Deadline: 31 January 2017
Burung Indonesia, in its role as Regional Implementation Team (RIT) for the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) invites civil society organizations to submit Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) for its in the Wallacea Biodiversity Hotspot.
Priorities
- Priority terrestrial species in Indonesia
- Priority marine species in Indonesia
- Priority KBA clusters
- Priority terrestrial KBAs in Indonesia
- Priority marine KBAs in Indonesia
- Priority terrestrial corridors in Indonesia
- Priority marine corridors in Indonesia
Grant Information
- Typical grants from CEPF are for US $100,000 for between 12-30 months.
- Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit proposals in this range, or for less money.
Strategic Directions
- Address threats to high priority species.
- Improve management of sites (KBAs) with and without official protection status.
- Support sustainable natural resource management by communities in priority sites and corridors.
- Strengthen community-based action to protect marine species and sites.
- Engage the private sector in conservation of priority sites and corridors, in production landscape, and throughout the hotspot.
Eligibility Criteria
- Non-government organizations, community groups, private enterprises, universities, and other civil society organizations may apply for funding.
- Applications from organizations that propose to build capacity of local civil society and community groups are particularly encouraged.
- Projects must be located within the sites and countries identified in the Ecosystem Profile.
- Organizations must have their own bank account and be authorized under relevant national laws to receive charitable contributions.
- Government-owned enterprises or institutions are eligible only if they can demonstrate that the enterprise or institution:
- has a legal personality independent of any government agency or actor;
- has the authority to apply for and receive private funds; and
- may not assert a claim of sovereign immunity.
How to Apply
Interested applicants must submit Letters of inquiry in English or Bahasa Indonesia via email at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: Indonesia
For more information, please visit Wallacea Biodiversity Hotspot.
