Upcoming Funding Opportunities of 2018 for NGOs in Uganda

Upcoming Funding Opportunities of 2018 for NGOs in Uganda

Contents Independent Development Fund: Supporting Ugandan Civil Society Organizations... 3 U.S. Embassy in Uganda: PEPFAR Uganda Community Grants Program to Combat HIV/AIDS... 4 Embassy of Japan in Uganda: Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Projects (GGP)... 5 Applications Open for Voice s Uganda Empowerment Grants!... 6 Voice s Uganda Influencing Grants: Amplifying the Voice of Marginalised and Discriminated Groups... 7 Acumen s East Africa Fellows Program: Building the Next Generation of Social Leaders... 8 Disability Rights Fund: Seeking LOI from Disabled Persons Organizations... 9 Connecting Continents: Working Grants for African-European Teams of Investigative Journalists... 10 IPRA Peace Research Grants Program: Enhancing the Processes of Peace... 11 EJAF Pioneer Grants: Supporting Initiatives Focused on an Individual Key Population at Higher Risk... 13 Swedish Institute s SIMP Africa Programme: Be a Part of a Network of Emerging Leaders!... 14 Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund (VGIF): Seeking LOIs for Single-year Grants... 15 2

Independent Development Fund: Supporting Ugandan Civil Society Organizations The IDF is a grant making organisation that was set up to support Ugandan Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) working on human rights, good governance and poverty alleviation efforts. Since 2008, the IDF has provided financial and technical support to more than 144 CSOs in 98 districts across Uganda contributing to the achievement of Human Rights, Good Governance, and rule of law, local democracy and better quality of life. Funding Information The size of grants varies from project to project. The level of funding is up to a maximum of $100,000 for individual Organizations and a maximum range of $180,000 to $270,000 for consortiums. IDF provides grants for a period not exceeding 2 or 3 years. Focus Areas Support towards issue- based community rights and governance awareness. Support towards a better appreciation by the local level duty bearers of the rights based approach to service delivery. Support to community mobilization and public activism to enhance local innovation to address violations; Support to eliminate barriers to access redress mechanisms, improve linkages between communities and duty bearers and monitor duty bearer performance at the local levels; Support to enhance rights debate and improve the engagement of rights holders with duty bearers on selected hot rights, governance and development issues of the day. Eligibility Criteria To be eligible for funding under IDF grant, the organisation must meet the following minimum criteria; Ugandan small and medium organisation whose annual budget turnover is below 1 (one) billion Uganda shillings. Registered at National level by the NGO board. Been in operation for a minimum of 2 years, with sound good financial and human resource systems. Demonstrate innovative approaches potential to effectively transfer knowledge to a wider constituency at the local level. For more Information, please visit IDF. 3

U.S. Embassy in Uganda: PEPFAR Uganda Community Grants Program to Combat HIV/AIDS The next grant cycle will be open from September 2018. U.S. Embassy, Kampala PEPFAR Uganda Small Grants Office has announced that funding is available through its Community Grants to Combat HIV/AIDS program. The President s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR) is a historic global program to provide treatment, prevention, and care for people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS. Focus areas include care and treatment, prevention, impact mitigation, and health systems strengthening. The PEPFAR Uganda Community Grants Program to Combat HIV/AIDS seeks to assist local Ugandan grassroots community organizations to implement projects that promote HIV/AIDS prevention and provide care and support. The Small Grants Program at U.S. Mission Uganda consists of two small-scale development funds. The goal of these funds is to assist and encourage communities in becoming self-reliant, improve basic socioeconomic conditions, decrease the impact of the global AIDS pandemic, and create opportunities for a brighter future for orphans and vulnerable children For more information, please visit U.S. Embassy in Uganda. 4

Embassy of Japan in Uganda: Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Projects (GGP) Deadline: 31 January 2018 The Embassy of Japan in Uganda seeks concept papers for its Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Projects (GGP) to provide financial assistance to non-profit, development-oriented organizations to support community development projects which directly benefit people at the grassroots level. Project Areas Education Health Water and Sanitation Agricultural Development Types of Project Construction of structures/facilities dormitories, classrooms, science laboratories, maternity wards, infectious disease wards, agricultural produce stores, boreholes and etc. Provision of equipment and materials ambulances, trucks, double decker beds, three-seater desks, processing machines for crops and medical equipment etc. Technical or educational training/workshops to complement the above two activities. Funding Information The amount of GGP grant, which bases itself on one-time, single-year financing, does not exceed 10,000,000 Japanese Yen (approximately US$100,000 depending on exchange rates). Eligibility Criteria Non-profit organizations, CBOs (Community-based Organization), local / international NGOs, medical institutions, Educational institutions, Local authorities /governments including sub-county level which has: A minimum of two years experience in implementing development projects Full-time paid staff Track record in handling at least 50% of requested funds Individuals and private companies are not eligible. For more information, please visit Embassy of Japan in Uganda. 5

Applications Open for Voice s Uganda Empowerment Grants! The Call for Proposals are opened once a year Voice seeks applications from (informal) groups or organizations for its Uganda Empowerment Grants to raise awareness, develop transformative leadership, build skills and confidence of the Voice targe groups. Empowerment grants focus on the redistribution of power for marginalised and discriminated groups in society. It aims at building confidence in order to engage and interact with each other as well as in public, and build mutual trust while acknowledging their differences. Funding Information In Uganda, empowerment grants are available from 5,000 up to 25,000. Empowerment grants are small grants with a maximum timeframe of 24 months. Informal groups can access funding by partnering with a formal host organisations. Target Groups Empowerment grants are targeting (informal) groups or organisations led by the following Voice target groups: Persons living with disabilities Indigenous people and/or ethnic minorities Age-discriminated vulnerable groups especially youth Women facing exploitation, abuse and/or violence Activities This grant will support activities aimed at, amongst others: Building the capacity of the target groups or organisations that work with/for them such as through institutional strengthening of their organisations. Applications for capacity building must provide clear sustainability plans. Supporting initiatives to build self-confidence among indigenous groups especially those that have been pushed away or affected by war or draught or other reasons. Facilitating transformative leadership among members of the target groups at community level. Bridging gender gaps and power differences and other imbalances that affect the target groups at grassroots level. Empowering the target beneficiaries with information about their rights, opportunities, safe spaces, and linkages that can advance their access to justice, resources, or political participation. For more information, please visit Uganda Empowerment Grants. 6

Voice s Uganda Influencing Grants: Amplifying the Voice of Marginalised and Discriminated Groups The Call for Proposals are opened once a year Influencing grants are meant for (more established) organisations and networks to strengthen their lobby and advocacy capacities and amplify the voice of marginalised and discriminated groups. Voice will therefore prioritise applications focusing upon Women facing exploitation, abuse and violence, ethnic minorities and youth. Voice in Uganda is especially interested in receiving applications that consider cross-marginalisation that is interventions that acknowledge the different levels of marginalisation among a target group and develop strategies to reach the most marginalised and discriminated people of a particular target group. Funding Information For Uganda, influencing grants range from 25,000 to 200,000. Target Groups Indigenous groups and ethnic minorities. Age-discriminated vulnerable groups, notably the young and the elderly Women facing exploitation, abuse and/or violence Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people For more information, please visit Uganda Influencing Grants. 7

Acumen s East Africa Fellows Program: Building the Next Generation of Social Leaders The Acumen Fellows Program is an intensive leadership development program cultivating a pipeline of tomorrow s social changemakers. Over the course of a year, Fellows remain in their jobs while participating in five in-person, multi-day immersive seminars and engaging in online content between seminars. Every year, our Fellows Program in East Africa equips 20 extraordinary individuals with the knowledge, support system and practical wisdom to drive positive change in society. Over the course of a year, Fellows remain in their jobs while taking part in five week-long seminars, where they receive the tools, training and space to innovate new ideas, accelerate their impact, build a strong network of social leaders from across their region and around the world. The Fellows Program in East Africa brings together the best and brightest of the region s emerging entrepreneurs, innovators and change agents. From Uganda to Ethiopia, their applicants represent a wide diversity of cultural, geographic and socioeconomic backgrounds. The Fellows we seek are: Founders, entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, policy makers, movement builders and social innovators Men and women of all ages and education levels who are able to participate in a program conducted in English East Africans who have a demonstrated history of impact, commitment and concrete connection to the region Leaders with strong personal integrity, unrelenting perseverance and moral imagination Committed individuals ready to undergo an intensive year-long personal transformation and leadership journey followed by an induction into the larger Fellows Community. For more Information, please visit East Africa Fellows Program. 8

Disability Rights Fund: Seeking LOI from Disabled Persons Organizations The Disability Rights Fund (DRF) seeks Letter of Interest (LOIs) from disabled persons organizations (DPOs). The Disability Rights Fund is a grantmaking collaborative that supports persons with disabilities around the world to build diverse movements, ensure inclusive development agendas, and achieve equal rights and opportunity for all. Through grantmaking, advocacy, and technical assistance, DRF supports Disabled Persons Organizations (DPOs) to use global rights and development frameworks, such as the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ensuring no one is left behind. Funding Streams The Disability Rights Fund has three open funding streams: Small Grants: The Small Grants funding stream supports growth of a broader and more diverse disability movement to advance the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) at state and local levels. Organizations can use funds from DRF to strengthen the capacity of PWDs to participate more actively in decision-making processes in CRPD implementation and monitoring or to advocate for the advancement of rights defined in specific articles of the CRPD. Mid-Level Coalition Grants: The Mid-Level Coalition funding stream supports civil society coalitions at sub-national levels, to ensure that national legislation and policy is implemented at these levels, including through establishment of budgets. In addition, this funding stream supports sub-national level coalitions to advocate that sub-national development programs, policies and plans are inclusive of persons with disabilities and to ensure that efforts to implement the SDGs include all persons with disabilities. National Coalition Grants: The National Coalition funding stream supports advancement of the CRPD at national levels through lobbying for legislative changes (including but not limited to CRPD/OP ratification), monitoring and reporting on implementation of the CRPD or other international human rights mechanisms, or following up on the recommendations made by UN human rights mechanisms to States in regard to implementation of the rights of PWDs. Funding Information Grant amounts range from USD 30,000 USD 50,000 per year (USD 60,000-USD 100,000 over the course of two years). For more information, please visit The Disability Rights Fund. 9

Connecting Continents: Working Grants for African-European Teams of Investigative Journalists Opening Date: 22 May 2018 Closing Date: 8 June 2018 Connecting Continents are Working Grants that is a pilot project offering working grants for mixed teams of African and European journalists to investigate financial governance in Africa. This program is launched by Journalismfund.eu in cooperation with Oxfam Novib, which provides the money for the grants. Funding Information There is 100,000 to distribute over two application rounds, so for each round approximately 50,000 in working grants is foreseen. The Jury All applications will be screened by a separate, independent, anonymous jury of four people with ample experience in investigative journalism in Africa and Europe. The jury members are chosen by Journalismfund.eu. Their names will be made public after all grants have been awarded. Eligibility Criteria Only intercontinental journalist teams consisting of at least one Sub-Saharan African and one European journalist are eligible to apply. Preference goes teams of which the African member(s) is/are working in DR Congo, Uganda, Nigeria or Mozambique, although others are also eligible. In order to be eligible for application, the teams have to ensure that their story will be published in at least one African and one European country. Therefore, during the application procedure they will be asked to upload letters of intent for publication from at least one African and one European news platform. Focus should be on financial flows and/or governance. For more information, please visit Connecting Continents. 10

IPRA Peace Research Grants Program: Enhancing the Processes of Peace Cycle 1: Applications open January 1 Deadline February 28 or 29 Cycle 2: Applications open July 1 Deadline August 31 The International Peace Research Association Foundation (IPRAF) seeks applications for its Peace Research Grants Program in order to enhance the processes of peace. The mission of the IPRA Foundation is to advance the field of peace research through rigorous investigation into the causes of conflict and examination of alternatives to violence. Peace researchers inform peace activities that inspire visions of a peaceful world. Vision Inspire visions of a peaceful world Promote knowledge of non-violent peace strategies Increase the number of peace scholars around the world Encourage peace science and arts Further the purpose and activities of IPRA Grow worldwide communication and collaboration among peace researchers Core values: Impactful and socially relevant research: These value original research, and peace activities informed by that research, that contributes to the world community and engages key stakeholders. Positive Peace: These value peace and justice by nonviolent means. Respect: These value respecting dignity, humanity, identity and diversity. Empowerment: These value research by people of and within the most vulnerable and marginalized areas of their world community. Eligibility Criteria Applicants may receive only one Peace Research grant. The IPRA Foundation Peace Research Grants are small grants intended to assist scholars in undertaking small research projects. These grants are to individuals, not to institutions or organizations. The Foundation does not allow overhead costs or indirect administrative costs to be covered as part of the grant. The Foundation does not allow rent and other normal living expenses as part of the budget. 11

For more information, please visit IPRA Foundation Peace Research Grants. 12

EJAF Pioneer Grants: Supporting Initiatives Focused on an Individual Key Population at Higher Risk The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) that eligible organizations for its Pioneer Grants that will support a specific initiative focusing on an individual key population at higher risk such as men who have sex with men (MSM), sex workers and injecting drug users within an individual country They actively raise funds for our work through special events, arts related exhibitions, charity-clothing sales, sponsor partnerships, sponsored events and licensed merchandise. They also receive voluntary contributions from individuals, businesses and other Foundations. Since their inception, the Elton John AIDS Foundation-London and the Elton John AIDS Foundation-New York have raised a combined total in excess of USD$220 million which has been used to support work in 55 countries around the world. Priority Areas Pioneer Grants can be multi-year, and do not have a prescribed award amount. They must fulfill the following criteria: They must have a focus on service delivery They must be catalytic in nature They must be scalable in design They must be innovative They must operate within one of our programme countries They must be able to track changes such as HIV testing and treatment of programme beneficiaries. Eligibility Criteria Proposals are invited from organisations working with with People who Use Drugs, Sex Workers or Prison Populations only. For more information, please visit EJAF Pioneer Grants. 13

Swedish Institute s SIMP Africa Programme: Be a Part of a Network of Emerging Leaders! Opening Date: 9 January 2018 Closing Date: 6 February 2018 Do you want to be a part of a network of emerging leaders focused on responsible leadership and sustainable business practices? If yes, then apply for the Swedish Institute Management Programme (SIMP) Africa. As a participant in the programme applicant will meet prominent figures in the commercial and political sectors as well as academia who will be presenting topics such as climate change, responsible financing, stake-holder engagement and leadership development. The curriculum includes theoretical approaches, problem-solving using real business cases and interactive workshops with experienced practitioners. It also includes company visits and coaching on their own business case. Benefits A global network of leaders focused on sustainble business and responsible leadership Increased knowledge about environmental, social and financial aspects of sustainable business Increased leadership competence Insights into business cases in Sweden, one of the leading countries in sustainable business practice Exchange of experience with prominent practitioners in business and in the public sector Eligibility Criteria Applicants aspire to make sustainability an integral part of your business strategy Applicants are in a leading position within trade, industry or the public sector Applicants have mandate to influence the business strategy for your organisation Applicants are between 25-45 years old (born 1973 1993) Applicants have a good working knowledge of both written and spoken English Applicants are a citizen and resident of Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda or Zambia Applicants can take part in all parts of the programme Applicants are willing to forward competences and knowledge you gain from the programme For more information, please visit SIMP Africa. 14

Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund (VGIF): Seeking LOIs for Singleyear Grants Projects grant cycle will begin in June 2018 The Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund (VGIF) seeks letter of intents (LOIs) for its Single-year Grants program to support Community Based Organizatons (CBOs) and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) that are: Governed and directed primarily by women Grassroots and community-based. All project staff must be in-country. VGIF envisions a world where gender equality prevails and where women and girls can access or create opportunities for themselves and the greater community. VGIF believes that investing in women-led grassroots initiatives can have a life-affirming impact that changes lives and empowers women and girls. Funding Information VGIF awards single-year grants (up to $7,500) through an open call for applications, as well as 3-year project grants by invitation only. Focus Areas VGIF supports projects that advance the rights of women and girls across a number of topic areas including, but not limited to: Economic empowerment Health and wellness Education Leadership and building movements Environment, food and water security Women s legal rights Eligibility Criteria Projects located in all countries except the USA, Canada, and countries in Western Europe are eligible for funding. VGIF does NOT support any of the following: o Individual scholarships or tuition o The purchase of land or major construction projects o Organizations that discriminate against individuals or groups based on gender, age, race, caste, color, religion, national origin, or sexual orientation o The purchase of airline tickets and related expenses for international travel 15

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