UNDP/Ghana: GEF Small Grant Programme 2020 Call for Proposals

Deadline: 31-May-21

The Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF-SGP) has received core funds under the GEF-7 to support Ghana to implement its priority programmes. Accordingly, the GEF/SGP announces the 2020/21 “call for proposals” to award small grants of up to US$50,000 to Civil Society Organizations and community groups.

(Ad) What tools do you need to raise funds for your organization?
A grants database, a donor search option, sample proposals, a library of guidebooks on how to raise funds, a grants map, a deadline calendar, training from fundraising experts and an alert system to give you timely information about new opportunities. We have all of these in our Premium Membership service – now available at 50% discount. $49.99 per year only. Click here!
In addition to grant making, the SGP will provide strategic services to civil society and community organizations by enhancing their institutional, technical and financial capacities; develop platforms and networks; and expand partnerships and resource mobilization for scaling up.

The priority geographic areas are communities within the Black Volta Basin, especially in the Nadowli, Lawra, and Wa-West districts (Upper West Region), Banda, and Tain districts (Bono region), Bole, and Sawla-Tuna-Kalba districts and the West Gonja Municipal (Savannah Region).

Focus Areas

(Ad) How can I search grant information of my interest?
fundsforNGOs Premium Membership has been designed to help NGOs and development professionals to easily find grant information of their interest. We have multiple ways to help you identify the grants you seek. Unlimited search options, advanced filter search and customised listings are available for you. Premium Membership is now available at 50% discount. $49.99 per year only. Click here!
Community-based conservation of threatened ecosystems and species.
Enhancing sustainable forest and agroforest landscape management for biodiversity conservation.
Innovative agro-ecology models and mechanisms for conservation of carbon stocks in the forest and savannah land use.
Sustainable agriculture and fisheries, leading to food security.
Low Carbon Energy Access Co-benefits.
Improving governance of land management decisions and secured ecosystem.
Reduction of GHG emissions in agriculture through climate-smart agriculture.
Local to Global Coalitions for Chemicals and Waste Management.
Funding Information

Small Grants of up to US$50,000 is available.

Program Activities

(Ad) Looking for Grants and Donors for your country?
Premium Membership has a Grants and Donor Search databases where you can pick up your country and quickly browse through the grants and donors of your interest. Within a few minutes you will know who will fund you and how you can submit your grant request. Premium Membership is now available at 50% discount. $49.99 per year only. Click here!
The programme will devote 30% of its grants outside the landscape targeting innovative initiatives in the following activities:

CSO-Government-Private Sector Dialogue Platform.
Promoting Social Inclusion, including gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Promoting gender specific actions.
Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must:

(Ad) Handpicked funding alerts right inside your email inbox!
Premium Membership has a specialised system of sending alerts. As a member, when you specify your work interests to us, we work throughout the year to send you grant alerts on the same so that you only receive relevant and useful information. Premium Membership is now available at 50% discount. $49.99 per year only. Click here!
be local non-governmental or non-profit organizations operating in Ghana with valid Registrar General’s Department and Social Welfare certificates; or
be community groups/ community-based organizations, and social enterprise organizations recognized by the relevant District Assemblies and Environmental Protection Agency of Ghana; and
have relevant experience and proven records of working with communities and groups in environmental, forestry and or agricultural related activities and should be based or already have a working presence in the Black Volta Basin landscape
For more information, visit https://www.gh.undp.org/content/ghana/en/home/presscenter/pressreleases/2020/gef-sgp-ghana-2020-call-for-proposals.html