Thank you for applying for a SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund grant. Applications are now taken year round and are reviewed bi-annually. Applications received January through April of each year are considered for funding in the last two quarters of the year. Applications received June through November of each year are considered for funding in the first two quarters of the following year. The SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund supports several critical conservation initiatives. Please review these priorities to identify if your project aligns with the priorities of the Fund. If your project doesn’t align clearly with these priorities, please contact us at [email protected] for further instructions on how your project may be considered.

Animal Rescue/Rehab Anti-Poaching: Efforts to reduce poaching of endangered and threatened species. Projects often include increased security patrols and/or equipment to track poaching activity. Alternative income programs to reduce poaching should be submitted under Conservation Education – Alternative Income. Elephants: Programs designed to protect, rescue or rehabilitate African or Asian elephants. Marine Mammals: Programs designed to protect, rescue or rehabilitate marine mammals, including all cetaceans, pinnipeds, polar bears and manatees. Penguins: Programs designed to protect, rescue or rehabilitate penguins. Rhinoceros: Programs designed to protect, rescue or rehabilitate African rhinoceros. Sea Turtles: Programs designed to protect, rescue or rehabilitate North, Central or South American sea turtles (including nest protection). Wildlife Near SEA Parks: Native wildlife rescue programs located in Florida, California, Texas, Pennsylvania, or Virginia. Proposals that focus on prevention education, operational sustainability, supplies and dietary needs are most successful. Wildlife Trade: Programs designed to reduce wildlife trafficking and enforce wildlife trade laws, with specific emphasis on programs reducing illegal trade of endangered species products. Particular interest in programs focused on reducing trafficking of rhinoceros, shark, parrot, pangolin, elephant or big cat products. Wolves: Programs designed to protect, rescue or rehabilitate North American wolves.

Conservation Education Alternative Income: Programs designed to retrain or develop viable alternative employment opportunities for people and communities reliant upon economic opportunities that directly impact wildlife and habitat. Programs can include training and support to provide alternatives to poaching, livestock farming, or logging. Leadership Development: Programs designed to identify potential conservation leaders and develop their leadership skills and knowledge base. Specifically, these programs can target young adults and offer peer connections within the conservation community to further develop the next generation of conservation leaders. Nature Deficit Disorder: Programs designed to encourage youth to spend more time outdoors connecting with nature. This includes education programs for youth who live in biodiverse range countries to understand the value of nature and the mechanisms for sustainability.

Habitat Protection Coral Reef: Support for the creation, restoration and maintenance of marine protected areas along coral reefs located in North, Central and South America. Successful proposals can include research necessary to implement marine protected areas, populations studies of reef species, and restoration efforts to reverse the impacts of man-made and natural impacts to the reef. Habitat Restoration: Projects providing important large scale habitat enhancements such as corridor mapping, and creation and protection of habitat for endangered species limited by range restrictions are considered. Marine/Aquatic Debris: Efforts to remove marine and aquatic debris from waterways, estuaries, coasts and underwater. Includes efforts to identify sources of pollution and physically remove debris.

Species Research African Mammals: Research focused on physiology, disease/mortality, longevity, distribution and other measures of population health in African mammals. Research that increases knowledge of reproductive cycle and process of African mammals, artificial insemination, or establishes recommendations on process of reintroduction of captive bred mammals into the wild. Asian Primates: Research on the conservation, behavior, distribution, reproduction, longevity, mortality, physiology and population health of Asian primates, especially orangutans. Marine Fish Sustainability: Research that contributes to the ability to create sustainable populations of marine fishes through aquaculture, with great emphasis on the most popular marine fishes in home hobbyist and commercial aquariums. Research can focus on fish lifecycles, nutrition, reproduction and aquaculture techniques. Marine Mammals: Research on the ecology, behavior, distribution, reproduction, physiology and population health of marine mammals. Penguins and Alcids: Research on the conservation, behavior, distribution, reproduction, longevity, mortality, physiology and population health of penguins and alcids. Research also can include diet studies, disease detection, prevention and treatment, and testing of new data collection technologies. Tigers: Research on the conservation, behavior, distribution, reproduction, longevity, mortality, physiology and population health of tigers. Research also can include diet studies, disease detection, prevention and treatment, and testing of new data collection technologies.

Completing the Application The following application is an Adobe PDF form. You will need to have the most recent version of Adobe Reader to access the form (free to download at www.adobe.com). You can fill this form out and save the data along the way locally on your computer. Once your application is complete, make sure you are connected to the internet and click the “Send” button on the bottom, right hand corner of the last page. Your application will automatically be uploaded to our database. If there is an error with your application (such as an incomplete form, use of special characters, etc.), a window will pop up on your computer addressing the issue. Please correct the error and click the “Send” button again. If the application was successfully sent, a window will pop up on your computer within a few minutes stating that we have received your application. Please do not push the “Send” button again if you receive this confirmation. If neither an error nor confirmation window pops up, please contact us at [email protected] and we can confirm receipt. Please keep the following in mind when completing the form:  The character counts for each section are firm. If you submit more than the allowed number of characters per section, your application will not allow you to submit. If you are over in your character count, you will receive an error message and the section that is over the limit will have a “+” next to it.  Unless otherwise noted, all information is mandatory. Your application will not be accepted unless each mandatory section is completed. Mandatory sections are edged in red.  Once a project has been submitted, we cannot accept any changes. Please make sure your project is accurate and complete before submitting.  Please do not use bullet points or any special characters. The form doesn’t accept these types of characters and may give you an error message when you attempt to submit.  The form works on both Mac and PC platforms, however new versions of Google Chrome and Windows 8 have caused issues in the past. If you continue to get error messages but believe that you have completed the application correctly and without special characters, contact us at [email protected] and we can assist.  You must choose the Fund priority that best matches your project. If you select the wrong category, your application will be accepted but not reviewed. The budget section of the application requires that you provide both line item expenses for the entire project and what you are requesting from the Fund. The “Total Project Cost” and “Total Requested from Fund” figures will tabulate automatically as you enter each line item expense. Salaries and Benefits: Costs associated with pay to individuals and relevant employment benefits. Travel and Per Diem: Travel, room and board paid for those associated with project (coordinators or recipients) Equipment: Equipment purchases under $5,000. The Fund does not support capital purchases over $5000. Exhaustibles: Materials used and replenished (medicines, workshop materials, etc.) Overhead and Office Support: Costs associated with program management and support. Other: Expenses not identified in above categories. For more information regarding budget, read the grant FAQ at swbg-conservationfund.org/en/grant-seekers

2015 Grant Application

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All applications received January 1 -April 30, 2015 will be considered for funding in final two quarters of 2015. The application process for 2016 will open on June 1, 2015. Please provide information for all fields as incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Project Information Has this project received support from the SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund in the past? Yes Review the descriptions of the Fund priorities and check the priority that aligns with this project. If your project does not perfectly align with these priorities, your application cannot be accepted through this process. Please contact us at [email protected] for further instructions on how your project can be considered.

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All applications received January 1 -April 30, 2015 will be considered for funding in final two quarters of 2015. The application process for 2016 will open on June 1, 2015. Please provide information for all fields as incomplete applications will not be accepted.

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