Deadline: 14 February 2018
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) is inviting eligible organizations to submit Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) for its Mediterranean Basin Biodiversity Hotspot large grants program.
CEPF has recruited Birdlife International as the Regional Implementation Team (or RIT) which in partnership with CEPF leads the implementation of the CEPF investment strategy for achieving conservation goals identified in the investment strategy, and provide assistance to civil society groups in designing, implementing and replicating successful conservation activities.
Grant Information
- The minimum budget per project is US $20,000 and the maximum budget per project is US $250,000.
- Projects are expected to start on 01 June 2018 the earliest and must be completed by 30 May 2022.
Eligibility Criteria
- Non-governmental organizations, community groups, universities and private enterprises may apply for funding. Individuals must work with civil society organizations to develop applications, rather than apply directly.
- 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;
- the authority to apply for and receive private funds; and
- may not assert a claim of sovereign immunity.
How to Apply
LOIs must be submitted through the ConservationGrants electronic portal via given website.
Eligible Countries: Albania, Cabo Verde, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic of), Montenegro, Morocco, Tunisia.
For more information, please visit Mediterranean Basin Biodiversity Hotspot.