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LSO: The Conservation, Food & Health Foundation
Summary
The Conservation, Food and Health Foundation seeks to protect the environment, improve food production, and promote public health in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East. The Foundation funds applied research, pilot projects, new initiatives, training, and technical assistance, rather than ongoing support for programs that are already well underway. An important goal for the Foundation is to provide seed money to help promising projects, organizations, and individuals develop the track record they need to attract major foundation funding in the future.
Full Description
Limited Submission
The Foundation will consider only one proposal from an organization in any calendar year.
Length of Award: 1-2 years
Estimated Start Date: February 6, 2026
Award Amount: $25,000-$50,000 per year range
Please visit the Conservation, Food & Health Foundation website for full details.
Eligible Applicants
The Foundation supports local, state, and regional organizations in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East in the countries where the projects are based. It also supports organizations located in upper-income countries working with local partners in these areas. It does not support projects in post-Soviet states or Balkan states.
Most types of organizations that can provide evidence of their non-governmental status or charitable purpose are eligible to apply, including non-governmental organizations, nonprofit organizations; civil society organizations; community-based organizations; and colleges, universities, and other academic institutions.
Government agencies and religious organizations may be included as project partners but are not eligible for direct funding.
Review the full details on their website: The Conservation, Food & Health Foundation.
Internal Competition
Interested applicants should submit the following materials via Box (see link below) by 5pm on December 9th. Please reach out to frcgrantapps@wm.edu when you have submitted your materials so that we can ensure the application has the required elements.
Required Materials for Internal Submission
All materials must be uploaded in PDF format with the last name of the uploading PI in the title.
- Applicant Concept Paper
The required material for internal review will be the Concept Application Questions requested by the CFHF organization. Applicants should answer the questions detailed in the Online Concept Application Question List, found on the CFHF Website . The completed questions will be reviewed by the committee.
Materials must be submitted to the box link below.
Timeline
- December 9 by 5 PM: Internal competition closes, submissions due
- December 12: Internal reviews completed and a single proposal will be recommended to continue with submission of their Concept Application to CFHF. The PI will work with their corresponding OSP administrator for final submission.
- December 22: Recommended Concept Application submitted to CFHF.