The Waterloo Foundation Calls Proposals for the Marine and Tropical Rainforest (Local and Strategic) Projects

Last date : September 1, 2014

The Waterloo Foundation invites grant applications from UK based Charities for its marine and tropical rainforests programs. Proposals are invited for projects that can help mitigate the damaging effects that humans are having on the environment and contribute to a positive change both now and in the future.

Timeline

1. 1 September 2014- Deadline for Marine Projects (local & strategic)
2. 1 December 2014- Deadline for Tropical Projects (local & strategic)

Proposals are expected from organizations who have led to successful outcomes and sustained impact. The applicant should outline the anticipated project outcomes and how these will be measured, including any post-implementation studies the applicant plan to undertake.

Eligibility Criteria

• Funding is available to UK-based charities, many of whom work in close partnership with smaller local NGOs based in the countries in which they operate.
• Applicants must be able to provide evidence that their previous projects have led to successful outcomes and sustained impact.

If the initial proposal to the Marine or Tropical Rainforest is deemed eligible, the applicants will have to provide more information.

Eligibility for Marine Local Projects

• Applicants should be able to evidence previous successful marine projects, with outcomes including
• A demonstrable increase in fish stocks.
• Implementation of a management plan over a specified and measurable area.
• Improved livelihoods and/or income levels of fishery-dependent communities.

Eligibility for Marine Strategic Projects

• Evidence of previous successful strategic programs e.g. an attributable change in policy or improved supply chain.
• For your proposed project, the specific measurable outcomes that you expect the program to achieve, and the methods you will use to monitor these outcomes.
• The strategy put in place to ensure the sustainability of the program’s objectives for the long term.

Eligibility for Tropical Rainforest Local Projects

• Applicants should be able to evidence previous successful tropical rainforest projects, with outcomes including
• Demonstrable protection of an area of tropical rainforest specified by hectare and cost.
• Implementation of a management plan.
• Improved livelihoods and income levels of forest-dependent communities.
• The area of tropical forest the project will protect in hectares

Eligibility for Tropical Rainforest Strategic Projects

• Evidence of previous successful strategic programs e.g. an attributable change in policy or improved supply chain. We may ask to see a full copy of the supporting data and evaluation at a later stage.
• For your proposed program, the specific measurable outcomes that you expect the program to achieve, and the methods you will use to monitor these outcomes.
• The strategy put in place to ensure the sustainability of the program’s objectives for the long term.

For more details : http://www.waterloofoundation.org.uk/EnvironmentApplications.html

The Europe Aid Support to the Implementation of Gender Equality in Macedonia

Last date : July 15, 2014

The Europe Aid invites beneficiary countries to submit grant proposals to implement Gender Equality Project. The primary objective of the project is to increase the effectiveness of the country’s preparation for EU Accession and to ensure efficiency of EU programs in the country. The major purpose is to build the capacities with regards to gender equality, as key human rights and fundamental freedoms.

The project must take place in the beneficiary country. Initial planned duration of the project can be 21 months. Overall grant available for this particular call is EUR855,000,00.

Eligible Activities

• Advice and coaching sessions
• Tailor made training program
• Seminars, workshops and conferences
• Manuals, procedures and check-lists
• Study visit
• Assessment

Crosscutting Issues

• Civil Society development and dialogue
• Environmental consideration
• Equal opportunity and non-discrimination
• Minority and vulnerable groups
• Good governance (focus- fight against corruption)
• Communication and publicity

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must be established in a Member State of the European Union.
• Only Public Administrations and Mandated bodies as per Twinning Manual of European Union MS may apply through European Union MSs’ National Contact Points.
• The MS Project leader (proposed) should be a high-ranking civil servant or equivalent staff seconded to work within departments/units related to gender equality and / or equal opportunities in a Member State with a minimum University degree in related studies (preferably in social sciences, human rights, law etc.); a Master Degree would be considered an asset.
• Applicants must demonstrate a track record in the fields of gender equality and/or equal opportunities.
• Applicants must have the managerial, organizational and planning capabilities to manage multi-component projects.

For more details : https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?do=publi.detPUB&aoref=135919

Power Africa Off-Grid Energy Challenge Round Two for African Organizations

Last date : June 24, 2014

 

The United States African Development Foundation (USADF), in partnership with General Electric Africa (GE) and the United State Agency for International Development (USAID) invites proposals for the Power Africa Off-GridEnergy Challenge Round Two.

Type of Renewable Energy Technologies may be (not limited to)

1. Solar
2. Biogas
3. Biomass
4. Hydro
5. Wind
6. Geothermal and Hybrid Systems

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must be located and have their projects implemented in one of the following countries- Kenya,Nigeria, Tanzania, Ghana, Ethiopia, Liberia. The organizations must not be government owned or operated in any way.
• Applicants may be developers of their own technology and/or may be acquiring and implementing technology developed elsewhere.
• Applicants must be legally registered in the project country, demonstrate the capacity to track and manage the project resources and operate in good standing with their local government.
• Projects must be focused on increasing sustainable energy access – particularly off-grid solutions – extending the delivery of electrification to un-served and underserved communities in the target countries.
• Implementation period of proposed project should be 12 months.

For more details : http://www.adf.gov/offgrid/documents/RFPInstructionsRoundII.pdf

Researcher Links Initiative of the British Council Calls for Workshop Proposals

Researcher Links Initiative of the British Council Calls for Workshop Proposals

Last date : June 9, 2014

The British Council is calling Leading Researchers to respond to the call for workshop proposals under the Researcher Links initiative. The researchers should propose themes for workshop focusing on building links for future collaboration and enhancing the researchers’ career opportunities.

Objectives

1. Contribute to capacity building of early career researchers
2. Establish new research links or significantly develop existing links, with the potential for longer term sustainability
3. Support international development-relevant research (not a requirement for workships held in Russia and Qatar)

Between 15 and 20 researchers from each partner countries can take part in each workshop. The workshops will be 3 to 5 days long led by the two coordinators- one from the UK and one from the partner country.

Challenge Areas

1. Agriculture
2. Energy
3. Education
4. Economic growth
5. Health
6. Water and Sanitation
7. Food and Nutrition
8. Demographic change / migration / urbanization
9. Infrastructure
10. Humanitarian Disasters and Emergencies
11. Governance, society and conflict
12. Development-relevant data collection, quality and access

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants can be the national of any country but one of the applicant must be based in the UK and another must be based in one of the following partner countries- Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia,Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey andVietnam.
• Applications must be made on a bilateral basis between institutions in the UK and a partner country and must be led by two Leading Researchers.
• The participants of the workshops must be early-career researchers and must also be based in either the UK or one of the partner countries.
• Proposed research should have direct international development relevance. It should contribute to the economic development and welfare of a country.

For more details : http://www.britishcouncil.org/society/science/researcher-links

European Commission’s Support to political and economic research and studies of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership

Last date : June 16, 2014

All interested organizations are invited to submit proposals for Support to dialogues, political and economic research and studies of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership under European Commission. The mission of this program is to reinforce dialogue, political and economic research and studies in priority themes of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and to ensure the dissemination of studies and research to civil society and decision-makers that are responsible for political and economic policies.
Objectives:

• Promote a more inclusive growth, and in particular find ways and means to increase employment opportunities for the younger
• Advance in the progressive liberalization in the agriculture and services sectors, the fight against tax evasion and corruption, to favour consumption and poverty reduction
• Reinforce regional trade integration political and economic dialogues and cooperation initiatives among the beneficiary countries and the realization of a Euro-Mediterranean free-trade area
• Speed-up the implementation of industrial reforms and promotion of fair competition, that are linked to the negotiations for a free-trade area with the EU
• Build consensus on the implementation of macro-economic reforms, and the sequencing of  socio-economic policies, that are related to the advancement of the objectives referred previously

Lots:

• Lot 1: Support to political research, studies and dialogue of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership. For this lot grants offered minimum EUR 750 000 and maximum up to EUR 1 000 000.
• Lot 2: Support to economic research, studies and dialogue of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership. Grants offered under this lot minimum EUR 1 750 000 and maximum up to EUR 2 000 000.

Eligibility criteria:

• Be legal persons
• Be non-profit-making
• Be specific types of organizations such as: non-governmental organizations, public sector operators, local authorities and other Non-State actors, international (inter-governmental) organizations as defined by Article 43 of the Implementing Rules to the EC Financial Regulation
• Be established in an eligible country as defined for the European Neighborhood Instrument: Member State of the European Union, partner countries benefiting from the European Neighborhood Instrument (Algeria, Armenia,Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Morocco, Palestinian Authority of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine), a contracting parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) , Developing countries and territories, as included in the list of ODA recipients published by the OECD-DAC, which are not members of the G-20 group, overseas countries and territories covered by Council Decision 2001/822/EC, in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,Turkey, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro or Serbia, including Kosovo. This obligation does not apply to international organizations and
• Be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary

Note: To apply for this program applicants must register themselves to PADOR, which is online registration service.
For more details : https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?do=publi.detPUB&aoref=135333