Posted on October 11, 2012
Deadline: November 13, 2012 (Pre-proposals)

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Invites Pre-Proposals for Southern Company Power of Flight

The Southern Company Power of Flight Program, a partnership between Southern Company, its four operating company affiliates (Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Gulf Power, and Mississippi Power), and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, provides grants to effect measurable benefits to key bird species and their habitats in the Southeast.

Pre-proposals are invited for bird conservation projects within the Southern Company service area of Georgia, Alabama, northwestern Florida, and southeastern Mississippi.

The program's goal is to address the conservation needs of high-priority bird species characteristic of the southern United States such as the red-cockaded woodpecker, Northern bobwhite quail, coastal shorebirds, and other imperiled bird species. Grants are awarded to support a variety of objectives, including advancing implementation of established conservation strategies within federal, state, and NFWF conservation plans; supporting the management of targeted bird species in order to enhance populations and the habitat on which they rely; accomplishing on-the-ground habitat restoration projects that directly support targeted bird species; engaging the public in education, monitoring, and management activities that promote awareness about the importance of protecting and recovering priority bird species; and strengthening scientific understanding of priority species to enhance management decisions by practitioners and policy makers.

Government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and educational institutions are eligible for funding.

Approximately $600,000 in total funding is available, with the typical grant award ranging from $50,000 to $100,000. A minimum 1:1 match of cash or in-kind/contributed goods and services, of which at least 50 percent is from non-federal sources, is required.

Visit the NFWF Web site for the complete Request for Proposals, eligible geographic area map, and application materials.

Contact:
Link to Complete RFP

Primary Subject: Environment
Geographic Funding Area: National

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