To be considered for a Tinker Institutional Grant, a proposal must be submitted by an institutional entity and be geographically focused on Latin America, Iberia or Antarctica. Topically, the projects should deal with environmental policy, governance or economic policy. Support may be sought for, but is not limited to, research projects, conferences and workshops. The Foundation encourages collaboration between and among organizations in the United States, Latin America, Spain and Portugal. Prior to developing a full proposal, and well before the deadline, you may wish to submit a brief description of the project to ascertain the Foundation's interest. For questions concerning an institutional grant application or a printed version of the application instructions, please contact the Foundation at tinker@tinker.org or (212) 421-6858. If you wish to submit a proposal, you may use a print-out or a self-generated copy of the application form on this site.

2009 | 2008 | 2007

Economic Policy Asociacion Civil por la Igualdad y la Justícia Buenos Aires, Argentina Martin Sigal :  msigal@acij.org A $52,000 grant to improve citizen oversight of Buenos Aires' expenditures on education and other social services Center for Global Development Washington, D.C. Liliana Rojas-Suarez :  lrojas-suarez@cgdev.org First payment of a two-year $150,000 grant to improve access to financial services for the poor in Latin America Centro de Análisis y Difusión de Economía Paraguaya Asunción, Paraguay Fernando Masi :  fmasi@cadep.org.py The final installment of a $68,000 grant to promote equitable economic growth in Paraguay Florida International University Foundation, Inc. Miami, Florida Jerry Haar :  jerry.haar@fiu.edu A $68,000 grant for a project to increase the competitiveness of small- and medium-sized enterprises in Brazil with particular emphasis on the information technology sector Fundación Universidad Torcuato di Tella Buenos Aires, Argentina Pablo Andrés Neumeyer :  pan@utdt.edu The final payment of a $140,000 grant for a project to increase understanding of the relationship between price behavior and macroeconomic policy in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay Environmental Policy Center for Responsible Travel Washington, D.C. Martha Honey :  mhoney@responsibletravel.org An $86,000 grant for a project to make policy recommendations for sustainable tourism development in Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula Columbia University, Trustees of New York, New York Miguel Pinedo-Vasquez :  map57@columbia.edu A grant of $79,000 to develop support for the incentive structures and legal framework for familiy forestry in the Amazonian Region of Peru EcoLogic Development Fund Cambridge, Massachusetts Claudia Gonzalez :  cgonzalez@ecologic.org A $90,000 grant to develop multisectoral acceptance for a payment for watershed services model in the Sierra de Guerreo, Mexico Ecosystem Sciences Foundation, Inc. Boise, Idaho Joshua Ellsworth :  joshua.ellsworth@gmail.com A $90,000 grant to develop and promote a payment for watershed services model in the Sierra de Guerreo, Mexico Marine Stewardship Council Seattle, Washington Brad Ack :  Brad.Ack@msc.org Final payment of a $138,000 grant for a project to improve data on and management of the mahi mahi fisheries off the coast of Ecuador and Peru New York Botanical Garden New York, New York Christine Padoch :  cpadoch@nybg.org First payment of a $140,000 grant for a project to reduce land abandonment and degradation in the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest Alliance, Inc. New York, New York Daphne Hewitt :  dhewitt@ra.org An $85,000 grant for a project to reinforce progressive forestry policy and promote market-based sustainability practices among small-scale operartors in the southwestern Amazon Resources for the Future Washington, D.C. Allen Blackman :  blackman@rff.org Final payment of a $138,000 grant to assist Mexico's forestry sector in assessing the costs of natural protected areas and their effectiveness in deterring deforestation and mitigating poverty University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California Paul A. Berkman :  paul.berkman@spri.cam.ac.uk Final payment of a $107,000 grant to prepare for and host the 2009 Antarctic Treaty Summit Governance Alternativas y Capacidades A.C. Mexico City, Mexico Monica Tapia :  mtapia@alternativasociales.org Final payment of a $50,000 grant to develop and distribute a series of handbooks on regional development, philanthropy and public advocacy Americas Society, Inc. New York, New York Christopher Sabatini :  csabatini@as-coa.org First payment of a $155,000 grant to underwrite the publication and distribution of print and online issues of the policy journal, Americas Quarterly Asociación por los Derechos Civiles Buenos Aires, Argentina Fernando Basch :  fbasch@adc.org.ar A $48,000 grant to promote reforms for improving the transparency, independence and efficiency of the Argentine judiciary Association of the Bar of the City of New York Fund, Inc New York , New York Elise Colomer :  ecolomer@nycbar.org The first installment of a two-year $120,000 grant for a project to institutionalize the practice of pro bono legal services in Latin America Center for International Policy, Inc. Washington, D.C. Wayne Smith :  wsmith@ciponline.org A $30,000 grant to prepare briefing matierials and host meetings on various policy options in contemporary U.S.-Cuba relations Ciudad Nuestra Lima, Perú Gino Costa :  ginocosta@ciudadnuestra.org Final payment of $79,000 grant to promote and disseminate best practices in citizen security in the cities of Lima and Callao Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. New York, New York Shannon K. O'Neil :  soneil@cfr.org Final payment of a $150,000 grant to develop public programs focused on the political, economic and social challenges facing Latin America Fundación para el Avance de las Reformas y las Oportunidades–Grupo FARO Quito, Ecuador Orazio Bellettini :  obellittini@grupofaro.org An $18,000 grant to evaluate the provision of education in Ecuador and prompt public demand for reforms Fundación Centro de Implementación de Políticas Públicas para la Equidad y el Crecimiento Buenos Aires, Argentina Miguel Braun :  miguel.braun@cippec.org A $68,000 grant to improve educational policy making at the provincial level in Argentina Fundación Leer Buenos Aires, Argentina Patricia Mejalelaty :  pmejalelaty@leer.org.ar The first installment of a two-year $120,000 grant to increase understanding and use of standards and self-evaluation practices for literacy instruction Fundación Pro Bono Colombia Bogotá , Colombia Paola Larrahondo :  paolala@probono.org.co A $34,000 grant to promote and institutionalize pro bono practice in Colombia Instituto de Defensa Legal Lima, Perú David Lovatón Palacios :  lovaton@idl.org.pe A $60,000 grant to improve the judicial selection process in Peru by strengthening the National Council of the Judiciary Instituto para la Seguridad y la Democracia , A.C. Mexico City, Mexico Ernesto López Portillo Vargas :  ernestolpv@insyde.org.mx A $77,000 grant to enhance civilian oversight of police forces and to strengthen collaboration between civil society and public security institutions in Mexico Nonprofit Enterprise and Self-Sustainability Team, Inc. Turlock, California Nicole Etchart :  netchart@nesst.org The first installment in a two-year $140,000 grant to consolidate improvements in social enterprise practice and policy in several Latin American countries Pan American Development Foundation Inc. Washington, D.C. Corrie Drummond :  cdrummond@padf.org A $60,000 grant to develop and disseminate a remittances-for-education model approporiate to the El Salvador context Tufts College, Trustees of Medford, Massachusetts Katrina Burgess :  katrina.burgess@tufts.edu Final payment of a $90,000 grant for a project to gauge the impact of collective remittances from Mexican migrants in the United States on local governance in Mexico Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero Buenos Aires, Argentina Eduardo Horacio Jozami and Cecilia Laura Ales :  "ejozami@untref.edu.ar and cales@ssi.gov.ar" Final payment of a $95,000 grant to develop and promote the use of best practices in situations involving the use of force or coercion by Argentine police forces to ensure the safety of civilians and officers Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Washington, D.C Cynthia Arnson :  cynthia.arnson@wilsoncenter.org The final payment of a two-year $130,000 grant to improve public security in Latin America based on international, national and local initiatives as well as best practices Other Brazil Foundation New York, New York Leona S. Forman :  lforman@brazilfoundation.org A $ 50,000 grant to assist the Foundation in enhancing and expanding its relationships with Brazilian communiites in the United States Chisholm Trail Heritage Museum Inc. Cuero, Texas Robert Oliver :  robert.oliver88@gmail.com A grant of $60,000 to catalog and exhibit Edward Larocque Tinker's “Horsemen of the Americas” collection The Foundation Center New York, New York A $7,000 grant for general support of the Center's activies that enhance the effectiveness of the philanthropic community Fundación Centro para la Estabilidad Financiera Buenos Aires, Argentina Martin Grandes :  grandes@aup.edu First payment of a $125,000 grant to support the professionalization of CEF's development efforts New York Botanical Garden New York, New York A $50,000 grant to support the Garden's activities in Latin America during its fundraising challenge from the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust Philanthropy New York New York, New York A $6,000 grant for general support of PNY's activities Pro Mujer Inc. New York, New York Jenny Dempsey :  jdempsey@promujer.org A $50,000 grant to enhance and strengthen Pro Mujer's ability to maintain its programs in Latin America Queen Sofia Spanish Institute, Inc. New York , New York Inmaculada de Habsburgo :  ihabsburgo@queensofiasi.org A $100,000 grant to promote greater awareness and understanding of Spain Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Cambridge, United Kingdom Michael Sparrow :  mds68@cam.ac.uk A $100,000 grant to administer the Martha T. Muse Prize for Science and Policy in Antarctica Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Cambridge, United Kingdom Michael Sparrow :  mds68@cam.ac.uk A $100,000 grant to fund the Martha T. Muse Prize for Science and Policy in Antarctica