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| bill terrell avian conservation grants. . . |
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1) Grant money shall only be used for projects designed to benefit the conservation of bird species, particularly those that reside in Georgia on a seasonal or annual basis, or those that visit stopover habitats in Georgia during migration. 2) This grant source is available only to government agencies and non-profit organizations. 3) Projects to be funded with these grants should have a minimum $20,000 budget. 4) Application content should pertain to actual implementation of bird conservation projects “on the ground,” not research projects. Examples of projects that could be funded via this grant source include conducting prescribed burns, implementing exotic species control efforts, relocating or restocking rare species, installing habitat such as nest boxes for non-game species, creating canopy gaps in forests for the benefit of understory-nesting species, planting cover or preferred foods for non-game species, rehabilitating injured wildlife, and installing or repairing water control devices for the benefit of non-game species. 5) The grant will not be used to fund administrative salaries, though it could be used to fund salaries of field staff, and it is not to be used to fund university overhead costs, or indirect costs such as insurance or vehicle maintenance expenses. The Conservation Grants Committee** may ask for receipts for a funded project, and may specify a time period over which the grant money will be released to a recipient. If receipts are less than the grant award, the grant will be limited to the amount actually spent. 6) The typewritten grant application, not to exceed 10 pages, should include a description of the project, list of objectives, criteria for evaluating success of the project, literature citations, an itemized budget, a statement of other financial support, and a brief resume of the applicant. The application deadline each year will be December 1. Grant awards shall be made within 60 days following the deadline. 7) The committee is authorized to determine the amount to be granted per deserving applicant. For example, in some cases there may be only one quality application, and the committee may decide to reward that application with the entire grant budget for that year. In other cases, there may be multiple quality applications, and the committee shall determine how to distribute the grant total among them. If suitable applications are not received, the committee may elect to not award any money in a given calendar year. 8) At the end of the grant period, the grantee is required to submit to the Conservation Grant Committee a detailed report of project results and grant expenditures. 9) The grant recipient is required to present the results of his or her project at a GOS meeting, and is encouraged to publish them in The Oriole (if appropriate). Applications may be submitted in one of two ways:
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applications will be reviewed and evaluated by a five-person committee
(i.e., Conservation Grants Committee). The chairperson of this committee
shall be appointed by the GOS president. The chairperson shall then appoint
four committee members with the concurrence of the president. In the event
that there is a conflict of interest involving an applicant and a committee
member, the committee member shall recuse himself or herself from the review
process for that application. If a committee member must be recused, the
chairperson or acting chairperson shall recommend a temporary replacement
for the president’s concurrence. |
