Micro grants facility

Soy-plantations One of the main activities of the Global Forest Coalition is enabling NGOs, IPOs and other groups and institutions to organize a national or regional workshop on the underlying causes of deforestation and forest degradation through the provision of micro-grants.

Here you find the micro-grants facility funding criteria and outline for project proposals for the implementation of capacity-building workshops.
Or download our leaflet: Underlying causes initiative – micro grants facility.

Goal and objectives of the micro-grants facility Sandy-Gauntlett

The overall goal of the micro-grants facility is to promote the implementation of specific activities, which lead to accumulative actions to address the underlying causes of deforestation and forest degradation. Specific objectives of the micro-grants facility are:

To raise public awareness on the importance of
addressing the underlying causes of deforestation and forest degradation
To build capacity amongst all relevant actors in analyzing and addressing the underlying causes of deforestation and forest degradation
To develop and implement, in an open and participatory manner, solution-oriented approaches towards addressing the underlying causes of deforestation and forest degradation

Structure of the micro-grants facility
The facility is managed by Sandy Gauntlett, Oceania focal point of the Global Forest Coalition (GFC).
A technical committee will evaluate the project proposals received. The technical committee will have at least 5 standing members, representing a regionally balanced group of different
stakeholders and rights holders and one or two ad-hoc members. The ad-hoc member(s) will be the GFC regional focal point from the region where the proposal originates, or, when applicable, the Indigenous Peoples’ focal point(s). The technical committee will take decisions by consensus or, if that is not possible, by simple majority. Project proposals will be accepted or rejected within two months after the day they are received by the Global Secretariat.

Areas of funding
Two types of activities can be funded:

National workshops and seminars to raise awareness on the underlying causes of deforestation and forest degradation amongst policy-makers, the media, NGOs, Indigenous Peoples and other actors
Regional workshops and seminars organized by Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations to raise the awareness amongst Indigenous Peoples and other stakeholders on the importance of addressing the underlying causes of deforestation and forest degradation.

Who can apply?
The application should be submitted by an NGO, IPO, Government department of other
non-profit actor based in the country where the workshop or seminar is held. Regional/IPO focal points of the Global Forest Coalition will provide assistance in the organization of the workshop when necessary.

Limitations and additional criteria
Workshops or seminars should comply with the overall approach of the Underlying Causes Initiative. This implies that they should be:

Organized in a transparent and participatory manner;
Allow for equitable and balanced participation of women, Indigenous Peoples and other relevant stakeholders at all levels of the workshop or seminar;

The workshop or seminar should have a clear focus on outreach to policy-makers, the media and the public in general
The selection committee will strive towards regional balance amongst the proposals accepted
Priority will be given to workshop or seminar proposals that focus specifically on macroeconomic policies like trade liberalization and their impact on forests and forest peoples.

Maximum assistance
The maximum assistance for a project will not exceed Euro 9500.

Outline for project proposals
Project proposals may be submitted in English, Spanish, or French

Name, organization, address, telephone no., fax and email of applicant.
Name, organization, address, telephone no., fax and email of the main organizer
(if different) of the workshop.
Name and organization of other stakeholders and rightsholders involved in the organization of the workshop.
Name and organization of the members of the advisory committee (/steering committee/ advisory board) that will
oversee the implementation of the project. 5. Overall goal of the workshop.
Specific objectives of the workshop.
Proposed preparatory case studies and additional research on national underlying causes of deforestation and forest degradation that will feed into the workshop.
Name and organization of proposed lead author of the background documentation/ compilation of case studies for the workshop.
Tentative dates and venue of the workshop.
Tentative number of participants.
Information on the major groups and other stakeholders that will be invited as speakers.
and observers to the workshop.
General outline of the proposed agenda for the workshop.
Expected outputs from the workshop, including reports (full report, summary report, in which languages).
Outreach and communication plan.

Please include information on:

Which media will be invited;
Whether specific policy-makers who could be responsible for the implementation of the results of the workshop are invited;
Whether any special publications on basis of the results of the workshop are being planned;
Whether any publications targeting schools or youth in general are being planned;
Any other outreach and communication activities planned to disseminate the results of the workshop within the country/constituency concerned.

Submission
Project proposals should be submitted, preferably through email, to:
Mr. Sandy Gauntlett, General Manager
Underlying Causes Initiative
Global Forest Coalition
2/7 Kotuku Street
Te Atatu North, Auckland, New Zealand
Tel: 64 09 834 9529
sandyoceania@yahoo.com

Focal point Eastern Europe, Northern and Central Asia
Mr. Andrey Laletin, Russia.
sifforest@akadem.ru or laletin3@yahoo.com
28-9 Academgorodok, Krasnoyarsk, 660036
Box 26779
Russia

And copied to:
Simone Lovera, Campaigns coordinator
Global Forest Coalition
Bruselas 2273, Asunción, Paraguay
Tel/fax: 595-21-663654
simonelovera@yahoo.com
MICRO-GRANTS FACILITY
GLOBAL FOREST COALITION
Global Forest Coalition
www.wrm.org.uy/gfc

Reporting requirements
The project applicant should report back to the global secretariat within four months after the workshop or seminar is held, with a financial report and a summary report on the workshop in English, Spanish or French and the full report in the language in which it has been published. The summary report should include information on the activities carried out, the conclusions of the workshop and the proposals for follow-up to these conclusions. It should also include a full report on the outreach activities undertaken.

For more information
For more information, please contact Sandy Gauntlett of the Underlying Causes Initiative:
sandyoceania@yahoo.com