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Thematic areas

  • Education
  • Women and girls
  • Health
  • Economic development

Geographic focus: Global

Eligibility: non-profit organizations worldwide within focused themes.

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Who receives UN Women Trust Funding?

In its 2013–2014 grant-making cycle, UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality awarded grants to civil society organizations and governments around the world operating in Africa, the Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe and Central Asia that focused primarily on women’s economic and political empowerment.

Karama, a regional NGO promoting women’s advancement based in Cairo, Egypt, received $565,000 from the Fund for Gender Equality to carry out the program Inclusive Democracy: Ensuring Women’s Political Rights in Libya, Yemen and Egypt throughout the Arab Spring. The project brought together 68 women leaders and politicians, male and female civil society representatives, trade union leaders and media officials to develop and advocate 50 recommendations submitted to Egypt’s Constitutional Committee. The Constitution passed in 2014 reflected some key proposals, and the major breakthrough was the allocation of a minimum of 25% of local council seats to women.

In 2013, The Institute of Community Health and Development (LIGHT), another grantee and NGO based in Vietnam, was also given $200,000 from the Fund for Gender Equality, specifically for women’s economic empowerment. The grant supported the LIGHT’s project, We are Women: A Rights-based Approach to Empowering Migrant Women in Vietnam, focused on the rights and social protection of female migrant workers in rural areas.

UN Trust Fund supports multi-year innovative and practical approaches that contribute to ending violence against women and girls in all forms, and the grants are distributed to countries and territories in Africa, the Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, the Americas and the Caribbean, Europe and Central Asia, and to cross-regional initiatives.

The UN Trust Fund granted $505,115 to the project Expanding Gains to Decrease and Prevent Violence against Women in the Context of HIV and AIDS carried out by Jamaica AIDS Support for Life, a NGO based in Kingston, Jamaica that focuses on HIV/AIDS prevention and human rights. With the UN Trust Fund’s financial support, Jamaica AIDS Support for Life rallied community-based and faith-based organizations to recognize the importance to end HIV/AIDS and violence against women and to bring the empowerment of women living with HIV/AIDS, LGBTI, and disabilities.

A UN Trust Fund grant made out to Medical Services in the Pacific in Fiji has allowed the effective prevention of increased violence against women and girls, such as sexual assault; issues centered on high rates of teen pregnancy were also addressed. Medical Services in the Pacific, a Fijian based charitable organization, received $117,000 for the project Women and Youth Empowered through Access to Information to Protect their Rights and Access to Services to Protect their Health. In short, the organization has successfully implemented clinical services and awareness programs that provided 20,000 women with improved access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, sexual assault and post-abuse counseling.

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OFID-UNDP Cross-Regional Grant Competition Eligibility and Application Procedure

There are certain criteria for applicants, partners and the proposed project to be eligible for funding under the cross-regional grant competition, a joint call of OFID and UNDP. Following are the eligibility criteria:

Applicants and partners should be

  • Registered and operate in the following countries:
    1. Middle East and North Africa – Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Somalia, State of Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen.
    2. Europe and Central Asia – Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Tajikistan, Macedonia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
  • Non-profit organizations registered under the relevant laws of the country where it is registered.
  • Directly responsible for the preparation, management and implementation of the project and need to demonstrate prior experience in implementing activities in the thematic areas mentioned above.

An applicant/partnership can submit more than one application. There is no restriction to the number of applications an organization may participate as partner.

Proposed Projects must

  • Identify and showcase concrete development solutions in thematic areas mentioned above.
  • Focus on technology, know-how and knowledge transfer.
  • Have regional or cross-regional coverage – projects should be developed in partnership between at least two different participating countries, including at least one from each region, with strong emphasis on the lower-income countries.
  • Deal with testing and implementing new approaches, adapting existing approaches to new contexts, or applying what has been learned from previous work.
  • Demonstrate the potential for community-level impact; replication and/or scaling up; and sustainability.

Projects targeting vulnerable populations affected by crisis- youth, women, refugees and host communities, internally displaced people and communities in need of rebuilding in the MENA region will be prioritized.

How to Apply?

Cross regional grant competition application

  1. Expression of Interest Phase:

Develop an initial project idea and provide a clear concept of what project an organization wants and is qualified to do.

  1. Fill the Expression of Interest Form
  2. Submit the completed Expression of Interest form along with a copy of the certificate of registration translated into English indicating non-profit status of the organization to UNDP via email.
  3. Applicants will receive an acknowledge of receipt of the documents.

At this stage, the applying organizations may or may not have an existing partnership. If the partnership is not already in place, applicant can ask support from UNDP to match it with a potential partner from another region.

  1. Full Application Phase

The applicants must have a partnership at this stage. Applicants need to complete Full Application Form and Budget along with Letter of Commitment for each one of the organizations involved in the project. Certificate of registration of each partner translated into English must be attached along with the mentioned forms and submitted via email.

Note: All project related documents must be submitted in English language.

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Resource Guide: International Seed Grant Opportunities for New NGOs and Early Start-Ups

Funding sources for new NGOs and new ideas are rare. Most donor agencies prefer to provide financial support to experienced organizations. But this does not mean that early-stage grant-seekers should feel discouraged. We have gathered a list of those grant-making agencies which offer programs to provide small and large size grants to new ideas, promising efforts, potential scale-ups and even new NGOs. Such type of funding is also known as ‘seed grants’ but they are available only for the most innovative, cost-effective and promising initiatives. If you are a FundsforNGOs Premium Member, you can also view a video on this topic by logging in here.

*Please note that some of the opportunities discussed here are closed and you can apply for them only after they open up to receive new proposals. Nevertheless we present them here so that you can mark them up on your calendar and apply at the right time.

Echoing Green Seed Grants for Emerging Social Entrepreneurs

The Echoing Green invites emerging leaders working to bring about positive social change to apply for any of the following three fellowship opportunities-

  1. Global Fellowship
  2. Climate Fellowship
  3. Black Male Achievement Fellowship

Fellowship Program by Echoing Green is a two year program that requires the fellows to work full-time (minimum 35 hours per week) during the fellowship period. Each selected fellow will be assigned a portfolio manager to offer guidance, assistance and referrals; they will have access to a variety of technical support and pro-bono services, including legal help, marketing advice and executive coaching. They will also participate in conferences that provide guidance on leadership and organizational development.

Benefits

  • A stipend of $80,000 for individuals (or $90,000 for two-person partnerships) paid in four equal installments over two years.
  • A health insurance stipend.
  • A yearly professional development stipend.
  • Leadership development and networking gatherings.
  • Access to technical support and pro bono partnerships to help grow their organization and a dedicated Echoing Green portfolio manager.
  • A community of like-minded social entrepreneurs and public service leaders, including the Echoing Green network of more than 600 Fellows working in over sixty countries all over the world.

Eligibility Criteria

  • The applicant must be:
    • Over 18 years old
    • Fluent in English
    • Able to commit a full 35 hour work week to their organization.
  • The organization must be:
    • The original idea of the applicant(s)
    • In its start-up phase, usually within the first two years of operation
    • Independent and autonomous
  • An organization can be either a non-profit, a for-profit, or hybrid.
  • An organization does not only have to be run by one individual. Partnerships can apply for a Fellowship.
  • Organizations still in the idea phase are eligible.
  • Students, scholarships, or research projects, faith-based organizations, existing organizations which have grown past their start-up phase are ineligible to apply and will not be funded.

Application Procedure

The application procedure consists of three phases-

  • Phase 1: Online Application
    • Candidates are required to fill their:
    • Basic demographic info
    • Short essays about yourself, your idea/organization, and your partner (if applicable)
    • CV/Resume
  • Phase 2: Semi-Final Round
    • Candidates at this stage are required to write:
    • Additional essays about them and their organization
    • Budget Questions
    • Competitive Analysis
    • Letters of Reference
    • Phone interview (if needed)
  • Phase 3: Final Round- In-Person Interview
    • Trip will be organized for candidates to New York City (funded by Echoing Green)
    • And a 60-second idea pitch Panel interviews will be taken.

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Accountability Lab Seed Grants for NAF and LAF

Nepal’s Accountability Lab is inviting applications for the Nepal Accountapreneurship Fund and the Liberia Accountapreneurship Fund. This event supports all the projects on accountability issues in Nepal and Liberia. Proposals are welcome from applicants involved in setting up community to check public funds and using mobile phones to report any accountability issue.

Applicants are free to submit their ideas related to the project at any time. Applicants can also send more than one idea. The NAF and LAF wish to work with more innovative ideas beneficial for public welfare development.

The NAF and LAF provide small grants of $2000 USD each. The amount is granted to selected project in two tranches of $1000 USD each. Second amount ($1000 USD) is granted after successful utilization of first tranche, i.e. after first six-months.

The Accountability Lab is a non-profit unit that works for local citizens and civil societies of Nepal and Liberia to provide development through making power-holders accountable. Accountapreneurship identifies accountapreneurs (groups/individuals) and give small-catalytic grants to these. Funds are granted to those who support implementation of ideas on accountability issues.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Individuals, groups, non-profit organizations and other organizations can apply.
  • Nepali citizens based in Nepal can only apply for NAF.
  • Liberian citizens based in Liberia can only apply for LAF.
  • Applicants from any professional background can apply.

How to Apply

Interested accountapreneurs from Nepal and Liberia can apply by sending application material though e-mail, online, written, or phone call.

Application material must include details given below:

  1. For Administration: Name of the organization/group, contact details, proposal name, total cost, name of the contact person.
  2. For Accountability Project: Project justification (max 300 words), project objective (max 100 words), project description (max 300 words), project selection (max 200 words).
  3. For Monitoring and Budgeting: Monitoring plan, estimated budget.

For more information, visit NAF and LAF.

How to apply for SWITCH Asia II?

To be selected for SWITCH Asia Grants, applicants should go through two phases of application

  1. First Phase – Concept Note Submission
  2. Second Phase – Full Proposal Submission

Total completed Concept Notes submitted from eligible organizations will be evaluated and shortlisted. The short listed applicants will be invited to submit full proposal within an allocated deadline. Grant contract is signed with selected organizations to implement the grant program.

PADOR Registration

At the Concept Note submission stage, registration in PADOR is obligatory for all applicants, optional for co-applicants and affiliated entities. If invited for full proposal, all  three must register to PADOR. Read the ‘Quick guide’ on the website to learn about registration process.

Please register in PADOR when you start drafting your proposal because the registration process takes time and on the paper version of the proposal, you must give your EuropeAid ID (EID). You can get this ID only by registering to PADOR, saving and signing certain obligatory data.

If it is impossible for the organization to register in PADOR, it must submit a justification proving that this impossibility is general and beyond the control of the applicant and/or its affiliated entity(ies). The applicants will be sent instructions on further process.

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Eligibility Criteria for Fondation Ensemble Grants on Four Areas of Interventions

Following are the eligibility of applicants and project to be considered for Fondation Ensemble 2015 Call for Proposals – Focus Sectors Call.

  • Applications should be made to implement project activities in one of the five focus countries – Mozambique, Cambodia, Laos, Ecuador and Peru for focus intervention areas one and four; and can be implemented in Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia and Cape Verde also for focus intervention areas two and three.
  • Applicant can be any non-profit organization engaged in project implementation in our focus sectors. NGOs, operating foundations, local authorities, research institutes, etc. are eligible to apply.
  • Endowment funds or foundations are eligible provided they are ‘operating foundations’, i.e. involved in project implementation, either directly themselves, or via local partners. Such involvement must be practical, not only financial.
  • Organization must have existed for at least three years and have a minimum annual budget of € 500,000.
  • An organization can submit more than one application. Ensure that separate applications are made for separate projects.
  • Proposals must be written in French or in English.
  • Project must be driven by the demands and needs of the local populations and should aim to bring concrete and sustainable improvements to the target communities’ living conditions (social and economic impacts) while protecting and/or rehabilitating the environment (environmental impacts).
  • The project activities should come under one of the four intervention areas- sustainable agriculture, sustainable fishing, biodiversity conservation, sustainable technologies; or proposal should be made for special call on Sustainable Management of Artisanal Fisheries in Mozambique; or for Small Grants Call on Threatened Animal Species.
  • The project budget (in Euros) should make provision for mid-term and final evaluations. It should indicate the costs to be covered by Fondation Ensemble, including administrative costs (10% maximum) that incorporate head office support costs.
  • Proposal should contain a forecast financing plan, listing the names of all donors and their confirmed or expected contributions. Even if your project is selected by the Foundation, a grant agreement can only be signed when at least 75% of the funding (including the Foundation’s contribution) has been confirmed, with supporting documentary evidence.

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Fondation Ensemble Threatened Animal Species Fund

Deadline: 2 February 2015

Fondation Ensemble is serious about conserving threatened animal species. The Foundation provides small grants to organizations anywhere in the world that are willing to implement project activities for protecting the threatened animals. The grant contribution of the foundation will be maximum € 15,000 for one to two years period. This grant contribution will be maximum 50% of the total project budget.

Threatened Animal Species Fund Eligibility Criteria

  • Applicant organization must be in existence for at least two full years.
  • Application can be made to implement project in any of the locations where the project activities are applicable.
  • Project should contribute to protecting one or more threatened animal species according to the IUCN classification (‘vulnerable’ or more).
  • Application should contain a detailed overall budget (in Euros), indicating the costs to be covered by Fondation Ensemble, including administrative costs (10% maximum) that incorporate head office support costs.
  • Application should indicates the names of all donors and their confirmed or expected contributions.
  • The proposal must be written in French or in English.

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How to prepare Concept Note to apply for Fondation Ensemble Calls for Proposals 2015

Read about the steps to follow to prepare concept note and apply for Fondation Ensemble Calls for Proposals 2015.

Download Concept Note format from Specific Project Page you want to apply for and prepare a complete concept note (not more than 3 pages excluding the cover page)

Preparing Cover Page

  • Keep the main relevant intervention sector with title ‘For a Project of:’
  • Put logo of your organization
  • Mention the Project title and intervention country

Completing the Overview Section

Provide complete information about the Organization

  • Complete Name and address of the organization along with name and details of the contact person
  • NGO establishment date
  • Information about the last three years

Give details about the Project

  • Project title, summary, location (be precise, mention country, region/province, town/villages), focus area of intervention, direct and indirect beneficiaries of the project.
  • Specific objectives of the project along with descriptive summary of activities to reach objectives
  • Provide the total project estimated budget in Euro.
  • Names of financial partners, Expected (proposal submitted but no reply), Acquired (proposal accepted but agreement not signed) or Confirmed (agreement signed), must imperatively be indicated.
  • The applicant must clearly mention the budget specification as follows:
  1. % of expected funding (= proposal submitted but no reply) : Amount
  2. % of acquired funding (= proposal accepted but agreement not signed) : Amount
  3. % of confirmed funding (= agreement signed) : Amount
  4. % of the budget requested from Fondation Ensemble: Amount
  • Mention partners on the ground, duration of the project, expected starting and completion date of the project.
  • Submit the Prepared concept note by clicking on ‘Return Your Form’.
  • You will have to write Full name of your organization, contact email address, and mention the countries where your project activities will be held. Upload the prepared concept note and click on ‘Submit’.

For more information, please visit Fondation Ensemble Calls for Proposals.

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How to apply for UNDP’s Small Grants Programme in Your Country

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) established the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme (SGP) to provide financial and technical support to projects that conserve and restore the environment while enhancing people’s well-being and livelihoods.

The programme provides grants of up to $50,000 directly to local communities including indigenous people, community-based organizations and other NGO groups for projects in Biodiversity, Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation, Land Degradation and Sustainable Forest Management, International Waters and Chemicals.

Climate Change

Currently, SGP is in its fifth operational Phase (2011-2014) and is leveraging the experiments, experiences, and achievements of the past two decades to further explore innovative and improved responses to the great variety of evolving needs at local and country levels. To date, the GEF Small Grants Programme has invested $450million and leveraged similar levels of co financing supporting over 14,500 community based projects in over 125 countries.

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