Deadline: 29-Mar-2024
The Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ) invites proposals for Grant Funding from eligible organisations.
The Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ) is a grant making institution established to provide funding to NGOs involved in the management and sustainable use of Jamaica’s natural resources, and in issues of child survival and child development.
Funding Programs
- Forest Conservation Fund
- Alternative Livelihoods:
- Activities that provide sustainable livelihood opportunities and income generating initiatives for local communities dependent on forest resources
- Climate Change Resilience
- Activities to enhance the resilience of forest ecosystems to changing climate conditions
- Community Based Conservation
- Engaging local communities in protection and sustainable use of forest resources
- Funding projects that empower forested communities to actively participate in conservation efforts
- Eco-Tourism Development
- Creation of nature-based tourism activities in any of their 11 Priority sites
- Education and Awareness
- Supporting educational programmes that raise awareness about the importance of Jamaican forests
- Developing educational apps and games that teach children about forest ecosystems (individuals who wish to apply must be aligned to an NGO)
- Empowering young people to actively participate in forest conservation through awareness campaigns and educational materials tailored for children
- Invasive species control
- Activities to monitor and control invasive plant and animal species in the 11 Priority sites
- Research and Monitoring
- Supporting research and initiatives that address the impacts of climate change on Jamaican forests
- Monitoring of biodiversity, ecological health and threats to forests
- Water Resources Protection
- Implementing measures to safeguard watersheds and freshwater resources in forested areas
- Alternative Livelihoods:
- Special Climate Change Adaptation Fund (SCCAF)
- Climate Smart Building
- Sustainable building practices and facilities for extreme climate events and structural adjustments that increase climate change resilience, etc.
- Roof insulation and/or envelope improvements
- Climate change resilient additions to existing storage infrastructure
- Climate Smart Agro-businesses
- Rehabilitation/Retrofitting/Expansion of infrastructure for storage or processing of agricultural products
- Climate Resilient Cropping Systems
- Propagation/Use of climate resilient crops
- Renewable Energy Systems for increasing resilience to Climate Change
- Applications of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as a part of a wider project for increasing resilience to climate change
- Water Management
- Water conservation
- Water recycling systems
- Rain water collection
- Small water systems to support water-deprived communities
- Establishment/Rehabilitation of small water systems to support sustainable agricultural practice in isolated communities for income generation.
- Climate Smart Building
Funding Information
- Budgets must be appropriate. Note: for Climate Change Adaptation projects only, a maximum of J$5,000,000.00 can be approved per grant.
- Project duration should be:
- no more than 1 year (12 Months for Climate Change Adaptation projects
- no more than 3 years (36 months) Protected Areas/Watershed Conservation projects.
Project Criteria
- Project proposals should be aligned with national priorities, deal with systemic issues, and produce replicable and/or sustainable results.
- Projects, which demonstrate collaboration and partnerships, (financial or otherwise) are strongly encouraged.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must prepare proposals in accordance with the EFJ format shown on the GA1 form Call 2024.
- Forms used in previous Calls will not be accepted.
- Forms will not be accepted by FAX.
- Proposals received outside of the designated Call Period or outside of the themes and sub-themes (as outlined on page one) will not be considered.
- All sections of the Call 2024 GA1 form must be completed for consideration and where a word limit is indicated on the form, the limit is NOT to be exceeded.
For more information, visit EFJ.
