Deadline: 24 June 2016
Applicants are invited for Global Environment Facility Small Grant Programme (GEF/SGP) to support community based initiatives, which aim at securing global environmental benefits through community – level actions in the areas of biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation & adaptation, protection of international waters, promotion of innovative affordable and practical solutions to chemical management and prevention of land degradation.
The GEF/SGP is focusing its support programmes to the rural areas of Tanzania. However, priority will be given to proposals that focus on three critical ecosystems with universal value but which are threatened by a variety of degradation risks.
Thematic Areas
- Climate Smart Innovative Agro-ecology
- Low carbon Energy Access Co-benefits
- Gender equality and women empowerment
- Capacity building of indigenous peoples to increase their participation in the development process
- Sustainable conservation of Indigenous Community Conserved Areas (ICCAs)
- Capacity building in environment management for conversion of waste into energy
Project Priorities
- Consistency with country priorities as articulated in National Development Frameworks.
- Poverty-oriented focus, demonstrating that grantees would be less poor on a sustainable basis after project completion
- Address gender issues at formulation, implementation and benefit sharing stages
- Innovative, support people’s livelihoods, replicable and demonstrate plans for scaling up
- Provide proof that ownership of proposed project lies with grantees
- Provide a work plan with monitoring and evaluation indicators
- Clear demonstration that the project will contribute towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- Project budget not exceeding the equivalent of US$ 50,000 should be presented in Tanzania Shillings.
Eligibility Criteria
GEF/SGP support funds are only eligible to NGOs, CBOs, FBOs, Local Government authorities (LGAs) and Research and Training Institutions.
Eligible Country: Tanzania
For application procedure and more information, please visit GEF Small Grants Programme.