[SEMCO] Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative (NBI) Seeks Proposals For Small Research Grants Program

[Jeffrey Brodeur]

Small Research Grants Program

2011 Request for Proposals



The Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative (NBI) is seeking proposals to conduct
research that expands

knowledge of understudied taxonomic groups and the overall biodiversity of
Nantucket, Tuckernuck,

and/or Muskeget Islands.



The NBI seeks to facilitate research activities and data dissemination
between

individual researchers, Nantucket conservation organizations, and the
general public. This effort is a

partnership between Nantucket conservation organizations, government
agencies, universities, and

individuals interested in documenting the biodiversity of the islands and
adjacent waters, monitoring and

conserving that biodiversity over time, and conducting biodiversity-related
research projects.



Participating partners include the Linda Loring Nature Foundation, Maria
Mitchell Association,

Massachusetts Audubon Society, Massachusetts Natural Heritage & Endangered
Species Program,

Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Nantucket Garden Club, Nantucket Islands
Land Bank

Commission, Nantucket Land Council, The Trustees of Reservations, Tuckernuck
Land Trust, and

University of Massachusetts Boston Nantucket Field Station.



Grant requests of up to $1,500 will be considered for funding. Additional
financial and in-kind

support such as housing, vehicles, lab space, equipment, etc. may also be
provided by participating NBI

organizations. The NBI does not fund institutional overhead or researcher
salaries. Proposals that

include one or more of the following will be given the highest priority for
funding:

 Projects that include Nantucket as a study site for biodiversity-related
research taking place at

other sites in the nearby region;

 Research on non-native, invasive species and their impacts on the
biodiversity of Nantucket;

 Research on previously understudied taxonomic groups on Nantucket;

 Research on more than one species of interest;

 Study sites located within the NBI’s established biodiversity plots.



Grant proposal submission deadline: February 15, 2011



Prior grant recipients are welcome to submit funding requests (contingent
upon their timely

provision of products promised in earlier awards), but priority will be
given to funding new

projects.



Please refer to http://www.nantucketbiodiversityinitiative.org/ for
additional information on the NBI, its

participating organizations and the locations of established biodiversity
plots.



Proposal Format:

1. Project Description (three pages or less, single spaced, 12 pt font): the
Project Description

should provide a review of results of any previous biodiversity research on
Nantucket (and Cape

Cod and other nearby islands if appropriate) on the subject of proposed
study, the goals and

objectives of the proposed project, methods, a project timeline, and
expected products (e.g.,

publications, geo-referenced specimen/occurrence data, web pages, keys,
checklists, etc.). If the

Project Description exceeds the required length, it will be returned to the
Principal Investigator

for revision and not reviewed again until the 2012 funding cycle.



2. Budget: the budget should include a brief justification for each budgeted
item and a short

paragraph indicating any assured or anticipated matching funds (actual
dollars or "in-kind"

support) that could be leveraged by a successful NBI grant award. The latter
paragraph should

contain other support and anticipated “in-kind” services to be devoted to
the project by all

professionals, students, and technical assistants. NBI policy does not
permit use of grant funds

for the payment of indirect expenses and/or overhead. However, these
expenses can be

included as “in-kind” services, as described above.



3. Literature Cited/References.



4. Supporting Materials (CV, publication list) and Appendices (maps, tables,
graphs, etc.) if

relevant.



Reporting Requirements and Grant Payment Schedule:

An electronic copy of the final report and, if applicable, inventory data
and Voucher Specimens of all

species collected (properly prepared with a full set of geo-referenced data)
is due by February 15, 2012.

The NBI strongly encourages that you prepare a poster or deliver an oral
presentation of your

research results at the next scheduled NBI Conference (November 5, 2011).

Successful grants will be issued in two payments. The first payment will be
issued at the initiation of the

project (the amount and timing will be determined by the NBI Grant
committee). The second payment

will be issued upon receipt of an acceptable final report, inventory data,
and voucher specimens (if

applicable).



Please direct questions and send your proposal electronically by 5:00 PM on
February 15, 2011 to:

Karen Beattie (kbeattie at nantucketconservation.org), NBI Grants Committee
Co-Chair.


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