Deadline: 20-Jul-21
The International Renaissance Foundation is seeking applications for its Small Grants Competition “Practical Solutions for the Environment” to support the development of ideas of local public organizations aimed at overcoming environmental problems in the territories of Donbas controlled by the Ukrainian government.
Studies of the state of the environment in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Donbass, in particular since the beginning of hostilities in eastern Ukraine, indicate a deepening of environmental degradation in this region due to significant man-made and anthropogenic pressure.
In order for the environmental issues of Donbass to be constantly present on the government and public agenda, the indifference and efforts of the local community are critical. Civil society institutions (CSOs), which work on environmental issues in the territories of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts controlled by the government of Ukraine, are currently an important driver for solving the environmental problems of Donbass.
The purpose of the competition is to support the development of ideas of local public organizations aimed at overcoming environmental problems in the Ukrainian-controlled territories of Donbass.
The participants of the competition are civil society organizations registered in the territories of Luhansk and Donetsk regions controlled by the Government of Ukraine, which take care of the environmental protection of Donbass. Preference will be given to organizations that carry out a significant part of their activities aimed at environmental protection, at the level of small towns and local communities in these areas.
Funding Information
- The maximum amount of funding for one project is 120,000 hryvnias.
Activities
- Measures to identify environmental problems at the local level with the involvement of various stakeholders in solving these problems.
- Analysis of the selected environmental problem or diagnosis of the state of local natural objects that cause concern to the community, with the development of proposals for ways to solve the problem and opportunities to unite the interests of the community.
- Monitoring the implementation of local environmental programs with the development of relevant recommendations.
- Various advocacy campaigns aimed at protecting the environment.
- Analysis of the interdependence of the following components: environmental problems – the economic condition of the community – security issues (with the development of conclusions and recommendations).
- Communication activities that accompany the project and are based on materials of own activity, researches and observations directed on protection of environment.
- Other activities that are important for solving local environmental problems.
Pay attention:
- Project proposals with applications should be registered on the IRF website using the Electronic Competition service . All documents must be attached to the project proposal in .doc, .docs, .xls, .xlsx or .pdf format. The maximum size of each application cannot exceed 8 Mb.
- Project proposals that will be registered on the IRF website after 15:00, July 20, 2021 Kyiv time, will not be considered.
- The International Renaissance Foundation does not provide grants to political parties, religious organizations and communities, private (individuals), and for-profit businesses.
- Project proposals submitted in a manner other than those mentioned above will not be considered.
- The materials submitted to the competition are not returned or reviewed.
- The results of the competition will be notified to all participants by e-mail.
- The final decision on the project proposal is not subject to revision.
- The reasons for refusing to support the project proposals are not reported.
Evaluation Criteria
Criteria for evaluating project proposals:
- compliance of the submitted project proposal with the purpose of the competition;
- focus of the project goal and mutual compliance of all sections of the project proposal;
- realistic implementation of the project, a clear plan for its implementation, the certainty of the expected results;
- projected impact of the project on achieving positive changes;
- involvement of stakeholders (including communities) and other partners in project activities;
- structured communication component of the project;
- previous experience of the tender participants in carrying out the activities envisaged by the project proposal;
- taking into account the principles of non-discrimination and gender equality when formulating a project proposal;
- budget balance of the project proposal (involvement of additional resources is welcome, but not mandatory).
For more information, visit https://www.irf.ua/contest/konkurs-malyh-grantiv-praktychni-rishennya-dlya-dovkillya-v-doneczkij-i-luganskij-oblastyah/