Seeds of Sustainability Fund

Seeds of Sustainability Fund is sponsored by Ceiba Foundation for Tropical Conservation. Supports local initiatives in the tropics addressing biodiversity loss, climate change, and environmental inequality.

Seeds of Sustainability Application • Ceiba Foundation The application form for the 2026 Seeds of Sustainability grants opens April 15, 2026 and closes May 15, 2026. Please be sure you are eligible before applying. Proposals may only be submitted via the online application.

No mail or email submissions accepted. Proposals and all supporting documents MUST be in English You may save your data and return to the form later, but it must be completed within 30 days. If you’d like a version of the form to work on your proposal offline, you may download it here: The budget may be prepared offline, and then uploaded with the application.

Applicants are required to use the provided budget worksheet template (. xls) " * " indicates required fields Seeds of Sustainability Grant Application Please take note of character limits. Applicant Type * Please select the type of applicant you represent from the drop down list.

Non-profit organization Other small organization or association School or university Indigenous community group Individual Name of Organization or Association * Note: if applying as an organization, you will be asked to submit documentation. Name of School or University * Enter the full name of the school or university applying for this grant.

Name of Indigenous Community or Group * Please enter the name of the indigenous group or community applying for this grant. Total Annual Budget * Select the total annual budget range from the drop-down list. Note you may be asked to supply a financial report if your proposal is selected for funding.

Less than $50,000 $50,000-$100,000 $100,000-$250,000 $250,000-$500,000 Project Contact Person * Please enter the name of the main person responsible for submitting, communicating about, and reporting on this grant. For individual applicants, this is your name. Are you the project leader?

* Name of Project Leader * If you are not the project leader, please enter the name of that person here. Project Leader Date of Birth * Please enter the date of birth of the project leader, or contact person if they are the same. Organization or Project Website If the project or entity applying for this grant has a website, please enter the URL here.

Address of organization or individual where funds will be received * Please enter the address corresponding to the entity (organization, school, association, individual, etc) that will be receiving this grant.

State / Province / Region Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Cocos Islands Colombia Comoros Congo Congo, Democratic Republic of the Cook Islands Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Curaçao Cyprus Czechia Côte d'Ivoire Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia French Southern Territories Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Heard Island and McDonald Islands Holy See Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norfolk Island North Macedonia Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine, State of Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Réunion Saint Barthélemy Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Sint Maarten Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Sweden Switzerland Syria Arab Republic Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania, the United Republic of Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Türkiye US Minor Outlying Islands Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, U.S. Wallis and Futuna Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Åland Islands Title of Project * Please provide a brief title of your project (max ~10 words) Please select the tropical country where your project will take place: * If your project country does not appear on the list, it may reflect current limitations related to U.S. regulations, financial transfer restrictions, or regional instability that could affect our ability to send funds American Samoa Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Aruba Australia Bahamas Bangladesh Barbados Belize Benin Bermuda Bolivia Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Cayman Islands Chile Christmas Island Cocos Islands Colombia Congo Cook Islands Costa Rica Curaçao Côte d'Ivoire Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Ethiopia Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Fiji French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Gambia Ghana Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Honduras India Indonesia Jamaica Kenya Kiribati Lao People's Democratic Republic Liberia Macao Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Montserrat Mozambique Namibia Nauru Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Northern Mariana Islands Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Puerto Rico Rwanda Réunion Saint Barthélemy Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Sint Maarten Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Suriname Tanzania, the United Republic of Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tokelau Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Vanuatu Viet Nam Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, U.S. Wallis and Futuna Zambia Zimbabwe Amount Requested * Please enter the amount you are requesting from the SoS Fund, up to $5,000 Please enter a number from 0 to 5000 .

Project Summary * Write a brief but compelling summary of your project, its main goal(s), and why it should be funded (Max. 1500 characters) Project End Date * Projects must have a minimum duration of 4 months and a maximum duration of 2 years. Indicate which of our current Conservation Priorities your project most aligns with.

* Select one. Protection, conservation, and anti-poaching of over-exploited species (terrestrial or marine) Habitat protection and restoration focused on corridors and habitat connectivity (terrestrial or marine): Target species Please list the scientific name(s) of the threatened species that is/are the focus of your project. Project Background * Please provide a brief overview of what this project is about.

Include the following points: What is the main goal or purpose of the project? How did it get started? What needs to be done, and why?

Who is going to do it? For what will the funds be used? (Max.

1500 characters) Project Location * Describe specifically where the project is taking place, including the habitats and communities involved. Include geographic coordinates, a link to a pin on Google Maps, or upload a map. (Max.

500 characters) Project Goals * List up to 3 primary goal(s) of the project. These goals should be clear and concise. You will describe measurable objectives and specific activities later.

Project Partners List the names and contact information of up to three other individuals, organizations, or partners who will be directly involved in the project, and briefly describe their role(s). If no partner, write N/A.

Implementation Capacity Briefly describe the experience, skills, capacity, knowledge and resources of the project leader and other key participants that indicate they are capable of successfully completing this project. (Max. 1000 characters) Project Objectives, Activities & Deliverables Clearly describe the objectives of the project with corresponding activities to be completed and deliverables to be produced using SoS grant funds.

We anticipate proposals to have between 1 and 5 objectives. OBJECTIVES are specific and measurable indicators of progress toward your stated project goal(s). ACTIVITIES are the actual actions that will be taken to complete each objective.

DELIVERABLES are the concrete evidence you will provide that your activities have been completed. Table of Objectives, Activities, & Deliverables * In each row, enter a project objective in column 1, a list of specific activities in column 2, and corresponding deliverables in column 3. (Limit: Up to 6 project objectives) Project Impacts & Evaluation Broader Relevance and Impacts * Is this project part of a broader effort?

If so, please describe how this project is relevant to a broader conservation context, contributes to other actions, or catalyzes future benefits. Upload Project Budget * Upload the project budget (XLS, PDF, or DOC). Each budget item should be aligned with a specific Objective listed above and a budget justification, explaining the purpose of each item as it relates to the project.

Please find Ceiba's budget template on the application page (https://ceiba. org/partners/application/) Accepted file types: xlsx, docx, xls, doc, pdf, Max. file size: 600 MB.

Does the project have any additional sources of funds, matches, or leveraged resources? * List other sources of support with amounts. Letter of Support * If you are applying as an individual, we require at least one letter of support from a community leader, government official, or project partner outside your immediate family.

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, jpg, png, gif, Max. file size: 600 MB, Max. files: 3.

Documentation of Organization Registration Please upload a document (determination letter, association constitution, etc) attesting to the formal recognition of your organization by a local government entity. Accepted file types: pdf, doc, jpg, gif, png, Max. file size: 600 MB.

Supporting Documentation You may submit one additional document that will support your application (i.e. project leader CV or resume, reference, letters of support). Accepted file types: pdf, doc, jpg, gif, png, xlsx, Max. file size: 600 MB.

Supporting Images Please submit up to three images that would support your application here (ie. photographs, maps, etc.) Accepted file types: jpg, gif, png, pdf, Max. file size: 600 MB, Max.

files: 3. PROPOSALS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY 11:59PM CDT (GMT-5) ON MAY 15. Please be sure you have completed all required fields and uploaded your budget and supporting documents before clicking 'SUBMIT' below.