Deadline: 15-Jan-22
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands has the possibility to fund small projects under the Small Scale Support Program (SSSP) of the Human Rights Fund.
Priority Areas
Contributions can be made to local organizations aimed at strengthening and implementing their projects in the following priority areas:
- Equal rights for women, focused on economic empowerment and/or prevention of violence against women
- Freedom of Religion and Belief
- Freedom of Expression
- Equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people (LGBTI)
Criteria
With limited funds available, clear criteria have been developed to ensure a transparent and efficient application process. Organizations applying for funding (‘applicants’) have to comply with all of the following criteria:
- The project must be aimed at one of the above mentioned priority areas.
- The applicant should be a local organization working in any state of India.
- The applicant must fulfil all legal obligations under Indian law, including but not limited to the new regulations under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). Funding is only available for applicants with a valid FCRA license.
- Applications can only be submitted in English via e-mail by filling up the Application Form SSSP 2022. Applications which do not adhere to the word limit will not be considered.
- Applications must include a budget proposal with a clear breakdown of budget allocation per activity. Applications without a budget proposal will not be considered.
- The time frame of the projects must be of 1-2 yrs.
- Applications must explicitly mention the purpose, activities, expected goals and results of their project.
Non-eligibility
Projects that are not eligible for funding under the SSSP are the following:
- Humanitarian aid;
- Activities that are primarily motivated by a commercial interest;
- Projects with a predominantly academic focus, i.e. feasibility studies, research, etc.
- Projects that exclusively or largely include the delivery of goods or materials;
- Infrastructural or construction projects;
- Bursaries.
For more information, visit https://www.netherlandsandyou.nl/your-country-and-the-netherlands/india/and-the-netherlands/small-scale-support-program
