CFLI Grant Program in Democratic Republic of Congo: Up to $40,000 Canadian Dollars

Deadline: 22-May-23

The Embassy of Canada to the Democratic Republic of Congo is pleased to launch its annual call for proposals for the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI).

The CFLI is a program designed 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 align with at least one of the CFLI thematic priorities. As 2023 is an election year in the DRC, the CFLI program for the 2023-2024 financial year will particularly support initiatives related to the elections at the end of the current calendar year. This support will be aligned with the priority themes below:
  • Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls with a focus on strengthening the participation of women and girls in the electoral process;
  • Inclusive governance, including diversity and minority groups, democracy, human rights and the rule of law with emphasis on the promotion of democracy and social dialogue, electoral civic education, participation in voting;
  • Peace and security, with a focus on the prevention of conflict, violence and hate speech as well as on the consolidation of peace within the framework of the electoral context.

Funding Information

• The average CFLI contribution is $25,000 to $40,000 Canadian Dollars.
• All projects must be completed between the date of signature of the Contribution Agreement and February 28, 2024.

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,
  • Intergovernmental, multilateral and regional institutions, organizations and agencies working on local development activities,
  • Municipal, regional or national government institutions or agencies of the recipient country working on local projects, and
  • Canadian non-governmental and not-for-profit organizations that are working on local development activities.
• The majority of CFLI funding is to be directed toward local civil society organizations (including non-governmental organizations) and other institutions working at the local level. Other entities, such as international, intergovernmental, multilateral and regional organizations may be eligible for funding, provided they are working with local partners and on local projects that are consistent with the objectives of the CFLI. Similarly, municipal, regional and national government institutions may receive funding, provided that their projects are essentially local in nature. The CFLI is always looking to fund innovative projects that deliver measurable results.
• In alignment with this policy, the CFLI project application process now requires a gender-based analysis (GBA). The purpose of this change is to enhance the gender equality outcomes of the CFLI program.
• A GBA will require applicants to:
  • consider how women, girls, men, and boys are affected differently by the problem their project is aiming to address, ensuring, at the same time, that the project does not cause harm
  • consult women and/or girls in the development of their project proposal
  • ensure that the views of those women and/or girls inform the project’s design

For more information, visit Embassy of Canada to the Democratic Republic of Congo.