21 August 2013: The Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) has announced the 2013 Call for Small and Large Grant Proposals for the Caribbean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF). The deadline for applying is 30 September, 2013.

Since 2000, CEPF has offered grants to help protect biodiversity hotspots and promote objectives consistent with those of the Convention and its specialized agreements. The call is open to projects in the following countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. [CEPF Grants page] [CMS Notification – CEPF Call for Proposals]