Deadline: 14-Aug-22
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) has opened its second call for Small and Large Grants.
This call aims to support the consolidation, complementarity, sustainability, replication, and amplification of conservation processes in the priority corridors, KBAs, and globally threatened species presented in this document.
Cross Cutting Themes
The five cross-cutting themes are as follows:
- Recovery of COVID-19 impacted KBAs and their economies based on green objectives.
- Mainstreaming of gender equality into conservation strategies and projects.
- Strengthening of capacities of Indigenous peoples and local civil society.
- Fostering long-term financial sustainability.
- Contributing to climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Funding Information
- Small grants – up to US$50,000;
- Large grants – greater than US$50,000
Strategic Directions
- Strategic Direction 1: Strengthen protection and management of 52 priority KBAs to foster participatory governance, green recovery from COVID-19, climate change resilience, species conservation, and financial sustainability.
- Strategic Direction 2: In the seven priority corridors, collaborate with public and private sector stakeholders to enable biodiversity conservation, a green recovery from COVID-19, and environmental, financial, and social sustainability, in benefit of the priority KBAs.
- Strategic Direction 3: Safeguard priority globally threatened species.
- Strategic Direction 4: Cultivate a well-trained, well- coordinated and resilient civil society sector at the local, corridor, and hotspot levels to achieve CEPF’s conservation outcomes.
Eligible Countries
Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru
Eligibility Criteria
- Non-governmental organizations, community groups, universities and private enterprises may apply for funding. Individuals must work with civil society organizations to develop LoIs rather than apply directly.
- To qualify for a CEPF grant, the applicant must not be a government agency or institution. Government-owned enterprises or institutions are eligible only if they can establish that they:
- Have a legal personality independent of any government agency or actor;
- Have the authority to apply for and receive private funds; and
- May not assert a claim of sovereign immunity.
- Applicants based outside of the eligible countries may submit a LOI as long as the project deliverables are focused on the conservation needs of this call.
- Joint projects with other organizations are eligible, with one lead organization submitting the application and project partners with clear roles stated in the application.
For more information, visit https://www.cepf.net/grants/open-calls-for-proposals/2022-tropical-andes-loi-2-large-small