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Small Grant Scheme || How to Apply || Awards |
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NBRI and BGCI are pleased to announce the successful projects that have been
selected for the Small Grant Awards for 2003-2004 under the National Plant
Conservation Programme. The winners of the Small Grant Project awards
include a range of 11 institutions representing botanic gardens, arboreta,
and community/conservation organizations under Central and State Government
Departments, Universities and NGOs. Ranging from INR 1.76 lakhs to 5.39
lakhs with one to three years duration, the total project grant for the
entire 11 projects amounts to INR 33.62 lakhs. The Small Grant project award scheme began in May 2003 when IIN –India sent invitations to botanic gardens/ arboreta and a host of other community / conservation organizations in India for submission of ideal and appealing projects that could contribute to plant conservation, environmental education, and sustainable development initiatives, based on the local needs and priorities of the botanic garden or institution applying for the small grant. The response to the invitation was overwhelming and 70 project proposals were received by the IIN - India National Coordination Center during May - June 2003. The BGCI-NBRI Project Steering Committee reviewed all the proposals and 17 among them were short listed for further detailed peer review by a national Panel of Experts. Based on the peer review reports, 11 out of the 17 short-listed proposals were recommended and approved for the small grant awards for 2003-2004. The selection of the small grant finalists was made based on the following criteria including: relative merit of the proposal; relevance of the over all aims and objectives of the project to the national plant conservation priorities as well as the implementation of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation; representation of different eco-geographic zones and different potential players in plant conservation in the country; capability of the project leader(s) and the project implementing institution; significance of the priority taxa and uniqueness of the ecosystems identified for the conservation/education programmes; practical methods and approaches proposed for conservation of rare and threatened plants; expected flow of benefits to local and indigenous communities; and contributions to education and community empowerment programmes. The applicants, who were not successful in getting, selected for the small grant awards this year, are welcome to submit their fresh proposal for consideration next year. NBRI and BGCI are grateful to all the applicants and review committee members for the valuable support and cooperation extended to us during the course of the small grant project review. The Summary of each of the selected projects is as follows: 2004 |
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