Deadline: 21-Nov-21
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) is inviting letters of inquiry (LOIs) for Caribbean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot from non-governmental organizations, community groups, private enterprises, universities and other civil society organizations active in the eligible geographic areas in the Dominican Republic and Jamaica.
The Caribbean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot, an archipelago of biodiversity-rich tropical and semi-tropical islands, comprises 30 nations and territories and stretches across nearly 4 million square kilometres of sea.
Funding Information
This call covers funding for small and large grants:
- Small Grants: are between US$5,000 and US$50,000. The RIT expects small-grant projects under this call to be contracted and start implementation between March and
- May 2022.
- Large Grants: are defined as greater than US$50,000. CEPF decides on the amount to be awarded based on the scope and magnitude of the conservation results expected to be achieved. CEPF expects large-grant projects under this call to be contracted and start implementation between April and June 2022.
Eligible Projects
- Proposed projects must support one of the four strategic directions. Even if actions contribute to more than one strategic direction, you must identify the primary strategic direction under which the project falls.
- Proposed projects that target direct global environmental benefits and meet the following eligibility criteria are welcome:
- Project is located in the Caribbean Islands Hotspot.
- Project is located in a country that is not subject to sanctions under U.S. law or other applicable law.
- Project supports a strategic direction outlined in the Caribbean Islands Hotspot ecosystem profile and investment strategy
- Applicant is authorized under relevant national laws to receive charitable contributions.
- Applicant is not a government agency or institution.
Activities
- Improve the protection and management of 33 priority sites for long-term sustainability.
- Increase landscape-level connectivity and ecosystem resilience in seven priority corridors.
- Safeguard priority Critically Endangered and Endangered species.
- Improve the enabling conditions for biodiversity conservation in countries with priority sites
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible Countries: Dominican Republic and Jamaica
- Non-governmental organizations, community groups, universities and private enterprises may apply for funding. Individuals must work with civil society organizations to develop applications rather than apply directly.
- To qualify for a CEPF grant, the applicant must not be a government agency or institution. Government-owned enterprises or institutions are eligible only if they can establish that they:
- have a legal personality independent of any government agency or actor;
- have the authority to apply for and receive private funds; and
- may not assert a claim of sovereign immunity.
- Applicants based outside of the eligible countries may submit an LOI as long as the project deliverables are focused on the conservation need within a priority corridor. Joint projects with other organizations are eligible, with one lead organization submitting the application and project partners with clear roles stated in the application.
For more information, visit https://www.cepf.net/grants/open-calls-for-proposals/2021-caribbean-islands-small-large-grants
