Deadline Extended till 15 May 2017
Applications are open for the “Sustainable Lifestyles and Education (SLE) Programme” with an aim to accelerate the shift towards more sustainable lifestyles and education. The thematic focus of this call for proposals is “Reduction of CO2 emission arising from household consumption of energy, food, or mobility through innovative multi-stakeholder partnerships”.
Focus Areas
- Developing And Replicating Sustainable Lifestyles, Including Low-Carbon Lifestyles, which has the three sub work areas of:
- Promoting innovative models and traditional practices of sustainable lifestyles
- Supporting conducive policies, infrastructures and economic instruments
- Building the business case and encouraging responsible market innovation for sustainable lifestyles
- Educating For Sustainable Lifestyles, having the three sub work areas of:
- Mainstreaming sustainable lifestyles into formal education
- Making sustainable lifestyles a focus in every learning environment
- Mobilizing and empowering youth for sustainable lifestyles
- Transforming Current And Shaping Future Generation’s Lifestyles, having the three sub work areas of:
- Scenarios for sustainable and low-carbon lifestyles
- Developing frameworks and tools to assess and track lifestyles impacts
- Ensuring and measuring the programme contribution to global priority challenges
Funding Information
- Available funds: up to US$ 700,000 to support up to 2 project proposals.
- The expected size of these projects is USD 300,000 – 350,000, and they will run for up to two years.
- Duration: Minimum duration 1 year, maximum duration 2 years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant should be an actor of the 10YFP Sustainable Lifestyles and Education Programme (Programme partners, MAC members and Co-Leads), or should commit to become a Programme partner.
- Only regional, national, local Governmental institution / agency (or subsidiary body) from developing countries or not-for profit organisations, with headquarters in developing countries and countries with economies in transition are eligible to be applicants.
- Project can only be carried out and submitted by one applicant, including in the case of multi-country project proposals.
- An applicant can designate only one executing agency to implement the project.
- Applicants are required to have sufficient operational experience; technical and financial expertise to manage, coordinate and monitor the implementation of the project.
- The organisation’s experience in similar projects over the last 3 years is taken into account.
- The project’s geographical scope may be at the national (including subnational), sub-regional or regional level or include multi-country projects, for developing countries or countries with economies in transition.
How to Apply
Interested applicants must download the application form via given website.
Eligible Countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Brunei Darussalam, China, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Taiwan Province of China, Thailand, Viet Nam, Barbados, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Sao Tome and Prinicipe, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Bangladesh, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Burundi, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Somalia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
For more information, please visit 10YFP Call for Proposals.