How to apply for Commonwealth Foundation’s Civil Society Responsive Grants…-3

Proposals can be submitted to the Foundation during any part of the year. However, there are four grant application deadlines for making decisions. These are quarterly-based deadlines:

How much funding amount can be requested?

Generally, the Foundation awards grants around £5,000, but NGOs can request funding up to £12,500. In rare cases, grants of up to £25,000 can also be made. However, decisions for approving funding amount of more than £12,500 are made only twice a year when the Grants Committee meets (in March and September). For grants less than £12,500, requests can be made anytime or according to the quarterly deadlines given above.

The Foundation is very flexible in its grantmaking approach. As soon as the proposal is approved, it transfers the amount to the grantee organization without many strings attached. However, after the end of the activities, the grantee organization should submit a report explaining the impact of the grant, the follow-up and the learning achieved and transferred. All grantees should acknowledge the support of the Foundation in their outputs such as reports, publications, events etc.

Application form can be downloaded from the Foundation’s website and after completing it, it can be submitted by email. More information is available at this link.

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