{"id":14900,"date":"2017-08-08T01:13:35","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T01:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/162.217.168.59\/?p=14900"},"modified":"2023-03-22T12:51:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T16:51:33","slug":"sfi-opens-request-for-proposals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forests.org\/fr\/sfi-opens-request-for-proposals\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable Forestry Initiative Opens Request for Proposals: Seeks New Partners for Conservation and Community Projects in the U.S. and Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON, DC and OTTAWA, ON – The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) announced today the opening of its annual request for proposals (RFP) for the SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program. The grants program supports SFI\u2019s work to promote sustainable forest management through partnerships with conservation groups that are contributing to the understanding of critical links between forests and communities across the range of American and Canadian forests, and community groups working at the intersection of sustainable forestry, responsible procurement and thriving communities.<\/p>\n

“SFI is proud to stand with so many partners that lead the way on positively impacting the future of our forests. This new grant cycle allows us to reassert our role as a sustainability leader that is working beyond supply chain assurances to elevate conservation value and foster community engagement,\u201d said Kathy Abusow, President and CEO of SFI Inc. \u201cWe look forward to this round of proposals and how they will contribute to our scientific understanding, long-standing commitment to forest research, and shared quality of life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since 2010, SFI has awarded more than 100 grants to foster conservation and community-building projects across North America. When leveraged with project partner contributions, the combined investment exceeds $13.2 million. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 pm EST, Tuesday, October 10, 2017<\/strong>. SFI grants are available to academic institutions, non-profit organizations and Indigenous groups.<\/p>\n

For SFI Conservation Grant<\/strong> applications, SFI Inc. is placing a priority on projects that measure, demonstrate, or establish methodologies to demonstrate, the conservation-related values of SFI-certified forestlands, or values promoted by the SFI Fiber Sourcing Standard. Particular attention will be paid to applications focused on conservation values in the areas of water, climate change (including both carbon attributes and forest resiliency), and biodiversity.<\/p>\n

SFI\u2019s Community Partnerships Grant Program<\/strong> is focused on elevating and enriching the links between people and forests. SFI awards grants to collaborative community-based projects, activities or events that support SFI\u2019s core mission to connect communities to forests. Applications that feature creative partnerships or high degrees of leverage (e.g., matching funds, scale of impact, etc.) are preferred.<\/p>\n

In 2016 and 2017, SFI provided 13 conservation grants<\/a> to academic and non-profit institutions, including the American Bird Conservancy, Foothills Research Institute, Laval University Faculty of Forestry – Geography and Geomatics, Nature Conservancy of Canada, Saskatchewan Research Council, The Nature Conservancy – Georgia Chapter, University of Georgia, University of Northern British Columbia, The Boreal Avian Modelling Project, GreenBlue, Manomet, NatureServe, and Saskatchewan Research Council.<\/p>\n

And, in 2016 and 2017, SFI provided 16 community grants<\/a> to partners including Cornell University, Earth Rangers, Muckleshoot Tribe, National Wild Turkey Federation, San Carlos Apache Forest Resources Program, Black Family Land Trust, Cree First Nation of Waswanipi, Forests Ontario, Fraser Basin Council Society, Maine SFI Implementation Committee, Scouts Canada, South Carolina Forestry Foundation, South Dakota Project Learning Tree, The Greening of Detroit, Trees for Tomorrow, and Whitefish Montana School District.<\/p>\n

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Several highlights of these grants include:<\/p>\n