Apply for a grant from The Veolia Environnement Foundation

Deadline: 30 July 2013

Grand Challenges Canada, which is funded by the Government of Canada, has announced a new Request for Proposals to provide grant support for bold ideas with big impact in global health. The bold ideas integrate science and technology, social and business innovation (called as Integrated Innovation).

The goal of this Request for Proposals is to support Bold Ideas for solutions to global health problems from innovators in eligible countries

Grand Challenges Canada has developed the Stars in Global Health program to support bold ideas with big impact from the best and brightest talent. At the core of its operating philosophy is Integrated Innovation, which is the coordinated application of scientific/technological, social and business innovation to develop solutions to complex challenges, and to identify and overcome barriers in order to sustainably bring these solutions to scale.

Grand Challenges Canada expects that the innovative ideas it funds will eventually be scaled up through partnerships, either from the private sector, the public sector or a combination of both. Applicants should convincingly show how and why they think their projects will eventually be scaled.

Private Sector Scaling: Examples of scaling through the private sector are those projects that are commercially viable or provide value to attract a private sector partner, either because production costs and sales prices are such that they are profitable, there is Shared Value, or beneficiaries demand the innovation and are willing to pay for it themselves.

Public Sector Scaling: These are projects that are likely to compel host country government ministries and departments, multilateral donors or other public sector players to scale them. These projects will provide evidence of cost-effectiveness that result in action.

Assuming a sufficient number of proposals of merit, it aims to fund 50–100 projects in this round. It anticipates that the proportion of awardees will be at least 65% from low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), with the balance from Canada. Awards are valued at $100,000 CAD for up to 18 months to demonstrate proof-of-concept of the idea.

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PEDIGREE Foundation’s Grant Program

Deadline- 30 June 2013

PEDIGREE Foundation is accepting applications for grant program with the aim to help dogs find loving homes. The Foundation’s funds support shelters and rescues whose adoption programs further the goals of our mission to help dogs get adopted into loving homes.

Eligibility & criteria-

    Be a non-profit shelter or rescue group with 501(c)(3) status.
    Adhere to the online application process.
    Be organizationally stable (insurance, animal care, strategic plan, board oversight, transport, etc.), financially sound, and be willing to provide proof and documentation to support program best practices.
    Demonstrate collaboration/partnership within the community that promotes, educates and/or increases awareness of issues that contribute to dog homelessness.

ONE-TIME grants will be made in two categories:

    INNOVATION GRANTS fund creative programs/projects that help to increase dog adoptions. Grant Size- $10,000 to $25,000, at the sole discretion of PEDIGREE Foundation, to be distributed in the fall based on the quality and creativity of program and its relevance to increasing dog adoption.
    OPERATION GRANTS assist in funding basic operation costs such as facility/structure, medical, transportation, spay/neuter, etc., to help make dogs more adoptable. Grant Size-Life-saving grants in amounts up to $1,000 per organization, at the sole discretion of PEDIGREE Foundation, to be distributed based on need and its relevance to increasing dog adoption.

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Advancing Partners and Communities’ Grant Opportunity: Call for Proposals

The Advancing Partners and Communities (APC) is a five-year project funded and managed by USAID’s Office of Population and Reproductive Health and implemented by JSI Research and Training Institute, Inc (JSI). APC has announced a new call for proposals to provide grants in developing countries.

Qualified organizations are invited to submit proposals to the JSI in support of wheelchair service development in less resourced settings. The goal of the award is for people with disabilities in developing countries to have greater access to affordable and appropriate wheelchairs and services.

JSI is acting at the request of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). All grants awarded under this solicitation will be sub-grants from APC. The Advancing Partners & Communities Project is a USAID Cooperative Agreement awarded to JSI for the purpose of providing grants solicitation, award, technical assistance and management services on behalf of the USAID Bureau of Global Health and USAID Missions. It is anticipated that one grant of $9 Million USD for a project of up to four years will be awarded. It is expected that the project will be implemented in at least five countries and utilize at least ten sub-awards to qualified wheelchair providers. The Application should encompass activities that 1) expand the provision of wheelchairs; 2) provide training for wheelchair service personnel; and 3)foster an enabling environment toward effective wheelchair service management and development.

The total award for this project, including sub-awards, will be up to $9,000,000 (nine million) USD. Sub-awards may range from $300,000 up to $1,500,000USD per organization.

Organizations may receive only one sub-award; however, the single sub-award may support activities in one or more countries.
Applications must be submitted in English by July 12, 2013, at 1 PM EDT/5 PM GMT. For more information, visit this link.

Job Creation for At Risk Neighborhoods – Economic Support Funds

Deadline- 14 July 2013

Proposals are accepted by US Embassy Belmopan for the program Job Creation for At Risk Neighborhoods which aims to strengthen citizen security. The goal of this program equip marginalized youth and/or communities with economic opportunities and/or business training can help them reach their true potential as entrepreneurs and improve citizen security.

The U.S. Embassy in Belmopan plans to award a total of $500,000 USD for a project period of one to two years.

Eligibility & Criteria-

Eligible applicants are non-governmental organizations (NGOs), non-profit organizations (NPOs) and International Government Organizations (IGO).  Grants will be awarded directly to the organization.  NGOs and NPOs must provide documentation of legal status with the grant proposal. The U.S. Embassy encourages organizations that have not previously received international program funding from the U.S. Government to apply under this announcement.
For more information, visit grants.gov and search by funding opportunity number.S-BH20013-ESF

Apply for a grant from The Veolia Environnement Foundation

Deadline: 30 June 2013

The Veolia Environnement Foundation is a leading private-sector foundation in France that supports non-profit community-oriented projects contributing to outreach, workforce development and environmental conservation, in France and internationally.

It is unique in that every project that it supports is accompanied by a sponsor, who is a Company employee, and in that it provides the expertise of employee volunteers, joined together in Veoliaforce, in the areas of emergency aid and development.

The Foundation focuses on three priority areas

    Humanitarian emergencies and development aid
    Social cohesion and job counseling
    Environmental conservation and biodiversity protection

If you have a project  that may be aligned with the mission and priorities of the Veolia Environnement Foundation, then you can apply for a grant.

Selection criteria

Project leaders

Project leaders are generally international outreach organizations, associations, non-profit entities (e.g. workforce development agencies) or institutions. The Foundation does not support grants for projects that are personally led by a Company employee.

Nature of the projects

The Foundation acts within the framework of corporate patronage. The project supported must be community-oriented, non-profit initiatives, fitting into the following action areas:

    Humanitarian crises and development aid,
    Social cohesion and job counseling,
    Environmental conservation and biodiversity protection.
    Unlike sponsorship or sponsoring operations, no commercial gain is sought in return for the financial assistance granted.

Employee involvement

The Foundation only supports projects that are sponsored by a Veolia Environnement employee. Before submitting his project, the project leader has to find a company employee who agrees to become the sponsor of the project. Finding a sponsor is indispensable, and is the project leaders responsibility, not the foundation’s.

The employees offer the project leader their time and know how for successful implementation of the project.

Project assessment and feasibility

The Foundation ensures that project leaders provide a clear description of how they will use the grant for which they have applied, including information about the targets to be met and indicators to assess the impact of the grant provided.
The Foundation pays close attention to the technical and financial feasibility of each project, the experience of the project leader and the quality of the partners. It gives priority to projects that are original, set an example and can be replicated.

Nature and amount of the grant

The Foundation considers all requests, regardless of scale. There is no maximum or minimum limit to the grant amount, although it cannot exceed 50% of the budget dedicated to the entire project. The grant is intended to supplement public and private subsidies or grants as well as the existing resources of the entity requesting it. The Foundation’s aim is to give project leaders additional leverage, with grants intended primarily to cover investment expenditures, whether tangible or intangible, other than operating expenses.

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Government of Azerbaijan invites International NGOs to apply for Grants

The Council on State Support to NGOs under the Auspices of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan has issued a call to provide funding to international NGOs in Europe and USA. The aim of this grants program is to establish a strong cooperation between the NGO Council and European and US based civil society organizations by advancing initiatives in their respective countries in different fields including strengthening peace and global security, combating xenophobia and racism and supporting citizen’s activism.

NGO Council will provide funding to support activities (including advocacy campaigns) falling under the below-given topics:

    Protections of fundamental human rights and freedoms
    Combating against xenophobia, racism and islamophobia
    Fostering peace and security and alleviation of negative consequences of regional conflicts (in the aspect of Azerbaijan-Armenian, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict)
    Strengthening of intercultural dialogue as a base for successful partnership among the countries and civil society actors
    Raising awareness of European and USA communities about Khojaly (26.02.1992) genocide as a tool for prevention globally similar tragedies in future

NGO Council plans to allocate funds for projects with duration up to 12 months. The allocated amount for any single granted project will not exceed AZN 100 000 (one hundred thousand) .

Eligible countries include: Eligible Countries

    Austria
    Belgium
    Czech Republic
    France
    Germany
    Hungary
    Lithuania
    Norway
    Poland
    Russian Federation
    Switzerland
    12. The Great Britain
    13. Turkey
    14. Ukraine
    USA

The deadline for submission a concept paper is July 01, 2013 (5p.m UTC +04.00 Baku time). For more information, visit this link.

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Deadline: 30 June 2013
Deadline- 1 July 2013

Interested organizations are invited to participate in call funding opportunities for European and USA- based non- profits. The mission of this program is to provide financial support to NGOs but also for serving as a forum for NGOs to raise concerns over legislation and other matters of social and public importance.

This particular grants program has an aim of establishing a strong cooperation between the NGO Council and European and US based civil society organizations by advancing initiatives in their respective countries in different fields including strengthening peace and global security, combating xenophobia and racism and supporting citizen’s activism.

NGO Council will provide funding to support activities falling under the below-given topics-

    Protections of fundamental human rights and freedoms
    Combating against xenophobia, racism and islamophobia
    Fostering peace and security and alleviation of negative consequences of regional conflicts (in the aspect of Armenian-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict)
    Strengthening of intercultural dialogue as a base for successful partnership among the countries and civil society actors
    Raising awareness of European and USA communities about Khojaly (26.02.1992) genocide as a tool for prevention globally similar tragedies in future

Eligibility & Criteria-

    Civil Society Organizations and Non-Profit Organizations,
    Universities, colleges and think-tank organizations (non-profit)
    The organizations should propose projects only in the countries where they are legally registered and accredited.

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U.S. Embassy Beirut Small Grants Program for Civil Society

Deadline- 25 June 2013

Funding opportunity has been announced under U.S. Embassy’s Small Grants Program (ESGP) for the development of undeserved and/or underprivileged communities in Lebanon. The goal of this program is to combat trafficking or labor and sexual exploitation among vulnerable populations, including in refugee and migrant worker communities. Request for Applications and will award selected projects for a total of $500,000.

Local grant applications that are often selected for funding include, but are not limited to-

    Community-level activities that provide practical experience in volunteerism and advocacy
    Public education and awareness-building activities, as well as training of trainers
    Workshops, meetings or trainings of a practical and professional nature

Eligibility & Criteria-

    Eligible applicants include local representatives of civil society, including: individuals, non-profit organizations, non-governmental organizations, and universities in Lebanon.
    U.S. Embassy Beirut is committed to an anti-discrimination policy in all of its projects and activities. Proposals irrespective of the applicant’s race, ethnicity, color, creed, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or disability are accepted. Applications from organizations working with minority, disenfranchised, and lesser-served communities, including women, youth, the elderly and persons with disabilities are also accepted.

For more information, visit grants.gov and search by funding opportunity number.NEALE-13-GR-001-NEA-052813

AGFUND for “Fighting the Phenomenon of Street Children”

The Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND) is accepting nominations for the AGFUND international prize for pioneering human development projects in the field of “Fighting the Phenomenon of Street Children”. The UN, International and regional organizations, ministries and public institutions, NGOs, universities and research centers all over the world are invited to apply for this US $ 500,000 funding.

The selection of “Fighting the Phenomenon of Street Children” as subject for AGFUND Prize aims to encourage the protection of children subject to danger and the provision of an environment appropriate enough for their growth in addition to the steadiness of the developing communities.
The prize theme is subdivided into four categories as follows:

FIRST CATEGORY: (US$ 200,000): The role of UN and international organizations in supporting the developing countries’ national policies to fight the phenomenon of street children and tramps (For projects implemented by UN, international or regional organizations).

SECOND CATEGORY: (US$ 150,000): NGOs-led efforts in implementing pioneering projects for training, rehabilitation and social integration of street children and tramps (For projects implemented by national NGOs).

THIRD CATEGORY: (US$ 100,000): Government agencies’ role in designing and implementing pioneering programs reflecting the legislation aiming at curtailing the phenomenon of street children (For projects by government ministries and public institutions).

FOURTH CATEGORY: (US$ 50,000): Individual-led efforts for street children and tramps rehabilitation and social integration (For projects initiated, sponsored and/or implemented by individuals).

Projects nominated for the prize shall be evaluated with extreme fairness and clarity by experts chosen every year according to their specializations and experiences tin Prize subjects. The Prize Committee is composed of a number of prominent international figures who represent the geographic regions of the world. The Committee holds an annual meeting in which it discusses the evaluation results and selects the winning projects. The Prize is handed over in an annual ceremony attended by the representatives of the local and international organizations, development experts, diplomats and media representatives.
For more information, visit this link.

Growing Together 2

Deadline- 29 July 2013

Proposals are accepted for Growing Together 2 Program under Europe Aid to improve knowledge and understanding of Montenegrins about the EU through the activities of non-governmental organizations. The Objective of this program is to ensure the acceptability and legitimacy of the EU policies in Montenegrin society.

The overall indicative amount made available under this Call for Proposals is €230,000.00. The initial planned duration of an action may not be lower than 6 months nor exceed 12 months.

Eligibility & Criteria-

    be legal persons
    be non-profit-making
    be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies),not acting as an intermediary
    be non-governmental organisations established and registered  in Montenegro
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Seeing is Believing Grants: Call for Proposals

Deadline: 22 July 2013

Seeing is Believing, a collaborative effort of the Standard Chartered Bank and International Agency for Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) has announced a new funding opportunity for NGOs working in low and middle-income countries.

Under this grant opportunity, Seeing is Believing Innovation Fund aims to fund grants between $10,000 to $200,000 to projects that develop and test ideas, new technology or operating models for delivering eye care with the potential for high impact or even systemic change. The fund is prepared to target projects with a higher degree of uncertainty around the outcome than traditional grant funding in order to allow space for organizations or individuals to experiment with new ideas and approaches that have the potential to become viable new, cost-effective approaches to helping tackle avoidable blindness.

Innovation Fund will seek to support funding of projects at either of the following two stages:

Stage 1 – Pilot stage: It will provide grant funds to projects that are developing a pilot to test and assess a new approach, operating model or technology with potential for impact.

Stage 2 – Preparing for scale: It will provide grant funds to prepare projects that have had demonstrable success at a pilot or experimental stage to be taken to scale.

If you are an organisation or individual with a great idea or new approach to promoting eye health, or enabling blind and visually impaired people to become more independent, we want to hear from you.

SiB Innovation Fund is open to applications from:

    Non-governmental, not-for-profit groups (NGOs)
    Blindness/Disability Organisations (focused on the technology category stated above)
    Academic institutions and Universities
    Research organisations
    Private sector companies (e.g. technology companies)
    Independent individuals (subject to the provision of two references from a reputed institution or organisation and a 5% funding commitment). Successful “Individual” applicants may be subject to a credit check.
    Applicants do not have to be registered charities.

For more information, visit this link.

Human-Centered Design (HCD) Micro Grants to tackle Poverty

Deadline- 15 July 2013

The IDEO.org Human-Centered Design (HCD) Connect is providing small grants to catalyze new best practices to help to ensure that people – using human-centered design to tackle poverty-related challenges around the world – are receiving direct input on their solutions.

This program is also supported by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. This program focuses on projects using human-centered design towards agriculture-related projects.

HCD Connect will be accepting applications from June 1 to July 15, 2013 (deadline 11:59PM PST). It will consider the information provided in the application as well as your participation on the HCD Connect platform as part of the selection criteria.

In order to be eligible to apply for a Microgrant, a project must meet the following three criteria:

    The project must be related to agricultural development.
    The project must have drawn from, or be planning to employ, the methods and approaches of human-centered design.
    Someone from the project team must create a story on HCD Connect detailing the project or proposed project. In general, grant-making preference will be given to active participants on the HCD Connect platform.

HCD Connect Microgrants in the following two categories-

    $5,000 Planning Grant: planning grants are for individuals or organizations initiating the human-centered design process as part of a particular project and requiring funding to conduct HCD “hear” or “create” research.
    $10,000 Implementation Grant: implementation grants are designed for individuals or organizations that have experienced the human-centered design process and need funding to pilot or implement their project solutions.

Eligibility-

Micro Grants Program is open to all countries around the world

For more information, visit this link.

Call for Proposals for the Joint Fund for Poverty Alleviation Research

Deadline- 10 September 2013

The Department for International Development (DFID) in partnership with the  Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is inviting new and innovative proposals across 3 new areas in the fields of international development and humanitarian assistance.

The mission of this program is to provide insights into the specific barriers to inclusion facing disabled people in low income countries, such as access to health care, education, social protection and labour market services. Up to £2 million is available for this research programme.

Urbanisation and Risk in Africa

This research programme will address the evidence gaps around urbanisation and risk in an African context. The programme will map and measure the different dimensions of risk in urban Africa, and will produce policy relevant evidence that can help inform decision-makers in building urban resilience and manage risk and uncertainty. Up to £3.3 million is available for this research programme.

Poverty in Urban Spaces

This research will investigate how urban spaces are changing and what the emerging challenges for tackling urban poverty are. The programme will also consider what interventions can tackle urban poverty at scale in low income countries. Up to £2 million is available for this research programme.

Disability, Inequality and Poverty

This research programme will provide insights into the specific barriers to inclusion facing disabled people in low income countries, such as access to health care, education, social protection and labour market services. The programme will also consider how these barriers can be overcome. Up to £2 million is available for this research programme.

The objectives of this program is to-

    Fund new thinking on international development issues.
    Raise the quality and impact of social science research in development
    Encourage multi-disciplinary research
    Give access to international development research funding to a broader set of actors

Eligibility & Criteria-

All 3 research programmes are open to UK and non-UK researchers based in higher education institutions, research organizations and other organizations with a credible research capacity. Each programme will last for a maximum of 3 years.

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Open Society Foundations Worldwide Fund for Leadership Transitions in Nonprofits

The Open Society Foundations’ new fund seeks to support a new generation of leaders around the world can implement their initiatives. Nonprofit organizations face challenges when new leaders take over them. As transition takes places, new leaders have to cope with internal limitations and a lack of resources.

This new fund seeks to give new leaders the discretionary support to implement the ideas that got them hired in the first place. It is the only available support of its kind for nonprofit leaders at the outset of their tenure.

The Open Society Foundations are committed to supporting a new generation of civil society leaders as part of their efforts to strengthen the nonprofit sector worldwide. The New Executives Fund will support executive directors and chief executive officers who have the potential to be leaders in fields that are central to Open Society’s mission.

The Open Society Foundations have long made individual decisions to support new directors, including directors at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the PEN American Center this year. The New Executives Fund expands this kind of support, making it a regular part of how Open Society is helping to build a new generation of nonprofit leadership.

The inaugural cohort of the fund includes leaders from around the globe whose organizations are advancing a range of human rights and social justice issues. Organizations will receive a two-year grant, which will be allocated at the executive director’s discretion.
For more information, visit this link.