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.
Note: International organisations are NOT eligible.
For more information, visit https://cpdcngo.org/call-for-grant-proposals/