PCLG Small Grants Program in Cameroon, Congo DR, and Uganda

Deadline: 1-Feb-21

The PCLG is excited to announce that it is piloting a new small grants initiative that will foster multi-stakeholder collaboration and learning between conservation and development and/or rights focused organisations in three great ape range states.

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Themes of Interest

Potential themes of interest include:

Responses to emerging conservation and development challenges in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Indigenous Peoples and local communities and conservation – including equity, justice, governance and/or human rights.
Issues relating to conservation and wellbeing – including, for example, negative social impacts of conservation, benefit-sharing from conservation, conflict in the context of conservation and development interventions.
Human-wildlife conflict.
Gender equity in conservation approaches.
The role of communities in tackling illegal wildlife trade.
Large scale infrastructure projects and/or land acquisition, communities and conservation.
Funding Information

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The minimum PCLG small grant you can apply for is USD$ 500.
The maximum PCLG small grant you can apply for is US$ 5000.
Please note that our overall grant budget is approximately USD$ 25,000 and we hope to fund more than five grants with this amount.
Eligible Activities

Facilitating national, regional or local dialogues;
Learning workshops or related exercises;
Participation in relevant national or regional conferences/policy consultations/events as a key speaker/contributor;
Evidence synthesis and sharing findings;
Establishing new partnerships;
Mobilising for policy advocacy;
Communicating research findings/insights or learning from experience of a project.
Key Requirements

Identify a key learning issue
For the first round of PCLG small grants, we are particularly keen to support activities that respond to COVID-19 and the challenges this disease is creating in great ape range states for conservation and development.
Create a learning group
To be eligible for a small grant, at least two eligible applicants (including the lead applicant) must collaborate to form a learning group. These learning groups must demonstrate:
Collaboration between conservation and development or rights-focused organisations;
Learning on the great ape related conservation and development issue you tackle; and
Timely and relevant activities in the context you are working.
Eligibility Criteria

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Eligible countries – Activities must take place in one or more of:
Cameroon;
Democratic Republic of Congo;
Uganda.
Eligible applicants – Learning groups must be made up of:
Community-based associations or organisations;
Community-based enterprises and cooperatives;
Women’s associations or organisations;
Indigenous or ethnic minority groups or associations;
Youth groups or associations;
Non-governmental organisations.
For more information, visit https://www.povertyandconservation.info/en/pages/pclg-small-grants