Deadline: 7-Mar-24
Applications are now open for the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) to support small-scale projects directly benefiting the grassroots level as well as contributing to the socio-economic development of developing countries.
In Jordan, GGP was launched in 1990 and as of Jan 2024, 158 projects have been implemented by non-governmental organizations (NGOs), educational institutions, and other nonprofit organizations. Now they started to accept the applications for GGP for the first half year of 2024.
Funding Information
- The maximum grant amount per project is 20 million yen in general. The exchange rate differs each year. In 2024, the amount is equivalent to 143,884USD /101,869JOD.
Target Areas
- The GGP mainly targets areas that aim to improve human security such as projects that are highly beneficial at the grass-roots level. The areas of priority and detailed terms and conditions will be determined in accordance with Jordan’s development needs.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible organizations
- You must be officially recognized as a Non-profit organization and legally registered under relevant Jordanian authorities.
- You must be implementing economic and social development projects at the grass-roots level.
- You must have had continuous activities for more than 2 years in the field of the proposed project.
- If your organization is an NGO registered with/through the Ministry of Social Development in Jordan or established under a Royal decree, you are eligible to apply for the grant. For other cases, please send the registration certificate of your organization for consultation.
- Main activities of the organization
- Include the geographical area, the activities, the available resources (e.g. facilities), and about the people benefited from the ongoing projects of your organization.
- Financial/technical assistance received from Jordanian ministries, foreign governments or international organizations.
- Describe in detail any grant your organization has received for the past 5 years.
- This information will help them to evaluate your organization’s reliability, credibility and fund management skills.
Ineligible
- The following items cannot be financed in principle:
- Consumables and small fixtures (e.g. footballs, thermometer, stethoscope)
- Running and maintenance costs (e.g. personnel costs, office expenses, salaries, driver fees)
- Vaccines
- Books
- General vehicles (they allow special vehicles such as garbage collection trucks, fire trucks, ambulances, etc.)
For more information, visit Embassy of Japan in Jordan.