Deadline: 28-Feb-21
The Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP) through the Global Initiative to Support Community-Conserved Territories and Areas (ICCAs), invites non-governmental organizations and community-based organizations to submit project proposals on territories and areas protected by local communities.
Small Grants Programme is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and executed by the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS).
Civil society organizations (CS0s) wishing to apply to the ICCA COVID-19 initiative will be expected to submit an application in line with the prevailing socio-economic, cultural and sanitary context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan.
Funding Information
- Individual ICCA COVID-19 projects will be expected to last for a duration up to 18 months and to have a maximum budget of US$50,000.
Elements
All proposals will be reviewed and approved by the SGP National Steering Committee (NSC). The organisation will compile a plan of action to respond to the COVID-19 crisis affecting either individual or multiple ICCAs in Jordan. As part of the submission, the applicant must include the following elements:
- A work plan and justified budget about when and how it will take action to fulfil an appropriate combination of activities, indicating but not limited to: (i) overall context on the specific ICCA, or group of ICCAs; (ii) information on previous grants and partnerships to strengthen the ICCAs; (iii) proposed activities to be undertaken to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The list of expected activities and timing of delivery for a period of up to 18 months, starting in early 2021 through to mid-2023, should be in line with and respond to the SGP OP7 Country Programme Strategy in Jordan. The applicant will be expected to work closely with the SGP National Coordinator (NC) in Jordan, as well as other partners such as the national ICCA network and/or global ICCA Consortium.
- Details on the specific experience and capacities of the applicant civil society organisation, including with respect to (i) community-based conservation; (ii) facilitation of networks and joint learning; (iii) monitoring and evaluation of conservation and/or governance initiatives; and (iv) capacity to work with spatial and monitoring data.
Criteria
- Demonstrated commitment to protect and defend territories and areas conserved by local communities (ICCAs);
- Knowledge and awareness of biodiversity conservation efforts at the national level;
- Experience in organizing and hosting consultations and capacity development activities with local communities;
- Capacity to produce high quality written reports according to deadlines;
- Familiarity with key issues related to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), especially as they relate to local communities, considered an advantage.
For more information, visit https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=74711