Deadline: 31 October 2018
Applications are now open for the Australian High Commission’s Direct Aid Program (DAP) for Sri Lanka and Maldives which is a competitive small grants program available to eligible organisations to undertake development activities on a not-for-profit basis.
Priorities
Preference will be given to projects that address one or more of the following:
- For Sri Lanka projects
- Work with individuals or communities affected by conflict, including women, children and people with disabilities.
- Promote social cohesion.
- Build community awareness of, and participation in, the transitional justice process.
- Support institutions to deliver good governance and peace-building outcomes to communities.
- Provide or advocate for psychosocial and other disability support services for those impacted by conflict.
- For Maldives projects
- Promote social cohesion.
- Build community awareness of, and demand for, good governance and the rule of law.
Criteria
All project proposals funded under DAP must:
- Qualify as Official Development Assistance (ODA).
- Cost up to AUD 50,000.
- Have a specified duration of up to two years.
- Be from a legally registered community group, international or local non-government organisation (NGO), academic body, independent institution or association (projects cannot be submitted by individuals), based in, or with an office in Sri Lanka or Maldives.
- Be received by 31 October 2018.
How to Apply
All applications should be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Countries: Sri Lanka or Maldives
For more information, please visit Direct Aid Program (DAP).