Deadline: August 23, 2024
Applications for the AI2 EarthRanger Conservation Tech Award 2024 are now open. The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2)’s EarthRanger program is committed to helping protected areas and conservation organizations safeguard wildlife and their habitats through the advancement of technology.
AI2 seeks to provide two (2) grants, to organizations that deployed or developed technology to make a positive impact in conservation management, including but not limited to, the security of endangered animals, animal behavior research, anti-poaching enforcement, ecological management, and human-wildlife coexistence. They are specifically looking to support existing efforts that have already demonstrated a measure of success and not for proposals of intended future work:
- Technology Adopter Grant: this grant is for an organization that adopted technology in new or novel ways for conservation management.
- Technology Practitioner Grant: this grant is for an organization that has developed technology (e.g., software, applications, AI models/algorithms, hardware) to advance conservation management.
Grant
- They will provide grants each in the amount of $15,000 USD.
Eligibility
- Nonprofit and for-profit organizations and protected areas are eligible to apply, provided that their activities are primarily directed to the protection and preservation of the natural environment in the public interest.
- All organizations represented on the award selection committees, including AI2 and its affiliated entities, are not eligible to apply.
- Individuals are not eligible to apply in a personal capacity, and may only apply on behalf of their organization or entity.
- Applications from embargoed countries or organizations run by sanctioned individuals will not be considered, as determined by AI2 in its sole discretion.
Application
Applications must be fully completed by August 23, 2024 and include a point of contact on behalf of the organization.
For more information, visit Conservation Tech Award.
