Deadline: 24 January 2020

Australian Embassy in Lao PDR is seeking applications for its Small Grants Program to fund small value, low risk and high-impact development activities that complement Australia’s development cooperation program in Laos.

The expected outcome of the Program is to reduce poverty and support small-scale sustainable development activities in Laos.

Funding Information

• The maximum grant amount is AUD 50,000. There is no minimum grant amount.
• The maximum grant period is 12 months. Applicants activity must be completed within 12 months of starting the activity unless otherwise stated in the grant agreement.

Eligibility Criteria

Australian Embassy cannot consider applicants application if it does not satisfy all the eligibility criteria.

• To be eligible:
  • Applicants must:
    • be an organisation or business group legally registered in Laos;
    • partner with an organisation or business group legally registered in Laos;
• The activity must be implemented fully in Laos

Eligible Grant Activities

What can the grant money be used for?

Activities can include a broad range of topics and associated expenses, including but not limited to support for community health, schools and education, small-scale infrastructure, activities promoting women’s empowerment, indigenous groups and vulnerable minority groups (including people with disabilities), governance, human rights, the environment and proposals with a strong advocacy component.

What the grant money cannot be used for?

Grants are not provided for:

• purchase of land,
• wages,
• major capital expenditure,
• the covering of retrospective costs,
• costs incurred in the preparation of a grant application or related documentation,
• subsidy of general ongoing administration of an organisation such as electricity, phone and rent,
• major construction/capital works,
• overseas travel (unless there is a good justification as to how this directly supports development in Laos),
• activities that present a high child protection risk (e.g. orphanages or residential care services for minors or other vulnerable groups).

For more information, visit https://laos.embassy.gov.au/vtan/direct_aid.html