1993. Small Grants Available . The Bat House Researcher. Vol 1, No 1:3

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Small Grants Available ANY MEMBER of the North American Bat House Research Project who has successfully attracted a colony of bats to one or more bat houses is eligible to apply for a small grant for further research on bat needs. Those who have achieved the most success on their own will have first priority for the limited funds available. Amounts granted will be justified by the costs of materials required for given experiments and typically will not exceed $200 to $500 per project. Although all bat house reports contribute to our knowledge of bat needs, by far the most enlightening information will come from controlled experiments at sites where bats are known to need housing. First-year or second-year experiments often require no more than four to six houses, but each must be carefully treated and placed, not just to see what bats will accept, but also to test what they prefer. The best returns on our small-grants investments will come from slow, methodical testing over several years, beginning small and expanding with success. Call Project Coordinator Donna Hensley to discuss anticipated projects and to obtain grant application forms. She will be happy to assist you in designing your own experiment according to project needs. © Bat Conservation International, Inc., 2002. Absolutely no rights of distribution by sale or other transfer of ownership or by rental, lease or lending, preparation of derivitive works, or reproduction, in whole or in part, is granted. No text, graphics or photos may be downloaded and used on another Internet site, without express permission of BCI. BCI reserves the rights to actively protect against infringement.

Small Grants Available

ANY MEMBER of the North American Bat House Research Project who has successfully attracted a colony of bats to one or more bat houses is eligible to apply for a small grant for further research on bat needs. Those who have achieved the most success on their own will have first priority for the limited funds available. Amounts granted will be justified by the costs of materials required for given experiments and typically will not exceed $200 to $500 per project.

Although all bat house reports contribute to our knowledge of bat needs, by far the most enlightening information will come from controlled experiments at sites where bats are known to need housing. First-year or second-year experiments often require no more than four to six houses, but each must be carefully treated and placed, not just to see what bats will accept, but also to test what they prefer.

The best returns on our small-grants investments will come from slow, methodical testing over several years, beginning small and expanding with success.
Call Project Coordinator Donna Hensley to discuss anticipated projects and to obtain grant application forms. She will be happy to assist you in designing your own experiment according to project needs.

© Bat Conservation International, Inc., 2002. Absolutely no rights of distribution by sale or other transfer of ownership or by rental, lease or lending, preparation of derivitive works, or reproduction, in whole or in part, is granted. No text, graphics or photos may be downloaded and used on another Internet site, without express permission of BCI. BCI reserves the rights to actively protect against infringement.