Launched on 30 June 2011, UK Aid Match is a demand-led fund which will match public donations to appeals for projects focused on poverty reduction and the pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals. Organisations applying to have their appeals match funded will be selected on the basis of the reach of their appeal, a commitment to providing a transparent account of their funding and its use, a demonstrable impact on poverty, clarity of outputs and outcomes, capacity to deliver and value for money.
Purpose
UK Aid Match is a mechanism that allows the UK public to have a direct say in how an element of the aid budget is spent on NGO projects
Value of scheme
£30m for new commitments in 2011/12.
Definition of an ‘appeal’ A call to the public over a maximum period of three months to donate funds to a specific organisation or project. The appeal must have a minimum reach of 400,000 opportunities to view
Duration of scheme
Pilot scheme to run for one year from June 2011.
Eligibility to apply for UK Aid Match
Open to any UK organisation running an appeal in the UK for public donations from the UK public for poverty reduction projects in developing countries, which have been ranked in the bottom 50 of the Human Development Index in either 2009 or 2010.
Organisations that receive funds from DFID via other funding streams are eligible to apply. However, total DFID support (including funds from this scheme) must not exceed 40% of the organisation’s total income.
The appeal must expect to achieve a minimum of 400,000 opportunities to view
What can be match funded
Match funding can be provided to public donations: (i) to not-for-profit organisations conducting work in developing countries, or (ii) for specific projects run by charitable organisations to reduce poverty in developing countries.
Grant size
DFID will provide £1 for every £1 donated by the public up to a maximum of £5m.
Application procedure
Applications may be made at any time from June 2011 – June 2012. DFID will normally review these every quarter and provide a response within six weeks of the review date. When the £30m available for the scheme is committed, no further new applications will be accepted.
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