Request for Proposals: Japan Fund for Global Environment Grants

Deadline: 4-Dec-23

The Japan Fund for Global Environment (JFGE) provides grant to Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)/Non-Profit Organization (NPO) engaged in environmental activities.

Types of Grant Programs

• Entry Grant
  • Objective: Grant to support grass-roots projects to expand
  • Grant Period: 1 year (One term per organization)
  • Project Criteria
    • Project to pursue environmental conservation
    • Grass-roots project
  • Range of Grant Amount: Minimum 500,000 JPY – Maximum 3,000,000 JPY
• Continuous-Project Grant
  • Objective: Grant to support grass-roots projects to take a root in the site as self-sustain project
  • Grant Period: Maximum 3 years (One term per organization)
  • Project Criteria
    • Project to pursue environmental conservation
    • Project aiming to continue similar project
    • Cooperation with various stakeholders for project expansion
  • Range of Grant Amount (per year): Minimum 500,000 JPY – Maximum 3,000,000 JPY
• General Grant
  • Objective: Grant to support organizational growth by realizing projects efficiently through refining skills
  • Grant Period: Maximum 3 years (Two-year-break required for organization received General Grant for two terms in a row)
  • Project Criteria
    • Project to pursue environmental conservation
    • Project with either new issue, new topic, or new methodology involved
  • Range of Grant Amount (per year): Minimum 2,000,000 JPY – Maximum 6,000,000 JPY

Eligible projects for the JFGE Grant

Conservation projects that fall into following categories are eligible;

• Nature protection, conservation and restoration
• Forest conservation and tree/grass planting
• Anti-desertification
• Agriculture of environmental conservation type
• Mitigation and adaptation to climate change
• Building of a recycle-oriented society
• Air, water and soil conservation
• Comprehensive environmental education
• Comprehensive environmental conservation projects
• Restoration projects
• Other environmental conservation projects

Criteria of the Agent

The Agent must meet a criterion or both criteria below;

• A person who has Japanese citizenship or foreigner who has permanent residence permit of Japan, possessing a bank account available for JPY (he/she does not necessarily live in Japan, but he/she must participate into the meeting with JFGE at the headquarter of ERCA or online.)
• An organization with a main office in Japan In both above cases, it is necessary that the agent is;
  • Having the participative experience to the conservation activities implemented by the foreign applicant organizations
  • Able to communicate with the foreign applicant organization

Organizations Eligible for the Grant

Applicant must meet all of the following criteria:

• The organization must be a non-governmental organization (NGO) or a non-profit organization (NPO)
• The organization must possess an Articles of Incorporation or its equivalent bylaws
• The organization must possess a well-established board of directors and work forces that make decisions for the organization and implements the proposed project
• The organization must possess an accounting structure capable of bookkeeping and self-auditing
• The organization must possess an office that serves as a base of their project
• The organization must prove that they have enough capacity to execute the proposed project by presenting the firm evidence, such as activity report of previous project and achievements

For more information, visit Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency (ERCA).