Deadline: 10-Feb-24
The Bengaluru Sustainability Forum (BSF) under its Small Grants Programme calls for grant proposals around the issues of urban water, waste management, mobility, air pollution, biodiversity and climate change.
Project proposals that connect any of the aforementioned to other aspects of urban sustainability, e.g. quality education, responsible production and consumption and/or reduced inequality are equally welcome.
The Small Grants Programme is designed to bring together people and ideas across areas of expertise and call for collaborations across different professional backgrounds. They therefore strongly encourage cross-disciplinary projects and involvement of stakeholders on the ground. They are looking for collaborative applications, of at least 2 individuals/organizations/institutions. Please do get in touch prior to sending in an application if you or your organization has a strong cross-disciplinary idea to address the above but you have not yet found a partner with the desired expertise.
Funding Information
- Grant Amount: 8 – 10 Lakh INR. (subject to the scope and the typology of project – pilot implementation, communication, documentation or research)
- Funding Period: Up to 24 months (2 years).
Eligibility Criteria
- They prefer the project to be applicable to Bengaluru or its peri-urban areas. However, projects that can be applied to mega cities in the Indian context will also be considered.
- Proposals should be in the area of urban water, urban waste management, urban mobility, urban air pollution, urban biodiversity and urban climate change, or should connect one or more of these to any other aspect of urban sustainability.
- The proposed project should involve a minimum of two parties (with at least one of them being a registered organization), in accordance with the BSF’s objective of a collaborative or integrative approach. They appreciate cross-disciplinary project proposals.
- The project proposal should have a direct connection to Bengaluru or its peri-urban spaces or should be replicable in the city.
- Interventions that are based on research, practicality and/or replicability are preferred. They are looking for projects that are systems thinking oriented and have good community engagement elements.
For more information, visit BSF.
