Wildlife Habitat Policy Research Program
The Wildlife Habitat Policy Research Program (WHPRP) is soliciting Letters of Intent (Due July 10, 2006) for our competitive awards program. Application for the awards is open to everyone.
The WHPRP will fund eight specific projects in 2006 related to the implementation of State Wildlife Action Plans and wildlife habitat conservation in the United States.
Project topics include:
· Analysis of the Priorities, Obstacles and Opportunities that Exist for the Implementation of U.S. State Wildlife Action Plans
· Analysis of Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Wildlife Habitat in the U.S.
· Approach to Developing Performance Measures for U.S. Habitat Conservation
· Design of U.S. Habitat Banking Systems
· Analysis of U.S. State and Local Policies
· Estimation of U.S. Habitat Conservation Costs
· Assessment of U.S. Habitat Conservation and Provision of Ecosystem Services
· Development of an Operational Benefit Estimation Tool for the U.S.
The WHPRP’s mission is to develop and disseminate new information and tools to accelerate the conservation of wildlife habitat in the US. The WHPRP sponsors work that is of the highest technical quality and also relevant to the needs of policy makers, administrators, resource managers, practitioners, and landowners.
Based upon the Letters of Intent, three candidates for each project will be invited to submit full proposals for external review. Awards are expected by November 1, 2006 and will range from $25,000 to $250,000 each, depending on the project. Further information, full project descriptions, and instructions for Letters of Intent are available at: www.whprp.org.
The WHPRP is a program of the National Council on Science and the Environment (NCSE), an independent, not-for-profit NGO, dedicated to improving the scientific basis for environmental decision-making. Please contact Christina Zarrella at czarrella@ncseonline.org or 202.207.0007 if you require further information. The WHPRP program is supported by a four year grant by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF).
