Small
Grants Programme (GEF UNDP/SGP) has announced a new funding opportunity for
Indian NGOs who are registered for more than 3 years. Under this scheme, they
would be funding for NGOs working in the following areas:
Small Grant Programme from Global Environment Facility (GEF), in
association with Centre for Environment Education (CEE)
Centre
for Environment Education is the official host for Global Environmental
Facility in India and therefore it will be implementing the forthcoming Small
Grants Programme for which proposals are invited. Under the current programme
the funding agencies are looking to support projects, which demonstrate
community-based innovative, gender sensitive, participatory approaches and
lessons learned from other development projects
that lead to reduce threats to the local and global environment problems. The Programme is
encouraged with a belief that global environmental problems can only be
addressed adequately, if local people are involved in planning, decision making
and sharing roles and responsibilities at all levels. It strongly believes that
with small amounts of funding, the communities can undertake activities and
local actions, which make “Significant Difference” to their environment and
livelihoods
Focus Areas:
The proposals are invited under the GEF thematic areas of
The proposals are invited under the GEF thematic areas of
(1) Biodiversity
Conservation;
(2)
Climate Change;
(3)
Protection of International Waters;
(4)
Prevention of Land Degradation; and
(5)
Phasing out of Persistent Organic Pollutants (PoPs)/Chemical Management.
The proposals are
invited from Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) and Community Based
Organizations (CBOs) who are registered for more than three years and have
three years’ audited accounts. The duration of each proposal may vary from
18 to 30 months. SGP will consider grants of up to Rs.18 lacs for each project. In special cases, where co-financing
and partnership commitments are more, higher budgets may be considered, if the
project activities justify the same.
The last date for the submission of proposals is 31st July, 2013
Necessary Documents:
(1)
Annual Report, indicative of the activities performed during the year,
contribution from partners and projects;
(2) Copy of the Registration Certificate
(3) Organization Structure, list of key professional/staff and their areas of expertise;
(4) Audited financial reports of the last three years;
(5) Demonstrated capacity in implementation and management of resources and in the GEF related areas
(2) Copy of the Registration Certificate
(3) Organization Structure, list of key professional/staff and their areas of expertise;
(4) Audited financial reports of the last three years;
(5) Demonstrated capacity in implementation and management of resources and in the GEF related areas
The duration of each proposal may vary from 18 to
30 months. SGP will consider grants of up to Rs.18 lacs for each project. In
special cases, where co-financing and partnership commitments are more, higher
budgets may be considered, if the project activities justify the same.
