Funding-Grants for Grassroots Environmental Efforts in Region; July 10, 2012

Sponsor

Ford Middle East 

Description

The Ford Motor Company Conservation and Environmental Grants program, a program of Ford Middle East in partnership with UNESCO, is accepting grant applications from nonprofit grassroots organizations conducting environmental projects in the Gulf Cooperation Council States/Levant region.

The program has awarded a total of $1.2 million to more than one hundred and fifty projects since its inception in 2000.This year marks the addition of Iraq to the program, which now serves nine countries: Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates also are eligible to apply.

The program annually makes available a total of $100,000 in funding to individuals and nonprofit groups for ongoing projects focused on conservation engineering, protection of the natural environment, and environmental education. Projects that are still in the planning or proposal stages will not be considered.

Deadline: July 10, 2012

Link to Full Announcement

http://www.me.ford.com/en/sau/about/environment/overview