Science for Nature and People Partnership (SNAPP) 2024
Deadline: Nov 01, 2024
Donor: Science for Nature and People Partnership
Grant Type: Events
Grant Size: $500,000 to $1 million
Countries/Regions: All Countries
Area: Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Science, Sustainable Development, Water Management
The Science for Nature and People Partnership is requesting proposal applications to fund expert teams to deliver rapid solutions to the most critical challenges facing humans and our planet.
SNAPP, a first-of-its-kind scientific joint venture between The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), is a tool for developing sustainable solutions to global conservation challenges. Since inception, SNAPP, through its working groups, has provided science and user-friendly tools backed by hard data to identify and quantify nature’s role and value in preventing and solving some of the most complex challenges the world faces around food and water security, climate change, and energy.
Each year, SNAPP provides up to US $1 million total across 4-6 approved working groups, led by academic, governmental agency, multilateral, or nonprofit institutions. SNAPP funds teams of 12-15 people from diverse organizations to gather for 3-4 collaborative sessions over the course of 12-24 months. Between sessions, members collaborate remotely; work with long-term implementation partners; identify emerging opportunities for tangible, lasting change; develop and test tools and products; and publish research.
Full SNAPP proposals are evaluated on the following criteria:
Research Question The question(s) that the proposal will address are clearly at the intersection of nature conservation and sustainable development, are critically important, and the proposed work will add value to the current state of knowledge.
Methods: The proposal clearly incorporates both biophysical and socioeconomic methods and analysis. The choice of methods is appropriate for the question(s).
Data: The data and information sources are interdisciplinary and include both biophysical and socioeconomic sciences. Datasets or sources of information the applicant anticipates using for this project are comprehensive and appropriate for addressing the question using methods described.
Implementation: The proposal specifically outlines which organizations are eager for the scientific results from this group, and it is reasonably clear how they will be used to improve conservation and sustainable development policy and practice. Detailed letters of support are included from these organizations.
Inclusion: The group composition includes confirmed members representing diversity in sectors and disciplines. This is a collaborative effort with no one or two organizations dominating. Group demographics and worldviews are varied and inclusive of the Global South and other groups less dominant in academic literature.
Research Fellows: The proposal budget includes at least one full-time research fellow with a well-thought-out mentorship plan.
How To Apply
Before developing a full proposal for the 2024 SNAPP RFP, applicants should submit a “concept note” through SNAPP online portal for review.
To start a concept note, log into the system or create an account the link Register: https://awards.snappartnership.net/profile.asp.
Then navigate to the “My Dashboard” menu within the system.
All submitted concept notes will receive written feedback within 10 business days on which aspects of your ideas could be the best fit for SNAPP’s scope and what would need to be strengthened to make your proposal competitive. Be sure to review the What We Fund tab before crafting your concept note. Only concept notes submitted through the SNAPP portal will receive feedback.
For More Information: https://awards.snappartnership.net/
