Deadline: 20 February 2018
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) is currently inviting eligible organizations to submit Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) for the seventh round of its Tropical Andes Biodiversity Hotspot small and large grants program.
Funding Information
This Call provides for the financing of small and large grants.
- Small grants can reach up to US$20,000.
- Large grants are grants of more than US$20,000. CEPF decides on the amount to be awarded based on the scope and magnitude of the conservation results expected to be achieved. Please note, the average size of CEPF large grants is approximately $140,000.
Duration
All projects funded under this call must be completed before December 31, 2019 in line with the closing of the CEPF Tropical Andes investment program.
Strategic Directions
- Improve protection and management of 36 priority KBAs (6 in Bolivia) to create and maintain local support for conservation and to mitigate key threats.
- Mainstream biodiversity conservation into public policies and development plans in seven corridors (one in Bolivia) to support sustainable development, with a focus on sub-national governments
- Promote local stakeholder engagement and the integration of social and environmental safeguards into infrastructure, mining and agriculture projects to mitigate potential threats to the KBAs in the seven priority corridors (one in Bolivia).
- Promote and scale up opportunities to foster private sector approaches for biodiversity conservation to benefit priority KBAs in the seven corridors (one in Bolivia).
- Safeguard globally threatened species.
- Strengthen civil society capacity, stakeholder alliances and communications to achieve CEPF conservation outcomes, focusing on indigenous, Afrodescendent and mestizo groups.
Eligibility Criteria
To qualify for CEPF grant, the applicant needs to meet the following criteria:
- Be a local or international conservation non-governmental organization, economic development or community-based NGO, academic institution, indigenous organization, community-based organization, and private sector representatives interested in the sustainable use of natural resources;
- Have a legal personality independent of any government agency or actor;
- Have the authority to apply for and receive private funds, and be able to account for in a transparent manner and under a separate bank account.
- Not be able to assert a claim of sovereign immunity
How to Apply
Applicants can apply online via given website.
Eligible Countries: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
For more information, please visit Tropical Andes Biodiversity Hotspot.