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Marine Ecosystem-Based Management Tool Innovation Fund
A two year initiative funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation to stimulate the development and dissemination of creative software tools for Marine Ecosystem-Based Management.
Project Summary
| The Marine Ecosystem-Based Management Tool Innovation Fund is a two
year initiative to stimulate the development and dissemination of
creative software tools for Marine Ecosystem-Based Management (M-EBM).
The fund seeks to expand the network of M-EBM tool developers through
the establishment of targeted small grants and an associated technical
support program. The program will grant approximately $500,000 a year
for two years in small competitive grants to a broad range of
organizations and developers. The initiative will aggressively provide
detailed tool development guidelines, technical support, training
workshops and assistance in tool development to the grantees for the
duration of the fund. The primary deliverable products will be the
innovative, interoperable and freely disseminated tools developed by
the grantees. |
PROJECT STAFF Principal Investigator: Dr. Patrick Halpin Project Manager: Daniel Dunn Research Associates: Jason Roberts Ben Best |
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| The initiative is funded by a grant from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. The fund will work closely with the emerging Marine-EBM Tools Network, NatureServe and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation to maximize the connections between this program and parallel initiatives. The fund will be administered by the Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab and the Center for Marine Conservation at Duke University. Additionally, one staff member is housed at NatureServe to strengthen the collaborative partnership with the existing tool network programs. |
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