NASSAU, BAHAMAS: Bahamian Non-Profit Organizations working to protect the
nation’s marine environment will soon have an opportunity to access up to $50,000 in grant
funding as the Bahamas Protected Areas Fund (BPAF) prepares its latest call for proposals for the year on August 31st.
The call will be open to eligible participants of the Fund’s Marine Conservation Program
funded under the Bahamas Debt Conversion Project for Marine Conservation, once participants have successfully completed training designed to provide them with practical skills in grant writing, and monitoring and evaluation, to strengthen their projects and increase their impact.
In connection with the call for proposals, BPAF is set to host two Marine Conservation
Program Grant Writing, Monitoring and Evaluation Learning Workshops in August.
The first workshop, funded by the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) and Lombard Odier,
will serve participants from Acklins and Crooked Island. It will take place on August 20th – 21st at the Spring Point Community Centre. Participants will not only gain the tools to develop competitive funding proposals but will also have the opportunity to turn their conservation ideas into tangible projects that help to protect and preserve The Bahamas’ valuable ecosystems.
The second workshop will be held on August 27th – 28th at the Bahamas Agricultural and
Industrial Corporation (BAIC) in New Providence. This session will be funded by the Bahamas Debt Conversion Project for Marine Conservation.
The training is open to community-based organizations (CBOs), environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs), marine conservation practitioners, government and technical partners and emerging conservation leaders working to protect the natural resources of The Bahamas.Participants are encouraged to bring their project ideas and use the sessions to begin shaping them into clear, results-focused proposals.
Over the two-day session, participants will learn how to develop competitive conservation grant proposals, create logical frameworks, establish measurable indicators and practical work plans, and apply monitoring and evaluation tools. They will also receive guidance on positioning their organizations and projects for future funding opportunities.
“Communities understand many of the environmental challenges facing their islands and often have strong ideas for addressing them,” said Shacara Lightbourne, Grants Manager for BPAF. “This workshop series will help conservation leaders turn those ideas into well- structured projects that can attract funding, deliver meaningful results and create lasting benefits.”
The workshop series builds on BPAF’s commitment to strengthening local capacity and expanding access to conservation funding throughout The Bahamas. Additional training sessions will be held on other islands, with dates and locations to be announced.
Interested organizations and conservation leaders are encouraged to follow BPAF’s social media pages for updates on upcoming workshops, calls for proposals and future funding opportunities.
About the Bahamas Protected Areas Fund
Established in 2014 by an Act of Parliament, the Bahamas Protected Areas Fund (BPAF)
provides sustainable financing for conservation e^orts across The Bahamas. The Fund,
which serves as the sustainable finance mechanism for the Bahamas National Protected
Area System, also supports on-the-ground implementation, research and education for
ecosystem management, biodiversity conservation and climate resilience initiatives.
