ACB announces Small Grants Programme for Indonesia

Deadline: 31 May 2020

The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MOEF) of Indonesia and Penabulu Foundation, hereby announces the second call for proposals for the Small Grants Programme for Indonesia under competition procedure for the funding of projects through Small Grants.

The SGP aims to support a co-management approach for government-managed protected area landscapes and adjacent areas through multi-level co-management as a means to link the protected area officials with the local stakeholders/communities. This approach highlights four thematic fields of general protected area management, law enforcement, habitat and species conservation, as well as community development/livelihood improvement.

Small Grant Program (SGP) Indonesia is program of cooperation between the Government of Indonesia through the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEf) and the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) in the form of the Small Grant Program which includes biodiversity conservation programs and livelihood.

The SGP’s overall programme goal is on “Strengthening the protection of biodiversity and natural resource management in line with the basic needs of local populations in the ASEAN region, and strengthening the ACB in its role to promote the protection of biodiversity”.

Objectives

The SGP is intended for funding projects which contribute to the achievement of the following objectives:
- To improve biodiversity protection in line with the interests of the local population directly dependent on selected AHPs and adjacent areas;
- To improve the livelihood of local communities directly dependent on selected AHPs or adjacent areas
The Small Grant Programme (SGP) implemented in Indonesia is designed with the following specific objectives:
- Specific Objective 1 Sustainable livelihoods: Households and communities located in the priority areas benefit directly from the small grants programme, with improvements to their livelihoods.
- Specific Objective 2 Biodiversity Conservation: Biodiversity threats to the two ASEAN Heritage Parks are reduced.
- Specific Objective 3 Co-management strengthened: Political and social support is increased for the integrity of AHPs and their values by District officials, government agencies and local stakeholders.

Thematic Areas

The SGP Indonesia Small Grants Programme will focus on four thematic areas as follows:

Strengthening National Park Management Capacity: The scope of this thematic field includes the establishment of multi-stakeholder forums, the planning process, the development of participatory management models, zoning, support for monitoring and reporting as well as knowledge documentation.
Law Enforcement: The scope of this thematic field includes support for road checkpoints, ranger stations, regular patrols, community patrols, database strengthening, cross-border meetings, and training related to law enforcement.
Habitat and Species Conservation: The scope of this thematic field includes forest fire control, ecosystem restoration, reforestation and elimination of invasive species, special protective measures for the preservation of superior species, and training needed.
Community Empowerment: The scope of this thematic field includes support for community empowerment facilitators, activities related to community empowerment training, village land use planning, development of village regulations, and support in strengthening the capacity of community livelihoods businesses.

Funding Information

The grants will be divided the small grant, with the maximum amount of funding is EUR 100,000.

Duration

Project implementation the small grants implemented for a duration of between 6 to 12 months

Eligibility Criteria

Referring to the PMM, the SGP follows an open approach and will invite eligible grantees such as local Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to submit proposals for Small Grants and/or Microgrants for Gunung Leuser and Way Kambas National Park. Eligible proponents are as follows:
- Communities in AHPs and adjacent area/buffer zones (in the form of group with recommendation/endorsement from respective Park /Authority);
- Following organizations supporting biodiversity conservation and community development related to AHPs and adjacent areas:
  - CSOs registered at national/local level,
  - CBOs registered at local level,
  - CSOs and/or CBOs that have recommendation letter and/or agreement with the Park Management/Authority,
  - CSOs and CBOs that have a good quality of the technical proposals that can answer the threats in the two national parks.
Grant applicants, especially national CSOs, must demonstrate sufficient technical and personnel capacities for, and experience with, the proposed activities to be funded under the SGP, and sufficient capacities for administration of and accountability for grant funds. In addition, the grant applicants should consider an innovative approach that give significant impact to the local communities who live in targeted areas. Grant applicants should ensure that there is appropriate contribution to the grant package (e.g. 20 percent in cash and/or in kind).