Deadline: 27 October 2015
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Department for International Development is inviting applicants for scoping project funding. Scoping projects are small grants intended to help applicants who are new to the Darwin Initiative.
The Darwin Initiative is a UK government grants scheme that helps to protect biodiversity and the natural environment in developing countries and UK Overseas Territories (OTs). Darwin-funded projects usually aim to help preserve biodiversity and the local community that lives alongside it.
Funding Information
Funding up to £5,000 is available under the project.
Thematic Areas
- Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD);
- Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS);
- International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA);
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Eligibility Criteria
- Only organisations that have not received a grant for main round Darwin project in either of the last two Darwin application rounds may apply for scoping project funding.
- Applicants should:
- have recognised expertise in the sustainable use or conservation of biodiversity and/or development;
- have a proven track record of managing biodiversity-related and/or natural resource orientated evelopment projects in partnership with local organisations in host countries;
- can provide evidence of work which has had an impact on the sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity and/or sustainable economic development;
- can demonstrate that alternative funding – including financial support from their own organisation – is not available to develop the Darwin project proposal in consultation with their partners. Scoping Award funding should not be seen as an alternative to seeking matched funding from other sources.
How to Apply
Applicants may download and send their application forms via mail at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit Scoping Projects Grant.
