How much should each project cost?
Successful projects will receive grants of up to £500,000 per year (UK financial year, 1st April – 31st March), with a maximum of £1,500,000 total budget over 27 months total period of performance. Applicants should propose projects from 12 to 27 months in duration. Projects will be selected through a two-stage competitive call for proposals.
The first stage will be a call for Expressions of Interest (EoIs) in which all applicants shall describe their organisation and provide a reference of a project successfully completed in the areas of interventions for which they are applying. After eligibility and capability assessment, only the short-listed applicants will be invited to submit a proposal with a clear indication of outputs to be achieved in the first year and must be able to demonstrate how they would achieve clear results and early tangible impact. Subject to a performance evaluation at month 12, project continuity will be determined.
How long can each project be?
All projects should aim to last up to 27 months. All projects are expected to start between January 2025 and March 2025, and can end no later than March 2027. The proposals must have a clear indication of the outputs expected to be achieved in the first year of implementation.
Can a consortium apply?
Yes, we welcome applications from consortia. For-profit and non-for-profit organisations can apply as lead. All consortia must have at least one local partner. A local partner is defined as an organisation that operates in each country under a National Register of Legal Entities, can be local organisations such as NGOs, companies of different size (large or SMEs), grass-root organisations, community associations, among others.
What type of organisations can apply?
All organisations that consider themselves capable of delivering the project activities presented may submit proposals, considering aspects such as cost-effectiveness, project management, impacts on GEDSI (Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion), technical capacity of the organisation or proposing consortium.
Both for-profit and not-for-profit organisations can apply.
Government agencies and/or departments (including sub-national governments) are not eligible to apply either as a lead organisation or partner in a consortium.
What types of costs are eligible?
All projects must be delivered on a not-for-profit basis. Eligible costs will include:
- Consultancy and/or staff time required to deliver activities;
- Reasonable travel and subsistence costs;
- Other costs directly related to activities and outputs (workshop, seminars, production of reports, translation etc.).
We cannot award funding for tangible assets e.g. computer and furniture. However, if such inputs are necessary for a project, then applications could include a co-founder to cover these elements.
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