Deadline: 16 March 2020
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan is seeking applications for its “Grant Scheme for Local Projects”.
“Grant Scheme for Local Projects Program (GGP)” has been implemented by the Japanese Government in the underdeveloped and developing countries since 1989 under the “Japan Official Development Assistance (Japan ODA)”.
The aim of the program is to provide non-refundable financial assistance for development projects designed to meet basic human needs. Within the scope of the program, local projects were carried out in 140 countries and regions.
Turkey’s agreement regarding the implementation of the State Program between Japan and Turkey was signed on September 11, 2000. The program is being implemented in Turkey since that date. Financial support of the Grant Scheme for Local Projects is provided after the projects are reviewed and evaluated according to the following criteria.
Funding Information
- The maximum amount of grants available per project is 10 million Japanese Yen. (10 million Japanese Yen is approximately 90,000 USD.) Value Added Tax (VAT) within the scope of the project expenditures is not covered by the Embassy.
- The VAT amount must be paid by the applicant or the project partners to be determined by the applicant. For this reason, project budgets should be prepared as maximum 90.000 USD (excluding VAT).
Priority Regions
The project applications will be accepted from all regions of Turkey, the project can be applied anywhere in the country. However, priority will be given to Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia regions.
Sector to Benefit from the Project
Projects should target the disadvantaged sections of the society and have an impact at the local level. It should also be taken into account that applicants should not be the only sector to benefit from the project.
Project Topics Accepted
Projects should be geared towards meeting basic human needs in issues targeting disadvantaged groups in the community. The accepted project topics are as follows.
- Capacity Building and Training: Vocational training, capacity building programs for private communities
- Primary Health: Development of preventive health services, renewal of health centers equipment and provision of new equipment
- Disabled: Private schools or centers for the disabled, production workshops
- Women in Development: Skill development, vocational training and rehabilitation centers targeting women development in the region
- Public Benefit / Other Disadvantaged Areas: Private care centers for elderly, nursing homes, education and rehabilitation centers for children and youth, facilities for street children or orphans.
Unaccepted Project Topics
- Culture, art, sports, tourism
- Landscaping, garden work
- University education projects
- Construction of religious centers, repair and religious activities
- research
- Legal advice
- Issues with no direct impact at the local level
- Projects covered by planning or implementation of another program in the short term
- Projects for profit
- Kindergarten, kindergarten projects
- Fresh water supply
Eligibility Criteria
- Non-governmental organizations and municipalities can apply.
- Primary schools: they cannot be applicants, but non-governmental organizations or local administrations who have the capacity to implement and maintain the project, who have project and budget management experience (who have the budget of the institution and manage this budget) can apply on behalf of primary schools. In this case, local administrations or non-governmental organizations can take part in the project as an applicant and primary school as a project partner.
- In case they cooperate with project partners or partners who have the capacity to implement and maintain the project, who have project and budget management experience (who have the budget of the institution and manage this budget), they may also apply as applicants.
- Applicants must have project experience and their own budgets. Other institutions with a project experience and a budget belonging to the institution can apply on behalf of institutions / organizations that do not have these features (without project experience and a budget belonging to the institution).
- Applicants should apply at the local level development projects in Turkey and has the capacity to continue, it must have carry-profit organizations.
- Within the scope of the project, the responsibility of the building, material etc. acquired with the aid of the grant belongs to the project owner organization and it is obligatory to use it only by the project owner organization; they cannot be transferred to a third party or institution or used.
Who Cannot Apply
- Applications from government institutions, companies, universities, special provincial administrations, high schools, kindergartens / kindergartens (within the primary school or independent) are not accepted. However, these institutions / organizations can support the project as project partners.
- Institutions / institutions without project experience and their own budgets cannot be applicants.
How to Apply
There is no limit on the number of project applications. Applicants can apply for more than one project on the same or different topics.
Interested applicants can download the application form via given website.
For more information, visit https://www.tr.emb-japan.go.jp/itprtop_tr/00_000065.html