Call for Applications: Grass-roots Human Security Projects (Samoa)

Deadline: 31-Jan-25

The Embassy of Japan in Samoa is accepting grant applications for Grass-roots Human Security Projects.

Japan aims through the GGP to aid self-supporting socio-economic development activities that benefit sectors at the grass-roots level in the Independent State of Samoa.

Funding Information

The GGP fund is generally capped at JPY 20,000,000 (approximately USD 143,000/WST 380,000 in FY 2023) per project. However, in case there are extraordinary reasons, such as where the project strongly reflects the concept of human security, an exception can be made.

Eligible Projects

Basic Human Needs
Social Welfare
Basic Educational and Human Resource Development
Environmental Protection/Disaster Relief
Reduce Vulnerability

Eligible Expenses

The GGP can be used mainly for the following:
- Purchase of equipment, supplies, or machines for public welfare and safety;
- Construct buildings to undertake small-scale infrastructure projects; examples of overhead costs that can be supported are:
  - Expenses related to hiring individuals exclusively for the implementation of the project (i.e. supervision consultants, technical specialists etc. but excludes salary for regular staff);
  - Expenses related to hiring professionals for technical transfer e.g., engineers to train an organisation’s staff in the operation of machines purchased from GGP funds;
  - Expenses related to facilitating the convening of conferences or seminars through the following:
    - Providing accommodations, transportation, and honoraria for resource persons or lecturers;
    - Covering rental costs for conferences and equipment (such as audio-visual aids); and
    - Covering costs related to preparing necessary documents (e.g. documenters, researchers, writers).

Ineligible Expenses

The GGP cannot cover the following items:
- Office expenses (office rental fee, salary for employees, electricity and water consumption, fuel etc.);
- Contingency Funds;
- Expenses incurred on individual or corporate profit-making activities;
- Funding and items aimed at providing direct funds and assets to specific individuals (such as scholarships, accommodations, clothing; however, this does not include situations of emergency humanitarian aid in the event of natural disasters, etc.);
- Expenses linked to indulgences that may be harmful to the human body, such as alcohol and cigarettes;
- Research expenses that do not have clear direct benefits for the residents;
- Specific church or religious/missionary related activities, specific political activities or political campaign related to elections, commercial projects, and projects supporting specific doctrines or ideologies, or military projects.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible Applicants:
- Non-Government Organisations
- Non-Profit Organisations such as local public authorities, educational institutions and medical institutions
- Non-Profit Organisations that implement development projects at the grass-roots level.