Deadline: 2-Jun-23
The High Commission of Canada in Jamaica 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.
While Jamaica is advanced in its recovery from the pandemic, some long-standing local challenges remain and local organizations will have a key role to play in fostering a solid recovery. Communities and organizations working towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are well placed to identify solutions to the emerging challenges. CFLI will remain a useful tool to address a range of GAC priorities as well as support local development.
Thematic Priorities
- All local projects must align with at least one of the following CFLI thematic priorities:
- Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls: greater social and economic independence of women. KNGTN will identify projects that tackle barriers to achieving gender equality (including prevention of sexual and gender-based violence) and will work with organisations that provide opportunities for economic and social advancement.
- Peace and security: a focus on crime prevention, mediation, including the certification of community mediators as well as support to communities and individuals more vulnerable to perpetuation of crime and violence.
- Inclusive governance: including diversity, LGBTQI+, democracy and human rights.
- Strong focus will be placed on innovative projects that address current or emerging local issues ranging from poverty alleviation, income- earning opportunities for women (which may also include rural agricultural development) , community development, challenges for marginalised groups including the disabled community, technological advancement of women and girls and educational instruction.
Funding Information
- The average CFLI contribution for local projects is $10,000 to $25,000 Canadian Dollars.
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.
- 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 and what mitigration strategies can be employed to meet the unique needs of these populations, while 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
- Note that consultations can include, but are not limited to, speaking to women and girls from the local community, women and other individuals who work for civil society organizations that have worked in the local community and female and male decision and change makers who have knowledge of the local community.
- Inadequate completion of a GBA may affect the consideration of your proposal.
Ineligible
- The following costs are not eligible for CFLI funding:
- nuclear technologies and facilities,
- assistance to military or paramilitary organizations,
- gifts,
- luxury goods,
- direct fiscal support to a government,
- seed funding and/or microfinance,
- core funding or recurrent costs of an organization
- expenses incurred prior to the signing of the contribution agreement, or after it expires
For more information, visit CFLI.
