Grant of 100,000$ for Conservation Big Cats Projects from National Geographic 2018

The National Geographic is inviting people to apply for The Big Cats Initiative that seeks to advance conservation efforts benefitting big cat populations, protecting and restoring them and their habitats via field-based, action-oriented, direct, and quantifiable strategic programs. The goal is to identify projects that will help halt the decline of big cats. Projects may be based in any of a broad spectrum of conservation, education, development, and scientific ventures, but projects with direct, quantifiable methods for saving big cats in their native landscapes will be most successful.

The Big Cats Conservation RFP covers the following species:

[1] Lion

[2] Cheetah

[3] Leopard

Priority will be given to projects that do the following:

[1] Run anti-poaching programs.

[2] Perform interventions to reduce big cat mortalities.

[3] Build and maintain livestock enclosures that protect livestock from predation and cats from retaliatory killings.

[4] Provide educational opportunities that increase knowledge of the threats to big cats and promote participation in big cat conservation efforts.

[5] Test new technology.

[6] Establish economic incentives for local people to ensure long-term survival of big cats.

[7] For cheetahs, seek to fulfill the recommendations from formal regional strategies and national action plans.