Deadline: 10 August 2017
The Australian Embassy in Cairo is pleased to invite community groups, local NGOs, academic institutions or other organisations engaged in development activities in Egypt, Sudan and Eritrea for its Direct Aid Program.
Focus Areas
The Australian Government’s Direct Aid Program (DAP) supports projects that focus on:
- alleviating poverty
- enhancing community health and education
- developing small-scale infrastructure
- supporting rural development
- raising the standard of living, especially of disadvantaged groups, including by improving their access to opportunities for economic activity, decision-making, and social and cultural participation and inclusion.
Funding Information & Duration
DAP can provide funding up to the amount of AUD $60,000, and for projects with a life of 12 months.
Eligibility Criteria
The Embassy will only consider applications from organisations that have current registration to operate in Egypt.
Eligible Projects
DAP will look for projects that:
- Are participatory in nature, and have involved the beneficiaries in the identification, design and management of the project
- Address the needs of vulnerable or disadvantaged groups, including women, children and the disabled
- Address poverty alleviation, community health, environment and education, human rights, rural development or gender equality. We may also consider disaster relief operations
- Have a lasting developmental outcome, either by creating infrastructure or building sustainable human or organisational capacity
- Can be completed within one year, or a maximum of two years.
How to Apply
Applicants can submit their Expression of Interest via given website.
Eligible Countries: Egypt
For more information, please visit Direct Aid Program.