The JRS Biodiversity Foundation has awarded $299,630 to The Center of Excellence in Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management (CoEB), hosted at the University of Rwanda. CoEB will use this grant award to develop a Rwandan Freshwater Biodiversity Information System (RBIS)…
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release CONTACT: Don S. Doering, Executive Director at info@jrsbiodiversity.org, (206) 454-7915. New JRS Grants to Advance Freshwater Biodiversity Information Systems in Africa SEATTLE, Washington – SEPTEMBER 19,2019 – The JRS Biodiversity Foundation announces three new grant awards, totaling…
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release CONTACT: Don S. Doering, Executive Director at info@jrsbiodiversity.org, (206) 454-7915. The JRS Biodiversity Foundation Announces Grant to Support Data-Based Journalism on Biodiversity in the Nile Basin SEATTLE, Washington – August 30, 2019 – The JRS…
Explore the JRS strategic portfolio grants on the Foundation Maps website: https://maps.foundationcenter.org/?acct=JRSB001 The JRS Biodiversity Foundation is committed to transparency and open access to data. In this spirit, we are proud to contribute our grantmaking data to the Foundation Center…
Seattle, Washington -- April 24, 2019 -- The African Biodiversity Challenge began in 2017 when the Ghana, Malawi, Namibia, and Rwandan teams were chosen from over 40 initial applications, spanning 13 countries. Each team worked with South African National Biodiversity…
How many grant applications have asked you about how you are seeking co-funding for the project you are proposing? Funders ask for many reasons. We want you to succeed in the long-term, we want other donors to align with our…
I presented a seminar on grantmaking in Kenya last month, where one attendee asked me “What are the main reasons that JRS declines funding a proposal?” That’s a good question and very fair question that got me thinking. Without further…
The JRS Biodiversity Foundation is excited to announce the addition of two new Trustees to our Board: Akiça Bahri and Guy Midgley! Akiça Bahri, Ph.D., is an agricultural engineer by training and a Professor at the National Agricultural Institute of…
{Note: Links may be not be active - please refer to our grantmaking pages for additional details.} Today, we posted our Request for Proposals that will generate most of our grantmaking in 2019. We are happy to stay the course…
SEATTLE, Washington – December 19, 2018 – The JRS Biodiversity Foundation announces a grant award of $80,000, to support the development of the Kenya Biodiversity Atlas. The investment supports JRS’ Capacity Development program to increase access to biodiversity data and…
