Examples of Successful Proposals

The following are examples of successful Conservation Grant Fund (CGF) applications. Some do not contain cover sheets or budget information at the request of the Principal Investigators.

CGF Application Forms change from one year to the next; these proposals may not follow the latest requirements. Please wait until each year's application is available (generally in January) before beginning to write your proposal.

Animal Health

• Investigation of Streptococcus bovis complex and Associated Valvular Endocarditis: A Major Cause of Mortality in Northern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni), 2006
• Identification of Serum and Tissue Biomarkers for Cardiomyopathy in the Vancouver Island Marmot (Marmota vancouverensis), 2007

Animal Welfare

• Addressing Aggression in Asian Small-Clawed Otters, Amblonyx cinereus, through the Use of GnRH Agonist, 2007
• Reducing Bird Mortality from Collisions with Glass Windows, Walls and Handrails, 2008

Conservation Education

• BOTSWANA WILD: Children for Conservation, 2013
• Creating Youth-Intern Teams to Increase the Effective Delivery of Action-Oriented Conservation Messages, 2007
• Ecoagriculture Curriculum Development, Training and Research at the MFG's Ivoloina Conservation Training Center and the University of Toamasina, Toamasina, Madagascar, 2006

Field Conservation

• Understanding Ecology of Dholes in Thailand, 2007
• Securing Critical Rangeland for Grevy's Zebra in Northern Kenya, 2006
• Community Outreach for Predator Conservation: Cheetah Conservation Botswana, 2006

Research

• Non-Invasive Genetic Estimation of Population Size of Critically Endangered Gyps Vultures in Asia, 2007
• Examining the Relationship between Fecal Corticoids as a Measure of Stress and Metabolic Derangement on the Onset of Superficial Necrolytic Dermatitis in Captive Black Rhinos, Diceros bicornis, 2006
• Community-based Study of the Conservation Status and Ecology of the African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) in Southeastern Kenya (Northeastern and Coastal Provinces), 2005

Management / Breeding

• Oregon Spotted Frog Recovery Project, 2008
• Conservation, Restoration, and Management of Bog Turtles, Glyptemys muhlenbergii, in Tennessee, 2006
• How Long Will They Live? Developing and Evaluating Standardized Methods for Estimating and Reporting Mortality Rates in Captive Populations, 2005