Deadline: 15 March 2016
The German Diplomatic and Consular Missions in India has announced a Small Scale Projects to provide direct financial assistance to Indian NGOs and religious institutions for the implementation of small-scale projects for the benefit of disadvantaged groups of society.
The German Consulate General in Chennai annually disposes of a fixed budget for the support of small, but self-contained projects, located in the Consulate’s jurisdiction, which consists of Tamil Nadu, Andra Pradesh, Telangana and the Union Territory of Puducherry.
The program will focus primarily on the empowerment of women and girls. Projects that cover aspects of waste management, energy efficiency or environmental issues will be considered.
General Guidelines
- The implementing agency must be an experienced, qualified and reliable organization, preferably a non-governmental organization (NGO) registered under the Societies Registration Act, or a religious institution. The organization must be registered under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).
- Project proposals have to be accompanied by at least 3 competitive quotations/ cost estimates (in Rupees) for each item to be purchased /constructed from the grant.
- Incomplete applications (i.e. lacking detailed description of the project, lacking compulsory quotations etc.) cannot be taken into account.
- The project has to be completed within six months after approval and before the end of November 2016.
- The implementing agency does also have to contribute financially to the project and has to be in a position to finance all upcoming follow-up/ running costs for a period of at least 2 future years.
- Overhead costs (personnel, administrative, travel and other running costs) of the implementing agency or the project itself cannot be supported.
- Under German law it is not possible to finance a project which is already co-sponsored by any other organization, which already receives contributions from the German Federal Budget (e.g. European Union, United Nations etc.).
How to Apply
- Applicants must download the application form via given website and project proposals need to be submitted to the German Consulate in Chennai.
- Applications received by E-Mail will not be considered.
For more information, please visit Small Scale Projects.
