Applicants are invited for the Ford Motor Company’s Conservation and Environmental Grants Scheme on environmental and conservational projects in the GCC and Levant countries.

The initiative has rewarded and fuelled more than 75 local environmental projects in the Middle East, since its launch seven years ago.

“As with previous years, a total of $90,000 (BD 34,020) is available to individuals, community or non-profit groups that have projects in the areas of preserving the natural environment, environmental education and conservation engineering,” said Ford Middle East managing director Waldo Galan.

Application forms are available at Ford, Lincoln and Mercury dealerships in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, Oman, Qatar, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan.

“We commend the selfless efforts of all the individuals and groups that have made it their priority to protect their local environment, each in their special way."

The grants so far support more than 75 projects with $600,000 (BD 226,800).

Mr. Galan said an independent panel of jurors consisting of academicians and environmental and conservational specialists selects the projects.

The entries should demonstrate a well defined sense of purpose, a commitment to maximizing available resources and a reputation for meeting objectives and delivering planned programmes and services.

“Only ongoing and established projects can be accepted for review,” said Mr. Galan.

Applications should reach before February 14th, 2008. For more information, visit www.fordenvironmentalgrants.com

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