Deadline: 4 March 2020
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation’s (SDC) overall objective in Mongolia is to contribute to the empowerment of Mongolian citizens and institutions towards an equitable, green and prosperous society, leaving no one behind.
The current domains of intervention are Agriculture and Food Security, Governance and Basic and Vocational Education and Training.
Thematic Areas
SDC Mongolia is calling for concept notes for Small Action Projects under any one of the following thematic areas:
- Tackling of environmental issues;
- Improvement of climate change resilience of local communities in Mongolia;
- Promotion of community based tourism in Mongolia;
Projects should be designed to include knowledge generation, capacity building for greater sustainability, innovative approaches and/or technological solutions where appropriate.
Funding Information
- The grants provided by SDC up to a max. of MNT 270 million.
- Co-financing of at least 20% -80% from the applicants and/or other donor or the Mongolian government, in cash or in kind, is a compulsory requirement where both higher percentage of contribution and cash co-funding will be ranked higher during the selection process.
- Applicants must prove the availability of the funds.
- Duration of projects should not exceed 18 months and should be carried out in Mongolia.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants can be civil society organisations, governmental agencies, social entrepreneurs/enterprises, academic or research institutions registered in Mongolia which have been operational for at least two years at the date of the application. Partnerships with foreign organisations are accepted.
Selection Criteria
The selection will be in two steps:
- Applicants should provide a concept note on the proposed project.
- Concept notes will be screened and only selected applicants will be contacted to develop a complete project proposal as the final step.
How to Apply
The concept notes must be submitted electronically at the address given on the website.
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