[SEMCO] Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative (NBI) Request for research proposals

[Jeffrey M. Brodeur]

> The Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative (NBI) is seeking proposals for research on Nantucket, Tuckernuck, and/or Muskeget Islands for 2013.  Please see below or find attached for more details.  NBI awards grants up to $1,500 and the deadline for proposals is February 15, 2013.
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> Please pass this along to anyone you think might be interested.
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> Sincerely,
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> Andrew Mckenna-Foster
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> Vice-Chair and Treasurer
> Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative
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> Director of Natural Science
> Maria Mitchell Association
> 4 Vestal St.
> Nantucket, MA 02554
> 508-228-9198
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> Small Research Grants Program
> 2013 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 mission of the NBI is to conserve the native biodiversity of Nantucket through collaborative research, monitoring and education. This effort is a partnership between conservation organizations, educational institutions, government agencies and individuals interested in supporting and facilitating biodiversity research on the islands and the surrounding waters.
> Participating partners include the Linda Loring Nature Foundation, Maria Mitchell Association, Massachusetts Audubon Society, Massachusetts Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program, Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Nantucket Islands Land Bank Commission, Nantucket Land Council, Science Department of the Nantucket High School, The Trustees of Reservations, Tuckernuck Land Trust, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and UMass 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 regional biodiversity-related research;
> • Research on non-native, invasive species and their impacts on the biodiversity of Nantucket;
> • Research on understudied taxonomic groups on Nantucket;
> • Research on more than one species of interest;
> • Study sites located within the NBI’s established biodiversity plots;
> • Species inventory work focused solely on under surveyed taxonomic groups.
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> Grant proposal submission deadline: February 15, 2013
> Prior grant recipients are welcome to submit funding requests (contingent upon their timely submission 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 2014 funding cycle.
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> 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, including “in-kind” services provided 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.
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> 3. Literature Cited/References.
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> 4. Supporting Materials (CV, publication list) and Appendices (maps, tables, graphs, etc.) if relevant.
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> 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, 2014.
> The final report format must conform to the “Guidelines for NBI-funded Research Reports” (attached to this RFP).
> The NBI strongly encourages successful grant applicants to prepare a poster or deliver an oral presentation of their research results (even if only preliminary) at the next scheduled NBI Conference on November 2, 2013 on Nantucket (venue to be announced).
> 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, 2013 to:
> Karen Beattie (kbeattie at nantucketconservation.org), NBI Grants Committee Co-Chair.

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