Grants available for Green and Resilient Recovery Local Action Grant Project – Malaysia

Deadline: 23-Jun-23

UNDP Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei Darussalam is seeking qualified organisations to submit a Concept Proposals for the Green and Resilient Recovery Local Action Grant Project (‘GRR Project’) to be implemented between October 2023 and May 2025, in partnership with the Ministry of Finance, Malaysia.

As such, the objective of the Green and Resilient Recovery Local Action Grant Project is to create a local development model for just transitions in rural areas that combines aspects of renewable energy deployment, livelihood improvement through rural enterprises, and capacity building. Undertaken through a multi-stakeholder partnerships model, this project aims to support rural communities’ transition towards low-carbon energy solutions, produce green products that help boost incomes while reducing the impact on the environment, and enhance the market competitiveness of rural enterprises.

Project Targets

• The three pillars of this project are:
  • Utilising renewable energy solutions.
  • Supporting Green Products development.
  • Upskilling rural entrepreneurs and enterprises.
• Accordingly, some of the targets for this project comprise indicators relating to environmental issues, livelihood improvement, and community involvement:
  • Installed capacity of renewable energy for rural enterprises.
  • Estimated cost savings from utilising renewable energy for rural enterprises.
  • Number of individuals (disaggregated by gender) engaged as part of stakeholder consultations
  • Number of individuals (disaggregated by gender) and/or enterprises upskilled on commercial aspects relating to developing products sustainably.
  • Number of individuals (disaggregated by gender) and/or enterprises with increased incomes post-intervention.

Funding Information

• Once the full proposal is received and assessed to satisfactory acceptance upon review by the project’s governance structure in UNDP, finalised entities will be provided with the grant of USD 150,000 (equivalent in Ringgit Malaysia).
• All projects must be undertaken and completed within a maximum 18-month timeframe, commencing October 2023 and completed latest by March 2025.

Outcome

• Empowerment of rural entrepreneurs and enterprises to be actors through a grant facility of low carbon development through greater renewable energy adoption and sustainable production practices in their businesses.

Output

• Increased use of renewable energy by rural communities.
• Increased income by rural enterprises and entrepreneurs through sustainable production practices.
• Capacity building and community empowerment of rural entrepreneurs.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible entities

• Malaysia-registered and operating as a non-government organisation / community-based organisation / grassroots organisation (or a similar organisation).
  • Applying entities must provide a copy of the certificate of registration and/or similar documents that prove their incorporation and operation as a non-profit.
  • Non-legally constituted or non-registered organisations, or government-linked organisations will not be considered.
• Possess a Malaysia-registered bank account.
• Possess the capacity to successfully implement the submitted concept proposal on the Green and Resilient Recovery Local Action Grant Project. Attributes of the possessed capacity are as follows (among others):
  • Prior experience and track record working with communities (especially in rural areas) on renewable energy and entrepreneurship;
  • Technical expertise;
  • Compliance with statutory reporting requirements for organisational finances;
  • Use of the right management tools to undertake projects;
  • Clear institutional set-up and internal financial systems in place; and
  • Experience in managing and reporting donor funds.
• Applying entities that have existing activities (particularly in a site that is being proposed in this application) or have experience in undertaking similar projects will have an added advantage.

For more information, visit UNDP.