Mini-grants for festivals, community events or series of activities organized and facilitated by your organization

These mini-grants provide from $250 to $1,600 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, or may be a more localized event, such as a 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;
• 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-science activities and data collection for a Cornell Lab of Ornithology project such as eBird (aVerAves, or other associated platforms), NestWatch, or Great Bird Backyard Count (GBBC).