Deadline: 30-Jun-22
The King Baudouin Foundation (KBF) is currently inviting applications for Sofina Covid- 19 Solidarity Fund to address the adverse consequences of the global Covid-19 pandemic.
The two key issues related to Sofina’s focus sectors:
- Challenges to Healthcare Systems and Services: The challenges the pandemic poses to healthcare systems globally are manifold and difficult to overcome. Related issues range from shortages of medical equipment and limited capacities to restricted access to healthcare professionals during the confinement period, which significantly increases the health risk for wide parts of the global population. The Fund will sponsor initiatives focusing on health prevention and facilitating access to the first line of care. It will direct its efforts towards populations and regions severely impacted by the crisis.
- The Digital Gap in Education: During the crisis, children across the globe are deprived of access to education. This worsens the inequalities in education outcomes for children from underprivileged backgrounds. In the current environment, digitalization is one of the solutions to bridge this educational gap. The Fund aims to help reducing this digital divide by supporting non-profit initiatives in the sector.
Funding Information
- Selected projects will receive a minimum amount of €500,000.
- The Fund will be active during 2 years and will fund projects which have clearly identified the root causes of a problem in one of the above fields and found a creative and innovative way to solve them in the long term. The analysis and the measurement of the overall impact of the project will be a key criterium in the selection.
Additional Information related to funding
- The local organization has to also contribute financially within its ability to the project and be in a position to maintain/finance the running costs / follow-ups following the completion of the project.
- Materials required for the implementation must be procured locally. The maintenance of technical equipment procured within the framework of the micro-project has to be guaranteed even after the project has concluded.
- Funded expenses must be verified by collecting three quotations from three different provides. Should the service by provided by one single provider, then this must be documented.
- Financial assistance shall only be used for project-related costs. Administrative expenses such as salaries, office expenses, utilities, travel, meals, accommodations and related expenses are not to be funded under the Micro projects Scheme. Contingencies are also ineligible for funding.
Eligibility Criteria
- All not-for-profit organizations setting up a project in Western Europe, India or Singapore and which fits with the key issues targeted by the Fund, may introduce an application.
- The project may be led jointly by teams from different institutions, but it must be submitted by a single project leader.
General information
- Once a project has selected for funding, a grant agreement is signed between the recipient organization and the German Embassy. The contract will contain all necessary legal securities.
- The recipient shall assume full legal and supervisory responsibilities for the effective implementation of the project.
- The recipient shall not significantly deviate from the application form, finance plan and objectives of the submitted proposal without the prior written consent of the German Embassy.
- The Embassy must be immediately informed if it becomes apparent that the intended purpose cannot be achieved or is not attainable with the allocation received (e.g. due to an increase in prices).
- Following the completion of the project, all original invoices, numerical evidence and a case report must be submitted by your organization within three months.
- In case of failing to finalize the project as agreed, the organization will have to repay the granted amount of money. The same obligation arises if the intended purpose of the project is not achieved or if any conditions of the contract are violated.
For more information, visit https://www.kbs-frb.be/en/Activities/Calls/2020/2020_IT_Sofina-Covid-Solidarity-Fund
