Deadline: 9 August 2019
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) is seeking proposals in the form of letters of inquiry (LOIs) for large grants from nongovernmental organizations, community groups, private enterprises, universities and other civil society organizations (CSOs).
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) is a joint initiative of l’Agence Française de Développement, Conservation International, the European Union, the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Japan and the World Bank. A fundamental goal is to ensure civil society is engaged in biodiversity conservation.
Funding Information
- Budget: US$20,000 to US$150,000
- Project Timeframe: Projects are expected to start on 1 February 2020, at the earliest, and must be completed by 30 May 2022.
Eligible Activities
LOIs will only be accepted for the following strategic direction and countries:
- Strategic Direction 2: Sustainable management of water catchments
- Countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Morocco, North Macedonia, Tunisia
Eligible Applicants
- Non-governmental organizations, community groups, universities and private enterprises may apply for funding. Individuals must work with civil society organizations to develop applications rather than apply directly.
- Organizations must have their own bank account and be authorized under relevant national laws to receive charitable contributions.
- Government-owned enterprises or institutions are eligible only if they can demonstrate that the enterprise or institution has:
- a legal personality independent of any government agency or actor;
- the authority to apply for and receive private funds; and
- may not assert a claim of sovereign immunity.
Grants cannot be used for:
- the purchase of land, involuntary resettlement of people, or activities that negatively affect physical cultural resources, including those important to local communities.
- activities adversely affecting Indigenous Peoples or where these communities have not provided their broad support to the project activities.
- removal or alteration of any physical cultural property (includes sites having archaeological, paleontological, historical, religious or unique natural values). Proposed activities should observe all other relevant safeguard and social policies as set out on the CEPF website.
How to Apply
- Applications (LOIs) can be submitted in English or French.
- All applications must be submitted through the ConservationGrants.
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