Grant Conditions
Please read this before applying. By submitting a Project page on Bumicerts, you agree to these conditions.
Questions? Reach out to the GainForest team before you apply.
The grant
Each selected community receives USD 1,000 to run a 3-month Project using Bumicerts.
Projects must use at least one of the following:
biodiversity observations
AudioMoth bioacoustic sensors
Tainá
Funds can be used for equipment, programming, and logistics related to your Project.
Eligibility
To apply:
you must be a community, organization, or group actively working in conservation or environmental stewardship
you must have, or be willing to set up, a crypto wallet to receive funds via Bumicerts
you must be able to complete the Project within 3 months
Before funds are released
Before funds are released:
GainForest will review your Project page and may ask you to refine it
once approved, you will sign a contract outlining your agreed deliverables
funds are only released after the contract is signed
During the Project
During the Project:
all data collected must be made public on your Bumicerts Project page as Project updates
this includes field recordings, observations, annotated clips, and datasets
you must post regular updates so the community can follow your progress
if you form a Data Council, you must post a short summary of each meeting as a Project update on Bumicerts
Data Council
Forming a Data Council is optional.
Data Council members advise on data privacy, consent, and how Project data should be shared, published, or kept private. They do not necessarily annotate the data.
Data Council stipends are funded separately from the USD 1,000 grant:
USD 50 per member
up to 5 members
sent to the local champion’s wallet via Bumicerts
the local champion is responsible for disbursing payments to each Data Council member
you choose who is on your Data Council
A Data Council should help review questions such as:
what data is safe to publish publicly
whether any locations, species, people, or cultural knowledge should be protected
what context should be included when data is shared
whether any evidence needs review before it is posted
Payments
All payments go directly to crypto wallets via Bumicerts.
The USD 1,000 grant and Data Council stipends are separate payments. The payment schedule will be outlined in your contract.
Please make sure you control the wallet you provide. GainForest cannot recover funds sent to the wrong wallet address.
If things change
Life happens. If your Project needs to change direction, let the GainForest team know as early as possible.
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