The Southwestern Region of the NSS grant program provides small grants to individuals/organizations for cave/karst scientific research and/or cave conservation purposes. Grants range from less than $100 to around $600. The SWR can provide one or two grants per year or none. The deadline for applying for a grant is September 30th. All applications will be considered by the SWR Executive Committee. The committee will present their recommendations to the SWR membership at the Winter Technical meeting (usually the first weekend in December). The membership will have the final vote on the grants for that year.

Organizations or individuals can apply for a grant using the SWR Grant Application Form. Or an SWR member can use the Grant Request Form to request a grant for a worthwhile cave or karst-related project. Print out the appropriate form for your request. Completed applications/request forms should be mailed to:

Southwestern Region of the NSS
c/o Blake N. Jordan, Treasurer
6109 Concordia Road NE
Albuquerque, NM 87111
blandevoid@comcast.net

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact Blake Jordan.

SWR Grants that have been awarded:
2010 Ken Harrington for Cave Monitoring Equipment
2009 Jason Kimble for "Investigation of Nitrogen Cycling by Bacteria in Spider Cave, NM"
2008 Jessica R. Snider for "Nutrient Analysis of Microbial Energy Sources in Three New Mexico Lava Tubes"
2007 NSS Save the Caves Fund
2006 NSS Save the Caves Fund in memory of Ransom Turner, Warren "Doc" Lewis, Martin Combs, Richard Garner, Tom Zannes & Brian Galbraith
2005 Jessica R. Snider for "Identification of Biology in Roots Galore Lava Tube"

2005 was the first year the SWR Grant was given.