Conservation, Food & Health Foundation Grant Program

The Conservation, Food and Health Foundation seeks to protect the environment, improve food production, and promote public health in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East. The Foundation supports projects and applied research that generate local or regional solutions to problems affecting the quality of the environment and human life, advance local leadership and promote professional development in the conservation, agricultural, and health sciences, develop the capacity of local organizations and coalitions, and address challenges in the field. The Foundation prefers to support projects that address under-funded issues and geographic areas. It funds applied research, pilot projects, new initiatives, training, and technical assistance, rather than ongoing support for programs that are already well underway. An important goal for the Foundation is to provide seed money to help promising projects, organizations, and individuals develop the track record they need to attract major foundation funding in the future. The Foundation gives priority to projects that have the potential to advance the field, build local capacity, promote replication, influence public opinion and policy, affect systems change, and benefit people beyond the immediate project and its local context.