Overview Principal Office: USA Key Words: international finance, large projects, energy, infrastructure, South America Website: Link The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation supports fresh approaches to advance the well-being of the community, both locally (Michigan, USA) and globally. Mott has four program areas, including one in “Environment.” Mott’s program in Environment makes grants to organizations in the Great Lakes Region of the USA, and to organizations internationally. The international grant making focuses on how to steer investments and policies in energy and infrastructure towards sustainable development. Grant Programs for Agriculture, Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources International Finance for Sustainability. This sub-program in Environment is structured along the three themes below.
Grants are made to tax-exempt organizations in the USA and other countries. The majority of grants are between US$15 thousand and US$250 thousand per year. The median grant size is about US$100 thousand. APPLICATION: The Foundation identifies grant-making opportunities in several ways. It invites proposals from known organizations. Additionally, it announces occasional requests for proposals that address a specific issue or interest. Thirdly, the Foundation accepts unsolicited proposals that fall within its program priorities. Note: Mott states that most grants in the sub-program “International Finance for Sustainability” are by invitation. Regarding unsolicited proposals, requests to the Foundation are made through a letter of inquiry (LOI) to describe the purpose and objectives of the organization and the project. The LOI is submitted online or by postal mail. LOIs are accepted all year. If the LOI receives a favorable response at Mott, the Foundation invites a proposal according to its guidelines and requirements. Applications from outside the USA are accepted from charitable, educational, and governmental organizations. Applicants submit their LOIs in English. Mott can provide assistance regarding how to qualify as tax-exempt under the standards of U.S. law. About applications. – Link Geographical Distribution of Grant Activities in Developing Countries Worldwide Comments Grant seekers should review Mott’s profiles of recent grants in each sub-program of interest to learn the projects and successful grant recipients that Mott currently supports. – Link In 2010, the Environment program made 87 grants for an expenditure of over US$10 million. Of this, the sub-program “International Finance for Sustainability” made 21 grants for an expenditure of over US$3 million. -- Link The Foundation’s international grant making is not only through Environment, but also through its Civil Society Program. This could possibly include grants related to strengthening local capacity and building democratic values on issues of environment, energy, resource governance, etc. The regions in the Civil Society Program are Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, and South Africa – in addition to the USA. -- Link Mott has a program area in Conservation of Freshwater Ecosystems, although its geographical scope is limited to North America. “Contact Us” provides an email contact form. – Link Last Profile Review January 2012 © Copyright protected. All rights reserved. Return to Foundations, Corporations, and Civil Society |
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