Deadline: 18-Apr-25
The Forest Governance, Markets and Climate (FGMC) programme is the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO) flagship global forest governance initiative.
FGMC2 will seek to strengthen governance foundations that translate into reducing the illegal and unsustainable use of forest resources, while benefitting poor, forest-dependent people, especially Indigenous People and Local Communities (IPLCs).
Funding Information
- Value of funding: £500,001 to £1,000,000 and more than £1,000,000
Geographic Focus
- FGMC2 aims to build forest governance partnerships with up to 16 tropical forest countries as set out in the Business Case.
- In this first grants round they would welcome proposals that help to build coalitions of practice across Guyana, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, China, Ghana, Liberia, Cameroon, Republic of Congo and DRC. Proposals focused on action to inform and influence global processes is also welcome.
Eligibility Criteria
- The FGMC2 Accountable Grants will be awarded to independent not-for-profit organisations only.
- ‘Not-for-profit’ organisations include international and national non-government organisations (NGOs), federations and membership bodies, but exclude government bodies (national, regional or local) and individuals.
- Please note that:
- The submission of Concept Notes is open to UK as well as non-UK entities.
- Applications from consortia, partnerships or networks of two or more not-for-profit organisations or from organisations working with multiple funding sources and / or implementing partners are welcome. For all consortia, a lead organisation should be declared, and all consortium partners should be not-for-profit organisations.
- Organisations that support or encourage activities that discriminate on the basis of colour, disability, ethnicity, gender or religion; that lead to civil unrest; or are linked to terrorist organisations are not eligible.
For more information, visit Gov.UK.