Deadline: 15 September 2014
The Global Research and Development is accepting applications from US and non-US non-governmental organizations to implement activities aiming to reduce long-term vulnerabilities associated with climate change and achieve sustainable climate-resilient development in the Pacific Islands region. The grant falls under United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Pacific-American Climate Fund.
The grant will assist in strengthening the managerial and financial capacity of civil society entities that are technically capable, but require additional financial, managerial, and organizational training. The grant is open to civil society entities operating nationally and internationally. Priority is given to building local managerial and financial capacity.
Strategic Objectives
- Improved Natural Resource and Water Resource Management
- Livelihood Development and Income Diversification
Grant Size
- Maximum US$150,000 – for local organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and institutions operating locally, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations operating locally and local private sector organizations that support civil society activities with a focus on directly meting adaptation needs.
- Between US$150,001 and US$1,000,000 for established civil society organizations, which may be operating locally, nationally, regionally, or internationally, whose focus is on building climate change resilience
- Between US$1,000,001 and US$3,000,000 for established financially sound CSOs, with a proven track record of delivering results on climate change projects that are operating nationally, regionally or internationally, and have experience implementing sustainable development projects in the area of climate change adaptation in the Pacific Islands context
Eligibility Criteria
- Grants will be awarded to non-U.S. or U.S. non-governmental organizations. Grants to U.S. non-governmental organizations will not exceed $100,000.
- Applicants can be non-sovereign civil society organizations organized or recognized in accordance with the laws of, and operating in any of following 12 Pacific nations are eligible to apply – Fiji, Kiribati, Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, Marshal Islands, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
- Applicants must be legally recognized organizational entities under applicable law.
For more information, please visit grants.gov and search for funding opportunity number AID-492-C-13-00017.
