The Foundation has determined that an indirect cost of 10% is acceptable.  Indirect costs above 10% will be scrutinized.  The upper limit to indirect costs is set at 20%.

Yes, however if awarded grant funding, subject to the terms and conditions of the Accelerating Connections Grant Award, grant recipients submitters, on behalf of itself and its affiliates and/or subsidiaries, hereby grants to Florida Wildlife Corridor and its affiliates a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, irrevocable, transferable, sublicensable right and license to host, distribute, modify, run, copy, publicly perform or display, translate, create derivative works, reproduce, publish, make, use, offer to sell, sell, and import any intellectual property and know-how in the proposal anywhere in the universe. This license allows Florida Wildlife Corridor the ability to authorize others to use the intellectual property and know-how funded by the Accelerating Connections Grant Award.

May 1- July 1, 2022: Open submissions  

Late August: Invitations to apply  

October 1, 2022: Final submissions due  

November 2022: Grant recipients announced 

You are eligible to submit your Letter of Interest if your project meets these criteria:

1. Implementation of a new mechanism, tool, method, activity, or collaboration that achieves lasting land conservation within the Florida Wildlife Corridor.
2. Evidence of the long-term sustainability of both the conservation outcomes and the process created.
3. A scalable approach such that the activities can be replicated to secure new conservation on tens of thousands of acres of Corridor lands per year.
4. A focus on engineering conservation in the high-urgency areas of the Corridor—i.e., those most likely to be converted to development by 2030.

Projects inclusive of underrepresented communities in the conservation sphere will be looked on favorably.

1. Eligibility Self-Assessment: check your submission eligibility before you start developing your Letter of Interest, available in FAQ “What are the criteria to be eligible to participate?” or on the Accelerating Connections Award webpage above.

2.  Prepare to submit your Letter of Interest (required) in the online form

• Maximize your chance of being selected as an application candidate by submitting a compelling and well-structured project proposal in your Letter of Interest.
• If you are invited to submit a full project proposal, you will receive more instructions on expectations for the next round at that time.

3. Complete this form to submit your Letter of Interest.

Yes. We encourage submissions for innovative projects to permanently protect, connect, and restore the Florida Wildlife Corridor. Please provide information on what type of implementation partners your project will require. The Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation may offer help to match you with necessary partners. 

Yes. Partnerships are critical in the work we do, so we encourage you to build and strengthen partnerships in the Accelerating Connections project proposals as well. Each entry requires a lead individual to apply and be responsible for the proposed project.

Yes. However, please keep in mind the time commitment necessary to implement your project should more than one of your teams be selected as winners.

You can withdraw your application at any time. Please email info@floridawildlifecorridor.org at any time in the process to inform us of your decision. 

Yes.

• Case Creativity: How compelling and disruptive is the use case described in the entry? Does the use case involve a big idea and innovative approaches to conservating and/or restoring the Corridor? Can it drive significant change? 
• Tangible Outcomes: What was the result of the project? What is the magnitude of the outcome? What is the impact on wildlife, natural environments, communities, individuals? How compelling are the quantified results? Is the submission outcome value-based, illustrating how the organization was able to solve a conservation problem within the context of their own industry? 
• Intelligent Sustainability: How well does the entry demonstrate the organization’s journey to connecting, protecting, and restoring the Corridor? Is the organization effectively applying advanced technologies and/or best practices within that help make them resilient, affordable, and sustainable?

A confirmed implementation partner is not required for your Letter of Interest. The Corridor Foundation may be able to help match your organization with the proper implementation partners should you be invited to apply with a full project proposal.

Yes. You will be required to submit a budget proposal and to track expenses throughout your project. Money will be distributed as designated in your budget phases. Initial checks may be written as early as December 15, 2022. 

Implementation of your proposed project must begin within 6 months of the award and the final report must be delivered within 12 weeks of project completion, not to exceed within 36 months from award date, unless otherwise approved. 

Invitations to apply will be announced around August 15, 2022. The full application will be due by October 1, 2022.

The application details will be posted in July.  

The Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation website has many resources that may be beneficial to your Letter of Interest that can be found here.

The goal is to offer the grant cycle every 1-3 years. The future schedule will be determined based on the lessons learned from year one.