Deadline: 8 October 2018

Australian Embassy Iraq is seeking applications for its Direct Aid Program (DAP), a competitive small grants program available to eligible organisations to undertake development activities on a not-for-profit basis.

Grant Information

• There is no minimum amount that a single DAP project can receive but the maximum is AUD40,000 over the life of the project.
• Projects must be fully implemented within a maximum of two years. Proposals must be clearly defined with specific outputs.

Eligible Activities

DAP activities should provide direct benefits to those most in need in the local community, including vulnerable or disadvantaged groups, childrenand youth. Eligible activities include education, small scale infrastructure, sanitation, rural development, environmental development, gender equality, economic empowerment, cultural and sporting activities and community health. All such projects must have developmental outcomes that have a direct, practical and sustainable impact. DAP will favourably consider projects which address one or more of the following:

• Protection and empowerment of women and children
• Provide or advocate for psychosocial and other disability support services
• Promote social cohesion and community inclusion
• Education and skills development for sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction

Projects should be self-contained, with finite time lines. Activities in which the recipient community themselves makes a significant contribution in terms of labour, materials or cash are particularly well-received. Projects that might act as a catalyst for additional development of the community or a model for similar developments elsewhere will also be welcomed.

Eligibility Criteria

Applications are invited from local legally registered non-government organisations (NGOs) with experience in implementing development activities in Iraq.  Applicants will not be accepted from individuals.

Ineligible Activities

As a general rule, the following activities and inputs would not be funded:

• Items of a routine or recurrent nature, such as staff salaries, office rental and utility costs, spare parts, supplies, routine maintenance and repairs
• Payment of salaries or fees for consultants, advisors and managers where they constitute a major cost component
• Generic conferences, training, cultural and sporting activities that cannot demonstrate a developmental outcome
• International travel, including overseas study tours
• Cash grants or micro-credit schemes or projects that involve the return of money
• Commercial ventures
• Purchase of major assets (e.g. vehicles)

How to Apply

Applicants can apply online via given website.

Eligible Country: Iraq

For more information, please visit Direct Aid Program.