FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- ANNOUNCEMENT OF GRANTS FOR NON-PROFIT GROUPS INTERESTED IN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) October 20, 1998 NOTE: Do NOT reply to this email directly. Please refer to the CTSP web site <http://www.ctsp.org> for detailed information about grants. If you still have questions about how to apply for CTSP grants, please send email to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, including your phone number, and we will get back to you right away. The Conservation Technology Support Program (CTSP) announces the availability of guidelines for its 1999 CTSP Grants. CTSP is supported by donations of computer equipment from Hewlett Packard Company <http://www.hp.com> and of software from ESRI <http://www.esri.com>. U.S.-based non-profit, tax-deductible (501c3) conservation organizations may receive applications for grants of computer hardware (computers, printers, plotters and other devices) and mapping software by visiting the CTSP web site <http://www.ctsp.org>. If, after reviewing the guidelines, you wish to apply for a grant, you will be directed to send an email which will return the application to you. Completed grant proposals must be postmarked no later than midnight, January 7, 1999. Awards will be made by mid-April, 1999, and equipment/software packages will be delivered by June, 1999. CTSP makes approximately 50 grants per year, most of which include a powerful PC computer from Hewlett Packard and mapping software from ESRI (awards of advanced systems are also available to qualified groups). Over the last five years, CTSP has awarded 200 groups grants worth almost $4 million dollars. International organizations may be eligible for grants -- see the guidelines for details. CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT PROGRAM 201 Mission Street 4th Floor San Francisco CA 94105 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.ctsp.org Fax: 415-979-0371 END ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker Division of Environmental Management & Design Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
