SAVE THE FROGS! Grants
Since 2009, SAVE THE FROGS! has disbursed $163,245 in grants, to 94 amphibian conservationists in 27 countries (Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Estonia, France, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Taiwan, Tanzania, Turkey, United Kingdom and the USA).
We award these grants to talented conservationists who share our love of amphibians and our desire to protect them. SAVE THE FROGS! Grants contribute significantly to worldwide amphibian conservation efforts and also to the career development of the awardees.
SAVE THE FROGS! Grants fall into three categories:
You can apply for more than one type of grant if you have multiple projects.
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SAVE THE FROGS! Grant Notifications List
If you wish to be notified whenever we announce new grant opportunities, please fill out the brief form and we will keep you posted!
Pasture Rainfrog (Pristimantis achatinus) photo taken by Melvin Grey during the 2017 SAVE THE FROGS! Ecuador Ecotour.
Why We Give Grants
Grant recipients help SAVE THE FROGS! accomplish our mission to protect amphibian populations and to promote a society that respects and appreciates nature and wildlife. Grant recipients gain valuable environmental experience and improve their ability to receive grants from other funders. Grant recipients help SAVE THE FROGS! by sending in a well-written final report and excellent project/event photos that we can add to our website, newsletter and social media to inspire supporters to donate and participate.
Melvin Grey photographed this beautiful Ameerega hahneli during the 2017 SAVE THE FROGS! Ecuador Ecotour.
What We Fund
- Projects that provide clear benefit to amphibian populations.
- Projects with an amphibian focus that promote a society that respects and appreciates nature and wildlife.
- Environmental education related to amphibians.
- Environmental journalism, graphic design, videos, art, books, podcasts, music and other communication media that raise awareness of amphibian issues or educate society about amphibians and ways to protect them.
- Scientific research that has a clear conservation benefit
- Habitat protection, creation and restoration.
- Policy, campaigning, legislative and enforcement efforts.
- Projects by nonprofit organizations based anywhere on the planet
- Projects by individuals only if they are USA citizens.
- Conference travel if you will be presenting (or running an informational table or event) AND your presentation has clear benefit to amphibians.
- If you are not a USA citizen, you must be affiliated with a registered nonprofit, who would serve as the funding recipient.
- Save The Frogs Day Events
- Projects aimed at raising funds for SAVE THE FROGS!
- Grant applications in which the budget has correct math; precise prices based on actual price research; and clearly explains why each item is being requested.
SAVE THE FROGS! Grant Recipient Biraj Shrestha conducting an educational event in Manaslu Conservation Area, Nepal in 2017.
What We Do Not Fund
- Projects that have no relation to amphibians.
- Scientific research that does not have a clear conservation benefit.
- Individuals outside the USA. We can only send funds internationally to nonprofit organizations (e.g. NGO’s, educational institutions, universities), so if you are based outside the USA, your project should be in partnership with a nonprofit that can serve as the fiscal recipient.
- Projects that harm individual amphibians or amphibian populations.
- Amphibian commerce, trade, transport, captive-raising or aquaculture.
- Grant applications that have budgets containing mathematical errors or estimated prices. Always provide precise values based on actual investigation of true costs. Use Airtable, Excel or Sheets so that the software does the calculations for you.
SAVE THE FROGS! Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger photographed this Rana grisea in Papua New Guinea in 2007. One of the reasons Dr. Kriger founded SAVE THE FROGS! was in order to provide grants to talented amphibian conservationists.
Application Due Dates
Apply during the timeframes shown below. Do not wait until the last minute. Late applications are not accepted.
Amphibian Conservation Awards
June 1st to July 1st
Save The Frogs Day Grants
February 1st to March 1st
Travel Grants
February 1 to March 1
September 1 to October 1
Improve Your Grant Writing Abilities
We encourage all grant applicants to join an upcoming SAVE THE FROGS! Grants Discussion and watch any or all of the 7+ hours worth of videos in the SAVE THE FROGS! Academy Fundraising course. The videos provide extremely clear instruction on how to write better grant proposals so that you can drastically increase your chance of success.
Anyone can access the course by either:
(1) Becoming a SAVE THE FROGS! Member;
(2) Applying for a SAVE THE FROGS! Scholarship; or simply
(3) Creating a free SAVE THE FROGS! Account.
Rana temporaria, amplexus
We often hold Grants Discussions to answer any questions you may have about SAVE THE FROGS! Grants. We encourage you to attend! Click the link above to view recordings of past events.
Final Reports – Grant Winners
Here is where you can learn about preparing and submitting an excellent final report, and where you can view past grantees’ final reports.
Grants By Country
Below you can see the geographical distribution of all grants disbursed by SAVE THE FROGS!.
You can click the “View larger version” button at the bottom right to get a full-page view of the table. Or scroll down and to the right to see more data.
Photo by Frank Haluska, 2023 SAVE THE FROGS! Photo Contest
2023 Grants Awarded
In 2023, SAVE THE FROGS! awarded $12,065 in grants to fund 20 amphibian conservation projects in 10 countries (Bangladesh, Colombia, India, Nepal, Nigeria, Philippines, Brazil, Indonesia, France and the USA). The total grants disbursed were divided as follows:
– $3,657 Amphibian Conservation Awards
– $5,651 Save The Frogs Day Awards
– $2,757 Travel Grants
In 2023, we received 41 total applications requesting $48,184.
2023 SAVE THE FROGS! Grant Winner Amat Ribut and team surveying for Ansonia frogs near Bentiang Madomang Village, Kalimantan,Indonesia
Photo from the 2023 SAVE THE FROGS! Photo Contest by SAVE THE FROGS! Grant Winner Sabit Hasan, Bangladesh
2022 Grants Awarded
Total grants: $10,051
Amphibian Conservation Grants: $5,762
Save The Frogs Day Grants: $4,289
Travel Grants: $0
Grants By Country:
Bangladesh: $3,530
UK: $2,057
USA: $1,500
Guatemala: $1,203
India: $659
Philippines: $600
Turkey: $502
We received 24 applications from 11 countries (Bangladesh, Benin, Cameroon, Guatemala, India, Iran, Nepal, Philippines, Uganda, United Kingdom and the USA), requesting $32,573.
Save The Frogs Day 2022 in Sylhet, Bangladesh with grant winners from Pradhikar, SAU.
2021 Grants Awarded
In 2021, SAVE THE FROGS! awarded $8,480 in grants to fund 5 amphibian conservation projects in 4 countries (India: $3,231, Peru: $3,085, USA: $1,164, Mexico: $1,000). All grants awarded were Amphibian Conservation Grants.
In 2021, we received 30 grant applications from 14 countries (Bangladesh, Benin, France, India, Iran, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Peru, Uganda, United Kingdom, USA, Vietnam) requesting $39,728.
Russian frog art from Vasilisa Ledneva, Honorable Mention in the 2021 SAVE THE FROGS! Art Contest.
Photo is of student volunteers resting during the installation of a fish-safe aquatic liner at a wetland in Baja California being built by 2021 SAVE THE FROGS! Amphibian Conservation Awards Winner Anny Peralta and her team from Fauna del Noroeste.
2020 Grants Awarded
Total Grants: $1,599
– Amphibian Conservation Grants: $1,000
– Travel Grants: $599
– Save The Frogs Day Grants: $0
Grants By Country:
– Ghana: $1,000
– USA: $599
Red-Eyed Treefrogs (Agalychnis callidryas) in amplexus, Costa Rica. Photo by Trevor Ritland. Submission to the 2017 SAVE THE FROGS! Photo Contest.
2019 Grants Awarded
Total Grants: $19,297
– Save The Frogs Day Grants: $6,680
– Amphibian Conservation Grants: $10,597
– Travel Grants: $2,019
Grants By Country:
– Argentina: $250
– Bangladesh: $3,441
– Ghana: $11,197
– India: $3,651
– Nepal: $558
– Nigeria: $200
Rana clamitans from Canada, photo by Renald Beauchesne. Submission to the 2017 SAVE THE FROGS! Photo Contest.
2018 Grants Awarded
Total Grants: $2,800
– Save The Frogs Day Grants: $2,800
– Amphibian Conservation Grants: $0
– Travel Grants: $0
Grants By Country:
– Bangladesh: $800
– Ghana: $750
– India: $600
– Nepal: $350
– Nigeria: $300
World Biodiversity Day at Mansarovar Jaipur, May 22nd, 2018 with SAVE THE FROGS! India
2017 Grants Awarded
Total grants: $5,075
Save The Frogs Day Grants: $160
Amphibian Conservation Grants: $2,620
Travel Grants: $2,295
Grants By Country:
Ghana: $920
Mexico: $2,455
Nepal: $1,700
Bolitoglossa lignicolor, photo by Andreas Hertz. Submission to the 2017 SAVE THE FROGS! Photo Contest.
2016 Grants Awarded
Total grants: $13,065
Save The Frogs Day Grants: $750
Amphibian Conservation Grants: $12,315
Travel Grants: $0
Grants By Country:
Bangladesh: $250
Estonia: $250
Ghana: $11,615
Nepal: $250
Paraguay: $500
USA: $200
Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni from Mexico, photo by Marta Miñarro. Submission to the 2017 SAVE THE FROGS! Photo Contest.
2015 Grants Awarded
Total grants: $6,000
Save The Frogs Day Grants: $0
Amphibian Conservation Grants: $6,000
Travel Grants: $0
Grants By Country:
Ghana: $6,000
Phyllomedusa hypochondrialis from Colombia, photo by Dr. Vicky Flechas. Submission to the 2017 SAVE THE FROGS! Photo Contest.
2014 Grants Awarded
Total grants: $17,456
Save The Frogs Day Grants: $6,218
Amphibian Conservation Grants: $11,238
Travel Grants: $0
Grants By Country:
Bangladesh: $2,680
Colombia: $350
Ghana: $9,388
India: $2,100
Mexico: $905
Tanzania: $533
USA: $1,500
Pseudacris cadaverina from USA, photo by Chris Lima. Submission to the 2017 SAVE THE FROGS! Photo Contest.
2013 Grants Awarded
Total grants: $17,360
Save The Frogs Day Grants: $3,110
Amphibian Conservation Grants: $14,250
Travel Grants: $0
Grants By Country:
Bangladesh: $2,000
Colombia: $1,250
Ghana: $11,500
India: $500
Mexico: $400
Nepal: $900
Nigeria: $250
Tanzania: $60
USA: $500
Rana sierrae from USA, photo by Chris Lima. Submission to the 2017 SAVE THE FROGS! Photo Contest.
2012 Grants Awarded
Total grants: $13,646
Save The Frogs Day Grants: $6,080
Amphibian Conservation Grants: $7,566
Travel Grants: $0
Grants By Country:
Bangladesh: $2,000
Brazil: $200
Ghana: $9,566
India: $780
Liberia: $200
Madagascar: $200
Nepal: $200
USA: $500
Smilisca phaeota, photo by Bruce Jones. Submission to the 2017 SAVE THE FROGS! Photo Contest.
2011 Grants Awarded
Total grants: $5,600
Save The Frogs Day Grants: $1,350
Amphibian Conservation Grants: $3,750
Travel Grants: $500
Grants By Country:
Australia: $500
Ghana: $3,750
Nepal: $850
USA: $500
Smilisca phaeota, photo by Loic Denes. Submission to the 2017 SAVE THE FROGS! Photo Contest.
2010 Grants Awarded
Total grants: $500
Save The Frogs Day Grants: $0
Amphibian Conservation Grants: $0
Travel Grants: $500
Grants By Country:
USA: $500
Sphaenorhyncus lacteus from Brazil, photo by Pedro Peloso. Submission to the 2017 SAVE THE FROGS! Photo Contest.
2009 Grants Awarded
Total grants: $500
Save The Frogs Day Grants: $0
Amphibian Conservation Grants: $0
Travel Grants: $500
Grants By Country:
USA: $500
Rana clamitans from Canada, photo by Renald Beauchesne. Submission to the 2017 SAVE THE FROGS! Photo Contest.
Frog art by 2013 SAVE THE FROGS! Art Contest Grand Prize Winner Nick Gustafson