Deadline: 14 September 2018

CEPF and BirdLife International as Regional Implementation Team (RIT) for the hotspot, are inviting proposals in the form of Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) for Mediterranean Basin Biodiversity Hotspot Small Grants program from non-governmental organizations, community groups, private enterprises, universities and other civil society organizations.

Funding Information

• The minimum budget per project is US $5,000 and the maximum budget per project is US $20,000.
• Projects are expected to start from 1st January 2019 at the earliest, and must be completed by 30th May 2022.

Eligible Activities

LOIs will only be accepted for these Strategic Directions and countries:

• Strategic Direction (Conservation of Coastal Areas): Albania, Cabo Verde, Libya, Montenegro, Morocco and Tunisia.
• Strategic Direction (Conservation of Plants): Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cabo Verde, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, Morocco and 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.

How to Apply

• Proposals (LOIs) can be submitted in Arabic, English, French, Portuguese or Serbo-Croatian.
• Please download the Letter of Inquiry form via given website.
• Applicants must submit their Letter of Inquiry at the address given on the website.

For more information, please visit Small Grants.