Deadline: 23 June 2017
Applications are open for the Canada Fund for Local Initiative (CFLI) 2017-2018 to strengthen relations between Canada, the Brazilian civil society and the local communities, helping to build networks of contacts in around the world.
The CFLI provides financial assistance to cover part or all the costs of projects that are comparatively modest in scope, scale and expense, and are generally designed and developed by authorities or organizations of local base, proposed and implemented by them. This enables Canada to respond to local needs by working at the community level.
Thematic Priorities
The CFLI funds projects aligned with the following priorities:
- Empowering women and girls and promoting gender equality
- Promoting human development, specifically in the areas of health, nutrition, and education
- Championing human rights, inclusive and accountable governance, democracy, peaceful pluralism, and respect for diversity
- Supporting inclusive and green economic growth
- Promoting action on the environment, including water and climate change
- Promoting peace and security
Funding Information
- Applicants can apply for up to a maximum of C$50,000 in funding per project.
- The average contribution in the past has been in the range of C$10,000 to C$25,000 (R$25,000–R$60,000).
Eligibility Criteria
- Local non-governmental, community and not-for-profit organizations,
- Local academic institutions working on local projects,
- International, intergovernmental, multilateral and regional institutions, organizations and agencies working on local development activities,
- Municipal, regional or national government institutions or agencies of the recipient country working on local projects, and
- Canadian non-governmental and not-for-profit organizations that are working on local development activities through a local office.
How to Apply
Interested applicants should obtain the project application forms via email at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit Canada Fund for Local Initiative.