Deadline: 19-Mar-25
The Embassy of Canada in the Philippines is pleased to launch its annual call for proposals for the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) to support small-scale, high-impact projects in developing countries, which align with Global Affairs Canada’s thematic priority areas for engagement.
The program is directed at projects conceived and designed predominantly by local partners. Projects are selected and approved by the relevant Canadian embassy or high commission. The CFLI also serves to support positive bilateral relations between Canada and recipient countries and their civil societies, by deepening contacts and supporting local endeavours.
Thematic Priorities
- All projects must have a strong advocacy component and align with at least one of the following CFLI thematic priorities:
- Environment & climate action, with a focus on climate change adaptation and mitigation, coastal and marine biodiversity protection, coral reef restoration, environmental conservation, and promoting sustainable practices of indigenous peoples and coastal communities.
- Inclusive Governance, with a focus on LGBTQ2 rights, democracy, human rights, combatting mis and disinformation, and media freedom.
- Gender equality, with a focus on supporting women’s political participation and combatting gender-based violence, including cyber and offline forms.
- Human dignity, with a focus on combatting child sexual abuse and exploitation, including marginalized groups.
- Peace & security, with a focus on upholding the rule of law at sea, engaging women and youth in peacebuilding.
Funding Information
- The average CFLI contribution is 30,000 Canadian Dollars (100,000 Canadian Dollars is the maximum allocation amount for a project eligible under CFLI).
Eligible Costs
- The following project costs are eligible for CFLI funding:
- accounting costs
- administrative and overhead costs related to the project (overhead should not exceed 15% of total CFLI contribution)
- advocacy and lobbying related costs
- capital and/or operating expenditures related to the lease and/or purchase and/or building of infrastructure
- civic education costs
- conference and event expenditures
- costs of services received by recipients
- domestic travel expenses, using lowest fares possible but not exceeding full fare economy class
- environmental assessment costs
- facilities charges
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible recipients include:
- Local non-governmental, community and not-for-profit organizations,
- Local academic institutions working on local projects,
- International non-governmental organizations working on local development activities, and
- Municipal, regional or national government institutions or agencies of the recipient country working on local projects.
Merit Criteria
- Relevant: The application should clearly describe how the proposed project activities are aligned identified CFLI thematic priorities, and how it will contribute to relevant advocacy and policymaking.
- Effective: The application should clearly and precisely define the problem to be solved and how the project activities will help to address that problem.
- Realistic: The budget should be coherent and demonstrate clearly that the funds being requested will be used efficiently.
- Sustainable: The products, services, benefits and/or impacts generated by the project should last beyond the period being financed by the CFLI.
For more information, visit Government of Canada.
