The Marine Ecosystem-based Management Tool Innovation Fund
Request for Letters of Intent
The Marine Ecosystem-based Management Tool Innovation Fund is now
accepting Letters of Intent to submit grant applications. The Fund is a two year initiative supported
by the David & Lucile Packard Foundation to stimulate the development and
dissemination of creative software tools for Marine Ecosystem-Based Management
(MEBM). We seek to expand the network of
MEBM tool developers through the establishment of targeted small grants and an
associated technical support program. The program will grant approximately
$500,000 a year for two years in small competitive grants to a broad range of
organizations and developers. The
initiative will aggressively provide detailed tool development guidelines,
technical support, training workshops and assistance in tool development to the
grantees for the duration of the fund. The
primary deliverable products will be the innovative, interoperable and freely
disseminated tools developed by the grantees.
We encourage all applicants (there are currently no restrictions on who
may apply) to submit letters of intent.
To apply: please visit our website (http://mgel.env.duke.edu/mebm) and
read the instructions under “Grant Application Process”. Letters of Intent along with a 1-page letter
of introduction are due by March 30th. If possible, please submit via email. Letters of Intent will be reviewed and full
application packages sent to all relevant projects by April 10th. If you have any questions at all, please feel
free to contact our project manager at daniel.dunn@duke.edu.
Sincerely,
Patrick N. Halpin
Gabel Associate Professor of the Practice
of
Marine Geospatial Ecology, and
Director Geospatial Analysis Program
Corresponding Contact:
Daniel Dunn
Research Associate
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab
Daniel C. Dunn
Associate in Research
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab
The
Daniel.Dunn@Duke.edu