Deadline: 22-Apr-21
The Embassy of Canada to Guatemala and High Commission to Belize is pleased to launch its annual call for proposals for the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI).
The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) is a program designed to support small-scale, high-impact projects in developing countries, which align with Canada’s Foreign Policy objectives and thematic priority areas for engagement.
The program is directed at projects conceived and designed predominantly by local partners.
In Guatemala and Belize, the projects are selected and approved by the Canadian Embassy and High Commission, following the guidance provided by Global Affairs Canada.
The CFLI also contributes to strengthening Canada’s bilateral relations with Guatemala and Belize by contributing to civil society initiatives that support local priorities.
Thematic Priorities
It is expected that all projects align with at least one of the following thematic priorities that are consistent with Canada’s Foreign Policy:
- Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
- Inclusive governance, including diversity, democracy, human rights and the rule of law.
- Peace and security, with a focus on conflict prevention and building peace.
- Human dignity, covering health, education and nutrition.
- Growth that works for everyone, including women’s economic rights, decent jobs and entrepreneurship, investing in the poorest and most vulnerable, and safeguarding economic gains.
- Environment and climate action focusing on adaptation and mitigation, as well as on water management.
Funding Information
- Amount: approximately Q150,000 and BZ$35,000.
Eligible Costs
The following project costs are eligible for CFLI funding:
- Accounting costs
- Administrative and overhead costs related to the project (overhead should not exceed 15% of total CFLI contribution)
- Advocacy and lobbying related costs
- Capital and/or operating expenditures related to the lease and/or purchase and/or building of infrastructure
- Civic education costs
- Conference and event expenditures
- Costs of services received by recipients
- Domestic travel expenses, using lowest fares possible but not exceeding full fare economy class
- Environmental assessment costs
- Facilities and equipment rental charges
- Hospitality costs, excluding alcoholic beverages
- Installation, maintenance, shipping and/or transportation costs, including fuel, computers and communication devices
- Lease or rental of vehicles
- Legal costs
- Medical costs
- Miscellaneous expenses integral to the project
- Outreach, communication and information dissemination costs
- Publishing costs
- Radio and television broadcast fees
- Research-related costs
- Salary costs relating to the project
- Security costs
- Training and capacity building expenditures
- Translation and interpretation fees
- Vehicle and equipment operation, installation and/or maintenance
- Website development and related costs.
Ineligible Costs
The following costs are not eligible for CFLI funding:
- Assistance to military or paramilitary organizations
- Core funding
- Direct fiscal support to a government
- Expenses incurred prior to the signing of the contribution agreement, or after it expires
- Gifts
- Luxury goods
- Nuclear technologies and facilities.
Gender-based Analysis (GBA)
Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy advances gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls as the most effective way to reduce poverty and build a more inclusive, peaceful and prosperous world.
In alignment with this policy, the CFLI project application process requires a gender-based analysis (GBA). The purpose of this is to enhance the gender equality outcomes of the CFLI program.
A GBA will require applicants to:
- Consider how women, girls, men, and boys are affected differently by the problem their project is aiming to address, ensuring, at the same time, that the project does not cause harm.
- Consult women and/or girls in the development of their project proposal.
- Ensure that the views of those women and/or girls inform the project’s design.
Note: consultations can include, but are not limited to, speaking to women and girls from the local community, women and other individuals who work for civil society organizations that have worked in the local community, and female and male decision and change makers who have knowledge of the local community.
Inadequate completion of a GBA may affect the consideration of a proposal.
Eligibility Criteria
- The majority of CFLI funding is to be directed toward local civil society organizations (including non-governmental organizations) and other institutions working at the local level.
- Other entities, such as international, intergovernmental, multilateral and regional organizations may be eligible for funding, provided they are working with local partners and on local projects that are consistent with the objectives of the CFLI.
- Similarly, municipal, regional and national government institutions may receive funding, provided that their projects are essentially local in nature.
- The CFLI is always looking to fund innovative projects that deliver measurable results.
Eligible Recipients
Eligible recipients include:
- Local, national or community-based organization (non-governmental and not-for-profit)
- Local municipal, regional or national government institution or agency of the recipient country
- Local academic institution
- Canadian organization (non-governmental or not-for-profit) that is working on local development activities
- International or regional organization (non-governmental or not-for-profit) that is working on local development activities
- Intergovernmental or multilateral institution, organization or agency working on local development activities.
For more information, visit https://www.international.gc.ca/world-monde/funding-financement/cfli-fcil/2021/guatemala.aspx?lang=eng