Showing posts with label 2011-2012 call for proposals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2011-2012 call for proposals. Show all posts
2012 Call for Nominations- King Baudouin African Development Prize
The King Baudouin African Development Prize
Deadline: 5 February 2012
Monetary Value: 150,000 EUR
Eligibility: Individuals and organisations from Africa
Born in 1930, Prince Baudouin of Belgium succeeded his father, King Leopold III, in 1951. The King Baudouin Foundation is independent and pluralistic. It was founded in 1976 to mark the 25th anniversary of King Baudouin’s reign
The King Baudouin African Development Prize rewards outstanding contributions of individuals or organizations in the development field in Africa.
The Prize spotlights innovative initiatives which improve quality-of-life and empower local communities to take development into their own hands
True to the personality and values which inspired its creation, the aim of the King Baudouin African Development Prize is to acknowledge the work of persons or organisations which have made an exemplary contribution to development in Africa. It also seeks to draw public attention to the many inspirational stories of hope, struggle and success which emanate from the development field in Africa.
Who qualifies as a candidate?
- The candidate must be either an individual or an organisation
- Several individuals or organisations that are not structurally linked cannot be presented as one single candidacy.
- A former Prize winner may not be submitted a second time as a candidate. If a candidate was not withheld, it may however be submitted again for a next Prize.
Who can submit a candidacy?
The submission of a candidate’s file may only be undertaken by a qualified nominator. The selection committee will not consider applications by individuals who are applying for the Prize themselves or for an organization within which they are active.
The submission of a candidate’s file may only be undertaken by a qualified nominator. The selection committee will not consider applications by individuals who are applying for the Prize themselves or for an organization within which they are active.
How to submit a candidacy?
Candidacies must be submitted using the electronic form below by 15 February 2012 at the latest.
Candidacies must be submitted using the electronic form below by 15 February 2012 at the latest.
The Prize has a monetary value of 150,000 euros and will be awarded to the winners during the spring of 2013 at the Royal Palace in Brussels.
2012 Funds for NGOs/CSOs in Climate Change
Latest research funds for climate compatible development
Organization Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN)
Deadline October 24 2011
Maximum amount of grants £500,000 (with exceptional projects can be awarded up to £1, 100,000)
Funded by the British and Dutch Governments, the Climate and Development Knowledge Network supports decision-makers in designing and delivering climate compatible development. CDKN supports CSOs and other non state actors in research, advisory services and knowledge management nationally, regionally and globally.
CDKN latest call for research proposals is aimed at supporting the best social science research with clear links to, and direct impact on international and national efforts to deliver climate compatible development.
Themes under this call for proposals
· Climate Compatible Development – policies and processes
· Climate-related Disaster Risk Management and Resilience
Research areas on climate compatible development
· Designing and delivering climate compatible development
· Decision paths, tools and processes for climate compatible development
· Low Carbon Policies on Development and Growth
Research areas for climate-relate disaster risk management and resilience
· Design of disaster risk management systems
· Disaster responses that build resilience
· Risk financing leading to risk reduction
More information about this call for proposal and CDKN funds and grants visit this link.
2012 Funds and Grants for HIV/AIDS & Livelihoods from USAID
2011-2012 USAID Call for Proposals for Zambian Organizations
Organization USAID
Title for the call for proposals Zambia Economic Resilience Program for Improved Food Security (ZERS)
Deadline October 7 2011
Maximum amount of grants Multiple awards amounting to $24, 000,000
Submission Concept Notes (stage one)
The main aim of the Zambia Economic Resilience for Improved Food Security Program (ZERS) is to enhance coping skills, build assets, and increase rural income for 50,000 vulnerable and poor households in Eastern Province. This will contribute to MDG 1 of halving the proportion of Zambians living in extreme poverty and suffering from hunger by 2015.
The United States Of America Agency for International Development Mission in Zambia (USAID/Zambia) is therefore calling for applications under the ZERS program. ZERS will be a core activity in implementing U.S. President Obama’s Feed the Future (FTF) global hunger and food security initiative in Zambia. ZERS will contribute to FTF’s overarching goal to sustainably reduce global hunger and poverty by tackling their root causes and employing proven strategies for achieving large scale and lasting impact.
Total grants available amount to $24,000,000 over 5 years. $20,000,000 of these funds is for economic resilience and nutrition activities while about $4,000,000 is for HIV/AIDS related components.
Further details about this call for proposals- visit this link and search for Funding Opportunity Number 611-11-000001.
Information sourced from Funds for NGOs
Latest 2012 Funds and Grants| 2012 call for proposals from Open Society Initiative
2012 Call for proposals from the Youth Initiative of OSI
Org Open Society Initiatve
Deadline: Rolling
Grants amount: Maximum of USD 10,000
Youth Policy: Grant Guidelines
The Youth Initiative requests proposals for up to $10,000 in funding to develop and curate thematic pages on a new global youth portal and community YouthPolicy.org. The site aims to consolidate knowledge and information on youth policies across the international sector, ranging from analysis and formulation to implementation and evaluation.
Potential themes for website pages include, but are not limited to:
· Participation and Citizenship
· Activism and Volunteering
· Children and Youth Rights
· Global Drug Policy
· Community Work
· Research and Knowledge
· Informal Learning
· Environment and Sustainability
· Multiculturalism and Minorities
· Justice
Youthpolicy.org is a project by Demokratie & Dialog e.V. with initial support by the Open Society Foundations.
Eligibility
· Organizations seeking funding must be registered NGOs. Please note: grants will not be made to individuals or for-profit entities.
· Proposals should not exceed $10,000 or one year in length.
· All proposals must be submitted in English.
To Apply
Follow the lin below to access the complete application guidelines
Deadline
Proposals will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
2011-2012 Call for proposals| Latest Funds & Grants for NGOs in sub-saharan Africa
Organization: The Transparency and Accountability Program
Deadline: 14 October 2011
Eligible countries: Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda
2011-2012 Call for proposals/Funds & Grants for good governance for Organizations in Africa
The Transparency and Accountability Program (TAP) is pleased to announce the opening of their latest request for proposals. In the newest phase of their Grants Program, TAP will sponsor up to ten (10) organizations to design and implement citizen report cards and related advocacy work that focus on improving how money is being spent and how services are being delivered in the health and education sectors at the national, sub-national, and/or local level in their countries. Application to the Grants Program is open to any non-government organization from target countries in sub-Saharan African (Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda)
To read more about this latest call for proposals, including background information on TAP and the new grant round and detailed instructions for submitting an expression of interest and full proposal, please visit their website (http://tap.resultsfordevelopment.org/grants/).
Any organization interested in applying for the Grants Program for this call for proposals should first read the TAP Grants Program Background document, available on our website.
Full proposals will be accepted until the close of business on 14 October 2011. Organizations that do not submit an application or are not selected are welcome to submit an application to our next grant round (the second call for proposals-TAP Open Window grant round, expected late 2012).
All proposals must be submitted via email to grants@resultsfordevelopment.org by 14 October 2011. Completed proposals should be written in either English or French, saved as a Word document or PDF file, and sent to grants@resultsfordevelopment.org.
For any questions please email grants@resultsfordevelopment.org.
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