Mini-grants for events or series of activities in your community
These mini-grants provide from $500 to $2000 US dollars, and include materials and/or online resources, and virtual support. No experience with birding is necessary. The activities can engage many people and may involve several organizations and/or institutions, such as regional bird festivals, more localized events or series of activities for a school, neighborhood, senior center, etc. The activities may also be a series of events or workshops spread over weeks or months for specific groups or communities. We are especially interested in supporting organizations and groups that work with low-income, or underserved communities.
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology will consider applications that meet the following criteria:
- Applicants must be part of a Latin American or Caribbean organization or group conducting activities within their region. Mini-grants are not awarded to individual applicants;
- The proposal should include educational activities about birds;
- The proposal should include artistic or cultural activities;
- The proposal should include activities about habitat creation or improvement;
- The proposal should include bird participatory (citizen) science activities and data collection for a Cornell Lab of Ornithology project such as eBird or partner platforms (eBird Caribbean, eBird Central America, etc.), NestWatch, or Great Bird Backyard Count (GBBC).
The 2026 mini-grant application process is now closed.