Darwin Initiative inviting Organization for Partnership Project Funding

Deadline: 5 November 2019

Applications are now open for Partnership Projects which are small grants intended to help organizations who are new to the Darwin Initiative to develop their application.

The awards do this by:

connecting organizations new to Darwin with partners who have experience of managing successful Darwin Projects; and/or
supporting work to build new partnerships between applicant organizations
A successful Partnership Project should lead to a Main Darwin Initiative project application.

Partnership Projects support activities which might previously have been supported under a Darwin scoping award.

The objective of the Darwin Initiative is to protect and enhance biodiversity and, in doing so, to contribute to sustainable development in developing countries.

Eligibility Criteria

Applications for partnership projects must be to establish new partnerships and must not simply be to continue existing working relationships. Darwin Initiative would normally expect applications from partnerships involving around 2-4 organizations.
Partnership Project lead applicants must also meet all of the following criteria:
- have recognized expertise in the sustainable use or conservation of biodiversity and/or development;
- have a proven track record of managing biodiversity-related and/or natural resource orientated development projects in partnership with local organizations
- can provide evidence of work which has had an impact on the sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity and/or sustainable economic development
- can demonstrate that alternative funding – including financial support from their own organization – is not available to develop the Darwin project proposal in consultation with their partners. Partnership project funding should not be seen as an alternative to seeking matched funding from other sources.
Partnership Project partners:
- must include at least one organization that has not previously received Darwin funding .