# Conservation Awards Programme

From Neotropical Birding and Conservation. Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, from the check on November 5, 2026: Open, with dates each year: Applications are assessed twice yearly, with deadlines on February 1 and July 1.. The page gives no year, so check which date comes next.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Up to $3,000 USD
- Who can apply: Individuals
- Where: the Neotropics (the Caribbean, Middle America and South America) (Latin America and the Caribbean)
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Species conservation, Protected areas, Community conservation and Research
- Last checked: November 5, 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/nbc-conservation-awards/
- Funder’s programme page: https://neotropicalbirdingandconservation.org/conservation/

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Small grants for conservation projects or research carried out by nationals or residents of Neotropical countries. Projects must directly involve globally threatened bird species or globally important sites and include local engagement or outreach.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Conservation Awards Programme, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “Applications must be submitted on the form by email to awards@neotropicalbirdingandconservation.org”

Source: https://neotropicalbirdingandconservation.org/conservation/, checked November 5, 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nbc-conservation-awards/#access

**Conservation Awards Programme, amount:** Up to $3,000 USD

> “CAP Grant – up to $3,000”

Source: https://neotropicalbirdingandconservation.org/conservation/, checked November 5, 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nbc-conservation-awards/#amount

**Conservation Awards Programme, where:** the Neotropics (the Caribbean, Middle America and South America) (Latin America and the Caribbean)

> “Awards are only given to projects carried out by nationals and/or residents of countries in the Neotropics (i.e. the Caribbean, Middle America and South America).”

Source: https://neotropicalbirdingandconservation.org/conservation/, checked November 5, 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nbc-conservation-awards/#geography

**Conservation Awards Programme, who can apply:** Individuals

> “Small grants are awarded to Neotropical nationals to support conservation projects directly involving globally threatened bird species or globally important sites within the region.”

Source: https://neotropicalbirdingandconservation.org/conservation/, checked November 5, 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nbc-conservation-awards/#applicant_types

**Conservation Awards Programme, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Applications are assessed twice yearly, with deadlines on 1st February and 1st July.”

Source: https://neotropicalbirdingandconservation.org/conservation/, checked November 5, 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nbc-conservation-awards/#window

**Conservation Awards Programme, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nbc-conservation-awards/#co_finance_required

## The call

### Twice-yearly applications

Call page: https://neotropicalbirdingandconservation.org/conservation/

**Conservation Awards Programme, Twice-yearly applications, status:** Open

> “The NBC Conservation Awards Programme invites applications.”

Source: https://neotropicalbirdingandconservation.org/conservation/, checked November 5, 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nbc-conservation-awards/#call-twice-yearly-status

**Conservation Awards Programme, Twice-yearly applications, dates each year:** Applications are assessed twice yearly, with deadlines on February 1 and July 1.

> “Applications are assessed twice yearly, with deadlines on 1st February and 1st July.”

Source: https://neotropicalbirdingandconservation.org/conservation/, checked November 5, 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nbc-conservation-awards/#call-twice-yearly-recurring

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Conservation Awards Programme, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/nbc-conservation-awards/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Conservation Awards Programme”, checked November 5, 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/nbc-conservation-awards/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

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