The UK Department for International Development has issued a call for concept notes from civil society organizations under its Programme Partnership Arrangements (PPAs) 2011-2014
As PPAs are designed for larger civil society organizations, the applicant organizations should demonstrate significant capability to implement projects targeting poverty reduction and other issues. “To be successful, an organisation should have a strong focus on poverty reduction and/or conflict, security and justice, or humanitarian priorities, be a leader in their area(s) of specialism, have excellent results management, be able to demonstrate real and practical impact on poverty reduction, have significant capability across their systems and policy engagement, and a clear fit with DFID’s values and priorities. All successful applicants would be required to conform to DFID’s UK Aid Transparency Guarantee.”
DFID has earmarked £20 million of funding for Conflict, Security and Justice, and Humanitarian (CSH) priorities out of the total £120million allocated per annum to PPAs. The rest of the funding will be allocated for general PPAs designed for organizations working on any of the DFID’s sectors and priorities, including crosscutting themes.
There is a two stage application process. Initially, only concept notes have be submitted. Based on the review of the concept notes, a fuller proposal would be requested.
The deadline for submission of PPA concept notes is 3 September 2010. More information at this link.
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Call for Proposals to fight Child Labour
As part of the “Investing in People” Programme, the European Commission has launched a call for proposals to providing funding to projects fighting child labour in developing countries. Accordingly, child labour worldwide is causing terrible hardships for children leading to their exploitation and risking their lives to work hazards. It is also damaging their physical, mental and emotional growth. Children also succumb to worst forms of child labour such as trafficking, armed conflict, slavery, sexual exploitation and hazardous work.
The European Commission has adopted several approaches for promoting the rights of children at the international level. “The EU Guidelines on the Rights of the Child 5 underline that child labour, as one of global problems, needs to be tackled by the EU in its external policy towards children.” “In June 2009 the Fourth European Forum on the Rights of the Child7 focussed on how to effectively address child labour, in particular in the EU’s external relations, through EU instruments by addressing the theme of child labour both from the perspective of social protection and from the angle of corporate social responsibility (CSR).”
Under this context, this call for proposals has been issued to address the child labour problem by advocating effective policies and strengthen partnerships especially with the private sector by promoting the CSR against child labour.
The minimum amount of the grant request is EUR 250,000 and the maximum amount is EUR 1,000,000. The European Commission will fund up to 80% of the total costs of the project and the remaining has to be financed from other sources of funding. However, in exceptional cases, it can also fund more than 80% of the project costs or even providing full funding to the project provided that there is sufficient justification from the applicant.
This is a restricted call for proposals which means that all applicants should initially submit only concept notes. Full proposals will only be requested from selected applicants only based upon the review of the concept notes. The application format for the concept note is available in the Grant application form at below link.
All applicants submitting concept notes should be registered at PADOR. For registering at PADOR, visit this link. At the full application stage, the partners mentioned in the proposal should also be registered in it.
Concept notes have to be submitted by email (given in the grant guidelines document).
The deadline to submit concept notes is 10 September 2010.
For information about grant guidelines and the grant application form, visit this link.
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USIP’s 2010 Annual Grant Competition for Peacebuilding Projects
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) supports peacebuilding projects implemented by nonprofit organizations including educational institutions, research institutions and civil society organizations. Under its 2010 Annual Grant Competition, it is currently seeking applications from organizations around the world. Even individuals can apply for funding support under this call. This competition:
supports innovative peacebuilding projects involving research, the identification of promising models and effective practices, the development of practitioner resources and tools, the development and delivery of education, training and dialogue programs, and the production of films, radio programs, and other media.
funds projects focused on preventing, managing, and resolving violent conflict and promoting post-conflict peacebuilding in settings outside the borders of the U.S. Awards support activities that apply across a broad range of relevant disciplines, skills, and approaches. USIP welcomes proposals of an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary nature.
Topic areas of interest to USIP include, but are not limited to:
* Conflict analysis and prevention;
* Mediation and conflict resolution;
* Postconflict peace and stability operations;
* Religion and peacemaking;
* Women and girls in conflict and peacebuilding;
* Rule of law and transitional justice;
* Economies and conflict;
* Social, psychological, and physical impacts of war and conflict;
* Media and conflict.
Nonprofit organizations such as “institutions of post-secondary, community, and secondary education; public and private education, training or research institutions, and libraries” in the US and other parts of the world can apply for this funding opportunity. While applying, they should present the proof of nonprofit status in their country. The grant competition allows individuals to apply for the grant. However, they should identify a nonprofit organization through which the grants will be managed. “When applicants are employed by an eligible institution, such as a college or university, USIP requires that grants be made to the institution rather than to the individual.”
All applications submitted will be examined initially by the USIP staff, followed by in most cases an external peer review and then further consideration of the panels’ recommendation by USIP’s executivie officers. “USIP does not take positions on policy issues pending before Congress, the executive branch, or other domestic or international bodies, and does not fund “Track 1″ (official) mediation of international disputes. USIP will not fund grant proposals of a partisan political nature or proposals that would inject the grantee or USIP into the policy processes of the United States government or any foreign government or international organization. In addition, in accord with the United States Institute of Peace Act, Section 1709(b), USIP will not use political tests or political qualifications in selecting or monitoring any grantee. Projects that lead to policy recommendations for governments, international organizations, or nongovernmental organizations are welcome, even encouraged, although such recommendations will be those of the grantee and not USIP.”
Grants can be requested for a period of 1-2 years and grants are available between $40,000 and $120,000. “Proposed grant budgets are reviewed by USIP staff, and are subject to modification.”
Applications can be submitted online. The deadline for submissions is 1 October 2010. For more information, visit this link.
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More Information: EC Call for Proposals against Child Labour
The minimum amount of the grant request is EUR 250,000 and the maximum amount is EUR 1,000,000. The European Commission will fund up to 80% of the total costs of the project and the remaining has to be financed from other sources of funding. However, in exceptional cases, it can also fund more than 80% of the project costs or even providing full funding to the project provided that there is sufficient justification from the applicant.
This is a restricted call for proposals which means that all applicants should initially submit only concept notes. Full proposals will only be requested from selected applicants only based upon the review of the concept notes. The application format for the concept note is available in the Grant application form at below link.
All applicants submitting concept notes should be registered at PADOR. For registering at PADOR, visit this link. At the full application stage, the partners mentioned in the proposal should also be registered in it.
Concept notes have to be submitted by email (given in the grant guidelines document).
The deadline to submit concept notes is 10 September 2010.
For information about grant guidelines and the grant application form, visit this link.
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Trust Fund’s Call for Proposals for Small Grants Programme
The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNFPII) is the advisory body to the United Nations Economic and Social Council for discussing indigenous issues related to economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health and human rights. It has a Trust Fund on Indigenous Issues relating to the Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People. This Fund was established “to promote, support and implement the objectives of the Decade,” such as:
* Promoting non-discrimination and inclusion of indigenous peoples in the design,implementation and evaluation of international, regional and national processes regarding laws, policies, resources, programmes and projects;
* Promoting full and effective participation of indigenous peoples in decisions which directly or indirectly affect their lifestyles, traditional lands and territories, their cultural integrity as indigenous peoples with collective rights or any other aspect of their lives, considering the principle of free, prior and informed consent;
* Redefining development policies that depart from a vision of equity and that are culturally appropriate, including respect for the cultural and linguistic diversity of indigenous peoples;
* Adopting targeted policies, programmes, projects and budgets for the development of indigenous peoples, including concrete benchmarks, and particular emphasis on indigenous women, children and youth;
* Developing strong monitoring mechanisms and enhancing accountability at the international, regional and particularly the national level, regarding the implementation of legal, policy and operational frameworks for the protection of indigenous peoples and the improvement of their lives.
Grants of up to $10,000 for over a period of one year can be requested from the Trust Fund. Although the Fund does not support multi-year projects, but successful applicants can submit proposal requests for following years for a funding of $5000 per year over the decade. Even proposals requesting grants over $10,000 may also be accepted provided that there is enough project justification, organizational capacity to absorb the funds etc.
The application form has a Summary Sheet and application format to be submitted by the applicants. The components of the proposal are:
* Name and address of organization, including telephone/fax numbers, email address and name and title of contact person
* Banking information of organization including bank name and address and name of the bank account (The bank account must be in the name of the applying organization)
* Organizational history, mission and vision (by-laws to be attached to proposal)
* Organizations should also provide, if available, statements of income and expenditure of their organization, statement of assets and liabilities and audited financial statements
* Project title and summary
* Background and analysis of the problem to be addressed
* Proposed project objectives, beneficiary population, and implementation plan
* Annual project budget in U.S. dollars (with a brief narrative explanation for each line item and an overall organizational budget)
* Other potential sources of support
* Evidence of free, prior and informed consent, as indicated in section V (B) of the Guidelines
* All the required documents must be submitted under cover letter on the applying organization’s letterhead paper
The deadline to submit the project proposals is 1 October 2010. Submissions are to be submitted by email. For more information, visit this link.
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EIDHR Call for Proposals to provide grants to support Human Rights Defenders
The European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) is the main financing instrument of the European Union adopted by the European Parliament and the Council for the promotion of democracy and human rights around the world. This instrument works “to contribute to the development and consolidation of democracy and the rule of law as well as to the respect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms, within the framework of the European Union’s policy on development cooperation with third countries and consistently with the EU’s foreign policy as a whole.”
Civil society and NGOs are an important part of EIDHR. The instrument recognizes civil society as an effective force for political reform and defence of human rights. It works directly with NGOs in an independent manner, leading to greater flexibility and improved capacity in implementing projects in various countries for promotion and protection of human rights. EIDHR provides grants to projects implemented by civil society groups at local, national and international level.
In this context, it has now launched a call for proposals for civil society organizations, NGOs, nonprofit entities etc to extend grants funding to them for the support of human rights defenders. This “Support to Human Rights Defenders” call for proposals has been launched for all countries around to world “to contribute to the promotion and protection of human rights and democracy through the support to human rights defenders (HRDs)” as part of the EIDHAR Strategy Paper 2007-2010 (under Objective 3).
“Civil society organisations, including non-governmental organisations, independent political foundations, community based organisations, and private sector agencies, institutions and organisations and networks thereof at local, national, regional and international level” are eligible to apply under this call for proposals (they should be directly responsible for implementation of the proposed projects).
The main beneficiaries of the EIDHR “Support to Human Rights Defenders” call for proposals 2010 should be human rights defenders and their families. Expected results can include “increased financial, material and other forms of support available to human rights defenders, both to respond to situations of urgent need and to contribute to their work in the longer-term; timely and responsive mechanisms and capacities to provide protection to defenders at risk; increased awareness of the need of and of strategies aimed at the protection and security of defenders; enhanced advocacy and lobbying capacities of human rights defenders’ organisations and individuals; enhanced capacities of human rights defenders’ organisations and individuals to monitor, report and combat human rights violations and their impunity in their region; stronger networking among civil society organisations committed to the support of human rights defenders on a regional and a global scale; increased capacities of human rights organisations at grass-root level, particularly those living in remote and rural areas, to guarantee their financial and organisational sustainability in the medium and long-term; and increased national and international awareness among human rights organisations of international mechanisms of protection and promotion of human rights, including the EU Guidelines on human rights defenders.”
This is a restricted call for proposals and only concept notes have to be submitted initially (format given in the grant application form). The full application will be requested later after the evaluation of the concept notes. All applicants should be registered at PADOR.
The deadline to submit concept notes is 3 September 2010
For more information, download the documents (available in English, French and Spanish) at this link.
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IHEU-HIVOS Grant Opportunity for Humanist Organizations
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) in partnership with HIVOS is inviting applications from humanist organizations for funding as part of the IHEU-HIVOS Humanist Network and Development programme 2010. IHEU “is the world union of humanist, rationalist, secularist and atheist organizations with over 100 member organizations in more than 40 countries. IHEU promotes and defends freedom of conscience and expression, and advocates the separation of religion and state.” Since 1988, IHEU and HIVOS have worked together to promote a Humanist-oriented developmetn through human rights and Humanist networking oriented projects.
Who can apply for funding?
This grants programme is for Humanist organizations only. The following organizations can apply:
1. IHEU Member Organizations in developing countries (according to the DAC list),
2. organizations that have received grants under the IHEU/HIVOS program in one of the last 10 years, and
3. organizations pre-qualified by application (by 1 August 2010).
Organizations that are not members of IHEU can apply for pre-qualification by sending in the pre-qualification application form. See more information on the criteria in the form.
Grant criteria
The project should achieve specified goals in one or more of the following areas:
* promoting Humanism,
* promoting secularism,
* promoting human rights,
* promoting scientific method, or
* building competence and capacity of the organization itself.
The maximum funding available for a single project is 10,000 Euros per year. Projects should preferably be completed within the year of 2011, but projects lasting up to two years can apply for funding for both years from the start.
The application deadline is 1 September 2010. For more information, visit this link.
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Synergos Senior Fellows Network: Fellowship Opportunity for NGOs working for the poor
Synergos works to address global poverty and social injustice through innovative global partnerships in more than 30 countries around the world. One of its interesting programs is the Senior Fellows Network which aims to strengthen the capacity and opportunities for civil society leaders so that they are in a better position to address the systematic causes of poverty and promote sustainable social change. The Network provides fellowships to NGO leaders for a period of three years. During this fellowship period, the fellows get “opportunity to enhance their skills, knowledge, and experience through peer-to-peer learning, annual and regional meetings, learning journeys, workshops, and contact with eminent persons. They exchange innovative ideas, models, and tools in the development field, which Synergos distributes to a wider audience. The Fellows also have opportunities to connect and collaborate with other distinguished change makers in the development field aligned with Synergos, including philanthropists and foundations, non-governmental organizations, businesses, governments, global institutions and academics.”
Applicants should be from NGOs working in the areas of poverty alleviation, social justice and community development. Although there is no age requirement, applicants should be “seasoned practitioners with at least 10 years experience in a management position, and have a rich professional history, a track record of accomplishment, and a reputation for innovation and risk-taking.” The chief executive/executive director, deputy director, program director, program manager etc in an organization can apply for this fellowship opportunity.
The Fellows are expected to: “contribute to the body of knowledge being developed by Synergos to address poverty and increase equity; attend at least two annual global meetings, which usually entail international travel, as well as make a meaningful contribution to relevant regional or thematic affinity groups; be available for at least one peer counseling assignment; participate in our online community and use it to share skills, knowledge and experience; and make at least one significant contribution to the advancement of the work of other Fellows through an article, speech, presentation or other forms of knowledge sharing.
The deadline to submit applications for this fellowship is 31 August 2010. For more information, visit this link.
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Bill Gates Foundation inviting applications for the $ 1 million Access to Learning Award
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is currently seeking applications for its Access to Learning Award (ATLA). The Award is part of the Foundation’s Global Libraries initiative and honors institutions like public libraries and similar organizations that provide communities, especially the poor and the disadvantaged in developing countries with free access to computers and the internet. Only organizations outside of the United States can apply. The Award will specially recognize those efforts which are innovative in providing the following key services to the needy people:
* Free public access to computers and the Internet.
* Public training to assist users in accessing online information that can help improve their lives.
* Technology training for library staff.
* Outreach to underserved communities.
If your NGO is involved in providing free access to computers and internet for the poor and vulnerable communities, they you can apply for this award. Some previous awardees include cases such as “helping farmers use technology to learn about crop prices and improved practices, teaching job seekers how to increase their technology skills and find employment over the Internet, and showing students how to use web-based resources in their coursework”
The Award provides the winning organization with a cash amount of US $1 million. This amount is one-time prize and it can be used by the organization “towards furtherance of the charitable, educational, scientific, or literary purposes.”
Applications have to be submitted online in English. The deadline to submit applications is 30 September 2010. For more information, visit this link.
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Format for Project Proposal for the Trust Fund Call for Proposals under the Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
The application form has a Summary Sheet and application format to be submitted by the applicants. The components of the proposal are:
* Name and address of organization, including telephone/fax numbers, email address and name and title of contact person
* Banking information of organization including bank name and address and name of the bank account (The bank account must be in the name of the applying organization)
* Organizational history, mission and vision (by-laws to be attached to proposal)
* Organizations should also provide, if available, statements of income and expenditure of their organization, statement of assets and liabilities and audited financial statements
* Project title and summary
* Background and analysis of the problem to be addressed
* Proposed project objectives, beneficiary population, and implementation plan
* Annual project budget in U.S. dollars (with a brief narrative explanation for each line item and an overall organizational budget)
* Other potential sources of support
* Evidence of free, prior and informed consent, as indicated in section V (B) of the Guidelines
* All the required documents must be submitted under cover letter on the applying organization’s letterhead paper
The deadline to submit the project proposals is 1 October 2010. Submissions are to be submitted by email. For more information, visit this link.
source from:www.fundsforngos.org
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