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.

For more information, visit this link

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