Deadline: 15-Dec-21
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund is inviting expressions of interest from civil society organizations to promote ecosystem-based adaptation in the Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot.
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), a joint initiative of l’Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Conservation International, the European Union, the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Japan and the World Bank, is designed to help safeguard the world’s biodiversity hotspots.
CEPF seeks to recruit an organization or consortium to serve as the regional implementation team (RIT) for a period of five years, from June 2022 to May 2027. During this five-year period, it is anticipated that the RIT will support the development and oversight of a portfolio of approximately 100 grants to nongovernmental organizations, community-based organizations, academic institutions, private companies and other civil society organizations.
Components
- Coordinate CEPF investment in the hotspot.
- Support the integration of biodiversity and ecosystem-based adaptation into public policies and private sector business practices.
- Communicate the CEPF investment throughout the hotspot.
- Build the capacity of civil society.
- Support the CEPF Secretariat process for solicitation and review of proposals for large grants (above a threshold amount of US$50,000).
- Manage a program of small grants (up to a threshold amount of US$50,000), in compliance with the CEPF Operational Manual.
- Monitor and evaluate the impact of large and small grants
- Support the CEPF Secretariat to monitor the large-grants portfolio, and ensure compliance with CEPF funding terms.
Funding Information
Grants of up to US$50,000 in value will be contracted and overseen directly by the RIT; grants above this value will be contracted and overseen by the CEPF Secretariat, with support and guidance from the RIT.
Eligibility Criteria
- CEPF seeks expressions of interest from eligible parties. Nongovernment organizations and other civil society organizations with substantial experience in climate change adaptation, biodiversity conservation, sustainable development or capacity building may apply for funding.
- Organizations must have their own bank account and be authorized under relevant national laws to receive charitable contributions. Government-owned enterprises or institutions are eligible only if they can establish that the enterprise or institution:
- has a legal personality independent of any government agency or actor;
- has the authority to apply for and receive private funds; and
- may not assert a claim of sovereign immunity. Private and forprofit firms, including consulting groups, as members of civil society, are eligible to apply.
Note: All materials should be submitted in English and/or French.
For more information, visit https://www.cepf.net/grants/open-calls-for-proposals/2021-madagascar-indian-ocean-islands-RIT
