Deadline: 05-Jul-2024
The Australian Embassy in Mongolia is pleased to support Mongolian organisations and communities that contribute toward development, reduce poverty and promote people to people links between Australia and Mongolia through the Direct Aid Program (DAP).
The Mongolia Direct Aid Program (DAP) is a flexible small grants program funded from Australia’s bilateral development cooperation budget to Mongolia. DAP is managed and administered by the Australian Embassy in Ulaanbaatar.
The program provides the embassy with a flexible mechanism to meet priority needs for building networks, strengthening relations, and raising Australia’s profile in Mongolia. Because of its flexible approach it allows them to work in areas of Australia’s interest that may be outside of the focus of the development cooperation program. However, it remains consistent with, and reinforces the embassy’s Business Plan, Economic Diplomacy, and the larger development cooperation program. DAP supports organisations to implement innovative and scalable activities and advances a positive and distinctive image of Australia across Mongolia.
Priorities
- In 2024-25, the Mongolia DAP will aim to fund projects that support the Australian Government’s international policy objectives in Mongolia and will consider funding a range of sectors – with the following as priority:
- Agriculture – focusing on horticulture, rangeland, livestock and livelihoods,
- Climate Change – focusing on environmental protection, disaster prevention and response, measures to adapt and build resilience to climate impacts, and addressing climate risks,
- Education/youth – focusing on access to education for rural and marginalised adults and children, children with special needs, promotion of education opportunities and social inclusion, research and scientific studies, and youth empowerment,
- GEDSI – focusing on gender equality, disability equity, social inclusion, and protection of women, children and the most disadvantaged,
- Health/hygiene – focusing on prevention and management of the spread of disease and mental illness, rural and community health and wellbeing, and access to water, and medical and hygiene services,
- Human Rights – focusing on rights of children, people with disability, and LGBTQI+ community, freedom of opinion and expression, privacy and personal security, recognition and respect of human dignity, elimination of discrimination, and access to health, education and social services.
Funding Information
- There is no minimum amount that a single DAP project can receive and the projects with duration of 1 year will be funded up to 30,000 AUD. Duplicate proposals will not be accepted.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications will be considered from not-for-profit organisations including local and international non-governmental organisations, national and local government agencies, and public educational organisations. All applications must demonstrate that they are not-for-profit. Applications from individuals will not be considered.
- Microcredit schemes, purchase of land and vehicles, recurrent costs including staff salary and non-related administrative expenses, commercial ventures and activities with direct support from government (noting exceptions above) are not eligible.
Ineligible
- They will generally not fund the following:
- Cash grants or micro-credit schemes or projects that involve the return of money
- Commercial ventures
- Purchase of major assets, e.g. vehicles
- Australian or overseas study tours
- International travel
- Sponsorship of major sporting tournaments or cultural displays that do not have a clear developmental benefit
- Staff salaries
- Routine, recurring running costs and administrative expenses including office rental and utility costs, spare parts, routine maintenance
For more information, visit Australian Embassy in Mongolia.