Deadline: 05-Apr-24
The GEF Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP), implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), provides financial and technical support to communities and CSOs to meet the overall objective of “global environmental benefits secured through community-based initiatives and actions”.
Objectives
- OP7 Projects will enable eligible national stakeholders in Jamaica to carry out the following:
- Create greater impact and closer links between local efforts and global environmental benefits (GEBs) by supporting more extensive geographical coverage and/or thematic consolidation for policy improvement.
- Make effective use of the built-up capacity of local NGOs, CBOs and communities for replication of successful technologies and approaches.
- Improve the capacity of the SGP and its partners to leverage larger funds from potential partners and donors.
- Strengthen the sustainability and replicability of SGP projects.
- Pilot innovative market mechanisms and financial instruments (i.e. such as Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES); environmentally friendly loans; revolving funds; and/or sustainable financing for clean energy technologies).
- Accumulate national and global experience in the development and implementation of projects of larger coverage enabling SGP to link more effectively with the MSP and FSP modalities of the GEF, as well as that of other donors and governments.
- Strategically position civil society participation and leadership in new and innovative policies and programmes with non-GEF funding (i.e. wide implementation of community-based adaptation (CBA), ecosystem-based adaptation (EBA), community-based REDD+, sustainable energy for all (SE4ALL), strengthening direct access to funding mechanisms such as the Adaptation Fund and the Green Climate Fund).
Funding Information
- SGP funds “small grants” up to a maximum of US$50,000.
OP7 Focal Areas & Strategic Initiatives
- Biodiversity Conservation:
- Community-based Conservation of Threatened Ecosystems and Species Improve management effectiveness of protected areas through ICCAs and shared governance with private sector and government.
- Improve community-led biodiversity friendly practices and approaches, including promoting blue economy (e.g. agriculture, fisheries, forestry, tourism, infrastructure, etc.)
- Enhance community led actions for protection of threatened species
- OP7 Indicators
- Hectares of landscapes under improved management to benefit biodiversity.
- Hectares of Marine protected areas under improved management effectiveness.
- Land Degradation & Sustainable Forest Management:
- Sustainable Agriculture and Fisheries, and Food Security
- Increase efficiency and effectiveness of overall food production and value chain, including in vulnerable ecosystems (mountains, SIDS, etc.).
- Increase diversification and livelihood improvement
- Remove deforestation from supply chain and expanded restoration of degraded lands
- OP7 Indicators
- Hectares of landscapes under sustainable land management in production systems.
- Hectares of degraded agricultural lands restored.
- Climate Change (Mitigation):
- Low-carbon Energy Access Co-benefits Support implementation of Paris Agreement and the NDCs
- Promote renewable and energy efficient technologies providing socio-economic benefits and improving livelihoods.
- OP7 Indicators
- Kw of installed renewable energy capacity from local technologies (e.g., on types of renewable energy technology biomass, small hydro, solar).
- Number of households achieving energy access, with co-benefits estimated and valued.
- CSO-Government-Private Sector Policy and Planning Dialogue Platforms
- Promote/enhance community voices and participation in global and national policy, strategy development related to global environment and sustainable development issues
- OP7 Indicators
- Number of CSO-government-private sector dialogues convened to support community voice and representation in national/subnational policy development.
- Number of representatives from social inclusion group (women, youth, persons with disability, farmers, other marginalized groups) supported with meaningful participation in dialogue platforms.
- Enhancing Social Inclusion
- Promote targeted initiatives
- Mainstream social inclusion in all projects (e.g. women/girls, indigenous peoples, youth, and persons with disabilities)
- OP7 Indicators
- Number of projects led by women and/or mainstream concrete mechanisms for increased participation of women.
- Number of SGP projects that demonstrate appropriate models of engaging youth.
Criteria
- Projects with tangible co-financing will be of priority.
- Projects should demonstrate collaborations and partnerships with other agencies, as well as broad community participation.
- Demonstrated ability to manage project processes.
- Projects should be aligned to National Policies/Priorities (i.e., Vision 2030 Jamaica, NDCs), SDGs and the UN Conventions to which Jamaica is a signatory
- Projects should have cross-cutting results in poverty reduction, livelihoods, capacity development and gender with special focus on women and youth involvement
For more information, visit UNDP.