Embassy of Finland seeking Applications for Local Cooperation Fund 2020 – Ukraine
Deadline: 27 March 2020
The Embassy of Finland opens a Call for applications for projects to be funded from the Local Cooperation Fund (LCF) in 2020.
(Ad) Are You Searching for Latest Grants, New Donors, Sample Proposals, Jobs and How to Apply Resources? fundsforNGOs Premium has all these and more at one place! Learn more.
The LCF is a fund administered by the Embassy of Finland in Kyiv. The LCF is aimed at supporting local (Ukrainian) non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
The objective of the LCF is to enhance strong and active civil society, which is an important component of functioning democracy and open society.
(Ad) Stop getting irritated with excessing advertisements. View the information you want quickly on a clean, ad-free and exclusive Member Dashboard that offers tools to search for grants, view latest grant opportunities, upcoming deadlines, sample proposals, downloadable ebooks and also organize your favourites! Learn more.
This year, the priority areas for the LCF projects funded in Ukraine are the following:
innovative solutions for recycling in communities
developing models/toolkits for climate & environmental pre-school/ primary education
raising awareness on biodiversity and sustainable use of forests
Funding Information
(Ad) Are you still finding it difficult to search for donors online? Join Premium and use our powerful Donor Search mechanism to find relevant donors based on your country and location or keyword. Our specially developed algorithm will search across the internet for the most relevant and useful donors of your interest willing to fund your work. Learn more.
The budget for a proposed project should be from € 20.000 to € 50.000.
2-3 projects will be chosen to receive financing from the Embassy’s Local Cooperation Fund 2020.
All projects funded by LCF are required to conduct an independent audit. It is recommended to include audit costs in the project budget.
The Embassy does not provide funding for projects where the Finnish LCF is the sole source of funding.
The project proposed must have the potential for real and measurable/verifiable impact.
The projects must be implemented within one or two years.
Eligibility Criteria
The applicant is eligible for the LCF:
(Ad) Not able to keep track of so may different grant opportunities and their deadlines? No problem! fundsforNGOs Premium has a handy tool called “Deadline Calendar.” This tool will help you keep track of all upcoming grant opportunities and their deadlines and view them in a beautiful calendar format. Learn more.
The project is in line with the Finnish development policy objectives and particularly thematic focus for the LCF 2020 as specified in the call
The project’s main purpose, activities and expected results are clearly articulated
The project’s objectives are realistic
There are indicators specified to measure the project results
Costs are specified and realistic. Over budgeting will be seen negatively in the assessment process
The beneficiaries of the project and their needs are defined
A realistic risk analysis is in place
The expected long-term effects of the project is explicated
Sustainability of the activities is considered
Gender and other kinds of (in)equality and inclusiveness are taken into consideration.
The following types of projects are not eligible for the LCF of the Embassy of Finland in Kyiv:
Projects implemented by Government, ministries or local authorities
Projects of political parties
Projects where the beneficiary is one person, one family, or private business
Projects exclusively or typically of charity
Organizing a single event, for example cultural or charity-related, or a conference
Humanitarian assistance (funding for that has established channels)
UN, OSCE, or other international organizations, international NGOs (INGOs), or Finnish NGOs. The local (Ukrainian) partners and implementing agencies, however, are eligible
Projects that take place in areas currently out of the control of the Ukrainian Government
Personal grants for individual persons
Loan programs
Purchase of vehicles, land, or real estate
Projects where the main purpose is a trip to Finland or another foreign country
Selection Criteria
(Ad) Are you looking for readymade proposals? fundsforNGOs Premium has a vast collection of Sample Proposals from successful grantees around the world. These proposals are available for viewing so that you can quickly get new ideas, best practices, lessons learned and develop your proposal in the perfect manner. Learn more.
The Embassy of Finland underlines the importance of preparing a high-quality project application.
The capacity and professionalism should be reflected in the quality and clarity of the proposal. The most important selection criteria are the relevance and quality of the proposal.
When selecting among the applications for funding, the Embassy also takes a geographical balance of activities within Ukraine into consideration.
Embassy may also prioritize new applicants over those that have recently received the LCF. An NGO can be funded maximum for two subsequent years.
For more information, visit https://bit.ly/39k94IE