All Catfish Species Inventory
Funding Opportunities

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How to prepare and submit final reports

Results of projects that receive funding may be published on the ACSI web site following formal publication in a journal.  A short report summarizing what was accomplished must be mailed with copies of receipts documenting expenditures [for airfare, hotels, supplies, etc.; receipts for meals are not necessary] within 90 days of the ending date of the project to:  Dr. Larry M. Page, Fish Division, Florida Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 117800, Gainesville, Florida, 32611-7800 USA. 

The report must include:
1. Information on what new species were or may have been discovered
2. Estimates of total number of specimens, field lots** and tissues collected during ACSI funded fieldwork***
3. Information on where types, other specimens, and tissues were deposited
4. Plans for publishing the results (click here for example)

**A "field lot" is all of the specimens of one species collected at one locality on a given date.

***Participants who receive funding to do fieldwork and deposit specimens in museums are encouraged to identify such specimens (either in accession books or computerized databases) accordingly "Fieldwork supported by All Catfish Species Inventory (NSF DEB-0315963)". Funded participants also may contact Mark Sabaj (sabaj@acnatsci.org) for labels stating this information to be placed with specimen lots.

Final reports may be posted on the ACSI web page.

Follow-up funding may be available to a participant after she/he completes a task that was funded by ACSI and reports the results.  In general, a manuscript describing at least one new catfish species must be submitted for publication before additional grants will be awarded.  It is anticipated that most participants will receive 2-3 grants of up to $2,000 each over the 5-year period.