Directory of international grant funding for.........

[KANNA KUMAR SIRIPURAPU]

Dear All,

Terra Viva Grants is an information directory of international grant funding for agriculture, energy, environment, and natural resources in the developing world. These
are the “green” sectors of development, and the biophysical foundation of the
living Earth. The
following summary briefly describes what we do at Terra Viva Grants:

• Most users of our information are grant seekers – people searching for financial support of their work as individuals or as organizations.

• We deliver information about funding opportunities, but we do not offer money. That is, we do not make grants or provide any other form of financial assistance.

• Grant makers included in Terra Viva Grants range from funders of community projects to funders of science and research. Visitors
  to our website are found at both ends of this spectrum, and in the middle of
  it.

• Our outreach over the internet is global. In most months, our website is visited by individuals in over 180 countries.

• Our inclusion of grant makers is similarly global. Most international grant making originates in Western Europe and North America. But
  we also include relevant grant makers located in the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East, and elsewhere.

• We take a cross-institutional view of grant making to include international organizations, national government organizations, and foundations and
  NGOs.

• Our grants information is available at no cost except for the cost of internet connection.

Our Contribution at Terra Viva Grants

We intend to help grant seekers to save time and money, to keep current, and to expand their thinking about where to look for funding. We also contribute to equity regarding who has access to funding opportunities.

• Saving Time: At Terra Viva Grants, we systematically scan hundreds of sources of grants in the international green
  sectors by combing a variety of information streams. We select the most relevant opportunities for
  presentation in standard formats. Grant seekers are able to review and filter
  the information in Terra Viva Grants, according to their interests.

• Saving Money:Printed and online directories of grant makers are available, and many directories are free. But other directories have to be purchased, often
  at a substantial cost. Grant seekers can
  turn to consultants, but consulting services are seldom free. Terra Viva Grants is pleased to offer an
  entirely free service.

• Keeping Current: The world of grant making is constantly changing. We review the profiles of
  grant makers throughout the year to add new ones, remove inactive ones, and
  update information in all parts of the website. Our grants calendar is usually updated every
  week.

• Expanded Grants Search: Even experienced grant seekers may discover relevant grant makers they had not previously considered – often for
  lack of prior information. Individuals
  who carefully explore Terra Viva Grants are able to scan for grant makers which
  merit further investigation.

• Equitable Access to Information: We are helping to democratize the world of grant opportunities. Most large organizations
  rely on the services of a professional staff to identify grant opportunities. Individuals and small organizations need
  other ways to obtain their information. For
  these smaller actors, Terra Viva Grants can play the role of a virtual office.

How We Organize Our Information

Terra Viva’s grant makers are organized into three categories: International Organizations; Government Organizations; and Foundations and NGOs.

About the Profiles presents Terra Viva’s criteria for including listed grant makers, and explains the data which comprise each profile.

Funding News posts application deadlines; new and changed grant programs; and other funding news.

We are pleased to offer additional references about funding for the international green sector. Thus Links and Resources provides our selection of useful references for grant searches.

To learn more about Terra Viva Grants, consult FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions). We describe who we are, and how to send us comments and questions, in Contact Us.

Postal mailing address:

Terra Viva Grants

J. Laarman and C. Amilien

10, Avenue des Tilleuls

17800 Echebrune

FRANCE

Email: [e-mail]

We prefer not to be called on the telephone, and we apologize to those for whom this is inconvenient.

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