Caribbean Policy Development Centre: Open Call for Grant Proposals

Deadline: 30-Mar-22

The Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) with support from the European Union (EU) is implementing a project entitled “Enhancing CARIFORUM’s CSO Capacity to Participate in National and Regional Development Programming and Policymaking”.

The project actions will strengthen NGO/CSO institutional structures, augment their human and financial resources, upgrade their technical capacity to address the new challenges brought about by COVID-19, and increase their capacity for evidence-based policy advocacy.

Objectives

Major Objective
- To improve the institutional capacity of NGOs within CARIFORUM to undertake policy advocacy actions on behalf of vulnerable groups through the provision of small-scale financial resources for national and regional policy initiatives.
Specific Objectives
- To increase the institutional capacity of civil society organizations to influence policy dialogues and advocacy via the use of traditional and online methodologies.
- To foster positive social change in the lives of marginalized social sectors/groups through the formulation and implementation of advocacy strategies that respond to their development needs.
- To undertake policy advocacy and service delivery initiatives that tackle a myriad of policy issues that respond to adverse impacts of COVID-19 on vulnerable groups.

Priorities: The priorities for these sub-grants include youth, children’s rights, LBGTI rights, indigenous people, and persons with HIV/AIDS. The countries applicable for this activity are the Bahamas, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Suriname.

Funding Information

Minimum amount: USD 15,000
Maximum amount: USD 20,500

Outcomes

Increased NGO capacity to deliver services and advocate in response to the needs of vulnerable groups
Improved quality of services and advocacy outreach is undertaken on behalf of vulnerable groups
Enhanced voice of vulnerable groups in policy spaces on national and regional policy matters, including those related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Increased research capacity and information that inform advocacy and lobbying efforts for vulnerable

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for a grant, the applicant must:
- Be non-profit-making and
- Be a legally registered organisation and
- Be established in Bahamas, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Suriname and
- Be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the project and
- Have an operational presence including a current and registered bank account with two signatories, and
- Have the demonstrated human resources to ensure the delivery of the project and
- Be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the project and
- Have a proven track record of at least three years working with the respective vulnerable group.