New England Biolabs Foundation

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>The New England Biolabs Foundation ( NEBF ) is a private independent foundation whose mission is to foster community-based conservation of landscapes and seascapes and the bio-cultural diversity found in these places. Established in 1982 by the founder of New England Biolabs, Inc., the Foundation supports grassroots organizations and NGOs in selected countries of Central America, South America and West Africa, as well as locally (the North Shore of Massachusetts). Occasionally, grants are also made to organizations in Tanzania and Papua New Guinea.

APPLICATION AND DEADLINE UPDATE FOR 2015:

15 January 2015: We are currently reviewing our grant application process for the coming year and have not yet set deadlines for submissions for 2015. We will post new information on the application process and deadlines on this site by mid February 2015. Please check back at that time. We apologize for any inconvenience.

ACTUALIZACIÓN DE LA SOLICITUD Y FECHA LÍMITE PARA EL 2015:

15 de enero de 2015: Actualmente estamos revisando nuestro proceso de solicitud de becas para el año entrante, y todavía no hemos establecido fechas límite para las presentaciones en 2015. Publicaremos la nueva información sobre el proceso de solicitud y las fechas límite en este sitio para mediados de febrero del 2015.

WE'VE DIVESTED! Our trustees approved the decision to divest from fossil fuels at their December 2014 board meeting, inspired by the leadership and commitment of foundations that have publicly taken this step, including the many signatories of the Divest/Invest pledge (http://divestinvest.org/philanthropy/signatories/). The momentum is clearly building. We hope that our action will, in turn, inspire other small foundations, and we stand ready to share our experience with others considering the decision to divest from fossil fuels.

¡HEMOS DESINVERTIDO! Nuestros/as fideicomisarios/as aprobaron la decisión de desinvertir en los combustibles fósiles, en la sesión de la Junta Directiva de diciembre de 2014, inspirados/as por el liderazgo y compromiso demostrado por las fundaciones que han públicamente tomado dicho paso, incluso los signatarios de la promesa 'Desinvertir/Invertir' (http://divestinvest.org/philanthropy/signatories/). El ímpetu va claramente en aumento. Esperamos que nuestra acción, a su vez, inspirará a otras fundaciones pequeñas a que consideren también tomar la decisión de desinvertir en los combustibles fósiles.

Please note that NEBF will no longer be able to consider an application that has not preceded by a letter of inquiry.

> Countries where we currently award our funding are listed here.

> Our maximum international grant size is $10,000 with grants typically ranging from $3,000 to $8,000. Local grants range from $1,000-$5,000.

Please bear in mind that NEBF is a small foundation and each year we receive many more applications for support than we can fund.

We encourage you to review carefully our Funding Priorities and Mission Statement in approaching the Foundation for support. The first step in the process is to send a letter of inquiry according to the format posted at NEBF Letter of Inquiry Guidelines. If your inquiry is accepted you will be invited to prepare a full proposal for consideration by the NEBF board during one of its semi-annual grant meetings. Please monitor this website for further updates throughout the year.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Jessica Brown, Executive Director

Please send all inquiries to info@nebf.org.