[Pollinator] Grant Opportunity: 2023 Imperiled Bombus Conservation Grant

[Reed Lievers]

*North American Pollinator Protection CampaignCall for Research Proposals
Related to Imperiled Bombus Conservation
<https://www.pollinator.org/nappc/imperiled-bombus-conservation>*

*Background*
The North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC) is seeking
proposals for research related to improving the recovery and persistence of
imperiled Bombus species. Proposals should focus on evaluating the effects
of stressors on bumble bees, enhancing knowledge of bumble bee biology and
ecology, contributing to improved monitoring practices, or utilizing
emerging techniques to best conserve imperiled bumble bees.

Imperiled Bombus includes species currently defined by the International
Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as critically endangered,
endangered, near threatened, or vulnerable. Imperiled North American
species currently include B. affinis, B. ashtoni/bohemicus, B. caliginosus,
B. crotchii, B. fervidus, B. franklini, B. fraternus, B. morrisoni, B.
occidentalis, B. mckayi, B. mexicanus, B. pensylvanicus, B. suckleyi, B.
terricola, B. variabilis, B. brachycephalus, B. haueri, B. medius, B.
steindachneri, and B. diligens.
.
*Research Needs*
We anticipate supporting several proposals, for a maximum of $10,000 each.
Students and post-doctoral researchers are encouraged to apply. Funds must
be used within a 1-year period. Targeted projects with a high likelihood of
providing tangible results that directly inform actions to improve the
recovery, persistence, and conservation of bumble bees are preferred.
Proposals providing valuable additions to externally funded projects will
be considered, but must be distinct. Recipients of project funds are
encouraged to present results at the 2023 NAPPC meeting and to serve on the
Imperiled Bombus Conservation Task Force in the future.

*Priority Areas*
The Imperiled Bombus Conservation Task Force has identified five priority
areas for funding; however, other areas will also be considered. If the
subject of your research is not an imperiled bumble bee species, please
provide an explanation of how the results of your research could impact
imperiled bumble bee conservation or address project area foci.

   1. Analysis/modeling of individual and/or interacting stressors (e.g.,
   pathogens and disease, pesticides, small populations, competition and
   disease transmission from managed bees, habitat fragmentation and
   degradation, and climate change) on imperiled bumble bee species abundance,
   distribution, and health.
   2. Assessment of imperiled bumble bee colony-level factors, including
   habitat requirements, foraging, colony growth, overwintering, and nesting.
   3. Assessment of imperiled bumble bee population-level factors,
   including population health, dispersal ecology of reproductive males and
   gynes, mating biology, population genetics, and pesticide registration to
   guide recommendations for long-term recovery practices.
   4. Contributions to improve monitoring techniques to document or
   increase detection probability, document population health and occupancy,
   and improve data quality standards of imperiled bumble bee species.
   5. Development of novel, emerging techniques to improve conservation of
   imperiled bumble bees, such as nest detection, pathogen sampling, the
   collection of genetic materials, modeling approaches, and/or use of
   molecular technologies.

*Proposal Requirements*

   1.

   Maximum 3 page project proposal (Arial, 12-pt font, single spaced, 0.5“
   margins, with page numbers, references and resumes are not included in this
   page limit). This should include:
   1.

      Proposal title and research team with contact information, including
      email(s), physical mailing address, and telephone number(s).
      2.

      Priority area focus/foci.
      3.

      Sufficient background with a concise description of the problem(s)
      being addressed; the rationale and significance behind the
proposed project
      with an explanation of how the research will directly inform actions to
      improve the recovery, persistence, and conservation of bumble bees; an
      overview of the methods used to carry out the proposed project; and
      expected outcomes/project deliverables
      2.

   Detailed budget and budget justification. The Pollinator
   Partnership/NAPPC does not pay overhead on funded research grants.
   3.

   Research timeline by month from 2023 to 2024.
   4.

   Curriculum vitae from the Principal Investigator(s).
   5.

   If applicable, please explain whether the proposal is under
   consideration by other funding organizations or is supplementing a project
   funded elsewhere.
   6.

   If the PI has previously received funding from NAPPC, please include
   information about the outcomes of that funding, including publications,
   presentations, and/or leveraging to obtain additional funding (up to 1/2
   additional page).


*Submission*
Email your proposal packets as a single PDF file to bombus at pollinator.org by
5 PM EST on January 31, 2023.

*Funding Decisions*
The proposals will be evaluated, and funding notifications will be made by
March 17.

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Reed Lievers (he/him)

Program Associate
Pollinator Partnership
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San Francisco, CA 94111

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