Third Party Grants

Comments from Award Winners

We were very grateful for the funding provided by your organization. In addition to allowing us to do the background research necessary for an NSF grant proposal submission, it allowed us to involve more than a dozen undergraduates in field and lab research. Although our initial field work was frustrating and not as fruitful as we wished, the baseline information we collected with the funds provided has set the stage for additional work, including new collaborations and REU students. At least 3 students have presented at conferences, I have given 2 invited seminars at different universities, and we are using this as a model system in an undergraduate elective course on Plant-Insect interactions.

Rebecca Forkner (VA/AL)
"Insect and rhizobia communities associated with three wild indigo species" (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.