Grants awarded
You can search below for information about all grants we awarded. Our grants data is also available in csv format here.
We are committed to transparency, and believe that with better information, grant-makers can be more effective decision makers. In 2017 we started to work with 360Giving to publish information about Arcadia grants (last updated March 2025). Arcadia has waived all copyright and related or neighbouring rights to Arcadia’s grant data, to the extent possible under law, by dedicating it to the public domain with the Creative Commons CC0 waiver. This means the data is freely accessible to anyone to use and share.
Patagonia National Park
To create a continuous area of protected natural landscape by purchasing ecologically important land next to Patagonia Park in Chile.
$490,000
2018
1 year
Core support
Core support for TRAFFIC’s work to reduce illegal and unsustainable trade in wild species, and increase social, economic, and environmental benefits for people though legal and sustainable trade in wild species.
$5,240,000.41
2024
6 years
Reducing Trade Threats to Africa’s Wild Species and Ecosystems (ReTTa)
To strengthen actions to reduce the illegal and unsustainable trade of African wild species to Asia through data gathering, information sharing, engagement and innovative interventions.
$3,000,000
2016
4 years
Mountain Willow Project
To propagate and plant rare and hard-to-grow montane scrub willow species.
$256,000
2018
5 years
Trinity College Medieval Manuscripts
To digitize fourteen medieval manuscripts in the collection of Trinity College Dublin and make the results freely available online.
$200,000
2023
2 years
Conservation training in Africa
To provide core support to help the Association develop its training for African biodiversity conservation professionals.
$486,358
2014
3 years
Conservation training in Madagascar
To train young Malagasy, African and European biologists for careers in conservation.
$120,000
2013
1 year
Conservation training in Madagascar
To train young Malagasy, African and European biologists for careers in conservation.
$110,241
2012
1 year
Exploration and conservation of African rock art
To support TARA’s digital archive and image library of African rock art.
$495,870
2009
3 years
Exploration and conservation of African rock art
To provide core support to help TARA’s mission to survey, document and conserve rock art sites across Africa.
$491,425
2008
2 years
Exploration and conservation of African rock art
To provide core support to help TARA’s mission to survey, document and conserve rock art sites across Africa.
$150,000
2012
0 years
Publication of African rock art image collection
To work with the British Museum to preserve, curate and share a photographic archive of more than 20,000 African rock art images and make it freely available online.
$260,000
2012
1 year
Core support
To support the Turquoise Mountain Trust’s work with artisans in Afghanistan, Myanmar and Jordan.
$30,285
2019
1 year
Post-doctoral fellowships
Towards supporting post-doctoral researchers in the Center for Early Global Studies at UCLA.
$552,693
2023
5 years
Advancing open acces
To promote open access to scholarly and cultural materials.
$100,000
2017
1 year
Advancing Open Access
To promote open access to scholarly and cultural materials.
$500,000
2022
3 years
Advancing open access
To promote open access to scholarly and cultural materials.
$100,000
2021
1 year
Advancing open access
To promote open access to scholarly and cultural materials.
$100,000
2020
1 year
Advancing open access
To promote open access to scholarly and cultural materials.
$100,000
2018
1 year
Advancing open access
To promote open access to scholarly and cultural materials.
$100,000
2016
1 year