WWF-India’s Small Grants Programme

Last date : June 30, 2015 and will be open again from October 1, 2015 till December 31, 2015

 

With the aim of encouraging young Indians to respond innovatively and independently to the conservation issues which affect the country, WWF-India is offering eligible individuals a one-time grant of up to Rs. 400,000 for carrying out conservation research or undertaking a conservation project.
The primary objective of this grant is to provide financial support to individuals based in India, who have developed and wish to implement short-term conservation research or initiatives that can contribute to larger conservation goals.
The SGP offers grants to individuals for activities and/or research that address issues and offer solutions or insights towards:

• Species and habitat related problems and concerns – with a focus on immediate threats and issues
• Enabling communities and other stakeholders to address local environmental concerns
• Improving local livelihoods through conservation and natural resources management or promoting livelihoods that reduce impacts on biodiversity
• Aspects of trade involving wildlife species
• Increasing understanding on the status of lesser known or lesser studied species of wildlife
• Innovative approaches to awareness raising regarding environmental concerns

Demonstrating individual or collective action towards conservation outcomes
Applicants must demonstrate a mature breadth and depth of knowledge on the area of environmental conservation and the particular geographical area or issue that they wish to contribute to through their project. The duration of the project should be between 6 to 24 months and the scale of the project should be such that funding awarded covers the total or the majority of the requirements.
Funds will be provided to successful applicants in a phased manner – 50% on acceptance, 30% on a successful mid-term review and 20% on approval of a satisfactory final report submitted by the project leader on the completion of the project. The final reports should also include a full financial report on expenditures made as part of the project. Acknowledgement of support provided by WWF should be mentioned in related publications or communications.

CRITERIA

Proposals meeting some or all of the following criteria will receive priority consideration:

• Contribute to WWF’s mission of conservation. Priority will be given to initiatives located inWWF-India’s priority landscapes or geographies and which have the potential to compliment or contribute to on-going projects
• Achieve a clear outcome within the project timeframe that can be scaled up or replicated
• Encourage participatory or community-based conservation and natural resource management  
• Introduce innovative approaches that can demonstrate conservation impact
• Have a clearly articulated rationale that demonstrates urgency and need for the work

Funds should be utilized primarily for field activities and not administrative expenditures or capital assets.
Species/Research topics which have previously been supported through the programme (refer list in the box ‘Projects under SGP’) will receive lower priority during the evaluation of applications. If your proposal covers these species/research topics, please include a note justifying why the topic should be supported again through the programme.

APPLICATION PROCESS

All grants are considered for funding on a competitive merit basis. A screening committee at WWF-India will evaluate the selection of grantees based on the above mentioned criteria along with the technical strength of the applicant to ensure a successful and sustainable project.
Applications will be reviewed internally by the Small Grant manager and a wider team of experts within WWF-India.
Applications will be reviewed and grants provided once a year. The window for applications will be open from 1^st October to 31^st December, each year. A final decision on your application will be available by 31^stJanuary of the subsequent year.
For 2015, all applications received by 30^th June will also be considered for review. However, grants will only be awarded along with the other applications received by 31^st December.
Please submit your proposals through the online proposal submission system, by clicking here.
Note: If you are not able to submit your application online, please send the application atsgp@wwfindia.net
Please note that in-progress applications cannot be saved. Prospective applicants are advised to refer to the ‘Template for Project Proposal’ document before starting the application process and to save a copy of the proposal before submission for their own records.
In case of any queries regarding the application process, please write to the Small Grants Programme Coordinator at sgp@wwfindia.net
All successful applicants will need to hold a PAN number in order to receive grants from WWF-India.
The decision of the WWF team reviewing the applications will be final. In some cases, where there are exceptional reasons for initiating work immediately, the review committee may decide to offer a grant on a discretionary basis.

For more details and application : http://www.wwfindia.org/about_wwf/small_grants_program/

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