Deadline-
- For large grants: 1 April 2013
- For small grants: 19 April 2013
Proposals/Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) are invited for Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) program. The purpose of this opportunity is to enhance civil society efforts to develop and implement local government and community-level planning processes to mainstream biodiversity conservation, and leverage donor and project funding for livelihood activities that explicitly address causes of environmental degradation in and around priority KBAs in priority corridors.
CEPF is a joint initiative of l’Agence Française de Développement, Conservation International, the European Union, the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Japan, the MacArthur Foundation, and the World Bank. CEPF is designed to safeguard biodiversity hotspots – the richest and most threatened reservoirs of plant and animal life on earth.
This call for proposals is open for both large grants (of more than USD 20,000) and small grants (of USD 20,000 or less). For large grants, the expected average size of grants will be USD 100,000 – USD 150,000 for 1-4 year projects.
Eligibility & Criteria-
Non-governmental organisations, community groups, private enterprises, universities and other civil society applicants may apply for funding. Applications from organizations that propose to build capacity of local civil society and community groups are particularly encouraged. Projects must be located within the countries mentioned in website and in the Ecosystem Profile. Organizations must have their own bank account and be authorized under relevant national laws to receive charitable contributions. Government-owned enterprises or institutions are eligible only if they can demonstrate that the enterprise or institution-
- has a legal personality independent of any government agency or actor
- has the authority to apply for and receive private funds
- may not assert a claim of sovereign immunity
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