mainly in the state of New York, particularly in education and human needs,
though there are some education fellowships offered, mainly in the US. International grants are made
mainly in area of public policy.
Stichting DOEN
www.doen.nl
Funded by a Dutch Lottery. Stichting DOEN provides subsidies to organisations working in the fields of
environmental and nature preservation, development cooperation, legal protection, the reception of
refugees, sports, culture, and well-being. Environmental and refugee projects are supported within the
Netherlands and abroad. Past projects are mainly related to refugees, Dutch children, the environment,
and sustainable coffee growing. They are a bit unspecific about what they will fund, but are not keen to
fund educational activities, scientific research or conferences. They particularly favour projects with
business input.
The Summit Charitable Foundation
They give funding for integrated approaches to population stabilization, environmental protection,
conservation and sustainable development. Areas of interest include improving reproductive health and
family planning services; enhancing educational, economic, and political opportunities for women;
building links between population and environment issues through field-based programs, research, and
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policy; and promoting the preservation of biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean. No grants are
made to individuals, or for freestanding conferences, film and video projects or basic research.
They are not currently considering requests for funds as they are revising their guidelines.
CONTACT: Victoria P. Sant, President, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Ste. 1000, Washington, DC
20006, (202) 912-2900.
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Teck Cominco American Incorporated Corporate Giving Program
www.teckcominco.com
Teck Cominco American makes charitable contributions to nonprofit organizations involved with
geology and on a case by case basis. Support is given in the US. General and operating support is given,
and in-kind gifts.
Terres des Hommes Foundation Grants
No web-site
The foundation was established to promote sustainable economic growth in less-developed countries,
with preference given to problems of drought and children in distress. Grants are awarded in Switzerland
and internationally to individuals and to organizations.
CONTACT: Olivier Nordmann, Manager, 41-21-653666; fax: 41-21-6536677 Terres des Hommes
Foundation, PO Box 912, Lausanne 9 1000, Switzerland.
Tesoro Corporation
http://www.tesoropetroleum.com/guidelines.html
Their programmes focus on the environment and education. Contributions are generally limited to
locations where the company has significant operations. Contribution requests should demonstrate the
organization's tax-exempt status, a summary of the activity/project, and information about the
organization. They operate in: San Antonio, Alaska, California Bay Area, Hawaii, Houston-Gulf Coast,
North Dakota-Northern Great Plains, Salt Lake City-Intermountain, Washington State-Anacortes and
Seattle Metro.
Texaco
www.texaco.com
They fund education (especially science education) and indigenous culture in the areas in which they
operate (including South America and the Caribbean). They are currently not accepting unsolicited
proposals while they review their guidelines.
Tinker Foundation Inc
http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/tinker/index.html
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Their focus on Latin America, Spain and Portugal, and more recently the Foundation has included in its
mandate the support of projects concerning Antarctica. They are a small foundation with limited
resources so only a small number of eligible requests can be funded. The foundation will not consider
requests for annual fund-raising appeals; support for building construction or major equipment
purchases; individual research; funding of health or medical issues; production costs for film, television
and radio projects; arts and humanities projects including art museum collections and exhibits;
endowments, and general operating support.
The Foundation funds projects addressing environmental policy, economic policy or governance issues.
Projects should have a strong public policy component, offer innovative solutions to problems facing
these regions, and incorporate new mechanisms for addressing these programmatic areas. Activities may
include, but are not limited to, research projects and conferences related to the Foundation's areas of
interest. There is very little information on their web-site.
The Toyota Foundation
http://www.toyotafound.or.jp/etop.htm
They have a programme of research grant, both individual and collaborations. They tend to be focussed
on Japan, but priority is given to international projects in which researchers from different cultural
backgrounds or disciplines come together with a shared perception of a problem to collaborate on
research whose results can be expected to have a discernible social impact.
There is also a programme of citizens’ projects which supports educational, environment and welfare
projects, but it seems you have to be Japanese to run one of these. They also fund South-East Asia
research projects, which include cultural and development projects, but funding is for nationals of these
countries. They also have foundation initiative grants for smaller exploratory projects, but these are only
developed by the foundation themselves. They only accept applications at certain times of the year, with
nothing currently open.
Toyota Motors Philippines Foundation, Inc.
No web-site.
The foundation established and operates a nonstock and nonprofit foundation that initiates, promotes,
develops, manages, operates, and maintains programs, plans, and projects for the scientific,
technological, educational, health, cultural, and economic advancement of the Filipino people.
CONTACT: Km. 15 West Service Road, South Superhighway, Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines,
Tel: (63) 2-823-9707, 824-8072 Fax: (63) 2-824-4735
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United Nations Environment Programme
http://www.unep.org/
They are involved in risk assessment and early warning for natural disasters. The web-site does not make
it clear whether they have funding to apply for.
Unocal Foundation
http://www.unocal.com/responsibility/01cr_report/framework.htm
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This is an energy company, involved in geothermal energy, and operating in Indonesia and Philippines
among other areas. They are active in disaster relief, but it is not clear what funding they have available.
Last year they issued a call for proposals but there does not appear to be one this year.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
www.usaid.gov
They are involved in a variety of humanitarian and sustainable development projects globally, including,
for example, Indonesia and the Philippines. Some projects are disaster mitigation ones. Funding is
obtained mostly by submitting applications for programmes they solicit. There is a large list of these on
their web-site at http://www.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/solicitation/
Their Office of Private Voluntary Cooperation (PVC) offers programmes specifically targeted to a
subsector of the "non-profit" organizations - U.S. Private Voluntary Organizations (PVOs). PVC
provides direct support to efforts made by the U.S. PVO community and by its local partner
non-governmental organizations (NGO) to address critical needs in developing countries and emerging
democracies. The primary way PVC supports its mission is through the competitive grant programs it
administers. If you are a PVO and would like to work with PVC or USAID overseas, you must register
with USAID. Non-profit organizations based outside the United States should contact the USAID
mission in the country they are interested in working. For a complete listing of the USAID missions see:
http://www.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/osdbu/guide10a.htm.
They have a Sourcebook about getting results orientated assistance from them. Procedures are
complicated, with many different programmes, some of which they solicit.
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Wallace Global Fund
www.wgf.org
In general, the Fund does not support activities whose impact is restricted to a single country. Preference
is given to activities that are likely to lead to broad policy changes, or those that leverage substantial new
public or private resources. They favour activities that utilize market mechanisms for future financial
sustainability. The Fund encourages collaborations involving multiple NGOs and those with an
interdisciplinary approach, particularly activities that utilize the combined resources of the public and
private sectors.
Their priorities are in accountability, population control, and changes in consumption and production,
with programmes in either environment or population. They also support selected projects that lie outside
traditional programme guidelines but which the Fund believes support and advance overall progress
toward global sustainable development. The Fund welcomes innovative and cross-cutting proposals of
global significance which work to engage diverse constituencies, increase public awareness through
creative media and communications, encourage international cooperation and collaboration, and/or
strengthen capacity within institutions. The Fund awards grants for general operating expenses,
multi-year support, and the cultivation of public intellectuals and policy leaders.
The Wallace Global Fund supports public charities or their equivalents throughout the world. In general,
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grants are not made to/for: individuals, universities, for-profit organizations, endowments, capital fund
projects, scholarships, conferences, books/magazines, building construction, or travel (not including
project-related travel). The Fund does not support film or video projects.
They recommend a 3 page concept paper and inquiry letter is submitted prior to a full proposal. Many
past grants are economics or advocacy focussed, but some involve information, public education and
outreach projects. They have supported a very wide variety of institutions in the past. This is one of the
only foundations that provides general operating support.
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
http://www.hewlett.org/
They are not accepting new letters of enquiry for 2002, but there are some promising programmes in the
environment section, including science policy and economics, and sustainable development. Primarily
this part of the programme is restricted to the US West, including Hawaii and Alaska.
WM Keck foundation
www.wmkeck,org
The primary interest of the W. M. Keck Foundation continues is support for exemplary scientific,
engineering, and medical research programs at accredited universities and colleges throughout the United
States. They do not consider applications from individuals or departments, and respond only to central
priorities as identified and submitted by the institution's chief executive officer. Most colleges and
universities have official liaisons in the central development office through whom all applications are
co-ordinated. They give funds to US universities only.
World in Need
www.world-in-need.org.uk
World in need funds ‘social entrepreneurs’, who are defined as: ‘Social entrepreneurs are not creating
personal or shareholder wealth. They are driven by a high regard for social justice to make the world a
better place. They use the skills and disciplines of enterprise to build long term, sustained improvements
in the lives of ordinary people – particularly the excluded and most disadvantaged. They are imaginative
risk-takers. They are people of vision who know how to communicate, network and gather resources’.
Their priorities are:
l   A focus on innovative ideas
l   backing key people by investing in the early stages of a new venture
l   promoting viability within three years
recognising the importance of adding value beyond finance with a blend of governance,
management, advice and networking
l  
World Learning
www.worldlearning.org
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Their international development and training division (PIDT) specializes in developing the skills and
potential of individuals and institutions in all regions of the world. PIDT's activities include the
facilitation of effective NGO management, democratic participation, education policy reform, sectoral
development, journalism and media, and social advocacy. They have an institutional capacity building
programme for NGOs. World Learning administers several subgrant programs to afford institutions the
funds and resources necessary to increase their effectiveness and impact. World Learning's efforts have
proven successful in Africa, Asia, and Central and Eastern Europe, and have benefited several hundred
NGOs, associations, and other social- service groups. They mostly do education, training and exchange,
with its international projects mostly to be carried out in partnership with USAID. It is unclear how or if
you can apply for funding.
Worldspace Foundation
www.worldspace.org
WorldSpace Foundation works with international, national, and local civil society organizations to
produce and deliver vital and relevant social development and education programs to disadvantaged
communities in Africa and the Asia-Pacific region, using innovative information and communications
technologies. Their activities are mainly limited to providing radio and satellites equipment and
multimedia in Africa.
World Wide Welfare (WWW)
No web-site.
Their objectives are to fund general charitable purposes in particular but without prejudice to:
Relieve poverty, distress or suffering (including starvation, sickness or any physical disability or
affliction) and primarily when arising from any public calamity whether natural or man-made.
l  
l   Promote education.
Assist in the preservation, conservation and protection of the natural environment for the public
benefit.
l  
CONTACT: Dr Bayan Kahdm Alaraji, Chairperson, 124 Wandle Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 6AE.
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Fellowships
The Alexander von Humbolt Foundation
www.avh.de
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is a non-profit foundation established by the Federal Republic
of Germany for the promotion of international research co-operation. It enables highly qualified scholars
not resident in Germany to spend extended periods of research in Germany and promotes the ensuing
academic contacts. This would only be useful to fund individuals with this specific need.
Compton Foundation
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www.comptonfoundation.org
Within the areas of Peace & World Order, Population, and the Environment, grants are made for the
following kinds of activities:
l   Education of the public
l   Education of policy makers
l   Education of the media
l   Advocacy and public activism
l   Demonstration projects
l   Fellowship support to selected institutions for promising young scholars
Scholarly research in selected academic centers of excellence, with special priority given to
projects which
l  
a) are interdisciplinary
b) are policy related
c) lead to action.
Their general criteria are:
l   The sponsoring organization has demonstrated strong leadership and management capability
The proposed project has a specific focus in an area not presently supported adequately by other
sources of funding
l  
l   If relevant, the project has a sound scientific basis and there are measurable goals
l   The project is likely to make an important contribution to the field
The project is responsive to the local population, involves local people in the planning and
implementation process, and takes into account the cultural and economic impact of the project on
the local population
l  
l   The project requires a relatively modest investment in order to make a significant impact.
Their primary focus is sustainable development, and ecosystems, and most environment projects are
focussed on the US. They also fund fellowships in the field for people from developing countries (but do
not accept unsolicited proposals for these).
Gottlieb Daimler- und Karl Benz-Stiftung
http://www.daimler-benz-stiftung.de
Their mission is to promote science and research to clarify the inter-relationship among humans, the
environment and technology. Programmes are quite specific and none seems particularly appropriate.
Some programmes are in scientific co-operation, but are mainly specific fellowships, for German PhDs
to work abroad and foreigners to do PhDs in Germany, in selected institutions.
Guggenheim memorial foundation
http://www.gf.org/
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation provides fellowships for advanced professionals in
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all fields (natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, creative arts) except the performing arts.
Fellowships are not available for students. The Foundation only supports individuals, and does not make
grants to institutions or organizations. The Foundation selects its Fellows on the basis of two separate
competitions, one for the United States and Canada, the other for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Guggenheim Fellowships are grants to selected individuals made for a minimum of six months and a
maximum of twelve months. The average amount of a Fellowship grant in 2002 was approximately
$36,638. Since the purpose of the Guggenheim Fellowship program is to help provide Fellows with
blocks of time in which they can work with as much creative freedom as possible, grants are made freely.
No special conditions attach to them, and Fellows may spend their grant funds in any manner they deem
necessary to their work. Forms need to be submitted by the candidate themselves. There are deadlines
(October and December) for the two separate competitions, and application forms are available on their
web-site.
Leverhulme Trust
http://www.leverhulme.org.uk/
The trust makes awards for the support of research and education. They emphasise individuals and
encompass all subject areas. Special weight is placed on: the originality of the projects; the significance
of the proposed work; the ability to judge and take appropriate risk in the project; the removal of barriers
between traditional disciplines. They do not offer funding for: core funding for institutions; contributions
to appeals; exhibitions; endowments; capital expenditure; support for conferences, workshops, symposia,
which are not directly related to research projects. They fund research projects (mainly in terms of
research assistants) and fellowships, with a UK focus - either for UK students to go abroad or for visitors
to UK universities. The research interchange programme aims to foster and develop fields of research or
even a highly-specialised discipline where the participants can benefit from the exchange of ideas and
experience, through collaborative projects and/or by regular meetings and interchange in research
networks across different institutions. This may involve visits which can vary from relatively modest
exchanges to more elaborate networks involving groups of academics in several institutions, both within
the UK and abroad. Funding does not cover stand-alone visits, however, and it seems applicants must be
UK universities.
The Royal Society - International Grants Programme
www.royalsoc.ac.uk
Grants are made for scientific research visits to and from the UK. Grants are for individuals and the main
criteria are the quality of the individual and the proposed scientific research. Grants provide for
accommodation and subsistence costs, and some will also include the cost of international airfare. Study
visit grants, fellowship grants and joint project grants are available. Scientists must be of PhD or
equivalent status. Schemes differ between countries, and there are specific eligibility requirements for
certain schemes in relation to nationality and country of residence. Overseas scientists may apply direct
to the Society, through the Society's partner organisations overseas where formal exchange arrangements
exist, or the UK host may apply for grants for visiting colleagues.
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International co-operation
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
www.packard.org
The Foundation's Science Program is firmly based on the belief that scientific advances and the
improvement of the human condition are closely linked. They are committed to supporting science
projects that better our quality of life, including those that develop new ways to preserve the planet and
strengthen scientific work in other countries. Grants are awarded to support university-based basic
research, to create platforms for greater co-operation among scientists to engage in interdisciplinary
research, to develop science leaders for our future, to understand the world's oceans, and to improve
science education. There is an emphasis on international collaboration and on building capacity in
developing countries. They also support interdisciplinary science, and science for underrepresented
groups, sustainability science programme. Their lists of previous grants include grants to universities and
research institutes.
Most grants are awarded in response to calls for proposals.
Department for International Development (DFID) (UK)
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/
The Department has programmes for overseas and UK based institutions doing projects to help or raise
awareness of problems in the developing world, and for international co-operation. The specific
programmes are as follows:
Development awareness fund: Open to UK based non-profit organisations. It funds activities aimed at
promoting public knowledge and understanding of development issues. The deadline for applications is
November 2002.
Engineering knowledge and research fund: Open to UK-based research institutions and organisations,
consultants, NGOs, academic institutions and individuals, to identify and foster key policies, technology
and skills that will help poor people to escape from poverty in a sustainable way.
Humanitarian Assistance: Open to registered charities, academic institutions, companies and
inter-governmental bodies and agencies of the UN and Red Cross/Red Crescent systems. This includes
natural and technological disaster preparedness, prevention and mitigation; policy and institutional
development, including monitoring and evaluation; training and research.
Academic partnerships: Open to UK Higher Education institutions, in partnerships with HE institutions
from Eastern Europe and Central Asian countries to deliver appropriate training in DFID priority sectors.
This includes developing new modules for existing academic courses and developing complete new
courses.
Higher Education Links Scheme (FICHE) Open to higher education and research institutions in the
UK and developing countries. The criteria are: links between institutions in UK and abroad with
well-articulated aims and a set of achievable objectives (tied to DFID targets), within a defined
time-frame, leading to a measurable output (e.g. joint research, joint publications).
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EC Poverty Reduction Effectiveness Programme (EC-PREP)
http://www.ec-prep.org
This is a programme of research which aims to make an effective link between the European
Commission and the UK Department for International Development (DFID). The objective is to enhance
the poverty impact of the EU’s development assistance and contribute to achieving the International
Development Target of halving the number of people in extreme poverty by 2015.
3.2 million Euros are available for research project funding. Grants should be spent on research projects
which link to one or more of six focal areas of the EU’s Development Policy so that recommendations
can be made about how best they can be applied to poverty reduction. The six focal areas are:
l   Trade and development
l   Regional integration and co-operation
l   Macro-economic support and equitable access to social services
l   Transport
l   Food security and sustainable rural development
l   Institutional capacity-building
The integration of cross-cutting issues such as human rights, the environment, gender, good governance,
conflict prevention and crisis management is encouraged too. Typical grant size per research project will
be in the range of 50,000 euros to 160,000 euros. Grants can last for a maximum of two years.
Applications can come from any public, voluntary or private sector organisation within the EU carrying
out research that is related to development co-operation. This includes academic institutions, think-tanks,
consultancies, associations, networks, individual research bodies or organisations. Closing dates for
proposals are in September 2002 and January 2003. An application form is available on the web-site. The
funding appears to be solely research based, but there are possibilities for hazard mitigation.
Fujitsu
http://pr.fujitsu.com/en/profile/community/education.html
One section is on education and international exchange. They offer an assortment of programs including
fellowships and scholarships in scientific and cultural fields at academic institutions, support for global
management training, and training in new technology. Activities in this category target a diverse
audience, ranging from mathematically talented youth to business-people to researchers, with the aim of
fostering the next generation of global leaders in business, science and technology while contributing to
local and regional development. Most of the funding is in the areas of technology or management, with
focus on Japan and the US. None of its initiatives look promising.
International Development Research Centre
http://www.idrc.ca/
The Centre is a public corporation created by the Canadian government to help communities in the
developing world find solutions to social, economic, and environmental problems through research. The
focus is on scientific research, with support for networks of scholars, an emphasis on knowledge, and a
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multidisciplinary approach to development issues. The three main areas of interest are:
l   Social and Economic Equity
l   Environment and Natural Resource Management
l   Information and Communication Technologies, or ICTs, for Development
The objects of the Centre are to initiate, encourage, support, and conduct research into the problems of
the developing regions of the world and into the means for applying and adapting scientific, technical,
and other knowledge to the economic and social advancement of those regions and, in carrying out those
objects,
l   to enlist the talents of natural and social scientists and technologists in Canada and other countries
to assist the developing regions to build up the research capabilities, the innovative skills, and the
institutions required to solve their problems
l  
l   to encourage generally the co-ordination of international development research
to foster co-operation in research on development problems between the developed and developing
regions for their mutual benefit.
l  
IDRC directs support primarily to researchers and research institutions in the South. In this way,
developing countries generate the tools and expertise they need to develop their own solutions to the
problems they face. They suggest an initial approach to a program officer working in your field early on,
or that you send in a "project idea" in a one- to three-page letter.
JC Downing Foundation
http://www.jcdowning.org/funding/grantmaking.htm
The Foundation awards grants to non-profit organizations with explicit, identifiable needs, often funding
the early stages of a project's development. They support ‘innovative projects to empower human
capabilities and enrich our environment’. They support projects in the following areas:
l   Education and Human Development
l   Environmental Research and Preservation
l   Fine Arts
l   Sports and Athletics
l   Technology and Communications
The J.C. Downing Foundation issues project grants, not general support grants, capital campaigns, debt
retirement, or completed projects. They do not provide support for organizations that provide direct
humanitarian or disaster relief. Their previous projects include book publishing, equipment to provide
services, funding for symposia. There are no geographical limitations. They recommend submitting a
letter of inquiry prior to making a full application. Grant applications must be submitted by post with a
self addressed envelope.
Leverhulme Trust
http://www.leverhulme.org.uk/
The trust makes awards for the support of research and education. They emphasise individuals and
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encompass all subject areas. Special weight is placed on: the originality of the projects; the significance
of the proposed work; the ability to judge and take appropriate risk in the project; the removal of barriers
between traditional disciplines. They do not offer funding for: core funding for institutions; contributions
to appeals; exhibitions; endowments; capital expenditure; support for conferences, workshops, symposia,
which are not directly related to research projects. They fund research projects (mainly in terms of
research assistants) and fellowships, with a UK focus - either for UK students to go abroad or for visitors
to UK universities. The research interchange programme aims to foster and develop fields of research or
even a highly-specialised discipline where the participants can benefit from the exchange of ideas and
experience, through collaborative projects and/or by regular meetings and interchange in research
networks across different institutions. This may involve visits which can vary from relatively modest
exchanges to more elaborate networks involving groups of academics in several institutions, both within
the UK and abroad. Funding does not cover stand-alone visits, however, and it seems applicants must be
UK universities.
Lifebridge Foundation
www.lifebridge.org
The Lifebridge Foundation pre-selects its grantees, and does not accept direct funding requests.
However, they accept brief letters outlining your goals and activities to introduce them to projects and
organizations. The Lifebridge Foundation ‘supports and encourages organizations and individuals, who,
through cultural, educational, and/or scientific means, are dedicated to creating bridges of understanding
among all people by bringing to realization the concepts of one humanity and the interconnectedness of
all life’. Their grants typically range from $2,000 to $10,000, and are made in the areas of:
l   Arts & Culture
l   Youth/Education
l   Environment
l   Science
l   Community Service
l   World Goodwill
l   Interdimensional
Under the science there have been some past grants (including general operating support) to scientific
institutes and associations. There have also been some humanitarian projects in the World Goodwill
grants.
Mazda Foundation
http://www.mazdafoundation.org/
They fund programmes that promote:
l   Education and literacy.
l   Environmental conservation.
l   Cross-cultural understanding.
l   Social welfare.
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l   Scientific research.
Preference is given to non-profit organizations that are national in scope. Their current programmes
focus mainly on youth and education fellowships, including exchanges between the US and Japan. They
meet annually, with deadlines in August.
National Science Foundation (NSF)
www.nsf.gov
The areas funded look extremely promising, the main problem being is that funding is very US focussed.
They have international co-operation programmes and programmes in the geosciences and environment.
Their funding deadlines vary depending on the programme. Most disaster mitigation research is funded
by the National Science Foundation. International co-operation is funded under Division of International
Programs (INT). It ‘contributes to NSF's mission by promoting new partnerships between U.S.
investigators and their colleagues in other countries, or new cooperative projects between established
collaborators. Such activities may be in any field of science and engineering research and education
supported by NSF.’ ‘Projects supported by INT are based on direct cooperation between the U.S. and
foreign investigators. Joint projects must be designed to achieve substantial mutual scientific benefits’.
Funding for education and fellowships are for US researchers to spend time in other countries, not vice
versa.
NATO - Funding for Catastrophe Research
http://www.nato.int/science/e/russia/info.html
A program of scientific and technological co-operation between NATO and Russia has recently been
developed under the NATO-Russia Joint Science Technological Cooperation agreement. Funding has
been made available for research in three areas, one of which is "Forecast and Prevention of
Catastrophes: Safety in Natural and Industrial Aspects."
The goal of NATO and the Ministry of Industry, Science and Technology of the Russian Federation is to
develop tools and knowledge that will:
Decrease vulnerability and impacts of catastrophic events on natural, social, economical, and
technical systems; and
l  
l   Improve forecasting and enhance management of risks for these complex systems.
Specific opportunities include research and new applications in hazard identification, risk analysis, and
risk reduction. ‘The increasing complexity of technological systems and the increasing vulnerability of
human beings and society, leads to the need for better methods for forecast, prevention and mitigation of
natural and technological disasters. What is needed is a strategy for development of a culture of risk,
science and education.’ Areas of interest are:
Further development of risk analysis approaches for complex systems, urbanized and industrial
areas.
l  
l   Development of international databases for disasters and accidents.
l   Development of tools for life cycle safety in industry.
l   Human factor and safety management systems, acknowledging differences in culture and
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organizations.
Enabling easy access by safety professionals to state-of-the-art methods, data, and computer codes,
and making use of Internet technology.
l  
l   Legal and institutional aspects.
l   Cultural, economic, and social dimensions of disasters.
Development of internationally accepted criteria for risk evaluation and assessment, and a
common vocabulary for risk sciences and applications.
l  
Development of broad perspectives on implications of catastrophes and global change on national
and international mechanisms for cooperation and policy development.
l  
l   Cooperative developments in disaster medicine, methodology and technologies.
Development of the new and improving the existing means and methods of monitoring and
forecasting of disasters.
l  
To apply for support, an application form should be submitted jointly by scientists from Russia and one
or more NATO countries. The deadline for receipt of applications is September 15, 2002.
The Nippon Foundation
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/
The foundation is providing aid to projects that fall under one of the following four major categories:
l   public welfare in Japan
l   voluntary programs in Japan
l   maritime and ship-related projects
l   overseas co-operative assistance.
Under the category of overseas co-operative assistance, they especially favour cross-border, transnational
activities; local and regional undertakings that may fall outside the reach of the public sector or other
donor agencies; and initiatives to tackle pressing issues and long-range or persistent problems that
require prompt and systemized care. Grants are given to programs planned and conducted by overseas
non-profit organizations in such areas as basic human needs, human resources development, and
promotion of international co-operation.
The funding areas are:
Improvement of Basic Human Needs - Initiatives to assist people throughout the world to meet
their basic human needs, and to contribute to the improvement of human welfare through programs
in such areas as health care, support of disabled persons and those who are socially vulnerable,
agricultural development, population issues, community development, refugee aid, and disaster
relief. Projects comprising novel ideas, approaches, and technology, as well as those that involve
multilateral undertakings, such as south-south cooperation, will receive higher priority.
l  
Human Resources Development - Initiatives to foster a new generation of professionals, scholars,
and students with a strong potential for future leadership. We support training and educational
programs designed and executed by non-profit organizations and institutions of higher education.
Our intention is to promote the formulation of an international network of professional people with
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shared goals and concerns.
Promotion of International Collaborative Undertakings - Initiatives to foster cooperative
approaches that meet the changing needs of the global community. We support cultural, social, and
intellectual exchanges and collaborative undertakings which contribute to the development of
greater mutual understanding and cooperative mindset in order to bring about social changes.
l  
Proposals are accepted from overseas non-for-profit organisations, which may include research
institutions. There are no deadlines. Initial letters of inquiry or initial applications are recommended to
check whether the project can be supported. These can be submitted by fax, but actual applications and
covering letters must be sent by mail.
They appear to be quite broad about what is funded, and it includes research. General assistance is less
likely, but there are opportunities for educational projects, disaster mitigation, and international
cooperation.
Nuffield Foundation
www.nuffield.org
They normally make grants only to UK organisations, and support work that will be mainly based in the
UK, although they welcome proposals for collaborative projects involving partners in European or
Commonwealth countries. They have education programmes, including in science and technology, and
they support curriculum development, especially for 5-19 year olds. They also have a Commonwealth
programme for projects involving eastern and southern Africa, aiming to contribute to the improvement
of education, health and social welfare in these countries and to promote links between the UK and these
countries. It does this by funding innovative and well-defined projects that involve collaboration between
UK and overseas organisations in both their design and implementation. A key aim of these projects is
the development of expertise and experience of practitioners and policy makers.
There is also an Open Door programme for proposals of exceptional merit for research projects or
practical innovations outside its special areas of interest, or to projects that span areas of interest. These
must have some bearing on their widest charitable object - 'the advancement of social well-being'.
Subjects of interest include, but are not limited to: work on poverty, disadvantage, social welfare,
disability, and work that crosses boundaries between our areas of special interest (for instance, learning
and social provision; law and society; science and education).
Outline proposals must be submitted for consideration initially. Projects may be research or development
projects, and they have to be innovative and widely applicable.
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc
www.rbf.org
Its mission is to promote the well-being of all people through support of efforts in the US and abroad that
contribute ideas, develop leaders, and encourage institutions in the transition to global interdependence.
They aim to counter world trends of resource depletion, conflict, protectionism, and isolation which
threaten cooperation, equitable trade, economic development, stability, and conservation.
The Global Security programme seeks to contribute to the emergence of a more just, sustainable, and
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peaceful world by improving the cooperative management of transnational threats and challenges.
Grantmaking currently focuses on building strong domestic constituencies for cooperative international
engagement and promoting transparency and inclusive participation in transnational policymaking.
None of their programmes fits IAVCEI aims, focussing mainly on advocacy, economic security,
environment/conservation, US education. There is a possibility in their support for the non-profit sector,
where their goal is to ‘promote the health and vitality of the nonprofit sector, both nationally and
internationally, particularly in those regions of the world where the Fund is engaged in other aspects of
its program’. For this section of their programme they only operate in the US, East and South-East Asia,
and the Russian far east.
There is no application form, and you can apply throughout the year. They suggest submitting a
preliminary 2-3 page letter of enquiry.
Sir Halley Stewart Foundation
http://www.sirhalleystewart.org
The Trust has a Christian basis and is concerned with the development of body, mind and spirit, a just
environment, and international goodwill. To this end it supports projects in religious, social, educational
and medical fields. The Trust aims to promote and assist innovative research activities or developments
with a view to making such work self-supporting. It emphasises prevention rather than alleviation of
human suffering.
In ‘Social and Educational’, applications are welcomed for research and innovative development projects
which will have a direct impact on the conditions of a particular group of people, as well as having wider
implications. They are particularly interested in:
Projects which attempt to prevent and resolve conflicts and increase understanding within families
and across racial, cultural, class, religious and professional divides.
l  
l   Projects which involve resolution and reconciliation.
l   Projects which attempt to help people 'move beyond disadvantage' - and its consequences.
Projects which address the needs of people, especially the young and elderly, which are not met by
statutory services but are nevertheless serious.
l  
Small-scale projects overseas, particularly in Africa, which are aimed at community
development.
l  
Grants are normally given in the form of a salary. They prefer to support innovative and imaginative
people, often promising young researchers. There is no application form; you must write for guidance
notes, but may telephone to discuss suitability. They do not support general running costs, capital costs
or travel grants.
Stichting DOEN
www.doen.nl
Funded by a Dutch Lottery. Stichting DOEN provides subsidies to organisations working in the fields of
environmental and nature preservation, development cooperation, legal protection, the reception of
refugees, sports, culture, and well-being. Environmental and refugee projects are supported within the
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Netherlands and abroad. Past projects are mainly related to refugees, Dutch children, the environment,
and sustainable coffee growing. They are a bit unspecific about what they will fund, but are not keen to
fund educational activities, scientific research or conferences. They particularly favour projects with
business input.
The Toyota Foundation
http://www.toyotafound.or.jp/etop.htm
They have a programme of research grant, both individual and collaborations. They tend to be focussed
on Japan, but priority is given to international projects in which researchers from different cultural
backgrounds or disciplines come together with a shared perception of a problem to collaborate on
research whose results can be expected to have a discernible social impact.
There is also a programme of citizens’ projects which supports educational, environment and welfare
projects, but it seems you have to be Japanese to run one of these. They also fund South-East Asia
research projects, which include cultural and development projects, but funding is for nationals of these
countries. They also have foundation initiative grants for smaller exploratory projects, but these are only
developed by the foundation themselves. They only accept applications at certain times of the year, with
nothing currently open.
Wallace Global Fund
www.wgf.org
In general, the Fund does not support activities whose impact is restricted to a single country. Preference
is given to activities that are likely to lead to broad policy changes, or those that leverage substantial new
public or private resources. They favour activities that utilize market mechanisms for future financial
sustainability. The Fund encourages collaborations involving multiple NGOs and those with an
interdisciplinary approach, particularly activities that utilize the combined resources of the public and
private sectors.
Their priorities are in accountability, population control, and changes in consumption and production,
with programmes in either environment or population. They also support selected projects that lie outside
traditional programme guidelines but which the Fund believes support and advance overall progress
toward global sustainable development. The Fund welcomes innovative and cross-cutting proposals of
global significance which work to engage diverse constituencies, increase public awareness through
creative media and communications, encourage international cooperation and collaboration, and/or
strengthen capacity within institutions. The Fund awards grants for general operating expenses,
multi-year support, and the cultivation of public intellectuals and policy leaders.
The Wallace Global Fund supports public charities or their equivalents throughout the world. In general,
grants are not made to/for: individuals, universities, for-profit organizations, endowments, capital fund
projects, scholarships, conferences, books/magazines, building construction, or travel (not including
project-related travel). The Fund does not support film or video projects.
They recommend a 3 page concept paper and inquiry letter is submitted prior to a full proposal. Many
past grants are economics or advocacy focussed, but some involve information, public education and
outreach projects. They have supported a very wide variety of institutions in the past. This is one of the
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only foundations that provides general operating support.
World Learning
www.worldlearning.org
Their international development and training division (PIDT) specializes in developing the skills and
potential of individuals and institutions in all regions of the world. PIDT's activities include the
facilitation of effective NGO management, democratic participation, education policy reform, sectoral
development, journalism and media, and social advocacy. They have an institutional capacity building
programme for NGOs. World Learning administers several subgrant programs to afford institutions the
funds and resources necessary to increase their effectiveness and impact. World Learning's efforts have
proven successful in Africa, Asia, and Central and Eastern Europe, and have benefited several hundred
NGOs, associations, and other social- service groups. They mostly do education, training and exchange,
with its international projects mostly to be carried out in partnership with USAID. It is unclear how or if
you can apply for funding.
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Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation
www.dreyfus.org
This Foundation has ‘sought to take the lead in identifying and addressing needs and opportunities in the
chemical sciences’. They make awards to academic and other eligible institutions through several awards
programs. In addition, the Foundation occasionally may make unsolicited grants at its discretion within
its general area of interest. However, there is no support for travel, conferences, individual scholarships
and fellowships, endowments, and capital constructio. Awards are made to institutions only within the
United States. There is a possibility that there may be some funding for public education - in relation to
‘chemistry of the earth’s interior’. Past areas of support include the development of curricular and
instructional materials, such as: new media; institutional enhancement of education and research; public
understanding of the role of chemistry in society, and encouragement of high school students and
teachers.
Center for disaster management and humanitarian assistance (CDMHA)
http://www.cdmha.org/
The center is based at Tulane University and University of South Florida. Its mission is ‘to facilitate
collaborative education, training, research and information and communication services between disaster
response and humanitarian assistance agencies (e.g. the military, NGOs [Non Governmental
Organisations], PVOs [Private Voluntary Organisations]).’ The Center undertakes education, training and
research in the areas of disaster management and humanitarian assistance with a focus on Latin America
and the Caribbean. ‘The CDMHA is also dedicated to the transfer of new knowledge and appropriate
technology through the university sector to improve responsiveness during times of crisis. By
facilitating, underwriting and co-sponsoring activities such as educational course development,
conferences and research projects, the CDMHA further supports disaster and crisis managers, technicians
and field personnel’.
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They aim to carry out: information exchange, sponsorship of symposia and support for
investigator-initiated research projects, with three main areas of emphasis:
l   public health aspects of disasters
l   social science, disaster mitigation and development
l   application of information technology and decision science to disaster analysis.
Past projects they have funded look very relevant. Calls for proposals start in the middle of September.
Last year, approximately $600,000 is available to fund 4-6 one-year projects with budgets up to $150,000
each, including indirect costs. Applicants must submit proposals through a North or South American
sponsoring institution, including research organizations, universities, consortia, NGOs, government and
private agencies, and foundations.
Christensen Fund
http://www.christensenfund.org/frame_science_program.html
The Christensen Fund provides support to institutions for major research, education and/or training
programmes in the field of conservation science. ‘Through an emphasis on the scientific process, the
Fund seeks to advance knowledge of relationships between the natural world and humans, and to assure
that this knowledge informs the public and policy-makers on the conservation of biological systems’.
They are interested in supporting:
l   Institutional research programs (not individual or single-focused projects)
Comprehensive graduate and post-graduate educational programs directed towards regions of
greatest need
l  
There are no geographic restrictions although priority will be given to regions of greatest need, especially
threatened areas with the greatest remaining biodiversity. Institutions must have charitable status and
may be non-US institutions, but partnerships or associations with USA-based non-profit organizations
are preferred.
Compagnia di San Paolo
http://www.compagnia.torino.it/inglese/informazioni/default.htm
This foundation is based in Turin, but funds institutions internationally as well as locally. It pursues goals
of social good, to foster civic, cultural and economic development, and operates in the following main
sectors: scientific, economic and juridical research; education; art; preservation and valorisation of
cultural heritage and activities and of environmental assets; health; assistance to the socially deprived
categories. Most of their scientific funding is biomedical, but the Compagnia’s activities are focused on
supporting basic research and on the dissemination of scientific knowledge as well as experimenting new
technologies. Some of their past projects have been concerned with the use of ICT [Information and
Communications Technology]. They favour project-based proposals rather than general support.
Applications require an application form and an applicant profile.
Compton Foundation
www.comptonfoundation.org
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Within the areas of Peace & World Order, Population, and the Environment, grants are made for the
following kinds of activities:
l   Education of the public
l   Education of policy makers
l   Education of the media
l   Advocacy and public activism
l   Demonstration projects
l   Fellowship support to selected institutions for promising young scholars
Scholarly research in selected academic centers of excellence, with special priority given to
projects which
l  
a) are interdisciplinary
b) are policy related
c) lead to action.
Their general criteria are:
l   The sponsoring organization has demonstrated strong leadership and management capability
The proposed project has a specific focus in an area not presently supported adequately by other
sources of funding
l  
l   If relevant, the project has a sound scientific basis and there are measurable goals
l   The project is likely to make an important contribution to the field
The project is responsive to the local population, involves local people in the planning and
implementation process, and takes into account the cultural and economic impact of the project on
the local population
l  
l   The project requires a relatively modest investment in order to make a significant impact.
Their primary focus is sustainable development, and ecosystems, and most environment projects are
focussed on the US. They also fund fellowships in the field for people from developing countries (but do
not accept unsolicited proposals for these).
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
www.packard.org
The Foundation's Science Program is firmly based on the belief that scientific advances and the
improvement of the human condition are closely linked. They are committed to supporting science
projects that better our quality of life, including those that develop new ways to preserve the planet and
strengthen scientific work in other countries. Grants are awarded to support university-based basic
research, to create platforms for greater co-operation among scientists to engage in interdisciplinary
research, to develop science leaders for our future, to understand the world's oceans, and to improve
science education. There is an emphasis on international collaboration and on building capacity in
developing countries. They also support interdisciplinary science, and science for underrepresented
groups, sustainability science programme. Their lists of previous grants include grants to universities and
research institutes.
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Most grants are awarded in response to calls for proposals.
Department for International Development (DFID) (UK)
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/
The Department has programmes for overseas and UK based institutions doing projects to help or raise
awareness of problems in the developing world, and for international co-operation. The specific
programmes are as follows:
Development awareness fund: Open to UK based non-profit organisations. It funds activities aimed at
promoting public knowledge and understanding of development issues. The deadline for applications is
November 2002.
Engineering knowledge and research fund: Open to UK-based research institutions and organisations,
consultants, NGOs, academic institutions and individuals, to identify and foster key policies, technology
and skills that will help poor people to escape from poverty in a sustainable way.
Humanitarian Assistance: Open to registered charities, academic institutions, companies and
inter-governmental bodies and agencies of the UN and Red Cross/Red Crescent systems. This includes
natural and technological disaster preparedness, prevention and mitigation; policy and institutional
development, including monitoring and evaluation; training and research.
Academic partnerships: Open to UK Higher Education institutions, in partnerships with HE institutions
from Eastern Europe and Central Asian countries to deliver appropriate training in DFID priority sectors.
This includes developing new modules for existing academic courses and developing complete new
courses.
Higher Education Links Scheme (FICHE) Open to higher education and research institutions in the
UK and developing countries. The criteria are: links between institutions in UK and abroad with
well-articulated aims and a set of achievable objectives (tied to DFID targets), within a defined
time-frame, leading to a measurable output (e.g. joint research, joint publications).
Department for International Development (DFID) (UK)
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/
The Department has programmes for overseas and UK based institutions doing projects to help or raise
awareness of problems in the developing world, and for international co-operation. The specific
programmes are as follows:
Development awareness fund: Open to UK based non-profit organisations. It funds activities aimed at
promoting public knowledge and understanding of development issues. The deadline for applications is
November 2002.
Engineering knowledge and research fund: Open to UK-based research institutions and organisations,
consultants, NGOs, academic institutions and individuals, to identify and foster key policies, technology
and skills that will help poor people to escape from poverty in a sustainable way.
Humanitarian Assistance: Open to registered charities, academic institutions, companies and
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inter-governmental bodies and agencies of the UN and Red Cross/Red Crescent systems. This includes
natural and technological disaster preparedness, prevention and mitigation; policy and institutional
development, including monitoring and evaluation; training and research.
Academic partnerships: Open to UK Higher Education institutions, in partnerships with HE institutions
from Eastern Europe and Central Asian countries to deliver appropriate training in DFID priority sectors.
This includes developing new modules for existing academic courses and developing complete new
courses.
Higher Education Links Scheme (FICHE) Open to higher education and research institutions in the
UK and developing countries. The criteria are: links between institutions in UK and abroad with
well-articulated aims and a set of achievable objectives (tied to DFID targets), within a defined
time-frame, leading to a measurable output (e.g. joint research, joint publications).
EarthWatch Institute
www.earthwatch.org
This organisation provides volunteers to assist in fieldwork for scientific research projects. 10% of
funding is for the physical sciences. In particular, Earthwatch is interested in supporting typically
under-represented groups, such as early career scientists, women in science, and developing country
nationals. Grants are provided to researchers on a per volunteer basis. Thus, award amounts depend on
the number of volunteers participating, team length, number of teams. A typical Earthwatch project fields
3 to 6 sequential teams, each consisting of 4 to 8 volunteers, over several months. Project teams normally
spend 7 to 15 days in the field. Applications must be submitted approximately 13 months before
fieldwork is to start. Earthwatch grants cover food, accommodation, and in-field transportation for the
research team (Principal Investigator(s), research staff, and Earthwatch volunteers); Principal
Investigator travel to and from the field; leased or rented field equipment; insurance; support of staff and
visiting scientists; and support for associates from the host country.
Environmental Defense
http://www.environmentaldefense.org/
The organisation mainly focuses on the US, US environmental problems and the role of the US in
solving global environmental problems. It aims to unite science, law and economics to help solve global
problems. Its international programme focuses on developing countries, advocating respect for the
environment and human rights in the international arena, and working with indigenous peoples and local
groups in Africa, Asia and Latin America to create sustainable and equitable development alternatives.
The International Program also conducts research and educates the public, the media, and
decision-makers. They do not give many grants, but occasionally offer mini-grants for environmental
science research projects, both to academic scientists and to NGOs. The maximum request allowed is
$15,000. Grants for scientific co-operation and public education programmes have been funded in the
past. The last deadline was March 2002, and the project areas invited differ from year to year.
Exxon Education Foundation
http://www.exxonmobil.com/contributions/ef_math1.html
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They have given grants for geological research in the past, but do not seem to have been active since
1998, and their primary focus is school education in the US.
G. Unger Vetlesen Foundation
http://www.monellvetlesen.org/vetlesen/appguide.htm
The foundation has concentrated its grants in the fields of oceanography, climate studies and other earth
sciences. Little information is given on the application guidelines but they fund observatories, geoscience
projects, scientific research, and make substantial donations. Requests should include a description of the
applicant, the amount requested, the use to which the funds will be put, and the time when the funds will
be needed.
The Homeland Foundation
No web-site, but see http://www.synergos.org/globalphilanthropy/organizations/homeland.htm
The foundation targets its giving to preserve individual rights to have a safe place to live, and for
organizations that work to preserve the earth's natural resources. It has a special emphasis on
programmes for marine conservation. Its giving primarily is on the West Coast of the U.S. and in Latin
America.
CONTACT: Glenda Menges, 412 N. Pacific Coast Hwy, Ste. 345, Laguna Beach, CA 92651-1381, USA.
Horvitz Foundation
http://www.horvitz.org/
The Horvitz Foundation seeks to enhance the quality of life through supporting focussed programs in
research, education, and the creative application of the arts and sciences. The underlying principles
centre on ‘an optimism and passion for continuing to enrich the quality of the life of the individual and
of civilisation through leveraging intelligence, creativity, and compassion’. Its five areas of concentration
are:
l   Children
l   Education
l   Technology, Society, and the Environment
l   Science
l   The Arts
Proposals are invited in each of these areas, and are considered twice a year. For more specific details of
their interests, they request that you contact the foundation office.
International Development Research Centre
http://www.idrc.ca/
The Centre is a public corporation created by the Canadian government to help communities in the
developing world find solutions to social, economic, and environmental problems through research. The
focus is on scientific research, with support for networks of scholars, an emphasis on knowledge, and a
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multidisciplinary approach to development issues. The three main areas of interest are:
l   Social and Economic Equity
l   Environment and Natural Resource Management
l   Information and Communication Technologies, or ICTs, for Development
The objects of the Centre are to initiate, encourage, support, and conduct research into the problems of
the developing regions of the world and into the means for applying and adapting scientific, technical,
and other knowledge to the economic and social advancement of those regions and, in carrying out those
objects,
l   to enlist the talents of natural and social scientists and technologists in Canada and other countries
to assist the developing regions to build up the research capabilities, the innovative skills, and the
institutions required to solve their problems
l  
l   to encourage generally the co-ordination of international development research
to foster co-operation in research on development problems between the developed and developing
regions for their mutual benefit.
l  
IDRC directs support primarily to researchers and research institutions in the South. In this way,
developing countries generate the tools and expertise they need to develop their own solutions to the
problems they face. They suggest an initial approach to a program officer working in your field early on,
or that you send in a "project idea" in a one- to three-page letter.
International Lelio Basso Foundation for the Rights and Liberation of Peoples Grants
No web-site.
The foundation awards research grants internationally to individuals in the fields of environment,
development studies, and human rights issues in developing countries. The work of the foundation
concentrates on the environment and development, industrial hazards and human rights, refugee rights,
and the rights of children and young people.
CONTACT: Elmar Altvater, President, 39-6-68801468; fax: 39-6-6877774.
No information on how you apply for their grants.
James S McDonnell Foundation
www.jsmf.org
This foundation has a 21st century science initiative, with a strand focussed on studying complex
systems. One grant has been awarded in this area on the scientific prediction of crises. They only fund
research.
Leverhulme Trust
http://www.leverhulme.org.uk/
The trust makes awards for the support of research and education. They emphasise individuals and
encompass all subject areas. Special weight is placed on: the originality of the projects; the significance
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of the proposed work; the ability to judge and take appropriate risk in the project; the removal of barriers
between traditional disciplines. They do not offer funding for: core funding for institutions; contributions
to appeals; exhibitions; endowments; capital expenditure; support for conferences, workshops, symposia,
which are not directly related to research projects. They fund research projects (mainly in terms of
research assistants) and fellowships, with a UK focus - either for UK students to go abroad or for visitors
to UK universities. The research interchange programme aims to foster and develop fields of research or
even a highly-specialised discipline where the participants can benefit from the exchange of ideas and
experience, through collaborative projects and/or by regular meetings and interchange in research
networks across different institutions. This may involve visits which can vary from relatively modest
exchanges to more elaborate networks involving groups of academics in several institutions, both within
the UK and abroad. Funding does not cover stand-alone visits, however, and it seems applicants must be
UK universities.
Lifebridge Foundation
www.lifebridge.org
The Lifebridge Foundation pre-selects its grantees, and does not accept direct funding requests.
However, they accept brief letters outlining your goals and activities to introduce them to projects and
organizations. The Lifebridge Foundation ‘supports and encourages organizations and individuals, who,
through cultural, educational, and/or scientific means, are dedicated to creating bridges of understanding
among all people by bringing to realization the concepts of one humanity and the interconnectedness of
all life’. Their grants typically range from $2,000 to $10,000, and are made in the areas of:
l   Arts & Culture
l   Youth/Education
l   Environment
l   Science
l   Community Service
l   World Goodwill
l   Interdimensional
Under the science there have been some past grants (including general operating support) to scientific
institutes and associations. There have also been some humanitarian projects in the World Goodwill
grants.
Mazda Foundation
http://www.mazdafoundation.org/
They fund programmes that promote:
l   Education and literacy.
l   Environmental conservation.
l   Cross-cultural understanding.
l   Social welfare.
l   Scientific research.
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Preference is given to non-profit organizations that are national in scope. Their current programmes
focus mainly on youth and education fellowships, including exchanges between the US and Japan. They
meet annually, with deadlines in August.
NASA
http://www.earth.nasa.gov/
NASA funds research and programmes in the earth sciences, including funding for education at all levels
in the earth sciences. The actual programmes and procedures are hard to find on their web-sites, but they
are keen on the applications of research to natural disasters: ‘NASA's Earth Science Enterprise develops
innovative technologies and applications of remote sensing for solving practical societal problems in
food and fiber production, natural hazard mitigation, regional planning, water resources, and national
resource management in partnership with other Federal agencies, with industry, and with state and local
governments. Earth Science discoveries are shared with the public to enhance science, mathematics, and
technology education and increase the scientific and technological literacy of all Americans.’ Funding is
rarely considered for unsolicited proposals, and those considering them should consult with an
appropriate NASA Program Officer. For solicitations for proposals, see:
http://research.hq.nasa.gov/research.cfm.
NASA welcomes proposals from outside the U.S. However, foreign entities are generally not eligible for
funding from NASA. Therefore proposals from foreign entities should not include a cost plan unless the
proposal involves collaboration with a U.S. institution, in which case a cost plan for only the
participation of the U.S. entity must be included. Proposals from foreign entities and proposals from U.S.
entities that include foreign participation must be endorsed by the respective government agency or
funding/sponsoring institution in the country from which the foreign entity is proposing. See
http://www.earth.nasa.gov/Introduction/funding.html.
National Geographic Society
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/research/grant/rg1.html
The society funds individuals to do scientific field research and exploration, including in geology. The
funding is only suitable for individuals.
National Science Foundation (NSF)
www.nsf.gov
The areas funded look extremely promising, the main problem being is that funding is very US focussed.
They have international co-operation programmes and programmes in the geosciences and environment.
Their funding deadlines vary depending on the programme. Most disaster mitigation research is funded
by the National Science Foundation. International co-operation is funded under Division of International
Programs (INT). It ‘contributes to NSF's mission by promoting new partnerships between U.S.
investigators and their colleagues in other countries, or new cooperative projects between established
collaborators. Such activities may be in any field of science and engineering research and education
supported by NSF.’ ‘Projects supported by INT are based on direct cooperation between the U.S. and
foreign investigators. Joint projects must be designed to achieve substantial mutual scientific benefits’.
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Funding for education and fellowships are for US researchers to spend time in other countries, not vice
versa.
NATO - Funding for Catastrophe Research
http://www.nato.int/science/e/russia/info.html
A program of scientific and technological co-operation between NATO and Russia has recently been
developed under the NATO-Russia Joint Science Technological Cooperation agreement. Funding has
been made available for research in three areas, one of which is "Forecast and Prevention of
Catastrophes: Safety in Natural and Industrial Aspects."
The goal of NATO and the Ministry of Industry, Science and Technology of the Russian Federation is to
develop tools and knowledge that will:
Decrease vulnerability and impacts of catastrophic events on natural, social, economical, and
technical systems; and
l  
l   Improve forecasting and enhance management of risks for these complex systems.
Specific opportunities include research and new applications in hazard identification, risk analysis, and
risk reduction. ‘The increasing complexity of technological systems and the increasing vulnerability of
human beings and society, leads to the need for better methods for forecast, prevention and mitigation of
natural and technological disasters. What is needed is a strategy for development of a culture of risk,
science and education.’ Areas of interest are:
Further development of risk analysis approaches for complex systems, urbanized and industrial
areas.
l  
l   Development of international databases for disasters and accidents.
l   Development of tools for life cycle safety in industry.
Human factor and safety management systems, acknowledging differences in culture and
organizations.
l  
Enabling easy access by safety professionals to state-of-the-art methods, data, and computer codes,
and making use of Internet technology.
l  
l   Legal and institutional aspects.
l   Cultural, economic, and social dimensions of disasters.
Development of internationally accepted criteria for risk evaluation and assessment, and a
common vocabulary for risk sciences and applications.
l  
Development of broad perspectives on implications of catastrophes and global change on national
and international mechanisms for cooperation and policy development.
l  
l   Cooperative developments in disaster medicine, methodology and technologies.
Development of the new and improving the existing means and methods of monitoring and
forecasting of disasters.
l  
To apply for support, an application form should be submitted jointly by scientists from Russia and one
or more NATO countries. The deadline for receipt of applications is September 15, 2002.
Payson Center
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http://payson.tulane.edu/about/
The Payson Center for International Development and Technology Transfer was formed to explore the
impact of information technology (IT) on education and development processes at all levels. It is
attached to Tulane University. They have a number of partners, and it is likely that they don’t give out
funding, but are probably receiving it.
Sir Halley Stewart Foundation
http://www.sirhalleystewart.org
The Trust has a Christian basis and is concerned with the development of body, mind and spirit, a just
environment, and international goodwill. To this end it supports projects in religious, social, educational
and medical fields. The Trust aims to promote and assist innovative research activities or developments
with a view to making such work self-supporting. It emphasises prevention rather than alleviation of
human suffering.
In ‘Social and Educational’, applications are welcomed for research and innovative development projects
which will have a direct impact on the conditions of a particular group of people, as well as having wider
implications. They are particularly interested in:
Projects which attempt to prevent and resolve conflicts and increase understanding within families
and across racial, cultural, class, religious and professional divides.
l  
l   Projects which involve resolution and reconciliation.
l   Projects which attempt to help people 'move beyond disadvantage' - and its consequences.
Projects which address the needs of people, especially the young and elderly, which are not met by
statutory services but are nevertheless serious.
l  
Small-scale projects overseas, particularly in Africa, which are aimed at community
development.
l  
Grants are normally given in the form of a salary. They prefer to support innovative and imaginative
people, often promising young researchers. There is no application form; you must write for guidance
notes, but may telephone to discuss suitability. They do not support general running costs, capital costs
or travel grants.
Teck Cominco American Incorporated Corporate Giving Program
www.teckcominco.com
Teck Cominco American makes charitable contributions to nonprofit organizations involved with
geology and on a case by case basis. Support is given in the US. General and operating support is given,
and in-kind gifts.
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
http://www.hewlett.org/
They are not accepting new letters of enquiry for 2002, but there are some promising programmes in the
environment section, including science policy and economics, and sustainable development. Primarily
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this part of the programme is restricted to the US West, including Hawaii and Alaska.
WM Keck foundation
www.wmkeck,org
The primary interest of the W. M. Keck Foundation continues is support for exemplary scientific,
engineering, and medical research programs at accredited universities and colleges throughout the United
States. They do not consider applications from individuals or departments, and respond only to central
priorities as identified and submitted by the institution's chief executive officer. Most colleges and
universities have official liaisons in the central development office through whom all applications are
co-ordinated. They give funds to US universities only.
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ADC Foundation
http://www.adc.com/About_ADC/community/overview/index.jsp
Community Connections Grants:
The foundation awards grants worldwide for projects that improve the future of society through
excellence in science and technology education or bolster telecommunication access for the
disadvantaged. Includes grants for education, including scholarships, and a ‘focus on economic
self-sufficiency’ programme. Preference is given to projects that serve diverse communities, demonstrate
a strong need and sound financial management, and have a significant impact on issues or populations
targeted. Types of support include general operating support, special projects, and capital funds. Listed
application deadlines are for letters of inquiry. Some past grants have been international, but very few are
‘global focus awards’ or involve international relief. Most grants are IT based, as this is a broadband
company. Grants are fairly small, in the region of US$5-15k. The application procedure requires an
initial letter of inquiry (which can be submitted online).
CONTACT: Veronica Theobald, Foundation Grants and Community Relations Administrator, (952)
946-3474; fax: (952) 917-0890 e-mail: Veronica_Theobald@adc.com.
Alfred J Sloan Foundation
www.sloan.org
They fund a lot of science and technology research and conferences, but in very specific areas such as
astrophysics and molecular biology. They also have a programme to promote the public’s understanding
of science and technology, which involves radio/TV/ book production, and an interest in the development
of distance learning programmes (‘any time, any place learning in education for science careers’). Their
funding does not normally extend to activities outside the United States.
Ayala Foundation
www.ayalafoundation.org
Have education and environment programmes for Philippines in the Center for Social Development
division, which aims to build sustainable communities. The Foundation is ‘also working to extend the
benefits of recent technological developments to a greater number of men, women and children’.
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Applications procedures (if any) are unclear.
The Boeing Company
http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/aboutus/community/
Boeing focuses its charitable giving in four main areas: education, health and human services, culture
and the arts, and civic and environmental issues. While most contributions are made in the
communities where Boeing people work and live, on some occasions Boeing makes contributions to
organizations that operate internationally. Boeing also supports programs that stimulate sustainable
economic development. Applicants must have charitable status or be an educational organisation.
Cable & Wireless
http://www1.cw.com/template_12.jsp?ID=cr_community_home
Cable & Wireless aim to support initiatives in the following categories:
l   those with a specific telecommunications requirement
l   those with the goal of improving access to, or understanding of, communications
l   those linked to the theme of 'communication' in its broadest sense
preference is given to projects which have a strong focus on education, training and economic
development
l  
They mainly support telecoms projects, but also communications and disaster relief. Some of their past
projects involve the internet and education.
Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation
www.dreyfus.org
This Foundation has ‘sought to take the lead in identifying and addressing needs and opportunities in the
chemical sciences’. They make awards to academic and other eligible institutions through several awards
programs. In addition, the Foundation occasionally may make unsolicited grants at its discretion within
its general area of interest. However, there is no support for travel, conferences, individual scholarships
and fellowships, endowments, and capital constructio. Awards are made to institutions only within the
United States. There is a possibility that there may be some funding for public education - in relation to
‘chemistry of the earth’s interior’. Past areas of support include the development of curricular and
instructional materials, such as: new media; institutional enhancement of education and research; public
understanding of the role of chemistry in society, and encouragement of high school students and
teachers.
Center for disaster management and humanitarian assistance (CDMHA)
http://www.cdmha.org/
The center is based at Tulane University and University of South Florida. Its mission is ‘to facilitate
collaborative education, training, research and information and communication services between disaster
response and humanitarian assistance agencies (e.g. the military, NGOs [Non Governmental
Organisations], PVOs [Private Voluntary Organisations]).’ The Center undertakes education, training and
research in the areas of disaster management and humanitarian assistance with a focus on Latin America
and the Caribbean. ‘The CDMHA is also dedicated to the transfer of new knowledge and appropriate
technology through the university sector to improve responsiveness during times of crisis. By
facilitating, underwriting and co-sponsoring activities such as educational course development,
conferences and research projects, the CDMHA further supports disaster and crisis managers, technicians
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and field personnel’.
They aim to carry out: information exchange, sponsorship of symposia and support for
investigator-initiated research projects, with three main areas of emphasis:
l   public health aspects of disasters
l   social science, disaster mitigation and development
l   application of information technology and decision science to disaster analysis.
Past projects they have funded look very relevant. Calls for proposals start in the middle of September.
Last year, approximately $600,000 is available to fund 4-6 one-year projects with budgets up to $150,000
each, including indirect costs. Applicants must submit proposals through a North or South American
sponsoring institution, including research organizations, universities, consortia, NGOs, government and
private agencies, and foundations.
Chevron Texaco Corporation
http://www.chevrontexaco.com/social_responsibility/grant_guidelines/
The corporation supports programmes including maths and science education in schools; environmental
conservation, with an emphasis on habitat preservation, wildlife protection, and environmental education
programs. It supports communities where it does business, including the Americas (Bolivia, Canada,
Mexico, the U.S.), Europe, Africa (Angola, Scotland, Wales, Zaire), Asia and the Pacific (Australia,
China, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Papua New Guinea).
They are not currently accepting proposals while they review their grant guidelines.
Citigroup Foundation
http://www.citigroup.com/citigroup/homepage/fndtion
http://www.citigroup.com/citigroup/corporate/foundation/guide.htm
The foundation supports US nonprofits and nonprofits abroad where Citigroup has Citibank offices. Most
grants are community development grants to revitalize low-income neighbourhoods or educational grants
for US schools. Grant proposals are also accepted in arts and culture, health and human services, and the
environment. Types of support include operating support, capital campaigns, continuing support, debt
retirement, endowments, equipment acquisition, mortgage reduction, and building
construction/renovation. Grants to organizations in developed countries support research on critical
issues in the global economy, education, communication among international leaders, and culture and the
arts. Grants for developing countries focus on technical assistance for development, specialized medical
training and treatment, and disaster relief efforts. Unsolicited proposals are accepted, but a favourable
decision is less likely.
Coca Cola Foundations
http://www2.coca-cola.com/citizenship/foundation_asia.html
The foundation has different branches, located in, for example, Georgia, Swaziland (for Africa), Europe,
Indonesia, Japan, Ecuador. They mainly fund education, citizenship, environment including climate
change, waste management, and environmental education (an example being volcanoes and the
ecosystem at National Park Discovery Centres). The different foundations located in different countries
have different funding priorities, which could be hopeful for funding specific projects in specific
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locations. For example, in the Philippines: ’Our primary focus is on education, and the empowerment
education provides, particularly for the underprivileged. In partnership with Coca-Cola Bottlers
Philippines plants, we also provide emergency assistance to communities affected by natural disasters’.
The application process is a bit unclear. They require a proposal conforming to their guidelines and an
application form, but they do not specify whether this is common to all foundations or just the one in
Georgia, and whether all proposals need to be submitted via Georgia.
Compagnia di San Paolo
http://www.compagnia.torino.it/inglese/informazioni/default.htm
This foundation is based in Turin, but funds institutions internationally as well as locally. It pursues goals
of social good, to foster civic, cultural and economic development, and operates in the following main
sectors: scientific, economic and juridical research; education; art; preservation and valorisation of
cultural heritage and activities and of environmental assets; health; assistance to the socially deprived
categories. Most of their scientific funding is biomedical, but the Compagnia’s activities are focused on
supporting basic research and on the dissemination of scientific knowledge as well as experimenting new
technologies. Some of their past projects have been concerned with the use of ICT [Information and
Communications Technology]. They favour project-based proposals rather than general support.
Applications require an application form and an applicant profile.
Compton Foundation
www.comptonfoundation.org
Within the areas of Peace & World Order, Population, and the Environment, grants are made for the
following kinds of activities:
l   Education of the public
l   Education of policy makers
l   Education of the media
l   Advocacy and public activism
l   Demonstration projects
l   Fellowship support to selected institutions for promising young scholars
Scholarly research in selected academic centers of excellence, with special priority given to
projects which
l  
a) are interdisciplinary
b) are policy related
c) lead to action.
Their general criteria are:
l   The sponsoring organization has demonstrated strong leadership and management capability
The proposed project has a specific focus in an area not presently supported adequately by other
sources of funding
l  
l   If relevant, the project has a sound scientific basis and there are measurable goals
l   The project is likely to make an important contribution to the field
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The project is responsive to the local population, involves local people in the planning and
implementation process, and takes into account the cultural and economic impact of the project on
the local population
l  
l   The project requires a relatively modest investment in order to make a significant impact.
Their primary focus is sustainable development, and ecosystems, and most environment projects are
focussed on the US. They also fund fellowships in the field for people from developing countries (but do
not accept unsolicited proposals for these).
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
www.packard.org
The Foundation's Science Program is firmly based on the belief that scientific advances and the
improvement of the human condition are closely linked. They are committed to supporting science
projects that better our quality of life, including those that develop new ways to preserve the planet and
strengthen scientific work in other countries. Grants are awarded to support university-based basic
research, to create platforms for greater co-operation among scientists to engage in interdisciplinary
research, to develop science leaders for our future, to understand the world's oceans, and to improve
science education. There is an emphasis on international collaboration and on building capacity in
developing countries. They also support interdisciplinary science, and science for underrepresented
groups, sustainability science programme. Their lists of previous grants include grants to universities and
research institutes.
Most grants are awarded in response to calls for proposals.
Department for International Development (DFID) (UK)
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/
The Department has programmes for overseas and UK based institutions doing projects to help or raise
awareness of problems in the developing world, and for international co-operation. The specific
programmes are as follows:
Development awareness fund: Open to UK based non-profit organisations. It funds activities aimed at
promoting public knowledge and understanding of development issues. The deadline for applications is
November 2002.
Engineering knowledge and research fund: Open to UK-based research institutions and organisations,
consultants, NGOs, academic institutions and individuals, to identify and foster key policies, technology
and skills that will help poor people to escape from poverty in a sustainable way.
Humanitarian Assistance: Open to registered charities, academic institutions, companies and
inter-governmental bodies and agencies of the UN and Red Cross/Red Crescent systems. This includes
natural and technological disaster preparedness, prevention and mitigation; policy and institutional
development, including monitoring and evaluation; training and research.
Academic partnerships: Open to UK Higher Education institutions, in partnerships with HE institutions
from Eastern Europe and Central Asian countries to deliver appropriate training in DFID priority sectors.
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This includes developing new modules for existing academic courses and developing complete new
courses.
Higher Education Links Scheme (FICHE) Open to higher education and research institutions in the
UK and developing countries. The criteria are: links between institutions in UK and abroad with
well-articulated aims and a set of achievable objectives (tied to DFID targets), within a defined
time-frame, leading to a measurable output (e.g. joint research, joint publications).
Educational Foundation of America
http://www.efaw.org/
The foundation funds projects in education and the environment, and various other things. Institutions
applying have to be within the US, and the past projects are largely US focussed. Rather worryingly,
there is no grant history after 1998.
EU funding for community action
http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgc/aides/forms/env03_en.htm
In this area, the EU funds action which helps to:
Prevent risks and harm to persons and property and in so doing the environment in the event of
natural or technological disasters,
l  
Increase the degree of preparedness of those involved in civil protection in the Member States in
order to improve their capacity for action in the event of an emergency,
l  
Detect and study the causes of disasters and perfect the means and methods for forecasting as well
as techniques and methods of action and immediate assistance in emergencies,
l  
Inform, educate and alert the public in order to help citizens to protect themselves more
effectively.
l  
Exxon Education Foundation
http://www.exxonmobil.com/contributions/ef_math1.html
They have given grants for geological research in the past, but do not seem to have been active since
1998, and their primary focus is school education in the US.
Ford Foundation
www.fordfound.org
This large foundation has a community and resource development programme, which is orientated
towards the environment and sustainable development.
In Environment and Development they help people and groups acquire, protect and improve land,
water, forests, wildlife and other natural assets in ways that help reduce poverty and injustice.
In Community Development they seek to improve the quality of life and opportunities for positive
change in urban and rural communities. The goal is to develop community-based institutions that
mobilize and leverage philanthropic capital, investment capital, knowledge and skills, and natural
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resources in a responsible and fair manner.
Their programme in Human Rights and International Co-operation is primarily focussed on civil
rights and social inequality, but they have offered some general support to institutions listed in their past
grants.
The Education, knowledge and religion programme has funded some higher education grants which
have included training for development. This area may also include curriculum development or the
development of databases/information systems.
They require an initial letter of enquiry, which they prefer to receive by mail at the nearest field office.
General Motors
http://www.gm.com/company/gmability/philanthropy/
They prefer the projects they fund to have a proven relevance to their funding priorities or areas of
operation. The targeted areas of focus are: education, health, community relations, public policy, arts and
culture, and environment and energy, with a strong commitment to diversity in all areas. They are
involved in disaster relief as part of the Global Aid philanthropy programme, but the information given
on the site asks for donations rather than offers funding.
The Guillemont Trust
No web-site.
This is a new foundation which has not yet begun to make grants. Its objects are to promote education by
making grants, loans and other payments to higher education institutions (in the UK) to create higher
education programmes to be delivered by the Internet, world wide web, digital or other television
broadcast and other distance learning technologies. (Higher education institution means one supported by
the Higher Education Funding Council for England, the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council, the
Higher Education Funding Council for Wales or the Department for Employment and Learning in
Northern Ireland).
CONTACT: Julian Gizzi, Beachcroft Wansbroughs, 100 Fetter Lane, London, EC4A 1BN, Tel: 020
7894 6556.
Hivos
http://www.hivos.nl/english/
They have a sustainable development programme which funds initiatives worldwide, in the countries
they specify. The most important requirements are:
l   the organisation operates in Hivos countries and regions
l   its objectives show conformity with general policy and policy priorities
Hivos provides financial support and advice to local NGO's. Hivos takes an institutional approach in
supporting organisations that enable people to stand up for their rights and that increase their access to
decision-making. Hivos feels that the world can only become a sustainable and fair place to live if more
people have access to the resources and the decision-making processes that determine their future. Hivos
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wants to contribute to a sustainable and fair world by increasing opportunities for people in developing
countries and giving them greater scope to develop themselves. They work mainly in the areas of
democracy, human rights and gender, but the sustainable development section could involve education
and training of the public and policy-makers. They have also funded projects in the area of information
resources and information and communications technology.
Horvitz Foundation
http://www.horvitz.org/
The Horvitz Foundation seeks to enhance the quality of life through supporting focussed programs in
research, education, and the creative application of the arts and sciences. The underlying principles
centre on ‘an optimism and passion for continuing to enrich the quality of the life of the individual and
of civilisation through leveraging intelligence, creativity, and compassion’. Its five areas of concentration
are:
l   Children
l   Education
l   Technology, Society, and the Environment
l   Science
l   The Arts
Proposals are invited in each of these areas, and are considered twice a year. For more specific details of
their interests, they request that you contact the foundation office.
IBM
http://www.ibm.com/ibm/ibmgives/
IBM's philanthropic resources are allocated to specific projects and programmes within their targeted
areas of interest. The overwhelming majority of grants are initiated by IBM and involve multi-year
commitments. Most of their projects are technology or web-based. They have a communities in need
programme, which included a disaster relief information project, and an education programme. However,
most of their work does not stem from unsolicited proposals.
International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD)
www.iicd.org
The International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) assists developing countries to
realise locally owned sustainable development by harnessing the potential of information and
communication technologies (ICTs). They focus on 'traditional' development sectors, such as education,
good governance, health, livelihood opportunities (especially agriculture) and environment. They are
currently active in 8 countries: Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Jamaica, Mali, Tanzania, Uganda and
Zambia. I am unsure whether they actually have any money available to apply for.
International Youth Foundation (IYF)
http://www.iyfnet.org/
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IYF and its partners have supported a range of programmes and services focusing on such areas as
vocational training, health education, recreation, employment, cultural understanding and racial
reconciliation, environmental awareness, and the development of conflict resolution and leadership skills.
This might be a possibility if there was a strong youth education, development or welfare slant to the
proposal, but none of the project areas sounds exactly right.
James and Abigail Campbell Foundation
http://www.kapolei.com/ejc/99jacf/99jacf_7.htm
Priority is given to programmes located in or serving communities in particular areas on the island of
Hawaii. The Foundation presently emphasizes the following areas:
Youth - Programmes that address the problems of youth such as truancy, low self-esteem,
vandalism, violence and youth gangs.
l  
l   Education - Support for schools and educational programmes.
l   Hawaiian - Support for programmes that promote the welfare of Hawaiians and Hawaiian values.
They consider requests for support for special projects that are not part of an organization's ongoing
operations; programme support when unforeseen circumstances have affected the financial base of an
organization and financial assistance for equipment. The Foundation does not consider funding for:
individuals, endowments, sectarian or religious programs, loans, political activities or highly technical
research projects.
JC Downing Foundation
http://www.jcdowning.org/funding/grantmaking.htm
The Foundation awards grants to non-profit organizations with explicit, identifiable needs, often funding
the early stages of a project's development. They support ‘innovative projects to empower human
capabilities and enrich our environment’. They support projects in the following areas:
l   Education and Human Development
l   Environmental Research and Preservation
l   Fine Arts
l   Sports and Athletics
l   Technology and Communications
The J.C. Downing Foundation issues project grants, not general support grants, capital campaigns, debt
retirement, or completed projects. They do not provide support for organizations that provide direct
humanitarian or disaster relief. Their previous projects include book publishing, equipment to provide
services, funding for symposia. There are no geographical limitations. They recommend submitting a
letter of inquiry prior to making a full application. Grant applications must be submitted by post with a
self addressed envelope.
The Kenneth John Lee Trust
No web-site.
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This is a new trust and they have not yet made any grants. Their objectives are the relief of poverty,
sickness, and distress, and the advancement of education of persons in any part of the world who are in
need as a result of natural disaster or social or economic circumstances. There is no further information
on their funding priorities.
CONTACT: Mrs Audrey Holbrook, 63 Derby Road, Bramcote, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 3GW.
Lifebridge Foundation
www.lifebridge.org
The Lifebridge Foundation pre-selects its grantees, and does not accept direct funding requests.
However, they accept brief letters outlining your goals and activities to introduce them to projects and
organizations. The Lifebridge Foundation ‘supports and encourages organizations and individuals, who,
through cultural, educational, and/or scientific means, are dedicated to creating bridges of understanding
among all people by bringing to realization the concepts of one humanity and the interconnectedness of
all life’. Their grants typically range from $2,000 to $10,000, and are made in the areas of:
l   Arts & Culture
l   Youth/Education
l   Environment
l   Science
l   Community Service
l   World Goodwill
l   Interdimensional
Under the science there have been some past grants (including general operating support) to scientific
institutes and associations. There have also been some humanitarian projects in the World Goodwill
grants.
Lyondell Chemical Company Contributions Program
http://www.lyondell.com/html/social/contributions.shtml
Lyondell makes charitable contributions to non-profit organizations involved with US education, the
environment, and community development. Their giving is on an international basis in areas of company
operations, including in Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore,
Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. They seek to support organizations that benefit a broad spectrum of
people within their communities. However, they prefer to support organizations in which the company
has some direct involvement. Organizations or activities that they will consider supporting include those
that:
Benefit pre-college education either through support of schools, enrichment of the educational
experience for students, recognition and continuing education for educators or curriculum
development
l  
l   Promote conservation, environmental education and sustainable development
Encourage community sustainability, which includes projects that further solutions to community
problems.
l  
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They grant support only to those organizations and activities that best meet their objectives.
MacArthur Foundation
http://www.macfdn.org/
The Foundation makes grants through four programs:
Program on Human and Community Development supports the development of healthy individuals
and effective communities.
Program on Global Security and Sustainability focuses on international
peace and security, conservation and sustainable development, population and reproductive health,
human rights, and new governance arrangements to address the economic consequences of globalization.
The program has special initiatives in Russia and Africa that include an emphasis on improving higher
education.
General Program makes a limited number of grants each year in support of projects that advance the
broad purposes of the Foundation but do not fall within the other programs. Grants support public
interest media projects, including independent documentary film, and a changing set of special interests,
currently including gun violence prevention and communications policy. The Foundation occasionally
makes large institutional grants through the General Program.
In the General Program they support making of independent film and documentary in the United States.
However, production grants are highly competitive. Only documentary films on important social issues
are supported by the Foundation. They also support distribution, and their Outreach projects typically
help schools, colleges, and community groups make use of MacArthur documentaries for classroom
education or for community discussion and problem-solving.
Grants are occasionally awarded for projects that support the broad purposes of the Foundation, lie
outside the areas addressed by the two major topical programs, and provide timely opportunities to have
a significant impact on an important problem with a modest investment of funds. Conservation and
sustainable development are also funded, but their focus is on tropical ecosystems internationally.
Previous grants include environmental education projects. Their past grants look promising, but none of
the areas fits exactly. There seems to be considerable flexibility in the areas they will fund.
Markle Foundation
www.markle.org
The foundation funds ICT projects in 3 areas:
l   Policy for a Networked Society
l   Interactive Media for Children
l   Information Technologies for Better Health
They also maintain an Opportunity Fund, but do not accept unsolicited proposals for this fund, except on
occasion for specific projects for which requests for proposals will be issued. The only real possibility
here is for creating interactive digital educational materials.
Mazda Foundation
http://www.mazdafoundation.org/
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They fund programmes that promote:
l   Education and literacy.
l   Environmental conservation.
l   Cross-cultural understanding.
l   Social welfare.
l   Scientific research.
Preference is given to non-profit organizations that are national in scope. Their current programmes
focus mainly on youth and education fellowships, including exchanges between the US and Japan. They
meet annually, with deadlines in August.
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Foundation, Inc.
(also known as 3M Foundation, Inc.)
http://www.3m.com/about3m/community/index.jhtml
The foundation's goal is to help develop productive, educated and engaged citizens. The contributions
programme targets maths, science and economics education at all levels. Health and social services
grants target programs that strengthen families and youth, while reaching out with disaster relief to
people around the world. Beginning in 2001, support extends to environmental efforts that make
immediate and meaningful progress toward the sustainability of the Earth's eco-systems, but they don’t
accept unsolicited proposals in this area. Applicants have to be located in one of 3M’s communities, and
past grants seem focussed on the US.
Monsanto Fund
http://www.monsantofund.org/
They have priority areas in environment and science education, which includes curriculum development.
They also fund grants for human needs and services and education in the communities in which
Monsanto operates - including Indonesia, the Philippines, and South America. No endowments are
offered. Applicants can be from the US or outside, but must have charitable status. They do not make
grants below US$25k. An application form is available on their web-site, and they have 2 grants cycles a
year.
The Nippon Foundation
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/
The foundation is providing aid to projects that fall under one of the following four major categories:
l   public welfare in Japan
l   voluntary programs in Japan
l   maritime and ship-related projects
l   overseas co-operative assistance.
Under the category of overseas co-operative assistance, they especially favour cross-border, transnational
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activities; local and regional undertakings that may fall outside the reach of the public sector or other
donor agencies; and initiatives to tackle pressing issues and long-range or persistent problems that
require prompt and systemized care. Grants are given to programs planned and conducted by overseas
non-profit organizations in such areas as basic human needs, human resources development, and
promotion of international co-operation.
The funding areas are:
Improvement of Basic Human Needs - Initiatives to assist people throughout the world to meet
their basic human needs, and to contribute to the improvement of human welfare through programs
in such areas as health care, support of disabled persons and those who are socially vulnerable,
agricultural development, population issues, community development, refugee aid, and disaster
relief. Projects comprising novel ideas, approaches, and technology, as well as those that involve
multilateral undertakings, such as south-south cooperation, will receive higher priority.
l  
Human Resources Development - Initiatives to foster a new generation of professionals, scholars,
and students with a strong potential for future leadership. We support training and educational
programs designed and executed by non-profit organizations and institutions of higher education.
Our intention is to promote the formulation of an international network of professional people with
shared goals and concerns.
l  
Promotion of International Collaborative Undertakings - Initiatives to foster cooperative
approaches that meet the changing needs of the global community. We support cultural, social, and
intellectual exchanges and collaborative undertakings which contribute to the development of
greater mutual understanding and cooperative mindset in order to bring about social changes.
l  
Proposals are accepted from overseas non-for-profit organisations, which may include research
institutions. There are no deadlines. Initial letters of inquiry or initial applications are recommended to
check whether the project can be supported. These can be submitted by fax, but actual applications and
covering letters must be sent by mail.
They appear to be quite broad about what is funded, and it includes research. General assistance is less
likely, but there are opportunities for educational projects, disaster mitigation, and international
cooperation.
Nuffield Foundation
www.nuffield.org
They normally make grants only to UK organisations, and support work that will be mainly based in the
UK, although they welcome proposals for collaborative projects involving partners in European or
Commonwealth countries. They have education programmes, including in science and technology, and
they support curriculum development, especially for 5-19 year olds. They also have a Commonwealth
programme for projects involving eastern and southern Africa, aiming to contribute to the improvement
of education, health and social welfare in these countries and to promote links between the UK and these
countries. It does this by funding innovative and well-defined projects that involve collaboration between
UK and overseas organisations in both their design and implementation. A key aim of these projects is
the development of expertise and experience of practitioners and policy makers.
There is also an Open Door programme for proposals of exceptional merit for research projects or
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practical innovations outside its special areas of interest, or to projects that span areas of interest. These
must have some bearing on their widest charitable object - 'the advancement of social well-being'.
Subjects of interest include, but are not limited to: work on poverty, disadvantage, social welfare,
disability, and work that crosses boundaries between our areas of special interest (for instance, learning
and social provision; law and society; science and education).
Outline proposals must be submitted for consideration initially. Projects may be research or development
projects, and they have to be innovative and widely applicable.
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The Olive Bank Charitable Trust
No web-site.
A new trust whose objectives are to assist in the provision of research and instruction in the humanities
and sciences and other spheres of useful learning and knowledge. No further information is available as
yet, but it is possible that giving is limited to the UK.
CONTACT: Mr M. Evans, Burges Salmon, Narrow Quay House, Narrow Quay, Bristol, BS1 4AH.
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Payson Center
http://payson.tulane.edu/about/
The Payson Center for International Development and Technology Transfer was formed to explore the
impact of information technology (IT) on education and development processes at all levels. It is
attached to Tulane University. They have a number of partners, and it is likely that they don’t give out
funding, but are probably receiving it.
Rockefeller Foundation
www.rockfound.org
Their strategy focuses explicitly on the challenges faced by poor and excluded people and affirms their
assumptions that:
For the Foundation's strategies to be most effective, poor and excluded people should have a voice
in the process
l  
The poor and excluded people themselves should participate in researching, planning and doing
the work
l  
The Foundation has a commitment to the promotion of science and technology to help enrich the lives of
poor people. The foundation has made several grants to crisis management initiatives, for example a web
portal for resources. They have also given grants for raising awareness of scientific issues, for example
biotechnology. Such grants are mainly in the developing world section, under Global Inclusion Initiative.
The Global Inclusion programme makes grants in: transnational communities; peace, justice and
security; intellectual-property rights; trade and development; labour conditions globally; and science in
the service of the poor.
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No grants or loans are made to individuals, local hospitals, churches, or welfare agencies, building and
operating funds, altruistic movements involving private profit, or actions aiming to influence legislation.
General institutional support or endowment are not normally provided. Organizations should send a short
letter of inquiry addressed to the director of the subject area of interest, and they can also be submitted by
email. Letters of inquiry should briefly describe the purpose of the project for which funds are being
requested; the issues the proposed project will address; information about the organization; estimated
budget and period for which funds are being requested; and qualifications of key personnel involved in
the project.
Shailesh & Kalpa Mehta Charitable Foundation
No web-site.
Their giving primarily for education, fine arts, disaster relief, historical preservation, and community
development. Initial approach is by letter.
CONTACT: c/o Providian Financial, 201 Mission St., 28th Fl., San Francisco, CA 94105.
The Starr Foundation
http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/starr/
The Foundation currently has assets of approximately $5 billion, making it one of the largest private
foundations in the United States. It makes grants in a number of areas, including education, medicine and
healthcare, public policy, human needs, culture and the environment.
There is no formal application, but the Foundation prefers to receive a cover letter explaining the terms
of the grant proposal, a budget for the project for which funding is sought, the grant seeker's latest
audited financial statements, a list of other major financial supporters (current or anticipated) and a list of
the grant seeker's board members (and their affiliations, if any). They will not fund organizations that
spend more than 25% of their annual expenses on administration and fundraising. The Foundation rarely
funds overseas organizations without U.S. tax-exempt status. Grant proposals and inquiries may be
directed to grants@starrfoundation.org.
The foundation funds mainly in the state of New York, particularly in education and human needs,
though there are some education fellowships offered, mainly in the US. International grants are made
mainly in area of public policy.
Tesoro Corporation
http://www.tesoropetroleum.com/guidelines.html
Their programmes focus on the environment and education. Contributions are generally limited to
locations where the company has significant operations. Contribution requests should demonstrate the
organization's tax-exempt status, a summary of the activity/project, and information about the
organization. They operate in: San Antonio, Alaska, California Bay Area, Hawaii, Houston-Gulf Coast,
North Dakota-Northern Great Plains, Salt Lake City-Intermountain, Washington State-Anacortes and
Seattle Metro.
Texaco
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www.texaco.com
They fund education (especially science education) and indigenous culture in the areas in which they
operate (including South America and the Caribbean). They are currently not accepting unsolicited
proposals while they review their guidelines.
World Learning
www.worldlearning.org
Their international development and training division (PIDT) specializes in developing the skills and
potential of individuals and institutions in all regions of the world. PIDT's activities include the
facilitation of effective NGO management, democratic participation, education policy reform, sectoral
development, journalism and media, and social advocacy. They have an institutional capacity building
programme for NGOs. World Learning administers several subgrant programs to afford institutions the
funds and resources necessary to increase their effectiveness and impact. World Learning's efforts have
proven successful in Africa, Asia, and Central and Eastern Europe, and have benefited several hundred
NGOs, associations, and other social- service groups. They mostly do education, training and exchange,
with its international projects mostly to be carried out in partnership with USAID. It is unclear how or if
you can apply for funding.
World Wide Welfare (WWW)
No web-site.
Their objectives are to fund general charitable purposes in particular but without prejudice to:
Relieve poverty, distress or suffering (including starvation, sickness or any physical disability or
affliction) and primarily when arising from any public calamity whether natural or man-made.
l  
l   Promote education.
Assist in the preservation, conservation and protection of the natural environment for the public
benefit.
l  
CONTACT: Dr Bayan Kahdm Alaraji, Chairperson, 124 Wandle Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 6AE.
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Developing world communities
The Andres Soriano Foundation, Inc.: In Profile
No web-site. Source of information: www.afphils.net
This foundation operates in the Philippines. It believes that self-help and assistance ‘assistance through
community-based change agents’ are the best solutions to socio-economic problems experienced in the
Philippines. It programmes include a community development and management programme and a
disaster response assistance project for ‘setting up of an ad-hoc quick response mechanism for
emergency and disaster situations’. It is keen on fostering co-operation between local organisations.
CONTACT: Ms. Lemia Liguaton-Simbulan (Executive Director), A. Soriano Aviation Hangar Andrew
Ave., Pasay City, Philippines. 02-831-9941, 02-831-5398 02-834-0874 asfgrp@codewan.com.ph.
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Avina Foundation
www.avina.net
Based in Switzerland, this foundation works across Central and Southern America, and the Caribbean.
They have partnerships and ventures in a diversity of activities, from natural resource management and
eco-efficiency, to citizen participation and corporate social responsibility, to economic and community
development. In general they do not accept unsolicited grant applications: AVINA representatives
identify potential leaders and their projects for our sponsorship.
Ayala Foundation
www.ayalafoundation.org
Have education and environment programmes for Philippines in the Center for Social Development
division, which aims to build sustainable communities. The Foundation is ‘also working to extend the
benefits of recent technological developments to a greater number of men, women and children’.
Applications procedures (if any) are unclear.
The Boeing Company
http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/aboutus/community/
Boeing focuses its charitable giving in four main areas: education, health and human services, culture
and the arts, and civic and environmental issues. While most contributions are made in the
communities where Boeing people work and live, on some occasions Boeing makes contributions to
organizations that operate internationally. Boeing also supports programs that stimulate sustainable
economic development. Applicants must have charitable status or be an educational organisation.
Chevron Texaco Corporation
http://www.chevrontexaco.com/social_responsibility/grant_guidelines/
The corporation supports programmes including maths and science education in schools; environmental
conservation, with an emphasis on habitat preservation, wildlife protection, and environmental education
programs. It supports communities where it does business, including the Americas (Bolivia, Canada,
Mexico, the U.S.), Europe, Africa (Angola, Scotland, Wales, Zaire), Asia and the Pacific (Australia,
China, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Papua New Guinea).
They are not currently accepting proposals while they review their grant guidelines.
The C-H Foundation
No web-site.
This is a new foundation which has not yet started making grants. It will support international
development with emphasis on children. The area of coverage will be non-UK causes. The average grant
size will be US $100,000.
CONTACT: Mr Christopher Hohn, c/o Farrer & Co., 66 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3LH, Tel:
020 7242 2022.
Citigroup Foundation
http://www.citigroup.com/citigroup/homepage/fndtion
http://www.citigroup.com/citigroup/corporate/foundation/guide.htm
The foundation supports US nonprofits and nonprofits abroad where Citigroup has Citibank offices. Most
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grants are community development grants to revitalize low-income neighbourhoods or educational grants
for US schools. Grant proposals are also accepted in arts and culture, health and human services, and the
environment. Types of support include operating support, capital campaigns, continuing support, debt
retirement, endowments, equipment acquisition, mortgage reduction, and building
construction/renovation. Grants to organizations in developed countries support research on critical
issues in the global economy, education, communication among international leaders, and culture and the
arts. Grants for developing countries focus on technical assistance for development, specialized medical
training and treatment, and disaster relief efforts. Unsolicited proposals are accepted, but a favourable
decision is less likely.
Coca Cola Foundations
http://www2.coca-cola.com/citizenship/foundation_asia.html
The foundation has different branches, located in, for example, Georgia, Swaziland (for Africa), Europe,
Indonesia, Japan, Ecuador. They mainly fund education, citizenship, environment including climate
change, waste management, and environmental education (an example being volcanoes and the
ecosystem at National Park Discovery Centres). The different foundations located in different countries
have different funding priorities, which could be hopeful for funding specific projects in specific
locations. For example, in the Philippines: ’Our primary focus is on education, and the empowerment
education provides, particularly for the underprivileged. In partnership with Coca-Cola Bottlers
Philippines plants, we also provide emergency assistance to communities affected by natural disasters’.
The application process is a bit unclear. They require a proposal conforming to their guidelines and an
application form, but they do not specify whether this is common to all foundations or just the one in
Georgia, and whether all proposals need to be submitted via Georgia.
The Conservation, food and health foundation
http://www.grantsmanagement.com/cfhguide.html
The foundation’s purpose is to assist in the conservation of natural resources, the production and
distribution of food, and the improvement and promotion of health in the developing world. Through
grants to support research and through targeted grants to help solve specific problems, the Foundation
helps build capacity within developing countries in its three areas of interest.
The Foundation is especially interested in supporting projects which lead to the transfer of responsibility
to the citizens of developing countries for managing and solving their own problems and developing the
capacity of local organizations. Preference will be given to projects, including research projects, in areas
that tend to be under-funded. The geographic focus of the Foundation is the developing world.
Preference will be given to organizations located in developing countries or to developed country
organizations whose activities are of direct and immediate benefit to developing countries.
Cottonwood Foundation
http://www.cottonwoodfdn.org/howapply.html
The Cottonwood Foundation has a very limited amount of funding available, and says it will only award
grants to organizations that meet all four of the following criteria:
l   protect the environment
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l   promote cultural diversity
l   empower people to meet their basic needs
l   rely on volunteer efforts
The Foundation typically funds projects for which $1,000 US would make a ‘specific and concrete
difference’. Their examples of activities typically funded are: reforestation/replanting of native plant
species; land acquisition; construction of housing or buildings; purchase of tools, equipment, seeds, or
animals; conducting training/vocational workshops; developing educational materials; providing funds or
microloans for job creation; construction or repair of community water systems; ecosystem restoration;
or purchase of alternative energy equipment. They also provides funding for general support, particularly
for organizations with very small budgets.
EC Poverty Reduction Effectiveness Programme (EC-PREP)
http://www.ec-prep.org
This is a programme of research which aims to make an effective link between the European
Commission and the UK Department for International Development (DFID). The objective is to enhance
the poverty impact of the EU’s development assistance and contribute to achieving the International
Development Target of halving the number of people in extreme poverty by 2015.
3.2 million Euros are available for research project funding. Grants should be spent on research projects
which link to one or more of six focal areas of the EU’s Development Policy so that recommendations
can be made about how best they can be applied to poverty reduction. The six focal areas are:
l   Trade and development
l   Regional integration and co-operation
l   Macro-economic support and equitable access to social services
l   Transport
l   Food security and sustainable rural development
l   Institutional capacity-building
The integration of cross-cutting issues such as human rights, the environment, gender, good governance,
conflict prevention and crisis management is encouraged too. Typical grant size per research project will
be in the range of 50,000 euros to 160,000 euros. Grants can last for a maximum of two years.
Applications can come from any public, voluntary or private sector organisation within the EU carrying
out research that is related to development co-operation. This includes academic institutions, think-tanks,
consultancies, associations, networks, individual research bodies or organisations. Closing dates for
proposals are in September 2002 and January 2003. An application form is available on the web-site. The
funding appears to be solely research based, but there are possibilities for hazard mitigation.
EU funding for NGOs in Developing Countries
http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/cgi/frame12.pl
Grants are available for projects within developing countries that are co-financed with European
development NGOs. Two types of support are offered: block grants and specific project grants. In either
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case projects must seek to reduce poverty levels by helping people in developing countries to meet basic
needs, improve living conditions and reinforce their own development capacities.
Projects must be based on the local initiative of partners within the developing countries and must either
support sustainable social, human and economic development and/or offer institutional support and
development of the capacities of local structures, in particular of partner organisations within the
countries. Applicants should be based in the EU or in the developing countries, with priority given to
applications from developing countries. Countries eligible are limited to those specified as having very
low incomes. The current deadline is 28th October 2002
The main focus is on civil society issues, but there may be a possibility in the area of information sharing
and co-operation.
Ford Foundation
www.fordfound.org
This large foundation has a community and resource development programme, which is orientated
towards the environment and sustainable development.
In Environment and Development they help people and groups acquire, protect and improve land,
water, forests, wildlife and other natural assets in ways that help reduce poverty and injustice.
In Community Development they seek to improve the quality of life and opportunities for positive
change in urban and rural communities. The goal is to develop community-based institutions that
mobilize and leverage philanthropic capital, investment capital, knowledge and skills, and natural
resources in a responsible and fair manner.
Their programme in Human Rights and International Co-operation is primarily focussed on civil
rights and social inequality, but they have offered some general support to institutions listed in their past
grants.
The Education, knowledge and religion programme has funded some higher education grants which
have included training for development. This area may also include curriculum development or the
development of databases/information systems.
They require an initial letter of enquiry, which they prefer to receive by mail at the nearest field office.
Grand Circle Foundation
http://www.gct.com/gcf.asp
They claim that to date, they have donated more than $10 million throughout the world to environments,
cultures, and communities where their travellers visit. They donate to a variety of causes including the
community and the environment in Latin America, Africa and other areas. There is virtually no
information on their web-site, and no details of how to apply.
Greenville Foundation
http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/grnville/
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Projects are mainly located in the Rockies but there is an international programme and an environment
programme. Their priorities are sustainable energy and the linkage of ecosystems and economics. In
international programme they fund community development projects that enable individuals or groups to
act on their own behalf. The Foundation lends special attention to programs that seek to reduce poverty,
enable women to improve the quality of their lives, and encompass small-scale sustainable agriculture.
They don’t fund endowments or general classroom environmental education. Grants have to be applied
for through affiliated US institutions.
Hivos
http://www.hivos.nl/english/
They have a sustainable development programme which funds initiatives worldwide, in the countries
they specify. The most important requirements are:
l   the organisation operates in Hivos countries and regions
l   its objectives show conformity with general policy and policy priorities
Hivos provides financial support and advice to local NGO's. Hivos takes an institutional approach in
supporting organisations that enable people to stand up for their rights and that increase their access to
decision-making. Hivos feels that the world can only become a sustainable and fair place to live if more
people have access to the resources and the decision-making processes that determine their future. Hivos
wants to contribute to a sustainable and fair world by increasing opportunities for people in developing
countries and giving them greater scope to develop themselves. They work mainly in the areas of
democracy, human rights and gender, but the sustainable development section could involve education
and training of the public and policy-makers. They have also funded projects in the area of information
resources and information and communications technology.
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
http://www.iadb.org/exr/
The bank focuses on Latin America and the Caribbean, mobilising funds and providing technical
assistance for the preparation, financing, and implementation of development plans and projects. Their
two main objectives are poverty reduction and social equity, and environmentally sustainable growth.
This institution provides loans and technical assistance only, and projects may have to be based in the
country itself.
International Development Research Centre
http://www.idrc.ca/
The Centre is a public corporation created by the Canadian government to help communities in the
developing world find solutions to social, economic, and environmental problems through research. The
focus is on scientific research, with support for networks of scholars, an emphasis on knowledge, and a
multidisciplinary approach to development issues. The three main areas of interest are:
l   Social and Economic Equity
l   Environment and Natural Resource Management
l   Information and Communication Technologies, or ICTs, for Development
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The objects of the Centre are to initiate, encourage, support, and conduct research into the problems of
the developing regions of the world and into the means for applying and adapting scientific, technical,
and other knowledge to the economic and social advancement of those regions and, in carrying out those
objects,
l   to enlist the talents of natural and social scientists and technologists in Canada and other countries
to assist the developing regions to build up the research capabilities, the innovative skills, and the
institutions required to solve their problems
l  
l   to encourage generally the co-ordination of international development research
to foster co-operation in research on development problems between the developed and developing
regions for their mutual benefit.
l  
IDRC directs support primarily to researchers and research institutions in the South. In this way,
developing countries generate the tools and expertise they need to develop their own solutions to the
problems they face. They suggest an initial approach to a program officer working in your field early on,
or that you send in a "project idea" in a one- to three-page letter.
International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD)
www.iicd.org
The International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) assists developing countries to
realise locally owned sustainable development by harnessing the potential of information and
communication technologies (ICTs). They focus on 'traditional' development sectors, such as education,
good governance, health, livelihood opportunities (especially agriculture) and environment. They are
currently active in 8 countries: Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Jamaica, Mali, Tanzania, Uganda and
Zambia. I am unsure whether they actually have any money available to apply for.
International Lelio Basso Foundation for the Rights and Liberation of Peoples Grants
No web-site.
The foundation awards research grants internationally to individuals in the fields of environment,
development studies, and human rights issues in developing countries. The work of the foundation
concentrates on the environment and development, industrial hazards and human rights, refugee rights,
and the rights of children and young people.
CONTACT: Elmar Altvater, President, 39-6-68801468; fax: 39-6-6877774.
No information on how you apply for their grants.
W.K.Kellogg Foundation
www.wkkf.org
The Foundation’s programming priorities have evolved over time in response to shifting opportunities
and challenges. They have funding for Latin-American, Southern African and Caribbean countries, but
their priorities are health, local initiatives, leadership, citizen involvement and poverty reduction. They
do not accept proposals which do not closely match their announced programmes.
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The Kenneth John Lee Trust
No web-site.
This is a new trust and they have not yet made any grants. Their objectives are the relief of poverty,
sickness, and distress, and the advancement of education of persons in any part of the world who are in
need as a result of natural disaster or social or economic circumstances. There is no further information
on their funding priorities.
CONTACT: Mrs Audrey Holbrook, 63 Derby Road, Bramcote, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 3GW.
Libertad, inc
No web-site, but see
http://www.synergos.org/globalphilanthropy/organizations/libertad.htm
They have various projects in Latin America.
CONTACT: Kevin Callahan, Morgan Ct, 211 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016, USA.
Lyondell Chemical Company Contributions Program
http://www.lyondell.com/html/social/contributions.shtml
Lyondell makes charitable contributions to non-profit organizations involved with US education, the
environment, and community development. Their giving is on an international basis in areas of company
operations, including in Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore,
Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. They seek to support organizations that benefit a broad spectrum of
people within their communities. However, they prefer to support organizations in which the company
has some direct involvement. Organizations or activities that they will consider supporting include those
that:
Benefit pre-college education either through support of schools, enrichment of the educational
experience for students, recognition and continuing education for educators or curriculum
development
l  
l   Promote conservation, environmental education and sustainable development
Encourage community sustainability, which includes projects that further solutions to community
problems.
l  
They grant support only to those organizations and activities that best meet their objectives.
MacArthur Foundation
http://www.macfdn.org/
The Foundation makes grants through four programs:
Program on Human and Community Development supports the development of healthy individuals
and effective communities.
Program on Global Security and Sustainability focuses on international
peace and security, conservation and sustainable development, population and reproductive health,
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human rights, and new governance arrangements to address the economic consequences of globalization.
The program has special initiatives in Russia and Africa that include an emphasis on improving higher
education.
General Program makes a limited number of grants each year in support of projects that advance the
broad purposes of the Foundation but do not fall within the other programs. Grants support public
interest media projects, including independent documentary film, and a changing set of special interests,
currently including gun violence prevention and communications policy. The Foundation occasionally
makes large institutional grants through the General Program.
In the General Program they support making of independent film and documentary in the United States.
However, production grants are highly competitive. Only documentary films on important social issues
are supported by the Foundation. They also support distribution, and their Outreach projects typically
help schools, colleges, and community groups make use of MacArthur documentaries for classroom
education or for community discussion and problem-solving.
Grants are occasionally awarded for projects that support the broad purposes of the Foundation, lie
outside the areas addressed by the two major topical programs, and provide timely opportunities to have
a significant impact on an important problem with a modest investment of funds. Conservation and
sustainable development are also funded, but their focus is on tropical ecosystems internationally.
Previous grants include environmental education projects. Their past grants look promising, but none of
the areas fits exactly. There seems to be considerable flexibility in the areas they will fund.
Mex-Am Cultural Foundation, Inc.
No web-site.
Support for Mexico through cultural organizations that promote programs related to Mexican arts,
culture, and welfare assistance.
CONTACT: Andrew M. Klinger, c/o Grant, Herrmann, Schwartz & Klinger, 645 Madison Ave., New
York, NY 10022, (212) 759-2400.
Monsanto Fund
http://www.monsantofund.org/
They have priority areas in environment and science education, which includes curriculum development.
They also fund grants for human needs and services and education in the communities in which
Monsanto operates - including Indonesia, the Philippines, and South America. No endowments are
offered. Applicants can be from the US or outside, but must have charitable status. They do not make
grants below US$25k. An application form is available on their web-site, and they have 2 grants cycles a
year.
Moriah Fund
No web-site.
They support pluralism, democracy, and community development in Israel; human rights, civic
participation and leadership of indigenous people, rural development, and social justice in Guatemala;
and community-based development in Washington DC only. In Latin America (principally Guatemala)
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they support projects which promote sustainable development and management of natural resources,
improve the well-being of local populations, and strengthen local involvement, leadership, and
institutional development. The principal focus is the conservation of biological diversity. All inquiries
should be directed to the Washington office, and applications must include the proposal checklist to be
obtained from the foundation. The initial approach is a 2-3 page letter of inquiry. Deadlines are March
and August.
CONTACT: Mary Ann Stein, President, 1 Farragut Sq. S., 1634 I St., N.W., Ste. 1000, Washington, DC
20006, (202) 783-8488.
National Lottery Community Fund - International Grants Programme
http://www.community-fund.org.uk/index2.htm
They fund projects working towards long term change in the following priority areas:
l   Education - improved primary education for the most disadvantaged girls and boys.
l   Health - improved health of the most disadvantaged people.
Natural Resources - improved allocation of natural resources to benefit the most disadvantaged
people.
l  
l   Human Rights - improved human rights for the most disadvantaged people.
Under Natural Resources, one priority is ‘reduced vulnerability to environmental shocks for the most
disadvantaged people’. They provide funding in the following geographical areas: Africa, Asia (including
the Pacific and the Central Asian Republics), the Middle East, Central and South America, the
Caribbean, Central and Eastern Europe.
Projects also have to achieve the ‘cross cutting outcomes’:
Gender and diversity - Reduced inequalities affecting the most disadvantaged women and men,
girls and boys in their access to resources, participation in decision-making processes and
exercising civil and political rights.
l  
Participation - Increased participation of the most disadvantaged people in all aspects of
development projects to ensure that benefits are long term and shared fairly.
l  
Influencing opinion - Improved responsiveness of decision and policy makers to the needs of
disadvantaged people
l  
Capacity building - Improved capacity of partner organisations, local communities and other
stakeholders to tackle the causes of poverty effectively, efficiently, and in a sustainable way.
l  
Alliances, collaboration and networks - Developed alliances, collaboration and networks at all
levels, both in the UK and overseas, to bring about sustainable development initiatives for the most
disadvantaged people.
l  
Applicants are expected to carry out a ‘situation analysis’, to identify groups at greatest disadvantage and
the issues underlying their poverty and marginalisation as well as the way they are currently dealing with
their situation. They expect it to involve members of the community, project partners and other
stakeholders. Applicants are required to work with local partner organisations. The application process is
complicated.
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Public Welfare Foundation
www.publicwelfare.org
Grants are given primarily to grassroots organizations in the US and abroad (though more than 90% of
funding goes to the US), with emphasis on the environment, health, population and reproductive health,
the disadvantaged elderly, disadvantaged youth, criminal justice, human rights and global security, and
community economic development and participation. Projects must serve low-income populations, with
preference to short-term needs. The most useful looking programme is community economic
development and assistance, which is: ‘dedicated to supporting organizations that provide services to
disadvantaged populations and work for lasting improvements in the delivery of services that meet basic
human needs. Grants have been awarded in the areas of criminal justice, disadvantaged elderly and
youth, environment, population, health, community and economic development, human rights and
technology assistance’. They also have an environment programme which includes sustainable
development and health risks. Initial requests to the Foundation should come in the form of a letter of
inquiry. Where a letter of inquiry indicates a sufficient connection to Foundation funding priorities, the
Foundation will request a full proposal.
Rockefeller Foundation
www.rockfound.org
Their strategy focuses explicitly on the challenges faced by poor and excluded people and affirms their
assumptions that:
For the Foundation's strategies to be most effective, poor and excluded people should have a voice
in the process
l  
The poor and excluded people themselves should participate in researching, planning and doing
the work
l  
The Foundation has a commitment to the promotion of science and technology to help enrich the lives of
poor people. The foundation has made several grants to crisis management initiatives, for example a web
portal for resources. They have also given grants for raising awareness of scientific issues, for example
biotechnology. Such grants are mainly in the developing world section, under Global Inclusion Initiative.
The Global Inclusion programme makes grants in: transnational communities; peace, justice and
security; intellectual-property rights; trade and development; labour conditions globally; and science in
the service of the poor.
No grants or loans are made to individuals, local hospitals, churches, or welfare agencies, building and
operating funds, altruistic movements involving private profit, or actions aiming to influence legislation.
General institutional support or endowment are not normally provided. Organizations should send a short
letter of inquiry addressed to the director of the subject area of interest, and they can also be submitted by
email. Letters of inquiry should briefly describe the purpose of the project for which funds are being
requested; the issues the proposed project will address; information about the organization; estimated
budget and period for which funds are being requested; and qualifications of key personnel involved in
the project.
Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah Charitable Trust
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No web-site.
A new trust, with unspecific objectives and priorities. They suggest they will fund general charitable
purposes, but in particular the alleviation of poverty in the poorest countries of the world and the
provision of disaster relief in such countries, especially for orphans and widows.
CONTACT: Guy Greenhous, c/o Radcliffes, Solicitors, 5 Gt. College Street, Westminster, London,
SW1P 3SJ.
Shell Foundation
www.shellfoundation.org
Their Sustainable Communities Programme supports projects worldwide that strengthen the abilities of
marginalised and vulnerable communities and groups to manage their own futures, adapt to economic
and social change, and benefit from national and international economic opportunities, while maintaining
their individual cultures and environments. They also have a sustainable energy programme. Their
communities programme does not support disaster or humanitarian relief initiatives; educational
scholarships; sponsorship of individuals and families; welfare activities; and initiatives that are primarily
focused on research (but action-oriented research can be included). They are not considering proposals
this year while they review their programme.
The Sir George Martin Music Foundation
No web-site
This foundation gives to charitable purpose for the people of Montserrat, and the promotion of musical
achievement through formal education and practice. It was specifically set up after the volcanic eruption
of 1997, to distribute the proceeds of a concert arranged by George Martin.
CONTACT: Martin Goodwin, Taylor Johnson Garrett, Carmelite, 50 Victoria Embankment, London,
EC4Y 0DX. Tel: 0207 3007000.
The Summit Charitable Foundation
They give funding for integrated approaches to population stabilization, environmental protection,
conservation and sustainable development. Areas of interest include improving reproductive health and
family planning services; enhancing educational, economic, and political opportunities for women;
building links between population and environment issues through field-based programs, research, and
policy; and promoting the preservation of biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean. No grants are
made to individuals, or for freestanding conferences, film and video projects or basic research.
They are not currently considering requests for funds as they are revising their guidelines.
CONTACT: Victoria P. Sant, President, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Ste. 1000, Washington, DC
20006, (202) 912-2900.
Terres des Hommes Foundation Grants
No web-site
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The foundation was established to promote sustainable economic growth in less-developed countries,
with preference given to problems of drought and children in distress. Grants are awarded in Switzerland
and internationally to individuals and to organizations.
CONTACT: Olivier Nordmann, Manager, 41-21-653666; fax: 41-21-6536677 Terres des Hommes
Foundation, PO Box 912, Lausanne 9 1000, Switzerland.
Tinker Foundation Inc
http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/tinker/index.html
Their focus on Latin America, Spain and Portugal, and more recently the Foundation has included in its
mandate the support of projects concerning Antarctica. They are a small foundation with limited
resources so only a small number of eligible requests can be funded. The foundation will not consider
requests for annual fund-raising appeals; support for building construction or major equipment
purchases; individual research; funding of health or medical issues; production costs for film, television
and radio projects; arts and humanities projects including art museum collections and exhibits;
endowments, and general operating support.
The Foundation funds projects addressing environmental policy, economic policy or governance issues.
Projects should have a strong public policy component, offer innovative solutions to problems facing
these regions, and incorporate new mechanisms for addressing these programmatic areas. Activities may
include, but are not limited to, research projects and conferences related to the Foundation's areas of
interest. There is very little information on their web-site.
Toyota Motors Philippines Foundation, Inc.
No web-site.
The foundation established and operates a nonstock and nonprofit foundation that initiates, promotes,
develops, manages, operates, and maintains programs, plans, and projects for the scientific,
technological, educational, health, cultural, and economic advancement of the Filipino people.
CONTACT: Km. 15 West Service Road, South Superhighway, Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines,
Tel: (63) 2-823-9707, 824-8072 Fax: (63) 2-824-4735
Unocal Foundation
http://www.unocal.com/responsibility/01cr_report/framework.htm
This is an energy company, involved in geothermal energy, and operating in Indonesia and Philippines
among other areas. They are active in disaster relief, but it is not clear what funding they have available.
Last year they issued a call for proposals but there does not appear to be one this year.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
www.usaid.gov
They are involved in a variety of humanitarian and sustainable development projects globally, including,
for example, Indonesia and the Philippines. Some projects are disaster mitigation ones. Funding is
obtained mostly by submitting applications for programmes they solicit. There is a large list of these on
their web-site at http://www.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/solicitation/
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Their Office of Private Voluntary Cooperation (PVC) offers programmes specifically targeted to a
subsector of the "non-profit" organizations - U.S. Private Voluntary Organizations (PVOs). PVC
provides direct support to efforts made by the U.S. PVO community and by its local partner
non-governmental organizations (NGO) to address critical needs in developing countries and emerging
democracies. The primary way PVC supports its mission is through the competitive grant programs it
administers. If you are a PVO and would like to work with PVC or USAID overseas, you must register
with USAID. Non-profit organizations based outside the United States should contact the USAID
mission in the country they are interested in working. For a complete listing of the USAID missions see:
http://www.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/osdbu/guide10a.htm.
They have a Sourcebook about getting results orientated assistance from them. Procedures are
complicated, with many different programmes, some of which they solicit.
Wallace Global Fund
www.wgf.org
In general, the Fund does not support activities whose impact is restricted to a single country. Preference
is given to activities that are likely to lead to broad policy changes, or those that leverage substantial new
public or private resources. They favour activities that utilize market mechanisms for future financial
sustainability. The Fund encourages collaborations involving multiple NGOs and those with an
interdisciplinary approach, particularly activities that utilize the combined resources of the public and
private sectors.
Their priorities are in accountability, population control, and changes in consumption and production,
with programmes in either environment or population. They also support selected projects that lie outside
traditional programme guidelines but which the Fund believes support and advance overall progress
toward global sustainable development. The Fund welcomes innovative and cross-cutting proposals of
global significance which work to engage diverse constituencies, increase public awareness through
creative media and communications, encourage international cooperation and collaboration, and/or
strengthen capacity within institutions. The Fund awards grants for general operating expenses,
multi-year support, and the cultivation of public intellectuals and policy leaders.
The Wallace Global Fund supports public charities or their equivalents throughout the world. In general,
grants are not made to/for: individuals, universities, for-profit organizations, endowments, capital fund
projects, scholarships, conferences, books/magazines, building construction, or travel (not including
project-related travel). The Fund does not support film or video projects.
They recommend a 3 page concept paper and inquiry letter is submitted prior to a full proposal. Many
past grants are economics or advocacy focussed, but some involve information, public education and
outreach projects. They have supported a very wide variety of institutions in the past. This is one of the
only foundations that provides general operating support.
World in Need
www.world-in-need.org.uk
World in need funds ‘social entrepreneurs’, who are defined as: ‘Social entrepreneurs are not creating
personal or shareholder wealth. They are driven by a high regard for social justice to make the world a
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better place. They use the skills and disciplines of enterprise to build long term, sustained improvements
in the lives of ordinary people - particularly the excluded and most disadvantaged. They are imaginative
risk-takers. They are people of vision who know how to communicate, network and gather resources’.
Their priorities are:
l   A focus on innovative ideas
l   backing key people by investing in the early stages of a new venture
l   promoting viability within three years
recognising the importance of adding value beyond finance with a blend of governance,
management, advice and networking
l  
Worldspace Foundation
www.worldspace.org
WorldSpace Foundation works with international, national, and local civil society organizations to
produce and deliver vital and relevant social development and education programs to disadvantaged
communities in Africa and the Asia-Pacific region, using innovative information and communications
technologies. Their activities are mainly limited to providing radio and satellites equipment and
multimedia in Africa.
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ADC Foundation
http://www.adc.com/About_ADC/community/overview/index.jsp
Community Connections Grants:
The foundation awards grants worldwide for projects that improve the future of society through
excellence in science and technology education or bolster telecommunication access for the
disadvantaged. Includes grants for education, including scholarships, and a ‘focus on economic
self-sufficiency’ programme. Preference is given to projects that serve diverse communities, demonstrate
a strong need and sound financial management, and have a significant impact on issues or populations
targeted. Types of support include general operating support, special projects, and capital funds. Listed
application deadlines are for letters of inquiry. Some past grants have been international, but very few are
‘global focus awards’ or involve international relief. Most grants are IT based, as this is a broadband
company. Grants are fairly small, in the region of US$5-15k. The application procedure requires an
initial letter of inquiry (which can be submitted online).
CONTACT: Veronica Theobald, Foundation Grants and Community Relations Administrator, (952)
946-3474; fax: (952) 917-0890 e-mail: Veronica_Theobald@adc.com.
The Andres Soriano Foundation, Inc.: In Profile
No web-site. Source of information: www.afphils.net
This foundation operates in the Philippines. It believes that self-help and assistance ‘assistance through
community-based change agents’ are the best solutions to socio-economic problems experienced in the
Philippines. It programmes include a community development and management programme and a
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disaster response assistance project for ‘setting up of an ad-hoc quick response mechanism for
emergency and disaster situations’. It is keen on fostering co-operation between local organisations.
CONTACT: Ms. Lemia Liguaton-Simbulan (Executive Director), A. Soriano Aviation Hangar Andrew
Ave., Pasay City, Philippines. 02-831-9941, 02-831-5398 02-834-0874 asfgrp@codewan.com.ph.
Asian development Bank
http://www.adb.org/
Provides loans and technical assistance in Japan, Asia, Indonesia, Philippines etc. Assistance may only
be available to organisations in those developing countries. They have funded some disaster preparedness
projects in the past, but provide loans and technical assistance only.
Cable & Wireless
http://www1.cw.com/template_12.jsp?ID=cr_community_home
Cable & Wireless aim to support initiatives in the following categories:
l   those with a specific telecommunications requirement
l   those with the goal of improving access to, or understanding of, communications
l   those linked to the theme of 'communication' in its broadest sense
preference is given to projects which have a strong focus on education, training and economic
development
l  
They mainly support telecoms projects, but also communications and disaster relief. Some of their past
projects involve the internet and education.
Center for disaster management and humanitarian assistance (CDMHA)
http://www.cdmha.org/
The center is based at Tulane University and University of South Florida. Its mission is ‘to facilitate
collaborative education, training, research and information and communication services between disaster
response and humanitarian assistance agencies (e.g. the military, NGOs [Non Governmental
Organisations], PVOs [Private Voluntary Organisations]).’ The Center undertakes education, training and
research in the areas of disaster management and humanitarian assistance with a focus on Latin America
and the Caribbean. ‘The CDMHA is also dedicated to the transfer of new knowledge and appropriate
technology through the university sector to improve responsiveness during times of crisis. By
facilitating, underwriting and co-sponsoring activities such as educational course development,
conferences and research projects, the CDMHA further supports disaster and crisis managers, technicians
and field personnel’.
They aim to carry out: information exchange, sponsorship of symposia and support for
investigator-initiated research projects, with three main areas of emphasis:
l   public health aspects of disasters
l   social science, disaster mitigation and development
l   application of information technology and decision science to disaster analysis.
Past projects they have funded look very relevant. Calls for proposals start in the middle of September.
Last year, approximately $600,000 is available to fund 4-6 one-year projects with budgets up to $150,000
each, including indirect costs. Applicants must submit proposals through a North or South American
sponsoring institution, including research organizations, universities, consortia, NGOs, government and
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private agencies, and foundations.
Coca Cola Foundations
http://www2.coca-cola.com/citizenship/foundation_asia.html
The foundation has different branches, located in, for example, Georgia, Swaziland (for Africa), Europe,
Indonesia, Japan, Ecuador. They mainly fund education, citizenship, environment including climate
change, waste management, and environmental education (an example being volcanoes and the
ecosystem at National Park Discovery Centres). The different foundations located in different countries
have different funding priorities, which could be hopeful for funding specific projects in specific
locations. For example, in the Philippines: ’Our primary focus is on education, and the empowerment
education provides, particularly for the underprivileged. In partnership with Coca-Cola Bottlers
Philippines plants, we also provide emergency assistance to communities affected by natural disasters’.
The application process is a bit unclear. They require a proposal conforming to their guidelines and an
application form, but they do not specify whether this is common to all foundations or just the one in
Georgia, and whether all proposals need to be submitted via Georgia.
Department for International Development (DFID) (UK)
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/
The Department has programmes for overseas and UK based institutions doing projects to help or raise
awareness of problems in the developing world, and for international co-operation. The specific
programmes are as follows:
Development awareness fund: Open to UK based non-profit organisations. It funds activities aimed at
promoting public knowledge and understanding of development issues. The deadline for applications is
November 2002.
Engineering knowledge and research fund: Open to UK-based research institutions and organisations,
consultants, NGOs, academic institutions and individuals, to identify and foster key policies, technology
and skills that will help poor people to escape from poverty in a sustainable way.
Humanitarian Assistance: Open to registered charities, academic institutions, companies and
inter-governmental bodies and agencies of the UN and Red Cross/Red Crescent systems. This includes
natural and technological disaster preparedness, prevention and mitigation; policy and institutional
development, including monitoring and evaluation; training and research.
Academic partnerships: Open to UK Higher Education institutions, in partnerships with HE institutions
from Eastern Europe and Central Asian countries to deliver appropriate training in DFID priority sectors.
This includes developing new modules for existing academic courses and developing complete new
courses.
Higher Education Links Scheme (FICHE) Open to higher education and research institutions in the
UK and developing countries. The criteria are: links between institutions in UK and abroad with
well-articulated aims and a set of achievable objectives (tied to DFID targets), within a defined
time-frame, leading to a measurable output (e.g. joint research, joint publications).
EU funding for community action
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http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgc/aides/forms/env03_en.htm
In this area, the EU funds action which helps to:
Prevent risks and harm to persons and property and in so doing the environment in the event of
natural or technological disasters,
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Increase the degree of preparedness of those involved in civil protection in the Member States in
order to improve their capacity for action in the event of an emergency,
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Detect and study the causes of disasters and perfect the means and methods for forecasting as well
as techniques and methods of action and immediate assistance in emergencies,
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Inform, educate and alert the public in order to help citizens to protect themselves more
effectively.
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GDIN Global Disaster Information Network
http://www.gdin-international.org/
This organisation, though not a foundation, has a fund for carrying out technology related projects to do
with disaster mitigation, although there are no instructions about how to apply to it, if possible. This is a
membership organisation which could be worth joining and which may provide future possibilities for
funding or pilot projects.
General Motors
http://www.gm.com/company/gmability/philanthropy/
They prefer the projects they fund to have a proven relevance to their funding priorities or areas of
operation. The targeted areas of focus are: education, health, community relations, public policy, arts and
culture, and environment and energy, with a strong commitment to diversity in all areas. They are
involved in disaster relief as part of the Global Aid philanthropy programme, but the information given
on the site asks for donations rather than offers funding.
IBM
http://www.ibm.com/ibm/ibmgives/
IBM's philanthropic resources are allocated to specific projects and programmes within their targeted
areas of interest. The overwhelming majority of grants are initiated by IBM and involve multi-year
commitments. Most of their projects are technology or web-based. They have a communities in need
programme, which included a disaster relief information project, and an education programme. However,
most of their work does not stem from unsolicited proposals.
The Kenneth John Lee Trust
No web-site.
This is a new trust and they have not yet made any grants. Their objectives are the relief of poverty,
sickness, and distress, and the advancement of education of persons in any part of the world who are in
need as a result of natural disaster or social or economic circumstances. There is no further information
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on their funding priorities.
CONTACT: Mrs Audrey Holbrook, 63 Derby Road, Bramcote, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 3GW.
Lawrence Foundation
www.thelawrencefoundation.org
This is a relatively new foundation which has not fully clarified its priorities. It supports environmental
organisations, and disaster relief organisations, as well as education (US only) and ‘other’ (unspecific).
Applicants must be based in the US or have a representative in the US, and must be a tax exempt
organisation in the US, but the programmes may be international. They do not fund videos or
promotional material. There are twice yearly deadlines (February and August). Few grants have been
made so far - the environment ones have been conservation-related, and the disaster relief ones to Red
Cross organisations. Past grants are of the range US$5-10k, and only about 20 are made a year. They
suggest a letter of enquiry is sent initially, and they give specific items for inclusion in this.
LeBrun Foundation
No web-site, but see
http://www.synergos.org/globalphilanthropy/organizations/lebrun.htm
They fund social services, disaster and emergency relief, development, human/civil rights and conflict
resolution. Grants are made primarily for world hunger relief, international relief and development,
immigration, and refugee aid.
CONTACT: Thomas R Beecher Jr, 200 Theater Pl., Buffalo, NY 14202, USA.
NASA
http://www.earth.nasa.gov/
NASA funds research and programmes in the earth sciences, including funding for education at all levels
in the earth sciences. The actual programmes and procedures are hard to find on their web-sites, but they
are keen on the applications of research to natural disasters: ‘NASA's Earth Science Enterprise develops
innovative technologies and applications of remote sensing for solving practical societal problems in
food and fiber production, natural hazard mitigation, regional planning, water resources, and national
resource management in partnership with other Federal agencies, with industry, and with state and local
governments. Earth Science discoveries are shared with the public to enhance science, mathematics, and
technology education and increase the scientific and technological literacy of all Americans.’ Funding is
rarely considered for unsolicited proposals, and those considering them should consult with an
appropriate NASA Program Officer. For solicitations for proposals, see:
http://research.hq.nasa.gov/research.cfm.
NASA welcomes proposals from outside the U.S. However, foreign entities are generally not eligible for
funding from NASA. Therefore proposals from foreign entities should not include a cost plan unless the
proposal involves collaboration with a U.S. institution, in which case a cost plan for only the
participation of the U.S. entity must be included. Proposals from foreign entities and proposals from U.S.
entities that include foreign participation must be endorsed by the respective government agency or
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funding/sponsoring institution in the country from which the foreign entity is proposing. See
http://www.earth.nasa.gov/Introduction/funding.html.
National Lottery Community Fund - International Grants Programme
http://www.community-fund.org.uk/index2.htm
They fund projects working towards long term change in the following priority areas:
l   Education - improved primary education for the most disadvantaged girls and boys.
l   Health - improved health of the most disadvantaged people.
Natural Resources - improved allocation of natural resources to benefit the most disadvantaged
people.
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l   Human Rights - improved human rights for the most disadvantaged people.
Under Natural Resources, one priority is ‘reduced vulnerability to environmental shocks for the most
disadvantaged people’. They provide funding in the following geographical areas: Africa, Asia (including
the Pacific and the Central Asian Republics), the Middle East, Central and South America, the
Caribbean, Central and Eastern Europe.
Projects also have to achieve the ‘cross cutting outcomes’:
Gender and diversity - Reduced inequalities affecting the most disadvantaged women and men,
girls and boys in their access to resources, participation in decision-making processes and
exercising civil and political rights.
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Participation - Increased participation of the most disadvantaged people in all aspects of
development projects to ensure that benefits are long term and shared fairly.
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Influencing opinion - Improved responsiveness of decision and policy makers to the needs of
disadvantaged people
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Capacity building - Improved capacity of partner organisations, local communities and other
stakeholders to tackle the causes of poverty effectively, efficiently, and in a sustainable way.
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Alliances, collaboration and networks - Developed alliances, collaboration and networks at all
levels, both in the UK and overseas, to bring about sustainable development initiatives for the most
disadvantaged people.
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Applicants are expected to carry out a ‘situation analysis’, to identify groups at greatest disadvantage and
the issues underlying their poverty and marginalisation as well as the way they are currently dealing with
their situation. They expect it to involve members of the community, project partners and other
stakeholders. Applicants are required to work with local partner organisations. The application process is
complicated.
NATO - Funding for Catastrophe Research
http://www.nato.int/science/e/russia/info.html
A program of scientific and technological co-operation between NATO and Russia has recently been
developed under the NATO-Russia Joint Science Technological Cooperation agreement. Funding has
been made available for research in three areas, one of which is "Forecast and Prevention of
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Catastrophes: Safety in Natural and Industrial Aspects."
The goal of NATO and the Ministry of Industry, Science and Technology of the Russian Federation is to
develop tools and knowledge that will:
Decrease vulnerability and impacts of catastrophic events on natural, social, economical, and
technical systems; and
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l   Improve forecasting and enhance management of risks for these complex systems.
Specific opportunities include research and new applications in hazard identification, risk analysis, and
risk reduction. ‘The increasing complexity of technological systems and the increasing vulnerability of
human beings and society, leads to the need for better methods for forecast, prevention and mitigation of
natural and technological disasters. What is needed is a strategy for development of a culture of risk,
science and education.’ Areas of interest are:
Further development of risk analysis approaches for complex systems, urbanized and industrial
areas.
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l   Development of international databases for disasters and accidents.
l   Development of tools for life cycle safety in industry.
Human factor and safety management systems, acknowledging differences in culture and
organizations.
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Enabling easy access by safety professionals to state-of-the-art methods, data, and computer codes,
and making use of Internet technology.
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l   Legal and institutional aspects.
l   Cultural, economic, and social dimensions of disasters.
Development of internationally accepted criteria for risk evaluation and assessment, and a
common vocabulary for risk sciences and applications.
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Development of broad perspectives on implications of catastrophes and global change on national
and international mechanisms for cooperation and policy development.
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l   Cooperative developments in disaster medicine, methodology and technologies.
Development of the new and improving the existing means and methods of monitoring and
forecasting of disasters.
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To apply for support, an application form should be submitted jointly by scientists from Russia and one
or more NATO countries. The deadline for receipt of applications is September 15, 2002.
The Nippon Foundation
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/
The foundation is providing aid to projects that fall under one of the following four major categories:
l   public welfare in Japan
l   voluntary programs in Japan
l   maritime and ship-related projects
l   overseas co-operative assistance.
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Under the category of overseas co-operative assistance, they especially favour cross-border, transnational
activities; local and regional undertakings that may fall outside the reach of the public sector or other
donor agencies; and initiatives to tackle pressing issues and long-range or persistent problems that
require prompt and systemized care. Grants are given to programs planned and conducted by overseas
non-profit organizations in such areas as basic human needs, human resources development, and
promotion of international co-operation.
The funding areas are:
Improvement of Basic Human Needs - Initiatives to assist people throughout the world to meet
their basic human needs, and to contribute to the improvement of human welfare through programs
in such areas as health care, support of disabled persons and those who are socially vulnerable,
agricultural development, population issues, community development, refugee aid, and disaster
relief. Projects comprising novel ideas, approaches, and technology, as well as those that involve
multilateral undertakings, such as south-south cooperation, will receive higher priority.
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Human Resources Development - Initiatives to foster a new generation of professionals, scholars,
and students with a strong potential for future leadership. We support training and educational
programs designed and executed by non-profit organizations and institutions of higher education.
Our intention is to promote the formulation of an international network of professional people with
shared goals and concerns.
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Promotion of International Collaborative Undertakings - Initiatives to foster cooperative
approaches that meet the changing needs of the global community. We support cultural, social, and
intellectual exchanges and collaborative undertakings which contribute to the development of
greater mutual understanding and cooperative mindset in order to bring about social changes.
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Proposals are accepted from overseas non-for-profit organisations, which may include research
institutions. There are no deadlines. Initial letters of inquiry or initial applications are recommended to
check whether the project can be supported. These can be submitted by fax, but actual applications and
covering letters must be sent by mail.
They appear to be quite broad about what is funded, and it includes research. General assistance is less
likely, but there are opportunities for educational projects, disaster mitigation, and international
cooperation.
Public entity risk institute (PERI)
http://www.riskinstitute.org/
The Public Entity Risk Institute's mission is to serve public, private, and nonprofit organizations as a
dynamic, forward thinking resource for the practical enhancement of risk management.
PERI's goals are to:
Facilitate the development and delivery of education and training on all aspects of risk
management for public and private [particularly small nonprofit organizations and businesses]
entities.
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Serve as a resource center and clearinghouse for risk management, environmental impairment
liability, and disaster management.
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l   Operate an innovative, forward-looking grants and research program in risk management,
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environmental impairment liability, and disaster management.
I am unsure whether it can relate to organisations more widely than the US. Their current areas of
interest, which don’t look promising, are:
l   Workers Compensation
l   Employment Practice Liability
l   Law Enforcement Liability
Bringing risk management practices to small public, private, and nonprofit organizations that do
not have a risk manager.
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l   Responding to the Threat of Terrorism
l   Energy Liability
l   Managing Technology Risks
Rotary Foundation
http://www.rotary.org/foundation/programs.html
Rotary's mission is the achievement of world understanding and peace through local, national, and
international humanitarian, educational, and cultural programs. They have funded disaster relief projects
before, including a volcano programme, and funding is worldwide. Current programmes include
polioplus, a humanitarian programme, and an education programme (exchanges and grants for people to
study abroad).
However, grants must be initiated and administered by local Rotary clubs and districts, and the
administrative structure is complex.
Shailesh & Kalpa Mehta Charitable Foundation
No web-site.
Their giving primarily for education, fine arts, disaster relief, historical preservation, and community
development. Initial approach is by letter.
CONTACT: c/o Providian Financial, 201 Mission St., 28th Fl., San Francisco, CA 94105.
Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah Charitable Trust
No web-site.
A new trust, with unspecific objectives and priorities. They suggest they will fund general charitable
purposes, but in particular the alleviation of poverty in the poorest countries of the world and the
provision of disaster relief in such countries, especially for orphans and widows.
CONTACT: Guy Greenhous, c/o Radcliffes, Solicitors, 5 Gt. College Street, Westminster, London,
SW1P 3SJ.
United Nations Environment Programme
http://www.unep.org/
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They are involved in risk assessment and early warning for natural disasters. The web-site does not make
it clear whether they have funding to apply for.
Unocal Foundation
http://www.unocal.com/responsibility/01cr_report/framework.htm
This is an energy company, involved in geothermal energy, and operating in Indonesia and Philippines
among other areas. They are active in disaster relief, but it is not clear what funding they have available.
Last year they issued a call for proposals but there does not appear to be one this year.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
www.usaid.gov
They are involved in a variety of humanitarian and sustainable development projects globally, including,
for example, Indonesia and the Philippines. Some projects are disaster mitigation ones. Funding is
obtained mostly by submitting applications for programmes they solicit. There is a large list of these on
their web-site at http://www.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/solicitation/
Their Office of Private Voluntary Cooperation (PVC) offers programmes specifically targeted to a
subsector of the "non-profit" organizations - U.S. Private Voluntary Organizations (PVOs). PVC
provides direct support to efforts made by the U.S. PVO community and by its local partner
non-governmental organizations (NGO) to address critical needs in developing countries and emerging
democracies. The primary way PVC supports its mission is through the competitive grant programs it
administers. If you are a PVO and would like to work with PVC or USAID overseas, you must register
with USAID. Non-profit organizations based outside the United States should contact the USAID
mission in the country they are interested in working. For a complete listing of the USAID missions see:
http://www.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/osdbu/guide10a.htm.
They have a Sourcebook about getting results orientated assistance from them. Procedures are
complicated, with many different programmes, some of which they solicit.
World Wide Welfare (WWW)
No web-site.
Their objectives are to fund general charitable purposes in particular but without prejudice to:
Relieve poverty, distress or suffering (including starvation, sickness or any physical disability or
affliction) and primarily when arising from any public calamity whether natural or man-made.
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l   Promote education.
Assist in the preservation, conservation and protection of the natural environment for the public
benefit.
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CONTACT: Dr Bayan Kahdm Alaraji, Chairperson, 124 Wandle Road, Morden, Surrey, SM4 6AE.
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