2025 Mutual of Omaha Wild Kingdom Grant

America’s experience with cherished landscapes and wildlife has helped define and shape our national character and identity for generations. Protecting these natural resources is a cause that has long united Americans from all walks of life. To hikers, birders, wildlife watchers, boaters, climbers, campers, cyclists, gardeners, farmers, forest stewards, and other outdoor enthusiasts, this conservation ethic represents a sacred duty and obligation to protect and build upon our conservation heritage for the sake of wildlife, ourselves, our neighbors, and—most of all—for future generations. National Wildlife Federation and Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom have teamed up to inspire and support the efforts of the next generation of conservation leadership. To that end, we are collaborating on a series of grants that support Universities and Colleges throughout the country to showcase and fund innovative and solutions-based programs or strategies that help protect and/or restore wildlife and/or their key habitats.

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Must be Faculty or Staff and at least 18 years of age

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Is your campus a 2-year or 4-year institution?

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Is your campus a Minority Serving Institution? If so, which classification(s)?

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Proposal Information ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ Vision and Purpose: Which of the stated Grant goals included in the RFP are you most interested in pursuing? What are some initial ideas you have to bring to this grant project, what are the tactics you would use to achieve the stated goal?

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Would this grant support a new or existing project?

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Participation and Support

What roles do you anticipate faculty, staff, administrators, and other students on your campus to play in your research and analysis? Maximum word count: 300

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Timeline

Share a rough timeline to meet your intended goals and objectives of the grant project. This grant project should be between 4 to 8 months in length. Maximum word count: 300

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Results

Provide general information and 3-5 bulleted points explaining the specific results you expect from the grant project within the grant period being sure to reference the goal you feel best suited to tackle from the list included in the RFP. Maximum word count: 500

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Qualifications and Interests

Provide a brief personal biography and explain your qualifications to lead this grant project. Maximum word count: 300

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Budget

Please share a rough budget (estimated numbers are fine) of how the grant funds will be spent on materials, marketing and communications, faculty or student stipends, etc. Indirect costs (general and administrative, facilities and administrative etc.) are not allowed. All Grant funds should be spent on direct project costs. Grant awards will be up to $8,500. Please do not submit grant budgets for more than $8,500. Maximum word count: 300

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Agreements ▔▔▔▔▔▔ Will your campus commit to sharing photo documentation through out the duration of the grant project?

Will you commit to the following grant requirements?

- Participate in a grant kick-off call - date TBD. - Participate in periodic phone check-ins with NWF staff about project status and responsibilities. - Participate in one Wild Kingdom mentor call with (either or both) Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant and Peter Gros (may be recorded and used in Wild Kingdom communication and marketing channels) - Submit monthly project updates including photos and videos throughout the grant term detailing the progress you have made and plans for the duration of the project. - Develop a summary video at the completion of the grant project.

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