2024 PROJECT NOMINATIONS OPEN MAY 1ST!

Please reach out to Soraya Shattuck at soraya@atconservstionfund.org with questions.

Project nominations

The ATCF relies on our member companies to nominate projects that protect our international resources. We gladly accept nominations of organizations with relationships of any kind to our member companies, however, only ATCF members may nominate a project. Member companies may nominate a maximum of two projects that directly address our project funding criteria. Member companies will be asked to fully disclose their relationship below.

Each organization that receives a nomination will be formally invited to submit a grant request of between USD 10,000 and $15,000. The ATCF Board of Directors may consider grant requests exceeding this amount on a case-by-case basis. Groups interested in applying for more than $15,000 (not more than $20,000) must first get approval from ATCF’s Executive Director.

All project applications submitted to the ATCF are evaluated by the staff and Board of Directors, with a final shortlist of the most viable project being selected for voting by ATCF members. For more information on how our Board of Directors engages with the ATCF grant program, check out our BOD Conflict of Interest policy.

Please help us find great organizations worthy of our support! Submit nominations by May 17, 2024. We will consider projects nominated after this date, but the final deadline for all grant applications will remain the same.

Read the funding criteria

If are not an ATCF member, or you do not currently have an existing relationship with an ATCF member, but would like an opportunity to see whether any of them would be interested in nominating your project for funding, please complete this form.

Name of Organization Nominated

Primary Contact Name at Organization Nominated

First Name

Last Name

Primary Contact Title

Primary Contact Email Address

Which of the following criteria does this project meet?

May select more than one option

The project is located in a destination where tourism has a positive benefit on the community, culture and landscape

The project engages local communities in conservation efforts to build climate resilience

The project engages local communities in protecting the biodiversity

The project creates opportunities through tourism to build sustainable economic resilience

In 2-3 sentences, provide a brief description of the project being nominated

Why do you believe that this is an important project to fund?

What is your relationship with the organization you are nominating?

Will your organization benefit from the implementation of this project? If so, how?

Is the project that you are nominating affiliated with the ATCF staff, ATCF Board of Directors, or ATCF Board of Director organizations in any way?

No

Yes

I have contacted and spoken with the organization listed above to inform them that they have been nominated.

Yes, the organization has been informed and they agree to being nominated.

PLEASE ENTER YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION BELOW

ATCF discloses all relationships between our members and organizations applying for funding during each step of the grant-making process, including our internal grant review process and the general membership voting period.

I confirm that I am an active member organization of the Adventure Travel Conservation Fund (ATCF)

Yes, I am an ATCF Member Organization

I am not an ATCF Member currently, but would like to sign up as one. Please contact me

Your Organization's Name

Your Name

First Name

Last Name

Your Title

Your Email

Phone Number

Completing the RFP can sometimes be a challenge for organizations, especially when English is their second language. While it is not a requirement, we encourage all of our member companies to provide basic translation support to the organizations they nominated. Grant applicants will have approximately one month to submit their application. We estimate that it will take organizations approximately 10 hours to complete the application.

If you have specific questions about the nominations process, contact Soraya Shattuck at soraya@atconservationfund.org