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Funding Opportunities & Strategy for the CARMA Network

Mike Gill & Michael Svoboda

CARMA-6December 6th, 2009

US Fish and Wildlife Service

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Program Funding: CBMP Strategy

• Have SC members with access & influence with national funding agencies

• Start small, stay focused and have clear work-plan and apply for specific project funding

• Ruthlessly Piggyback and leverage existing funds

• Invite funding reps/managers to CBMP meetings and workshops

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Program Funding: CBMP Strategy

• Position program internationally and engage policy discussions (UNESCO, GEO, CBD, Environment Ministers meeting, AC meetings, etc.)

• Focus on early targeted products and outreach/communication

• Explore non-traditional funding sources (e.g. Foreign Affairs, Foundations)

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CBMP Funding Strategy: The Results

• Current funding = 375% increase since 2007

• Multiple project funding sources: Canada, U.S. Norway, Sweden, Denmark, EC, UNEP, Netherlands and Finland

• New funding offers from: 6 European nations

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CARMA – Future Needs

• Need money for:– Annual Workshops

– Facilitation of the implementation of scaled research and monitoring (reference and secondary herds)

– Ongoing Data Management and reporting

– Communications and Outreach products and activities

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Potential CARMA Funding Sources

• Foundations: Oak, Gordon, Nansen, etc.• Industry: Oil/Gas, Mining, IPY companies• National: Foreign Affairs Departments, Environment

Departments, National funding agencies (e.g. NSF, NSERC)

• International: Nordic Council of Ministers, EU Life+, EU Framework 7

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CARMA Funding Strategy?

1. Keep it SIMPLE: Annual meetings, coordinator role, strategic research and monitoring approach as part of the Synthesis Volume…

2. Be RELEVANT: Develop tools and products that are useful and facilitate reporting and decision-making

3. Have a PLAN: As result of Synthesis, develop a 5 year strategic implementation plan incl. outreach, DM and funding

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CARMA Funding Strategy?

4. POSITION CARMA clearly in larger processes (CBMP, SAON, GEO, CBD Post 2010 Indicators) and show how CARMA outputs feed reporting and decision-making

5. MARKET: Show and advertise CARMA products and contributions; develop communications-outreach plan (videos, brochures, etc.), market products to decision-makers. Spin-off products from Synthesis.

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CARMA Funding Strategy?

6. Stay FOCUSED and leverage existing funds

7. ENGAGE influential people: Steering Committee, program ambassadors, funders to attend meetings, present at AC meetings (CAFF and possibly SAO), maintain local support

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Thank-you!