New Grant Opportunity to address Health, Education, Environmental Protection/Disaster Relief in Samoa

Deadline: 31-Jan-24

The Embassy of Japan in Samoa is seeking applications for Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Projects for Japanese Fiscal Year 2024.

Japan aims through the GGP to aid self-supporting socio-economic development activities that benefit sectors at the grass-roots level in the Independent State of Samoa.

The GGP is a framework that essentially supports local non-government organisations (NGOs) and local public organisations, in order to respond to various development needs in a prompt and precise manner, but on a comparatively small scale.

Areas

• Basic Human Needs
  • Health and Medical Care
    • Upgrading of health clinics, medical centres, and hospitals in rural areas and in strategic outlying areas
    • Maternal and Child Health, Family Planning or Reproductive Health in areas with high fertility rates
  • Potable Water
    • Water system development in rural areas with no access to water
    • Water quality improvement in areas with high incidence of water-borne diseases
• Social Welfare
  • Welfare and empowerment of marginalised sectors (children, elderly, people with disabilities, women, etc.)
• Basic Education and Human Resource Development
  • Building and repairing school buildings in rural areas and schools with poor educational environments
  • Building and repairing training centre buildings for human resource development and community development
• Environmental Protection/Disaster Relief
  • Community-Based Resource Management
    • Coastal Resource Management
    • Agro-Forestry/Reforestation
    • Biodiversity Conservation
    • Solid Waste Management
  • Emergency Services and Disaster Relief (for internally displaced people and victims of natural disaster)
• Reduce Vulnerability
  • Strengthening sustainable economic infrastructure
    • Community Fisheries Development
    • Community Agriculture Development
    • Community access development

Funding Information

• The GGP fund is generally capped at JPY 10,000,000 (approximately USD 75,000 / WST 200,000 in FY 2023) per project. However, in case there are extraordinary reasons, such as where the project strongly reflects the concept of human security, an exception can be made.

Eligibility Criteria

• The Embassy accepts applications from the following organisations that have at least 2 years background of operation in the Independent State of Samoa:
  • NGOs;
  • Non-profit organisations such as local public authorities, educational institutions and medical institutions; and
  • Non-profit organisations that implement development projects at the grass-roots level.
• They do not accept applications from individuals or profit organisations such as private companies, commercial institutions etc.

Ineligible

• The GGP cannot cover the following items:
  • Office expenses (office rental fee, salary for employees, electricity and water consumption, fuel etc.);
  • Contingency Funds;
  • Expenses incurred on individual or corporate profit-making activities;
  • Funding and items aimed at providing direct funds and assets to specific individuals (such as scholarships, accommodations, clothing; however, this does not include situations of emergency humanitarian aid in the event of natural disasters, etc.);
  • Expenses linked to indulgences that may be harmful to the human body, such as alcohol and cigarettes.

For more information, visit Embassy of Japan in Samoa.