Deadline: 28-Aug-20
The Bahamas Protected Areas Fund (BPAF) has launched a special call for proposals for Hurricane Dorian Assessments & Recovery Program.
The Bahamas Protected Areas Fund (BPAF) was established in 2014 by an Act of Parliament. The purpose of the Fund is to ensure sustainable financing into perpetuity for the management of the national protected area system of The Bahamas.
Management of protected areas as defined under the Act includes activities related to research, education, and conservation. Protected areas include those established by the Government of The Bahamas as well as areas established for various reasons inclusive of biodiversity conservation, protection of carbon sinks, water resources, wetlands and blue holes, degraded or threatened ecosystems as well as those areas established to aid in mitigating for and adapting to climate change under relevant multilateral environmental agreements or international conventions.
This special call for concept proposals is made under The Bahamas Hurricane Dorian Recovery Grant between the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) and BPAF. Each project will be supported by the CBF and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development through the German Development Bank (KfW).
Concepts will only be considered for activities on or around Abaco and Grand Bahama, and must fall within the purpose of the funding specifically:
- ecosystem impact assessments ecosystem-based recovery efforts (including protected areas infrastructure) the provision of water purification systems and renewable energy initiatives, in each case on or around Abaco and Grand Bahama.
Eligibility Criteria
Apart from falling within the scope of this special call for proposals, other basic eligibility criteria for grants from BPAF include the following:
- Grantees must be legally incorporated NGOs or Government agencies;
- Proposed projects for grant funding must have consistency of purpose with that of the Fund as outlined in section 6 of the BPAF Act 2014 and
Activities which are NOT eligible for grants from the Fund are:
- Salaries for public officers of Ministries, Departments or Government agencies; Salaries for executive officers and staff of NGOs;
- Recurrent costs of Ministries, Departments or Government agencies;
- Activities related to extraction of non-renewable natural resources and
- Activities that do not align with funding priorities identified by the BPAF Board.
Evaluation Criteria
Project concept proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
- Alignment with the special call for proposals and Fund priorities.
- Methodology – Proposals must clearly articulate how project objectives will be achieved, what the outputs of the project will be, the type of impact the project will have and how the project will be monitored and evaluated for success.
- Organization capacity and expertise – Proposals must demonstrate the organization’s ability to execute the project through its internal administrative processes as well as the skills and experience of its staff and/or consultants responsible for executing the project.
- Cost effectiveness – Project costs should be reasonable and clearly presented.
- Clarity and focus – Proposal objectives and design should be clearly articulated.
For more information, visit http://bahamasprotected.com/grant-portal/