Third Party Grants

Comments from Award Winners

I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Prairie Biotic Research and its donors for the research award I received in 2012. The funds allowed me to expand the scope of my research on long term changes in prairie remnants in the state of Wisconsin. To date the field work that was supported by the PBR grant has produced two talks (at the Ecological Society of America's 2013 conference and at a student research symposium in 2013 in Milwaukee) as well as two poster presentations at three additional conferences (the 2013 Iowa Prairie Conference in Decorah, IA, the 2013 Prescribed Fire Conference in Dubuque, IA, and the 2013 Society for Ecological Restoration Conference in Madison, WI). In addition, two manuscripts are currently in prep. Thanks again for your valuable support of my research! Amy Alstad Oct 30, 2013

Amy Alstad (WI)
"Sixty-year changes in prairie plant species composition" (2012)

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Board Members

Michael Anderson of Fitchburg, WI, studies and restores prairies
Rebecca Christoffel of Madison, WI, is Founder and President of Snake Conservation Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering appreciation for, and the conservation of, snakes
Kerry Katovich studies insects and teaches at University Of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Andrew Williams studies insects and plants at University of Wisconsin - Madison
Daniel Young studies insects and teaches at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Third Party Grants

Partners in Research

Through our Third Party Grants Program, PBR enables independent researchers to write grants to other agencies under the aegis of this non-profit corporation, thereby opening up new sources of potential funding. Proposals may be for any amount, for the study of any species in wild or restored native grasslands and savannas anywhere in the USA. Upon receipt, proposals are reviewed by our Scientific Advisors and, if approved, sent on to the agency. If this opportunity interests you, please ask for more information through our Contact form.

Process and Values

How we make decisions

We support basic field biological research on all taxa in U.S. prairies and savannas, but we are especially eager to support research on taxa for which funding is scarce, such as insects, fungi, reptiles, spiders, etc. We don't fund many bird projects, in part because there are generally more funds available for the study of birds.

How Can I Help?

Your tax-deductible contribution is needed

Prairie Biotic Research, Inc. has benefitted from generous gifts of various foundations, and both non-profit and for-profit businesses. These are augmented by gifts from individuals concerned with our prairies. Indeed, we can only offer small grants with continued financial support. Please consider joining these enterprises as a donor to Prairie Biotic Research.