Japan Embassy in Bangladesh: Up to 20M Grant for Health, Education, Poverty, and Women

Deadline: 30-Mar-24

The Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh is seeking applications for Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Projects.

The Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots Human Security Projects (GGHSP) began its operation in Bangladesh in 1989. GGHSP is a framework that essentially supports local NGOs and local public organizations that are working in eligible countries and regions, rather than the governments of those countries, in order to respond to various development needs in a prompt and precise manner, but on a comparatively small scale.

Priority Areas

• The Basic Human Needs and Human Security is the priority areas of GGHSP, such as follows;
  • Basic Health Care
  • Primary Education
  • Poverty Alleviation
  • Water and Sanitation
  • Women’s Empowerment
  • Child Welfare
  • Support for Persons with Disabilities
  • Agriculture
  • Disaster Risk Reduction
• The following areas cannot be supported by the GGHSP:
  • Projects for assisting research at advanced academic institutions and projects for improving the capacities of the recipient organization itself
  • Projects limited to commercial activities and creation of employment of particular individuals and organizations, and where the direct benefits for grass-roots activities are uncertain
  • Projects not closely related to economic and social development (such as culture, arts, and sports related projects)

Funding Information

• The maximum amount per project is 20 million Japanese Yen in principle. However, more than 20 million yen of the maximum amount may be considered under certain conditions, such as when the project seeks to strengthen the continuity of the project by combining soft components, or when sufficient beneficial effects cannot be obtained with less than 20 million yen.
• The period of the project shall be within one year from the date of signing of the grant contract agreement.

Eligibility Criteria

• To be eligible for the grant, the applicant need to meet all of the following criteria:
  • The applicant should be one of the following organizations:
    • International, National or Local NGO
    • Local Government
    • Medical Institution
    • Educational Institution
  • Organization:
    • Registered under NGO Affairs Bureau (for NGO/INGO)
    • Registered under Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) (for medical institutes)
    • Acknowledged officially by Ministry/Department of Education (for schools)
    • Approved by Bangladesh Technical Education Board (BTEB) (for vocational training centres)
    • Trustee organizations which are exempt from aforementioned registration due to special permission from the government.
  • Not black-listed or court-listed by the government. The applicant cannot have any pending legal issue.
• Note: 2 years of direct/related experience in the proposed field of activity is recommend.

For more information, visit Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh.