The Van Tienhoven Foundation for International Nature Protection makes small grants available for the protection and conservation of threatened species and ecosystems across the globe.

Funding Organization: Van Tienhoven Foundation, The Netherlands

Scope: Activities in one or more of three areas are required.

• Ecosystem protection
• Species protection
• Community-managed nature protection

Eligibility: The foundation only accepts applications:

• From not-for-profit organisations, that are registered as legal bodies (NGOs and scientific institutions).
• Not-for-profit organisations must have a bank account in their organisations name, and able to receive international funds.
• Only one application per organisation will be taken into consideration for each call for proposals. If an organisation has been given a grant before, a final report must have been submitted for any project previously supported by the Van Tienhoven Foundation. An organisation can be supported for a maximum of three times within eight years.
• From organisations with a track record in species protection, ecosystem protection and/or community managed nature protection, that can be demonstrated by background documentation (e.g. websites, social media, annual and/or final project delivery reports).
• Implemented in developing countries following the most recent DAC list of ODA Recipients for the continents Asia and Latin America. Thailand is eligible.

Maximum Award: Projects can request a maximum budget of €10,000 for a time span of two years maximum from the Van Tienhoven Foundation.

Application Process: Project proposals must be submitted via the online platform (https://www.vantienhovenfoundation.com/application/).

Application Deadline: 31 January 2025

Further information: https://www.vantienhovenfoundation.com/