3ie Call for Applications: Promoting Latrine Use in Rural India

Deadline: 27 September 2016

The International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) is seeking applicants for a thematic programme entitled “Promoting Latrine Use in Rural India” with an aim to support the design and evaluation of low-cost, innovative interventions to promote latrine use in rural India.

3ie encourages interventions that use behavioural science and other relevant social sciences, including psychology, sociology, anthropology and behavioural economics, to increase latrine use.

Grant Information

Grants under this window will be awarded in two phases:

The first phase, eight research teams will be awarded preparation grants of US$30,000 each for conducting formative work and preparing an impact evaluation proposal over three months.
In the second phase, five research teams will be awarded grants of up to US$300,000 each for implementing and evaluating interventions over an 18-month period.

Eligibility Criteria

Interventions must target latrine use in rural Indian settings.
Where applicable, proposed interventions must cost an average of US$20 per household, excluding funding from other sources.
Only legally registered organisations and consortia of registered organisations, not individuals, may apply.
The grant-holding organisation and the lead PI may be located anywhere in the world.The research team must include at least one PI who is an Indian national and resident in India. S/he should be working for an organisation registered in India or could be an independent consultant resident in India. The Indian researcher must be engaged in substantive tasks, including formative study plan and impact evaluation proposal preparation, data analysis, report writing and stakeholder engagement for understanding findings and for uptake of evidence into policy and programming.
At least one team member should have experience in designing and/or implementing behavioural science interventions.
At least one team member should have experience in designing and/or implementing sanitation interventions.
At least one team member should have experience in designing and implementing randomised evaluations.
Each proposal must be submitted by a single organisation that may include others as sub-grantees or sub-contractors (subject to 3ie’s direct and indirect cost policies).
For-profit organisations are eligible to apply, but are restricted to the same indirect cost limits as non-profit organisations and may not charge a fee.
The applicant organisation must be able to sign the 3ie preparation grant agreement, a sample of which is available on the 3ie website.
Organisations may submit more than one proposal and may be included on more than one proposal. They should, however, have the capacity to implement any and all grants awarded to them under the programme.
All proposals must have sufficient resources for undertaking high-quality impact evaluations. If the proposal is dependent on other resources, this should be clearly indicated in the narrative and in the budget. If selected for this window, the applicant will need to ensure that these additional resources are available at the time of signing the agreement with 3ie.