Funding Program for Civil Society Organizations in Mali

Deadline: 17-Oct-2024

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance has launched the Funding Program for Civil Society Organizations.

Grant Types

• Six grants will be offered in Mali, including three Impact grants and three Accelerator
  • Larger grants primarily for national-level CSOs and global CSOs who are working in fragile or humanitarian settings.
  • Smaller grants for national or sub-national CSOs that are new to the field of immunisations and/or Gavi funding, that require support to establish themselves in the field of immunisations. These grants will support Gavi’s aim of working with a more diverse range of CSOs.

Purpose of the grants

• The general objectives of grants to civil society are:
  • Increase demand and scale up uptake of vaccination services against preventable diseases, including Covid-19
  • Will contribute to achieving at least 90% vaccination coverage of antigens
• The specific objectives are:
  • Objective 1: To provide communities with accurate information about vaccine-preventable diseases including Covid-19 in order to generate interest in vaccination.
  • Related activities:
    • Develop the skills of health professionals, health workers community, community leaders and religious leaders to help them generate demand and combat rumors.
    • Develop media and communication materials to raise awareness and counter rumors and misinformation around routine vaccination and the Covid-19 vaccine.
    • Develop mobilization actions with local personalities.
    • Generate and maintain community engagement and social mobilization.
  • Objective 2: Strengthen the capacities of health districts in the provision of vaccination services (Covid-19 and Systematic Vaccination) through fixed, advanced, mobile or other innovative strategies adapted to the locality and context.
  • Related activities:
    • Participate in the organization of training at the level of Health Districts
    • Organize innovative vaccination sessions, for example in the form of vaccination centers in markets, bus stations, displaced persons camps and schools.
    • Facilitate the implementation of vaccines and inputs.
    • Participate in the coordination, supervision and reporting of information from CSCOMs to health districts

Funding Information

• Total: $2,000,000
• Impact Grant: $500,000 and $600,000
• Accelerator: $100,000 and $150,000

Duration

• The expected duration of the application process, then pre-contractual development until signing the contract, is approximately three months. The subsidized projects could therefore start around January 2025 and must be completed by June 2026 at the latest.

Eligibility Criteria

• Acceleration Grants
  • The eligibility criteria for this type of grant are as follows:
    • Candidate organizations must be officially declared in Mali as as a non-governmental and non-profit organization.
    • Applications are only open to local CSOs active in Mali.
    • Candidate organizations must be officially declared and recognized in Mali.
    • Applicant organizations must have an office in Mali.
  • Civil society organizations can be:
    • Community-based organizations
    • Faith-based organizations
    • International or local non-profit organizations
    • Civil society networks
    • Local professional associations
    • Organizations from the academic and research spheres
• Impact Grants
  • The eligibility criteria for this type of grant are as follows:
    • Candidate organizations must be officially declared in Mali as as a non-governmental and non-profit organization.
    • Applications are open to local or international CSOs active in Mali.
    • Candidate organizations must be officially declared and recognized in Mali.
    • Applicant organizations must have an office in Mali.

For more information, visit Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.