Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund helps raise awareness of biodiversity conservation among Japanese businesses and makes policy recommendations.

Eligibility

The applicant must be an organization that satisfies the following conditions:

• It can appropriately report the activities, budgets, and financial status of granted projects when requested by KNCF.
• It has incorporated status or is a voluntary organization with societal credibility equivalent to an incorporated organization.
• It has a record of conducting nature conservation projects for 3 years or more 2)

The applicant must submit the documents listed below:

• Financial statements or certified audits for the past 3 years.
• For incorporated organizations, documents that show proof of such incorporation (However, this does not apply to the Basic A Grant and Basic B Grant that will be explained in the Grant Categories)

Benefits

The Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund has four categories:

• Basic A Grant
  • Grant for small-scale projects of 1 million yen or less for the first-time applicant to the KNCF Grant Program It’s basically a single-year grant.
• Basic B Grant
  • Grant for small-scale projects of 1 million yen or less for local grassroots organizations conducting activities in countries designated by the UN as least developed countries On a single-year grant, applicants may be consecutively accepted for three years.
• Standard Grant
  • Mid-sized grant that follows the conventional KNCF Grant Program. The upper limit is 10 million yen.
• Collaboration Grant
  • Large-size grants with an upper annual limit of 20 million yen, with the requirement that applying projects are collaborative projects involving multiple organizations.

Application Process

• Click here to apply.