Deadline: 18 December 2019
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (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
- US $5,000 to US $30,000.
- Projects can start from 1st March 2020 at the earliest, and must be completed by 30th May 2022.
ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES
The scope of this call is limited to the types of activities and locations described below.
- LOIs will only be accepted for these Strategic Directions and countries:
- Strategic Direction 2 (Sustainable management of water catchments)
- Strategic Direction 4 (Conservation of plants)
- Countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and North Macedonia.
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
- may not assert a claim of sovereign immunity
Grants cannot be used for:
- the purchase of land, involuntary resettlement of people, or activities that negatively affect physical cultural resources, including those important to local communities.
- activities adversely affecting Indigenous Peoples or where these communities have not provided their broad support to the project activities.
- removal or alteration of any physical cultural property (includes sites having archaeological, paleontological, historical, religious, or unique natural values).
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their Letter of Inquiry at the address given on the website.
Eligible Countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and North Macedonia
For more information, please visit https://www.cepf.net/grants/open-calls-for-proposals/2019-mediterranean-basin-small-grants-2