Obviously we would like to support as many conservation projects as possible, provided they are in line with our focus on species and ecosystems particularly worthy of protection. However, the need clearly exceeds our annual budget. We thus have to make some difficult choices regarding the number of projects we can support and the extent to which we can satisfy a grant request. And there's another issue: whilst we consider it most valuable to support any selected project long-term (after all, these are carefully selected projects), this would quickly blow our budget, as each selected grantee would stay in all subsequent budgets. That's simply unsustainable. So we will need to i) generally reduce budget allowance for renewal projects, and ii) in order to not get hooked on supporting a small number of projects long-term, we will need to move on to new projects after some time. For doing so, we will use a Darwinian approach, trying to pick the relatively best projects among all those that apply in a given year, be it for the first time or as a renewal. It's competitive, and it has to be in a real-world environment. But never hesitate to apply again if you have been unsuccessful. Also consider applying for some specific need, rather than the full programme. All else equal, this increases your chance of getting funds if we can't satisfy your total need.