AESEDA LIST OF POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES

This list is a sampling of some of the funding sources that AESEDA Associates may wish to pursue. Since most Associates are very familiar with disciplinary funding streams, the focus of this list is on the less well known funding sources. The summary descriptions below are not comprehensive for each funding agency but rather are included to give you a sense of the interests of the funding source. Consult the Web site for each source for detailed information.

African Development Foundation

The African Development Foundation (ADF) is currently supporting the community-based, self-help activities of Africans in fifteen countries: Benin, Botswana, Cape Verde, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. ADF bases its decision to begin work in a given country on an assessment of the political and economic environments, the development needs and opportunities, ADF’s ability to make a difference, and the availability of strategic partners within the country. In the majority of countries where ADF operates, it has established a partnership with an indigenous nongovernmental organization (NGO) that assists grassroots groups with all aspects of project development and implementation. By working in partnership with these locally-based organizations—and strengthening their capacity—ADF aims to promote locally-owned, long-term, sustainable development solutions and to establish self-supporting, sustainable, local development agencies that support grassroots groups. A separate ADF Representative within in each country is responsible for screening grant applications, monitoring project implementation and remediation, and assessing project and program impact, and liaising with headquarters staff in Washington, D.C.

African Workforce Development

The Office of Citizen Exchanges of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), United States Department of State, announces an open competition for grants to support a series of exchange and partnership development programs promoting "Africa Workforce Development." U.S. public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to develop and implement exchanges involving participants from Sub-Saharan Africa. These U.S. organizations should demonstrate relevant expertise on Sub-Saharan Africa and be able to show the commitment of a partner in that region for development of the program design as well as its implementation. The FY-2004 Consolidated Appropriations Act (PL 108-199) earmarks $400,000 to support Africa Workforce Development Exchanges. ECA anticipates awarding up to three grants of approximately $133,000 each under this competition. Based upon the results of a similar competition conducted in FY-2002, it is anticipated that this will be an intense competition. In FY-2002, two grants totaling approximately $300,000 were awarded to support this initiative out of a total of 16 proposals reviewed. Proposals that clearly demonstrate significant cost sharing - with 20% of the amount requested from ECA as the preferred minimum target - will be judged more competitive. Deadline for post marking submissions is Friday, May 28, 2004.

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

U.S. Health, Environment and Economic Development Program

The HEED Program is an innovative initiative designed to explore the linkages between health, environment and economic development. The Fogarty International Center, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute of Aging, the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research, Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Technologia (CONACYT) of Mexico, and the United States Geological Survey co-sponsor the program. HEED provides funding for interdisciplinary exploratory research projects that integrate approaches from the health, social, and natural sciences. The program gives particular attention to research that focuses on developing a better understanding of the economic behavior and incentives of individuals and groups that affect health outcomes through changes in environmental conditions. In addition to increasing scientific understanding of the linkages between these issues, HEED grantees are striving to formulate real and implementable recommendations for public health, environmental, and economic policy decision makers.

BHP Billiton Development Trust

The BHP Billiton Development Trust (BBDT) implements sustainable programmes that either have a positive socioeconomic impact in the communities adjacent to BBDT operations, or have national effects for which the trust is recognised for many years. The BBDT's approach is based on the establishment of sustainable relationships with stakeholders of interest, preferable the South African government, by means of forging partnerships, joint ventures, and delivery structures. The trust will support and contribute to initiatives that fall under the four main themes: capacity building, education, health, and socioeconomic development. Proposed initiatives should meet the following criteria: - Alignment with government initiatives, thus assisting the government to deliver on socioeconomic development - Initiatives that create capacity rather than just making donations - Programmes that will becomes self-sustainable as soon as possible - Pilot projects that can be replicated by government or other stakeholders - Projects that support forging partnerships with other stakeholders to maximise funding opportunities

MacArthur Foundation

Through rapid growth in population and increasing demand for resources, the world is in danger of losing much of its genetic, species, and ecosystem diversity. To address this challenge and to increase understanding of the strong relationships between the health of the biosphere and the welfare of human communities, the MacArthur Foundation has established the Conservation and Sustainable Development area. This area is dedicated to conserving biodiversity, to enhancing knowledge of how to use natural resources sustainably over the long term, and to promoting sustainable economic growth with social equity. The area's exclusive focus is on dealing with the problems of endangered tropical ecosystems, primarily moist forests and coral reefs. These are the regions with the greatest degree of species diversity - much of it still unknown to science - and heavy pressure from human activity, driven by extreme poverty and rapid population growth. The major categories in which the foundation awards grants for conservation and sustainable development follow from a conceptual map that indicates a flow of influences on natural resources, beginning with threats in specific places, each of which can be addressed with a combination of conservation tools. The success or failure of these actions depends on the individual and institutional capacities available in each place. The framework for grantmaking in this area, consequently, comprises geographic priorities, tool-based priorities, and support for building human and institutional capacities needed for effective conservation and sustainable development. The foundation focuses its conservation and sustainable development work in a small number of tropical biogeographic zones in Asia-Pacific, Latin America-Caribbean, and Africa. These zones are chosen for their richness of species diversity, endemism, inadequate institutional capacity, and the level of threat. Through rapid growth in population and increasing demand for resources, the world is in danger of losing much of its genetic, species, and ecosystem diversity. To address this challenge and to increase understanding of the strong relationships between the health of the biosphere and the welfare of human communities, the MacArthur Foundation has established the Conservation and Sustainable Development area. This area is dedicated to conserving biodiversity, to enhancing knowledge of how to use natural resources sustainably over the long term, and to promoting sustainable economic growth with social equity. The area's exclusive focus is on dealing with the problems of endangered tropical ecosystems, primarily moist forests and coral reefs. These are the regions with the greatest degree of species diversity - much of it still unknown to science - and heavy pressure from human activity, driven by extreme poverty and rapid population growth. The major categories in which the foundation awards grants for conservation and sustainable development follow from a conceptual map that indicates a flow of influences on natural resources, beginning with threats in specific places, each of which can be addressed with a combination of conservation tools. The success or failure of these actions depends on the individual and institutional capacities available in each place. The framework for grantmaking in this area, consequently, comprises geographic priorities, tool-based priorities, and support for building human and institutional capacities needed for effective conservation and sustainable development. The foundation focuses its conservation and sustainable development work in a small number of tropical biogeographic zones in Asia-Pacific, Latin America-Caribbean, and Africa. These zones are chosen for their richness of species diversity, endemism, inadequate institutional capacity, and the level of threat.

National Research Foundation (SA)

Compton Foundation

The Compton Foundation was founded to address community, national, and international concerns in the fields of peace and world order, population, and the environment. Other concerns of the foundation include equal educational opportunity, community welfare and social justice, and culture and the arts. In the environmental area, the foundation's overall goal is the prevention of environmental deterioration and the protection of natural resources. Priorities in the environmental field include - land, river, and watershed protection and management for purposes of long term habitat and ecosystem preservation and restoration; and - changing the relationship between people and the natural environment in order to promote a sustainable and just balance between meeting present human needs and conserving natural systems for future generations. Content areas of special interest include - natural resource management and policy that is both economically viable and environmentally sustainable; - securing land or water rights for fish, wildlife, and habitat protection; - encouraging the integration of whole systems thinking in all fields of endeavor, which necessarily includes life style changes for business and individuals, and the reduction of consumption for all. Energy conservation, including incentives for efficiency and development of renewable resources, is an important component of consumption reduction.

Nippon FOundation - POGO Visiting Professorship Programme

The Nippon Foundation-POGO Visiting Professorship Programme provides for an experienced oceanographer to visit a developing country to provide training and mentoring to scientists from a host institute and (where possible) from neighbouring establishments. The programme will allow the professor to visit the host institution for a period of between three and six months. The total period may be variable and may be broken up into shorter visits depending upon the particular needs and goals of the individual professorship. POGO invites proposals from institutions interested in taking up this opportunity. The institutions should identify suitable scientists willing to become a Visiting Professor. In the event that the institute has difficulty with making the right contacts, POGO will try to assist with pairing institutes with potential professors. The primary goal of the programme is to contribute to long-term, sustained capacity building in enabling and interpreting ocean observations in developing countries. Applications may be made be in any area of ocean observations and related topics.

3M Foundation

The 3M Contributions Program provides grants in education programs focusing on mathematics, science, and economics; health and human services programs focusing on strong, vital communities that benefit youth and families; arts programs that enhance the quality of cultural life in 3M communities; and environmental programs that make meaningful contributions to the sustainability of the earth's ecosystems.

National Geographic Society

The National Geographic Society awards grants for scientific field research and exploration through its Committee for Research and Exploration. All proposed projects must have both a geographical dimension and relevance to other scientific fields and be of broad scientific interest. Applications are generally limited to the following disciplines: anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, biology, botany, geography, geology, oceanography, paleontology, and zoology. In addition, the committee is emphasizing multidisciplinary projects that address environmental issues (e.g., loss of biodiversity and habitat, effects of human-population pressures).

Crane-Rogers Foundation Institute of Current World Affairs

The primary purpose of the institute is to provide talented individuals an opportunity to develop a deep understanding of an issue, country, or region outside the United States and to share that understanding with interested segments of the English-speaking public. Target of Opportunity Fellowships are offered for the study of issues or areas of the candidate's own choice, or for study in areas of interest expressed by members of the institute. Some topics of interest include Korea, Japan, the former East Germany, China, Cuba, Poland, the seas, fresh water, Burma, and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Within this initiative on strengthening African universities, the corporation has elected to give priority to enhancing women’s opportunities in higher education. This decision resulted from a belief that men and women should benefit equally from public resources devoted to education and is informed by a large body of research that shows the benefit to society of providing more education for women. Over the next three-to-five years, the goals and objectives of this program are to increase the number of women who enter undergraduate programs in selected universities through the provision of scholarships; in those same universities, to improve the performance and retention of women students through support of appropriate interventions; and to extend the impact of institutional projects through raising the profile of and contributing to the knowledge base on women’s higher education issues.

Africa Educational Trus>

The Trust supports education in Africa, African students studying outside of Africa, and research and dissemination of information about Africa.

Open Society Foundation for South Africa - Education Initiative

The mission of the Open Society Foundation for South Africa (OSF-SA) Education Initiative is to make strategic interventions in public schooling aimed at the development of competent and critical citizens for an open society. The focus of the initiative is systemic improvement in mathematics, science, and technology education by mobilising key role players to work together. The OSF Education Initiative is aimed at impacting, in a systemic and sustainable way, and improving the quality of teaching and learning at schools. This will be achieved through supporting the government in implementing its new policies. The initiative will work at different levels of the system, ensuring that capacity is built to sustain OSF-SA efforts in its absence. This will include the development of teachers, school managers, and governance teams as well as support and training for circuit, district, and regional officials of the education department within its one target province, the Northern Province.

Community Fund - International Grants Programme

In this programme Community Fund aims to fund effective projects that tackle the causes of poverty and deprivation and bring about a long term difference to the lives of the most disadvantaged people. Funding priority 1: Education - Improved primary education for the most disadvantaged girls and boys 1.1 Better access to primary education and higher completion rates by the most disadvantaged girls and boys 1.2 Better and more relevant primary education to meet the needs of the most disadvantaged girls and boys Funding priority 2: Health - Improved health of the most disadvantaged people 2.1 Increased access to and control over better quality mother and child health services for the most disadvantaged 2.2 Increased access to and control over better quality reproductive health services for the most disadvantaged 2.3 Developed and improved measures for preventing HIV/AIDs and mitigating its impact 2.4 Increased access to and control over effective ways to prevent and control local diseases, including health risks identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) 2.5 Developed and improved measures for addressing mental health problems resulting from rape, abuse, violence, torture and armed conflict Funding priority 3: Natural resources - Improved allocation of natural resources to benefit the most disadvantaged people 3.1 Increased access to water and sanitation for the most disadvantaged people 3.2 Increased access to land for the most disadvantaged people 3.3 Reduced vulnerability to environmental shocks for the most disadvantaged people Funding priority 4: Human rights - Improved human rights for the most disadvantaged people 4.1 Improved access to civil and political rights for the most disadvantaged where legislation does not exist or is insufficient 4.2 Increased protection against violations of existing legislation supporting civil and political rights for the most disadvantaged Community Fund intends to provide grants for projects that will benefit the most disadvantaged people in - Africa; - Asia (including the Pacific and the Central Asian Republics); - the Middle East; - Central and South America; - the Caribbean;and - Central and Eastern Europe (including the Russian Federation, the Caucasus, and the Baltic states).

European Union - Rational Use of Natural Resources

Thematic issue A2, Rational Use of Natural Resources, is offered in the Developing Countries category. For the foreseeable future, developing countries will continue to depend on their natural resources (including soils, water and bio-diversity) for the provision of food, fodder, fibre, shelter, wood, services and diversification of the foundations of their livelihood including export opportunities. Rational use today means therefore sustainable use of their natural resources and the associated ecosystems under their specific climatic and socio- economic conditions, which render valuable products and services to their societies and are therefore of paramount importance to developing countries. The programme will focus on the sustainable management, in the specific context of partner countries, of three vulnerable ecosystems taking also into account integrated water management as recommended by the EU Water Initiative: managing humid and semi-humid ecosystems; reconciling multiple demands on coastal zones; and managing arid and semi-arid ecosystems (this activity is foreseen in future calls). Co-ordination actions are strongly encouraged for this call. - A.2.1 Managing Humid and Semi-Humid Ecosystems (Call 2003) - A.2.2 Reconciling Multiple Demands on Coastal Zones (Call 2003)

Comic Relief, African Grants program

The Africa Grants Programme aims to tackle poverty and promote social justice across Africa. Comic Relief will give priority to applications - that can show how the applicant has consulted local people about the work; - that are working in an integrated way or teaming up with others to achieve a greater impact; - to work where African people, organisations. and social movements, and the people they represent, are driving the work and receiving support to make them more effective; - that can show a long-term commitment to a community and to African organisations. and - that can show a commitment to learning from experience and to using lessons learnt in future plans.

Deloitte & Touche - Business Linkages Challenge Fund

The Business Linkages Challenge Fund (BLCF) is a cost-sharing grant scheme, i.e., it gives grants to enterprises to achieve the Department for International Development's (DFID’s) objective of developing commercially sustainable business linkages that bring benefits to the poor. It is a way of working in partnership with the private sector towards the goal of poverty eradication. The fund encourages and supports the formation of business linkages by enterprises in developing countries with each other or with international partners. These linkages must bring enhanced competitiveness and generate clear benefits for the poor. The linkages involve an investment of resources by all members of the linkage - skills, technology, information, facilities, supplies, and access to markets. The linkages, in turn, bring benefits to all members and to poor people. The fund operates in the United Kingdom, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe in Africa and Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, and St. Lucia and St. Vincent in the Caribbean.

Kellogg Foundation

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation's mission is to help people help themselves through the practical application of knowledge and resources to improve their quality of life and that of future generations. Programming activities center around the common vision of a world in which each person has a sense of worth; accepts responsibility for self, family, community, and societal well-being; and has the capacity to be productive, and to help create nurturing families, responsive institutions, and healthy communities. With a focus on greater impact and mission-driven results, the foundation has developed the following priorities: 1. Engaged youth 2. Healthy, just, and sustainable communities 3. Connected communities and institutions 4. Civic participation The goal of the foundation's Health Programming is to improve the health of people in communities through increased access to integrated, comprehensive health-care systems that are organized around public health, prevention, and primary health care, and that are guided, managed, and staffed by a broad range of appropriately prepared personnel. The following initiatives support the goal to address current health-system challenges: - Comprehensive health-care systems - Workforce development - Information technology - leadership development - Informing public policy In addition to the programming guidelines listed above, the Kellogg Foundation asks that Cross-Cutting Themes be integrated into the goals and strategies of the program. Cross-Cutting Themes (leadership; social and economic community development; capitalizing on diversity; and information and communication technology) are meant to increase the effectiveness of the programming. Not only do these themes add value to the program areas, but they provide an opportunity to both aggregate and disseminate lessons learned that are essential for internal and external growth and development. Most grants are awarded in the United States; Latin America and the Caribbean; and six Southern African countries (Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe).

Tech Museum of Innovation - Tech Museum Awards Program

The Tech Museum Awards honor innovators and visionaries from around the world who are applying technology to profoundly improve the human condition in the categories of education, equality, environment, health, and economic development. Each year, candidates are nominated and then invited to submit applications.

Water Environment Research Federation

The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) invites environmental professionals with an interest in advancing science and engineering in the water quality arena to submit proposals for the current request for proposals (RFP).

Christensen Fund

The Christensen Fund provides support to institutions for major research, education, or training programs 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. The fund is interesting in supporting - institutional research programs (not individual or single-focused projects); - comprehensive graduate and post-graduate educational programs directed towards regions of greatest need; and - public educational outreach programs. There are no geographic restrictions although priority will be given to regions of greatest need, especially threatened areas with the greatest remaining biodiversity.

American Chemical Society, Petroleum Research Fund

The Petroleum Research Fund (PRF), administered by the American Chemical Society (ACS), offers type H grants to support summer schools in topics on the cutting edge of science. Grants are given for the creation and implementation of new summer schools with "ACS PRF" in the title. An eligible summer school will be a high-level educational activity where instructors of international standing systematically present a carefully defined, cutting-edge subject in depth.

Africa-America Institute

This focus of this group is education. It's unclear whether they offer funding to others.

Discovery Channel Global Education Fund

This group also specializes in education via television. It is unclear whether they offer funding to others.

Engineering Information Foundation

Our grant activity supports developmental projects, instructional projects, and training programs in engineering education and research that fit our fields of interest. These currently include the availability and use of published information, women in engineering, and information access in developing countries

Elsevier Foundation

The Elsevier Foundation supports the broader scientific, technical and medical communities we serve, as well as the many local communities where our employees live and work. As the world becomes increasingly digital and interconnected, our information technologies and services are particularly useful to many local communities. We will provide selected agencies and institutions with valuable services and hardware for educational efforts. Providing access to computer equipment and promoting computer literacy in developing countries.

Shell Oil Company Foundation