Our Grants, All in One Place

We’ve been getting a lot of questions about funding, so here’s a clear snapshot of everything Project Anchor Down offers right now—and how it works.

First, a quick note on availability

Most of our grants are released as funds allow. That means we open cycles when we have active support from donors and partner grants, and we pace awards to stay responsible. If a cycle pauses, it is because we are aligning incoming donations with outgoing commitments. We will always say so up front.

This is a new program for us. You might spot a few rough edges while we finish stitching everything together, but the core promise stands: once a cycle is open, funds are set aside and delegated to selected projects.

Transparency note: We’re in our inaugural award cycle. Recipient announcements will be posted after reviews close and disbursements are finalized.

Current grants

Student Mini-Grant — $500Kickstart a focused project: research supplies, modest field costs, or small outreach builds.Request the application: projectanchordown@gmail.com

Research Assistant Micro-Grant — $500For RAs with a specific bottleneck (consumables, instrument time, local field travel, poster printing).Request the application: projectanchordown@gmail.com

Ambassador Grant — $100Fast support for a table event, mini demo, or micro-campaign that gets people moving.Request the application: projectanchordown@gmail.com

Coastal Steward Grant — $100Supplies for a targeted cleanup or shoreline action with a simple data tally or map.Request the application: projectanchordown@gmail.com

Explorer Grant — Award TBDFieldwork or tools that return something others can use: dataset, method, map, short film.Request the application: projectanchordown@gmail.com

Blue Horizon Grant — Award TBDPrototype, pilot, or public tool that pushes an idea one step closer to real-world use.Request the application: projectanchordown@gmail.com

Anchor Fellow — Award TBDLead a compact, high-impact project and ship a finished output with open methods.Request the application: projectanchordown@gmail.com

Wayfinder Grant — $5,000Ambitious, practical builds: focused field campaigns, working prototypes, clean datasets, public guides.Request the application: projectanchordown@gmail.com

Coralite Internship Funding — Amount TBDA separate support track tied to successful internship completion.To be considered for funding and to receive the funding application, email your CV and a short note of interest to projectanchordown@gmail.com.(Internship admission is through the Coralite portal; funding is a separate process.)

How cycles work

• Rolling + quarterly reviews: We read as submissions arrive and also batch decisions each quarter.

• Scope first, budget second: Clear outcomes beat long proposals. Itemize only what moves the work.

• Safety and permissions: Plans that respect field safety, permits, and communities move to the front.

• Outputs over headlines: We favor usable deliverables—datasets, methods one-pagers, tool repos, exhibits, lesson kits.

Expect a few seams

Because this initiative is young, you may see small inconsistencies between pages or forms as we standardize everything. If something looks off, send a quick note to projectanchordown@gmail.com and we’ll fix it.

How to request an application

Email projectanchordown@gmail.com with the grant name in the subject line and include:

• Your CV or resume

• 3–6 sentences on your idea, where it happens, and what the award unlocks

If you are a donor or sponsor interested in opening more cycles, reach out. Every additional gift turns into real projects with clear, public outputs.