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Call for grant
applications from indigenous peoples' organizations and their communities
The Indigenous Peoples Assistance Facility supports the
aspirations of indigenous and tribal peoples and helps to fulfill development
needs of their communities. Through small grants, it supports development
projects of the maximum duration of one year that improve Indigenous Peoples'
access to key decision-making processes, empower them to find solutions to the
challenges they face, and promote collaboration in the public and private
spheres. The projects supported by the Facility build on indigenous culture,
identity, knowledge, natural resources, intellectual property and human rights.
The Facility is governed by a Board responsible for operations and directions.
The Board, with a majority of indigenous and tribal peoples' representatives,
reviews and makes final recommendations on grant awards. The Board works
closely with assigned IFAD staff who are responsible for the administrative and
financial aspects of the Facility.
In response to IFAD's first call for proposals in March 2007, more
than 1,000 applications were received from 86 countries around the world. In
June 2007, IPAF approved the funding for 30 micro-projects in 24 countries for
a total of US$ 603,000.
What are the priority
areas for funding?
The Facility will consider grants addressing the following areas:
- Increasing indigenous and tribal communities and organizations'
capacity for self-development and engagement in policy processes;
- Innovative pilot projects that build on indigenous culture,
identity, knowledge, agricultural technologies, agro-biodiversity, natural
resource management, community-based forestry, market access, off-farm activities
and enterprise development, intellectual property and human rights, gender
mainstreaming and women's empowerment, institutional and organizational
strengthening, ethno-tourism, cultural mapping, communication for development;
- Development of partnerships and alliances with other stakeholders,
such as governments and international organizations, or between Indigenous
Peoples' Organizations, communities and networks.
- Recommendations made by the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous
Issues on social and economic development areas.
- Implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples
- Capacity building of indigenous peoples to adapt to and mitigate
climate change impacts.
What are
examples of projects that could be funded?
- Preservation, promotion,
and protection strategies for language and cultural heritage of indigenous and
tribal peoples;
- Protection and patenting of
intellectual property rights (pharmacological, artistic, etc.);
- Culturally appropriate and
economically viable activities (agricultural, fishery, artisan etc.);
- Culturally appropriate
ethno-tourism models;
- Mapping of indigenous and
tribal peoples' territories and cultures;
- Management of natural
resources;
- Participation of indigenous
and tribal peoples in policy formulation;
- Collection of disaggregated
data on indigenous and tribal populations;
- Country profiles of
indigenous and tribal peoples;
- Improvement of indigenous
women's livelihoods;
- Adaptation and mitigation
to climate change.
Who can apply?
Please note that your community or organization MUST meet all of
the following criteria to be eligible for a grant:
- Applicant must be an indigenous or tribal peoples' community or
organization or a not-for-profit/non-governmental organization designated to
act on its behalf;
- Applicant must be legally registered and its headquarters be
located in the country of grant implementation, the country must be an IFAD developing Member State;
- Applicant should have an established bank account in the name of
the applicant organization;
- Applicant should demonstrate internal controls to govern the use
of funds. Applicant should not be implementing an IFAD grant at the
time of the application.
- Upon approval of project proposals, organizations will be
requested to produce documentary evidence of the organization's financial and
control capacity to receive and manage funds, under applicable law, and the
latest annual audit of the organization's accounts or any other
external or internal assessment of the organization's internal controls
- Applicant can submit only one proposal. If an
applicant submits more than one proposal, only the first one will be registered
and considered.
An Indigenous Peoples' community or organization may ask a legally
registered not-for-profit organization, NGO or a local institution such as a
local government (municipality, tribal regional autonomous district etc.), to
act as applicant and recipient of the grant on their behalf. In such cases, the
relationship between the indigenous or tribal community and the entity must be
made explicit in the application form. Furthermore, the applicant must indicate
the name and address of the representative of the indigenous or tribal
community that will benefit from the project.
The Facility WILL NOT consider applications from organizations
without legal registration, or applications from individuals applying in their
personal capacity.
What are the
requirements for applications?
All applications must directly benefit Indigenous Peoples in a
culturally appropriate, sustainable, and gender inclusive manner and address
issues central to Indigenous Peoples' aspirations.
- Proposed project budget requests should range between US$10,000 and US$30,000
and include a minimum contribution by the grant recipient of 20% of the total
request from the Facility. The contribution can be in cash or in-kind (such as
personnel costs or use of local facilities). The budget should be based on
realistic local costs. Details should be provided on amounts and sources of
contribution (including from the applicant organization). Budget MUST be
submitted in US Dollars.
- Project timeline should
indicate how the project would be completed within 12 months from the award
date.
- Applications are accepted only in English, French, and Spanish.
- Applications must be
received by 30 June 2008.
- Applications should include a copy of the certificate of legal
registration of the organization under applicable law.
- Upon approval of project proposals, organizations will be
requested to produce documentary evidence of the organization's financial and
control capacity to receive and manage funds, under applicable law, and the
latest annual audit of the organization's accounts or any other
external or internal assessment of the organization's internal controls.
- Incomplete applications will not be considered.
How will the decisions
on applications be made?
All applications received by the deadline will be reviewed
according to the criteria listed below. Applications received after the
deadline will not be accepted. Applications will be acknowledged within one
month of receipt but due to the large volume of requests it may take up to six
months to notify applicants of the decisions. Decisions on projects will be
made by the Indigenous Peoples Assistance Facility Board based on the following
criteria:
- Project relevance: Does the application
address the needs of the community? Will it make a difference in the community
to aid or resolve issues? Can it be replicated elsewhere?
- Project feasibility: Is the proposed
approach practical? Is the timeline realistic and the budget adequate? How will
results be sustained?
- Institutional capacity: What relevant skills
does the organization's staff bring to the project? Has the organization
succeeded in similar endeavours?
- Institutional
credibility: What kind of reputation does the organization enjoy within its
community and beyond?
- Balance of grant
portfolio: Providing for a balance of the grant portfolio with regard to
geographic distribution, gender, and issues addressed.
Supervision and
monitoring
The implementation of the projects financed by the Facility will
be supervised and monitored directly by IFAD or through other possible forms as
decided appropriate by the Fund.
How to apply for a
grant?
All applications must be sent completed using the Indigenous
Peoples Assistant Facility Application Form.
Applicants should carefully read the guidelines
of the Indigenous Peoples Assistance Facility prior to completing the
application form. The completed application should not exceed 8 pages.
A copy of the certificate of legal registration, under applicable law, has to
be attached to the application.
Applications and respective documents should be submitted
electronically to:
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In case of inaccessibility to internet, applications can be sent
by post mail to the address below before deadline:
Ms Antonella Cordone
Coordinator for Indigenous and Tribal Issues
Policy Division
International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD
Via del Serafico, 107
00142 Rome
Italy
Tel: 00390654592065
Email:
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Questions may be sent by e-mail no later than 20 days before the
deadline for the receipt of proposals to the address listed below, indicating
clearly the reference of the call for proposals:
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