Program for Emerging Agricultural Research Leaders by the Gates Foundation

Deadline: 7 September 2014

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation invites pre-proposals for agricultural research with the potential to increase the sustainable productivity of smallholder farmers in developing countries. The Program for Emerging Agricultural Research Leaders (PEARL) seeks the projects led by MSc and PhD scientists at national agricultural research institutions and universities in sub-Saharan Africa, working in collaboration with other researchers internationally (either within Africa or beyond the continent).

Grant proposal can be made in between $200,000 and $500,000 for a period of 4 years or less.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicant organization must be led by a scientist based in sub-Saharan Africa at a national agricultural research institution or university.
• Applicants must involve a partnership with at least one international research collaborator (research partner can reside in any country other than the applicant’s home country, and may include collaborations within Africa). The role and value of the proposed international research collaborator must be clear.
• Submissions must closely align with the goals of the Gates Foundation’s Agricultural Development strategy.
• Application must clearly propose a research project with the potential to substantially increase the sustainable productivity of smallholder farmers in developing countries within the next 5-20 years and must clearly describe how the proposed work fits with related ongoing work in the country or region.
• Proposed project must have potential applicability to one or more of the following crop species- maize, wheat, rice, millet, sorghum, cassava, sweet potatoes, yams, beans, cowpeas, chickpeas, groundnuts, and banana.

Note: Applicants in need of an international collaborator are invited to apply for the Agricultural Research Connections Workshops to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, summer 2014.

For more information, please visit RFP Summary Program for Emerging Agricultural Research Leaders.

Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot

Deadline: 18 August 2014

The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund along with International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) invites non-government organizations, community groups, and other civil society organizations to submit Letters of Inquiry to conduct projects in Indo-Burma hotspot except Myanmar.

Spanning nearly 6,000 meters in elevation, from the summit of Hkakaborazi in Myanmar, Southeast Asia’s highest mountain, down to a coastline along the Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea, Gulf of Thailand and South China Sea, Indo-Burma hotspot supports a wide variety of habitats and thus high overall biodiversity. The hotspot comprises all the non-marine parts of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, plus parts of southern China.

The major objective of CEPF for Indo-Burma Hotspot is to engage civil society in the conservation of globally threatened biodiversity through targeted investments with maximum impact on the highest conservation priorities.

Component, Strategic Directions and Investment Priorities

Component: Protection and Stewardship of Priority Sites

Strategic Direction: Empower local communities to engage in conservation and management of priority key biodiversity areas

Investment Priorities

1. Raise awareness about biodiversity conservation legislation among target groups at priority sites
2. Pilot and amplify community forests, community fisheries and community-managed protected areas
3. Develop co-management mechanisms for formal protected areas that enable community participation in all levels of management
4. Conduct a gap analysis of key biodiversity areas in Myanmar and support expansion of the protected area network using community-based models

Component: Enhancement of Ecological Connectivity and Results

Strategic Direction: Engage key actors in mainstreaming biodiversity, communities and livelihoods into development planning in the priority corridors

Investment Priority

1. Support civil society efforts to analyze development policies, plans and programs, evaluate their impact on biodiversity, communities and livelihoods, and propose alternative development scenarios and appropriate mitigating measures where needed
2. Integrate the biodiversity and ecosystem service values of priority corridors into land-use and development planning at all levels
3. Develop protocols and demonstration projects for ecological restoration that improve the biodiversity performance of national forestry programs
4. Engage the media as a tool to increase awareness and inform public debate of environmental issues

Component: Development of a Conservation Constituency

Strategic Direction: Strengthen the capacity of civil society to work on biodiversity, communities and livelihoods at regional, national, local and grassroots levels

Investment Priority

1. Support networking activities that enable collective civil society responses to priority and emerging threats
2. Provide core support for the organizational development of domestic civil society organizations
3. Establish clearing house mechanisms to match volunteers to civil society organizations’ training needs

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligible Countries for the fund under this call are Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Thailand and Vietnam.
• Applicants can be non-government organizations, community groups, and other civil society organizations or government agencies (if they meet some above specified criteria).

For more information, please visit the link.

Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund invites Letters of Inquiry in Two Different Biodiversity Hotspots

The  Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) is a global program administered by the Conservation International through a CEPF Secretariat. The joint initiative of Conservation International, the European Union, the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Japan, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, l’Agence Française de Développement, and the World Bank, CEPF is designed to safeguard the world’s biologically richest and most threatened regions, known as biodiversity hotspots.

The CEPF supports projects that are in an approved biodiversity hotspot. The grant applicant must be authorized under relevant national laws to receive charitable contributions. To be eligible for the grant, government-owned enterprises or institutions must establish that the enterprise or institution has a legal personality independent of any government agency or actor, the enterprise or institution has the authority to apply for and receive private funds, and the enterprise or institution may not assert a claim of sovereign immunity. Here are the two open opportunities and two restricted opportunities (for pre-qualified organizations) for different Biodiversity Hotspots-

East Melanesian Islands Biodiversity Hotspot

Deadline: 26 August 2014

Community groups, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, and other civil society organizations for biodiversity conservation projects in the East Melanesian Islands Hotspot are invited to submit Letters of Inquiry (LoIs). The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CPEF) jointly call eligible entities to apply for the fund.

The East Melanesian Islands Hotspot holds exceptional cultural and linguistic diversity. The hotspot is one of the most geographically complex areas on the earth. The region covers  Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and the islands region of Papua New Guinea.

Preference is given to projects that are the closest fit to the investment strategy and demonstrate a leading role for local civil society organizations. Applications from local and grassroots organizations are highly regarded. Individuals are encouraged to work with civil society organizations to develop applications, rather than to apply directly.

Strategic Direction & Investment Priorities

Strategic Direction: Empower local communities to protect and manage globally significant biodiversity at priority Key Biodiversity Areas under-served by current conservation efforts

Investment Priority

1. Support local communities to design and implement locally relevant conservation actions that respond to major threats at priority sites.

Strategic Direction: Integrate biodiversity conservation into local land-use and development planning

Investment Priority : Conduct participatory ownership and tenure mapping of resources within customary lands at priority sites

Strategic Direction : Safeguard priority globally threatened species by addressing major threats and information gaps

Investment Priority : Conduct research on the following five globally threatened species for which there is a need for greatly improved information on their status and distribution: Makira Moorhen; Beck’s Petrel; Guadalcanal Rat; Emperor Rat; and King Rat

Strategic Direction : Increase local, national and regional capacity to conserve biodiversity through catalyzing civil society partnerships

Investment Priority

1. Strengthen the capacity of local and national civil society organizations in financial management, project management and organizational governance.
2. Provide core support for the development of civil society organizations into national and regional conservation leaders.
3. Strengthen civil society capacity in conservation management, science and leadership through short-term training courses at domestic academic institutions.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must be from one of the following countries -  Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and the islands region of Papua New Guinea.
• Applicants can be community groups, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, private companies and other civil society organizations.

For more information, please visit the link.

The UNODC Grants for HIV Prevention, Treatment & Care for people who Inject Drugs

Deadline: 20 August 2014

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the UNAIDS convening agency on HIV prevention, treatment and care for people who use drugs, invites proposals from  civil society organizations working in the area of harm reduction. The primary aim of the funding opportunity is to strengthen the capacity of civil society to address HIV prevention, treatment, care and support among people who inject drugs.

The proposals must focus on one, more than one or all of the following – HIV prevention, treatment, care, and support among people who inject drugs. The projects should support the active participation of drugs user communities, have an international reach (regional or global), and are initiated, planned, managed, implemented, monitored and/or evaluated by community based organization.

Project funding ranges between US$5,000 to US$60,000.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicant must be a non-profit making organization or Non Governmental Organization registered under the relevant Laws of the country where it is registered.
• Applicants must demonstrate prior experience of implementing activities in the area of HIV prevention, treatment, care and support among people who use drugs.
• Applicants must have the required experience or capability to administer international funding.
• Applicants must have a bank account.
• Proposed project must aim at strategic initiatives addressing HIV prevention, treatment, care and support among people who inject drugs.
• Proposed project must have an international reach, either regional or global/worldwide.

Please download the Application Form.

For more information, please visit UNODC Call for Proposals

Drivers of Food Choice: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grant Opportunity of $5,500,000

Deadline: 1 August 2014

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation along with the UK Department of International Development (DFID) call Concept Memo from organizations willing to design and manage small grants program to conduct research on the drivers of food choice among poor people in developing countries.

The grant recipient will design and competitively tender a research call and award and manage up to 15 small research grants to the sub-grant recipients.

Program includes

1. Capacity strengthening for research on food choice in Africa and South Asia
2. Systematic communication of research findings to enhance research uptake and provide a strong link between research and policy processes

Grant amount under this call is $5,500,000.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants can be academic and research institutions, civil society and commercial organizations (including operational development and communications organizations).
• Applicant organizations must have demonstrated competency to run competitive research grant programs, strengthen research capacity and generate research uptake.
• Applicants are expected to have demonstrated experience with global nutrition issues and evaluation methods.
• Proposed submission should align with the goals of DFID and the foundation’s research strategies in agriculture and nutrition.
• Proposed submission must include  a list of the proposed research themes on food choice on which a Request for Applications would be based; a strong plan to empower developing country researchers; and a plan to share research findings through publications or other means.
• The submission must propose to strengthen or build a community of practice for shared learning.
• The submission must demonstrate an understanding of how research findings might translate into policy or program advancement; and good value for money.
• Organizations whose concept Memos are selected are invited to submit full proposal. Notifications will be made by 24 October 2014.
• Submissions exceeding 5 pages will not be reviewed.

For more information, please visit RFP Summary Drivers of Food Choice. Please click See Full RFA and Submit a Concept Memo and create an account (if you do not have yet) to be able to access the guidelines.

The USAID Middle East Water Security Initiative

Deadline: 1 October 2014

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Middle East Water Security Initiative in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, West Bank/Gaza, and Yemen is seeking projects that aim to identify and scale up technologies for improved water supply and use. Special focus is on approaches that empower women and youth. The goal of the MWSI is to improve sustainable, long-term access to water for up to 20 million people living in the Middle East.

USAID may allocate up to $500,000 over the course of FY 2014 to fund one or two partnerships, with funding for individual partnerships estimated in the range of $250,000 to $500,000.

The MWSI will engage both international and local actors from the private sector, civil society, public sector, and other organizations to support dynamic young entrepreneurs, researchers, and consumers with opportunities to develop, test, scale-up and market ‘water-smart’ technologies; and increase awareness of and local ability to address water security challenges in the Middle East through behavior change and advocacy campaigns.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants can be private institutions of higher education; native American tribal organizations; nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, for profit organizations other than small businesses; public and state controlled institutions of higher education; small business; nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; or public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities.

For more information, please visit grants.gov and search for funding opportunity number APS-OAA-14-000005. Please do not forget to click Full Announcement and download relevant files to get idea on application and others.

The PTES Small Grants : Worldwide Opportunity for Researchers and Conservationists

Deadline: 15 February 2015

The People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PETS) provides small grants to scientific researchers and conservationists worldwide. Individuals working for the preservation of endangered species, either through research or practical field work, are invited to submit applications.

Grant applications can be made between £2,000 and £8,000 for projects of up to two years duration.

The PTES also has the Worldwide Continuation grants program. Continuation grant is larger grant scheme offering £10,000 to £25,000 for projects between two to five years, to continue the projects begun through a a previous PTES small grant.

The deadline for Worldwide Continuation grants is 28 July 2014.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants can be already working and established in either the UK, UK overseas territories or any country NOT classified by the World Bank as high-income.
• Applications can be made only for conservation and research work on IUCN classified species.
• Applications from researchers already receiving a worldwide small grant are not accepted for small grants for the same species in the same region but her/his application will go towards worldwide continuation grant program.

For more information, please visit PTES Grant Criteria.

European Commission inviting proposals on Water Innovation

Deadline: 16 October 2014

The European Union is accepting proposals on ‘Development of water supply and sanitation technology, systems and tools, and/or methodologies’. Total budget under this call is €75,000,000.

Expected outcomes

• Application of innovative technological approaches/solutions adapted to local conditions, operational and effective application of integrated water management, better identification of water vulnerability by policy makers, advanced regulatory and economic instruments, improved capacity building of local actors, and increased economic and social well-being at local and regional levels in the non-EU Mediterranean countries and Africa. Support to internationally agreed water-related goals, including in the context of the post-2015 development framework and Rio+20 follow up, by bridging the water and sanitation gaps.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must be the Member States of the European Union, including their overseas departments; Overseas countries and Territories (OCT) linked to the Member States (Anguilla, Aruba, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Falkland Islands, French Polynesia, Greenland, Montserrat, New Caledonia, Pitcairn Islands, Saba, Saint Barthélémy, Saint Helena, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, Turks and Caicos Islands, Wallis and Futuna); Countries Associated with Horizon 2020; International European interest organizations.

Application materials include – curriculum vitae, a list of up to five relevant publications, and/or products, services; a list of up to five relevant previous projects or activities; a description of any significant infrastructure and/or any major items of technical equipment, relevant to the proposed work; and a description of any third parties that are not represented as project partners.

For more information, please visit EC Water Innovation.

Secure Fund from The Sasakawa Peace Foundation

Deadline: 31 October 2014

The Sasakawa Peace Foundation accepts grant applications from non-governmental and voluntary organizations around the world to benefit from its Regular Projects Fund (focusing issues) and Special Fund (focusing regions). The proposed programs must promote international understanding, exchange, and cooperation, and must accord with program policy of SPF (for regular projects) and program guidelines of SPF special funds to secure funding.

The SPF is a private nonprofit foundation that promotes Japan’s international contribution, seeks to resolve global issues, endeavors to strengthen mutual understanding and cooperation with priority regions.

Grants are provided for one to three years. There is no upper limit for grant request, the yearly budget per project is generally between US$20,000 and US$100,000. The grant may cover costs for travel, meetings, contracted service, honorarium, communication and transport, printing and reproduction, data collection, office supplies, and others.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants can be incorporated foundations and corporations, NPO corporations, universities and other incorporated educational institutions, and private organizations conducting non-profit activities, established on the basis of the Act on Promotion of Specified Non-profit Activities.
• Several organizations can collaborate to implement single project but application is accepted for specific organization or representative.
• Proposal must clearly outline project objectives, activity details, expected results and other important aspects of the project; and must give sufficient reasons why the project deserves funding from SPF.
• Applications must be written in either English or Japanese.
• Application materials include- grant application cover sheet, organizational profile, project description and other related documents (if necessary).

Note: Proposals must be sent via post. Proposals sent via email or fax are not considered for funding.

For more information, please visit Applying for Grants.

The United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security for UN and/or non-UN Organizations

Deadline: 1 September 2014

The United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security (UNTFHS) accepts grant applications from UN organization(s) and/or designated non-UN organization(s), which translate the human security approach into practical actions particularly at the field level. The objective of the UNTFHS is to finance activities carried out by the eligible organizations, to demonstrate its added-value in view of promoting and disseminating the concept.

Supported Projects

1. Operational Projects which apply the human security concept and advance its operational impact. Grant request of US$1,000,000 per year can be made for projects carried out by one organization and US$2,500,000 per year for projects implemented by more than one organization.
2. Projects aiming to promote and disseminate the human security concept. Grant request of US$300,000 can be made for projects that promote and disseminate the human security concept.

Focus of Implementation

• Projects are globally distributed. Priority is given to countries and regions where insecurities of people are most critical and pervasive, such as the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and countries in conflict and post-conflict peace-building situation.
• Sub-regional projects that involve more than one country and aim to address cross-border threats to the border communities are considered with special attention.

How to Apply?

1. Submit Concept Notes via email by the deadline. If submitting hard copy, fax the documents.
2. UNTFHS will send a confirmation email on successful submission of the concept note.
3. UNTFHS will inform the applicant of the processing on the concept note by 1 October 2014. Selected applicants will be invited to submit full proposal
4. Proposals that satisfy the review process will be submitted to the Executive Office of the Secretary-General for further review and approval.
5. Approved proposals are authorized expenditures in accordance with the UN Financial Regulations and Rules.

Note: Concept notes and project proposals should be submitted to the HSU and should be sent electronically via email with a signed cover letter. If hard copies are submitted, they should be faxed.

 

The UNTFHS invites Concept Notes on Projects that Apply, Promote & Disseminate Human Security Concept

 

Deadline: 1 September 2014

The United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security (UNTFHS) invites Concept Notes from UN organization(s) and/or designated non-UN organization(s) to implement operational projects that apply the human security concept and/or projects aiming to promote and disseminate the human security concept.

The major objective of UNTFHS is to finance activities carried out by UN organization(s) and/or designated non-UN organization(s), which translate the human security concept into practical actions, in particular those at the field level, to demonstrate its added-value in view of promoting and disseminating the concept.

Projects:

1. Operational projects that apply the human security concept and advance its operational impact by – providing concrete and sustainable benefits to vulnerable people and communities threatened in their survival, livelihood and dignity; and promoting partnerships with civil society groups, NGOs, and other local entities and encouraging implementation by these entities.
2. Projects aiming to promote and disseminate the human security concept by implementing the “Protection and Empowerment” framework by comprehensively including both top-down protection and bottom-up empowerment measures; and advancing multi-sectoral integrated approaches that take into account the people-centered, comprehensive, context-specific and prevention-oriented aspects of the human security concept.

The grant request can be made as following-

1. US$1,000,000 per year – for operational projects which are carried out by one organization
2. US$2,500,000 per year – for operational projects which are implemented by more than one organization
3. US$300,000 – for projects to promote and disseminate the human security concept

Eligibility Criteria:

• Eligible entities are – UN organization(s) and/or designated non-UN organization(s), which translate the human security concept into practical actions, in particular those at the field level, to demonstrate its added-value in view of promoting and disseminating the concept.
• Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and countries in conflict and post-conflict peace-building situation will be prioritized.
• Sub-regional projects that involve more than one country and aim to address cross-border threats to the border communities shall be considered with special attention.
• Proposed projects must make maximum use of local resources and avoid using costly foreign expertise.
• Applying organizations should clearly demonstrate the relevance of the project to Key Funding Criteria and Focus of Implementation outlined in the Guidelines.
• Applying organizations should receive the consent of the recipient Government to implement the project and should ensure that projects are in line with national strategies and priorities so as to ensure national ownership.

Selected Concept Notes will be invited to submit full proposals.

For more information, please visit Call for Proposals. Don’t forget to click the link under Requirements and click on UNTFHS Guidelines. Go through the document carefully to avoid any kind of confusions regarding the concept note development and submission.

The Africa Climate Change Fund will provide Minimum US$250,000 to African Institutions for Climate Finance Readiness Programs

Deadline: 8 August 2014

The Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) invites African governments, non-governmental organizations, research and regional institutions to submit grant applications for the climate finance readiness projects, programs or activities.

Grant request can be made for minimum US$250,000. The primary aim of the call is to enhance the capacity of African countries to improve their national institutional governance for direct and international access to climate finance, and to develop transformational policies, programs and projects for climate resilience and low carbon growth, in alignment with UNFCCC decisions.

Activities (may be but not limited to)

1. Support for national climate finance institutions in relation to the Green Climate Fund (GCF)   implementation.
2. Collating and reviewing existing country plans and strategies to prioritize transformational opportunities, and to identify thematic and geographic programmatic options
3. Technical assistance in the implementation of National Adaptation Planning (NAP) processes
4. Economic and technical evaluation of options for infrastructure development
5. Preparation of programs and projects that promote low carbon development in power, transport, forestry and agriculture sector
6. Technical assistance for programs and projects preparation to enhance the resilience of the current climatic variability and change in vulnerable areas and sectors.
7. Development of frameworks to raise finance for climate action.
8. Sharing knowledge and experience through regional meetings and south-south dialogue.

Using the grant money

The grants can be used for the recruitment of national and international consultants; trainings; consultation workshops; regional and international meetings; communication, advocacy and translation services; the provision of technical assistance in the preparation of studies and analytical pieces; and office equipment and transportation fees if a direct beneficiary executes the grant after approval by the Bank.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants can be African governments, NGOs, research and regional institutions.

For more information, please visit ACCF launches first call for proposals.

Secure Fund from The Sasakawa Peace Foundation

Deadline: 31 October 2014

The Sasakawa Peace Foundation accepts grant applications from non-governmental and voluntary organizations around the world to benefit from its Regular Projects Fund (focusing issues) and Special Fund (focusing regions). The proposed programs must promote international understanding, exchange, and cooperation, and must accord with program policy of SPF (for regular projects) and program guidelines of SPF special funds to secure funding.

The SPF is a private nonprofit foundation that promotes Japan’s international contribution, seeks to resolve global issues, endeavors to strengthen mutual understanding and cooperation with priority regions.

Grants are provided for one to three years. There is no upper limit for grant request, the yearly budget per project is generally between US$20,000 and US$100,000. The grant may cover costs for travel, meetings, contracted service, honorarium, communication and transport, printing and reproduction, data collection, office supplies, and others.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants can be incorporated foundations and corporations, NPO corporations, universities and other incorporated educational institutions, and private organizations conducting non-profit activities, established on the basis of the Act on Promotion of Specified Non-profit Activities.
• Several organizations can collaborate to implement single project but application is accepted for specific organization or representative.
• Proposal must clearly outline project objectives, activity details, expected results and other important aspects of the project; and must give sufficient reasons why the project deserves funding from SPF.
• Applications must be written in either English or Japanese.
• Application materials include- grant application cover sheet, organizational profile, project description and other related documents (if necessary).

Note: Proposals must be sent via post. Proposals sent via email or fax are not considered for funding.

For more information, please visit Applying for Grants.

The United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security for UN and/or non-UN Organizations

Deadline: 1 September 2014

The United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security (UNTFHS) accepts grant applications from UN organization(s) and/or designated non-UN organization(s), which translate the human security approach into practical actions particularly at the field level. The objective of the UNTFHS is to finance activities carried out by the eligible organizations, to demonstrate its added-value in view of promoting and disseminating the concept.

Supported Projects

1. Operational Projects which apply the human security concept and advance its operational impact. Grant request of US$1,000,000 per year can be made for porjects carried out by one organization and US$2,500,000 per year for projects implemented by more than one organization.
2. Projects aiming to promote and disseminate the human security concept. Grant request of US$300,000 can be made for projects that promote and disseminate the human security concept.

Focus of Implementation

• Projects are globally distributed. Priority is given to countries and regions where insecurities of people are most critical and pervasive, such as the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and countries in conflict and post-conflict peace-building situation.
• Sub-regional projects that involve more than one country and aim to address cross-border threats to the border communities are considered with special attention.

How to Apply?

1. Submit Concept Notes via email by the deadline. If submitting hard copy, fax the documents.
2. UNTFHS will send a confirmation email on successful submission of the concept note.
3. UNTFHS will inform the applicant of the processing on the concept note by 1 October 2014. Selected applicants will be invited to submit full proposal
4. Proposals that satisfy the review process will be submitted to the Executive Office of the Secretary-General for further review and approval.
5. Approved proposals are authorized expenditures in accordance with the UN Financial Regulations and Rules.

Note: Concept notes and project proposals should be submitted to the HSU and should be sent electronically via email with a signed cover letter. If hard copies are submitted, they should be faxed.

 

Selected Concept Notes will be invited to submit full proposals.

For more information, please visit Call for Proposals. Don’t forget to click the link under Requirements and click on UNTFHS Guidelines. Go through the document carefully to avoid any kind of confusions regarding the concept note development and submission.

Implementing Water Projects in Africa? Secure up to €5,000,000 Grants from the African Water Facility

Deadline: 30 September 2014

Are you an organization implementing water projects in Africa? Do you face financial and technical challenges in implementing those projects? You can apply for the African Water Facility (AWF) grant awards!

The African Water Facility (AWF) awards grants of between €50,000 and €5,000,000 to the regional member countries of the African Development Bank (ADB), political subdivisions or agencies working within these countries, or regional agencies or institutions concerned with water resource development in Africa.

Strategic Pillars

1. Project Preparation
2. Water Governance
3. Water Knowledge

Priority Issues

1. Climate Change
2. Social and Gender Equity
3. Environmental Protection

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must be a non-governmental organization committed to the continents or national development priorities, with proposed activities that will be implemented in Africa.
• Applicants must be Africa based or provide evidence of partnership with African institutions.
• Applicants must have an appropriate organizational and management capacity, including a governing board.
• The proposals must be supported by the national government.
• Proposed activities and projects must meet one of the above mentioned strategic pillars.
• Eligible organizations should complete the application form and submit through the AWF website.

For more information, please visit Grants for water projects in Africa.

Does your Project Benefit Refugees and Displaced People? The Ockenden Prizes of $150,000 awaits you!

Deadline: 31 July 2014

The deadline for Ockenden International Prize 2015, an opportunity to fly to the United Kingdom to present your project, is approaching near. If you are an organization with programs, projects or activities fostering self-reliance for the refugees and displaced people anywhere around the globe, this opportunity is for you! If you are not the actor but know an organization working on the sector, The Ockenden International requests you to nominate the organization for the grant prize.

Prizes

1. $100000 for the grand winner
2. $25000 each to two runner ups

The three winners will present their projects to a specialist panel of five judges on 3 March 2015 at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University. The 2015 Presentation ceremony will award the three winners with their winning amounts.

Particular attention is given to the

1. Initiatives that promote self-reliance among refugees and/or displaced people.
2. Approaches that have proved to be highly effective in improving the lives of refugees and/or displaced people.
3. Work that has been carried out in especially difficult circumstances.
4. Organizations with strong governance and financial management.

The applicants must be able to show that there have been measurable achievements and outcomes leading to real change in the lives of those helped.

The submitted project must

• Benefit refugees or displaced people.
• Be initiated no earlier than 1 May 2011.
• Focus on helping refugees and/or displaced people.

The organizers consider postal entries from the registered charities without access to the Internet.

The Future Technologies for Water Competition of US$20,000 Grant Award

Deadline: 31 July 2014

The University of North Carolina, The Water Institute has announced The Future Technologies for Water Competition of US$20,000 Grant Award. The competition is aimed at identifying breakthrough technologies for safe water with a sustainable business plan with wide-scale applicability.

Prizes

1. First Place – $15,000
2. Second Place – $5000

The competition is joint program of Takata Corporation and The Water Institute. Takata Corporation, dedicated to protect human life, develops new safety technologies and makes it available globally. The Water Institute providing global academic leadership for economically, environmentally, socially and technically sustainable management of water, sanitation and hygiene for equitable health and human development, is committed to further innovation in sustainable water technologies. Takata Corporation is sponsoring the competition with the prize money.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicant can be an individual or a team of two or more people. An individual cannot compete on two teams.
• The founding member of the team must have at least 25% ownership of the venture.
• Any faculty or staff teaching or working in the field of entrepreneurship at UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School or Environmental Sciences and Engineering at UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health cannot take part as competitor.
• Employee of Takata, individual directly related to a Takata employee, or already involved in Takata’s incubators are not eligible to participate in the competition.
• Venture should not have risen more than $10,000 in seed funding or “equity financing” other than from founding members are eligible to compete. This does not include grant funding or prize money from other competitions.
• The venture should have fewer than 10 paying customers and less than $25,000 in booked revenue.
• The venture must be operating for no more than 12 months.

For more information, please visit The Future Technologies for Water Competition.

Organizations Practicing Healthcare Innovation to Improve Newborn Survival: You have $1Million Grant Opportunity

Deadline: 25 August 2014

The second annual Healthcare Innovation Award is open for nominations of organizations that are practicing innovative approaches for reducing under-5 child mortality. This is a global partnership program of GSK and Save the Children. The organizations that will be judged as practicing most innovative and effective ways to improve the newborn survival will be provided from US$10,000 to US$400,000.

The winners will be promoted through public award announcements and international media coverage to help publicize the winning innovations that are increasing access to healthcare around the world. Major goal of this innovation award is to provide a platform for the innovations and to share information about them so that others interested in improving healthcare for children can learn from, replicate, and adapt these innovations to new environments.

Eligibility Criteria

• Nominee can be an organization (public, private, or nonprofit), academic/research institution or healthcare facility.
• Nominee and the innovation must be based in a country classified as low, upper middle or lower middle income by the World Bank.
• Nominees must have created proven and successful results through their innovation in the two years preceding the nomination.
• Nominee cannot be an individual.
• National government bodies may not be nominees, but institutions funded by governments can be nominated.
• The nominations must be made with express permission of the organizers.
• If the eligible innovation is a joint project, more than one eligible organization can be jointly nominated.
• Nominations of more than one eligible innovation from a single eligible organization are also accepted.
• Employees of the Save the Children and GSK, any of their group companies, and any other person directly connected with the HIAs or the Awards cannot be nominated.
• Employees of GSK and Save the Children cannot nominate any organization.
• Nominations can be made by the organization itself or a third-party organization or individual.

For more information, please visit $1M Healthcare Innovation Award.

SEARCA Seed Fund for Research and Training (SFRT) worth $15,000 in the theme Food Security

Deadline: 1 August 2014

The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) invites individuals in Southeast Asian countries to conduct research and training in Food Security. The selected research/training project will be provided Seed Fund up to $15,000 to implement the project.

The results will be announced on or before 30 November 2014 and implementation of the project commence one month after the announcement.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicant must be Southeast Asian national with graduate of at least a four-year degree.
• The applicant must have good moral character and should lack significant funding support.
• Proposed project must be innovative & accompanied by an appropriate plan to develop into a  large-scale research/training program greatly relevant to the agricultural and development needs of the region.
• Proposed project must have strong potential for generating significant long-term funding support.
• Proposed project must be completed within a one year period.

Note: Application must be submitted both via courier and electronic mail. The applicant should send an advance email copy of the proposal and send courier, addressing the manager, five hard copies of proposal stapled separately.

For more information, please visit Seed Fund for Research and Training (SFRT).

The Government of Canada launches Religious Freedom Fund Call for Proposals

Deadline: 24 July 2014

The Government of Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) through its Office of Religious Freedom (ORF), is launching a Religious Freedom Fund call for proposals.

The call is intended to achieve one or several of the following outcomes:

• Increased capacity of religious communities to access the public space so they can benefit from religious freedom;
• Strengthened institutions’ and civil society’s response to specific violations of religious freedom in targeted countries and promote tolerance and pluralism; and/or,
• Increased effectiveness of organizations, including national and international stakeholders, to act against violations of freedom of religion.

The call will consider proposals whose aim is to promote and defend freedom of religion through one or several of the following:

• Enhanced interfaith dialogue between religious communities on issues related to religious freedom;
• Increased interfaith awareness among relevant audiences or groups to discuss and promote religious freedom;
• Enhanced institutional and civil society capacity to monitor the situation of religious freedom;
• Greater access by decision-makers and government officials to research addressing freedom of religion;
• Greater awareness by decision-makers and government officials of threats to freedom of religion;
• Increased capacity of organisations to provide training on legal and legislative aspects of religious freedom; and,
• Increased capacity of organizations that defend either people targeted because of their faith or human right defenders acting on behalf of such persons.

The geographic scope includes countries from Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia (including Central Asia).

Eligible Recipients

• local non-governmental, community, religious, academic or not-for-profit organizations based in foreign countries;
• international, intergovernmental, multilateral and regional organizations; and,
• Canadian non-governmental, community, religious, academic and not-for-profit organizations operating abroad.

For more information, visit this link.

Innovation Grants of up to £1 Million to Prevent Violence against Women & Girls

Deadline: 10 July 2014

The United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) invites grant applications for the program ‘What it takes to Prevent Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG)?’ from in-country organizations and institutions in DFID priority countries. The primary aim of the program is to build knowledge on what works to prevent VAWG.

Around 10-14 national organizations or international non-profit organizations working in DFID priority countries will be provided innovation grants to support their innovative approaches to preventing violence against women and children. The award duration will be up to three years.

The grants will cover the development and implementation of the intervention, as well as the formative research, monitoring, evaluation, and capacity development of staff from the in-country lead organization and the final report.

Eligibility Criteria

• •Applicants should be from one of the following DFID priority countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma, DR Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, India , Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, Nigeria, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, South Africa3, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
• Institutions/organizations with experience in reducing VAWG working in DFID priority countries are eligible to apply for the grant.
• The proposed project may cover more than one priority country.
• Applications should be interventions or combinations of interventions that have clear theory of change; address multiple risk factors, or work across settings; address the intervention/research priorities; have potential for scale up.
• The interventions (or combinations of interventions) must be proposed by consortia that include implementing organizations and researchers or policy makers.
• The interventions may work with socially excluded or marginalized groups or strengthen understanding of how social exclusion affects risk of violence and effectiveness of interventions.

For more information, please visit Call For Funding Applications.

The Foundation for Human Rights Calls CSOs in South Africa to Implement LGBTI Program

Deadline: 15 July 2014

The Foundation for Human Rights (FHR) invites civil society organizations in South Africa and the region working in the sector of human rights to partner in ‘Access to Justice and Promotion of Constitutional Rights (Strengthening Civil Society)’ (AJCPR) Program. The key aim of the AJCPR Program is to contribute to the promotion and fulfillment of the rights established under the Constitution to build a society in which all South Africans are empowered to live their lives in dignity.

African continent has granted official recognition to same-sex marriages through the Civil Union Act 17 of 2006. the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people is recognized by asserting the right to equal protection and benefit of the law but legal rights do not always translate into attitudinal change and full acceptance. Thus, the AJPCR program aims to contribute to the promotion, protection and realization of rights established in the Constitution through three key objectives – improving access to justice, raising awareness of constitutional rights and strengthening democracy through partnerships with civil society.

Phases: The project is divided into three phases, to be undertaken consecutively-

1. Phase I: Scan of LGBTI Initiatives and Review of LGBTI Training and Awareness Materials and Programs. In this phase, research and report writing is conducted including database and literature review leading to the development of training materials and a set of training programs. Total duration is 5 weeks starting from 1 August to 5 September 2014. Budget is R40,000.
2. Phase II: Development of LGBTI Training Materials and Programs. Total duration is 12 weeks, starting 1 October and ending 23 December 2014. Budget is R195,000.
3. Phase III: Piloting and Finalization of LGBTI Training Materials and Programs. Total duration is 11 weeks, starting 15 January to 31 March 2015. Budget is R115,000.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applications can be made for all three phases of work or for only one phase.
• Applicants must be a legal entity/organization whose core mandate is the promotion, protection and advancement of human rights, and must be registered with the Department of Social Development as a non-profit organization.
• Applicants must be able to demonstrate their ability to implement the project and to transfer knowledge at local level.
• Applicant must have specialist expertise in the following areas- human rights context in South Africa, LGBTI experiences (specifically rights violations) in South Africa, gender-based violence, knowledge of gaps in state and civil society service delivery to women and LGBTI populations, experience in desktop research, literature review and other relevant research methods, track record of timely delivery of appropriate materials/outcomes.
• Applicants for Phase II or for all three phases must have knowledge of and experience in developing training material on LGBTI and broader human rights.
• Applicants for Phase III or for all three phases must have knowledge of and experience in conducting LGBTI sensitivity and competence/skills-building training for state and non-state service providers.
• Applications must be made in English language.

For more information, please visit LGBTI Project and download relevant documents.