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Notes for Search Grant Makers

The information in each column of the "Search" table can be sorted in ascending or descending order, except for interests and regions (which presents multiple items in unique combinations).  

The initial view of the table shows the grant makers which accept proposals, and which make large grants, listed at the top (in alphabetical order).

Name of Grant Maker:  The name of each organization corresponds to its name in "View Grant Makers."  
  
Principal Office:  The principal office of the grant maker is included because many grants are more accessible (and sometimes restricted) to nationals and residents of the country where the grant maker is located.  For international organizations and regional networks which serve multiple countries, we indicate "international." 
 
Interests and Regions:  We identify each grant maker's priorities in the "green" sectors, followed by the regions where the grant maker is active in the developing world.  Due to the space limitations of the table, we cannot completely describe the priority interests.  In cases when grant makers are not specific about the regions they serve, or when they aim for global scope, we use the term "worldwide."   The abbreviations for the regions (see World Regions and Countries) are as follows: 
  • SEAPI:  Southeast Asia and Pacific Islands
  • EASIA:  East Asia
  • SASIA:  South Asia
  • EURASIA:  Eurasia and Central Asia
  • EER:  Eastern Europe and Russia
  • MENA:  Middle East and North Africa
  • SSA:  Sub-Saharan Africa
  • LAC:  Latin America and Caribbean  
Accepts Inquiries:  Does the grant maker declare a willingness to accept letters of inquiry, concept notes, and grant proposals?  We indicate "yes" or "no," while observing that reality is often less clear.  Some grant makers have an internal process to select grant recipients, but they may be willing to invite and consider new ideas.  For them, we indicate "yes."  If a grant maker provides very little or no information regarding an application process, we indicate "no."  However, that should not stop interested individuals from making their own research of possibilities that we may have missed.   
 
Large Grants:   In Terra Viva Grants, we define US$100 thousand (or its equivalent in another currency) as a large grant.  This refers to at least one type of grant in any relevant program area, even if not in all relevant program areas.  In cases when we do not have information, or the information is ambiguous, we indicate "no."  However, we may miss large grants that are funded through special channels, or which are reported separately from other grants. 
 
Please note that a simplified table cannot realistically portray the many factors that combine to describe the grant makers.  The table is to be regarded as a starting point.  Where there is even a possibility of interest, grant seekers should study the profiles and websites of the indicated grant makers.