Deadline: 30 September 2018

The Development Innovations Group (DIG), which administers the program on behalf of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is seeking prospective non-governmental partners, such as civil society organizations, youth-led or women-led organizations, private sector companies, associations, cooperatives, and academic institutions, that can implement municipal waste recycling solutions with a focus on reducing plastics pollution of the marine environment in Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam.

Priority Areas

• Strengthening local actors and their collaboration to render urban systems more effective in solid waste management and reducing marine plastics pollution
• Applied research to identify locally-appropriate technology and improve decisionmaking processes related to urban solid waste management and recycling
• Enabling the private sector to develop and implement market-driven solutions to marine plastics pollution and strengthen the recycling value chain

Funding Information

• The total amount of the MWRP grant fund is USD 3.5 million.
• Grant awards to non-U.S. non-governmental organizations will range from USD 50,000 to USD 250,000 with the middle range anticipated as the average grant amount.
• Grant awards to U.S. non-governmental organizations will not exceed USD 100,000.

Eligibility Criteria

• DIG will consider submissions from a variety of non-U.S. and U.S. non-governmental organizations, which may include private sector firms, community-based organizations, cooperatives, foundations, professional associations, trade associations, and academic institutions.
• Public sector organizations or agencies may partner with non-governmental applicant organizations, though no grant funds will be provided to public sector organizations.
• An applicant organization must meet the following eligibility criteria:
  • Conduct its program activities within the four target countries: Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and/or Vietnam;
  • Legally recognized status in the country where grant activities are proposed to take place with requisite organizational registration documents;
  • Operating for at least one year in the country where grant activities are proposed to take place as verified by audited financial statements.

How to Apply

Interested organizations may submit multiple concept notes or applications via email at the address given on the website.

For more information, please visit Municipal Waste Recycling Program.