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Call for Proposals 2012 - AfDB: For Microfinance Capacity Building Fund

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Closing Date: November 30,2012:

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is pleased to announce the 2nd call for proposals of the Microfinance Capacity Building Fund (“MCBF”). Award amounts will range from US $200,000 to US $500,000 per project, depending on the activity, and will be given to approximately 6-8 awardees.

We invite rating and auditing agencies, financial institutions, and network associations from West and Central Africa to apply.

Applicants from the West African Economic Monetary Union (WAEMU) are eligible to apply for grants that address issues related to rural financial development. Other countries within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region  will be considered on a case by case basis. WAEMU applicants will be able to deepen rural outreach through activities such as:
§ Agricultural value chain financing
§ Branchless and e-banking
§ Crop/weather insurance  
§ Development of mobile payment systems
§ Diversification of the credit product range (e.g., leasing, warehouse receipt systems)

Applicants from the Economic and Monetary Union of Central Africa (CEMAC) region are eligible to apply for grants that address issues related to transparency. Beneficiaries of the fund will help increase transparency within the Microfinance Sector. A lack of transparency in the microfinance industry is a key barrier in terms of the ability of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) to raise capital, gain confidence from clients and therefore grow, expand and deepen their outreach. The Fund seeks to support the governance of MFIs through:
§ External Audit: Train auditors to work with financial intermediaries in the microfinance sector; support MFIs in getting appropriate external audit services; support the design of business models that allow for services to be provided at a cost MFIs can afford.
§ Accounting and Financial Reporting: Train MFIs’ accountants as well as external accountants to implement accounting standards, reporting and financial analysis as per local regulation as well as microfinance best practices.
§ Supervision: Support capacity building for supervisory bodies. 

Source and More Information:
http://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/article/2nd-call-for-proposals-for-the-afdb-microfinance-capacity-building-fund-9962/
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Grant Program 2013 - USDS: Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees in Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda

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Closing Date: December 6,2012:

Program plans for protection, including prevention of and response to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in urban refugee and refugee settlement communities in Uganda should be for no more than 12 months. Applicants must re-compete for PRM funding each year. Furthermore, in funding a project one year, PRM makes no representations that it will continue to fund the project in successive years and encourages applicants to seek a wide array of donors to ensure long-term funding possibilities.

Program plans from 12 to 24 months will be considered for activities addressing protracted needs in Tanzania and Rwanda. Applicants may submit multi-year proposals with activities and budgets that do not exceed 24 months from the proposed start date. Actual awards will not exceed 12 months in duration. Multi-year proposals selected for funding by PRM will be funded in 12-month increments and must include results-based indicators within the first 12 months. Continued funding after the initial 12-month award requires the submission of a noncompeting continuation application as detailed in the Noncompeting Application Requirements section below and will be contingent upon available funding, strong performance, and continuing need. NGOs receiving awards under these terms will be required to submit continuation applications at least three months in advance of the end of the first 12-month period of activities. Please see Multi-Year Funding section below for additional information.

Eligible Applicants: 
(1) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with IRS, other than institutions of higher education; 
(2) Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status with IRS, other than institutions of higher education; and 
(3) International Organizations. International Organizations (IOs) should not submit proposals through Grants.gov in response to this Funding Opportunity Announcement. Rather IOs such as UN agencies and other Public International Organizations (PIOs) that are seeking funding for programs relevant to this announcement should contact the relevant PRM Program Officer (as stated below) on or before the closing date of the funding announcement.

Current Country Specific Funding Priorities and Instructions: PRM will prioritize available funding for Tanzania, Rwanda, and Uganda as identified below. All proposals should target beneficiaries as identified in collaboration with UNHCR and local authorities.

(1) Tanzania and Rwanda
· Proposals for Tanzania should focus on life-saving basic preventative and curative healthcare assistance, and protection for vulnerable groups and individuals, including prevention and response for sexual and gender-based violence, in Nyaragusu refugee camp in western Tanzania.
· Proposals for Rwanda should focus on camp management, basic preventative and curative healthcare assistance, water and sanitation, and sexual and gender-based violence prevention and response for refugees.
· While PRM does not discourage activities that also include the local host population along with refugees, proposals should concentrate on activities for refugees. At least 80% of beneficiaries must be refugees.

(2) Uganda
· Proposals for Uganda should focus on sexual and gender-based violence prevention and response targeting vulnerable groups, including LGBTI individuals, in urban refugee communities and in the refugee settlements in western Uganda.
· Proposals can choose to focus on assistance to either the refugee settlements or to urban refugee communities. While PRM does not discourage activities that also include the local host population along with refugees, proposals should concentrate on activities for refugees. At least 80% of beneficiaries must be refugees with the remainder, if any, being vulnerable individuals in host communities.

Source and More Information:
http://www.state.gov/j/prm/funding/2012/200230.htm
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Grant Program 2013 - US Department: Funding Opportunity Announcement for NGO Programs Benefiting Refugees in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Yemen

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Closing Date: November 26,2012.

PRM will prioritize funding for proposed NGO activities that best meet the Bureau's priorities for filling programming gaps in the Horn of Africa region as identified below. For Kenya, only proposals that target protection and assistance to refugees will be considered. Proposals should focus on one or more of the following four sectors:
1. Protection (options include: prevention of and response to gender-based violence (GBV) or assistance to unaccompanied minors);
2. Nutrition (options include: support and accessibility to adequate nutrition for pregnant/lactating women, and/or persons living with disabilities, and/or elderly persons);
3. Health (options include: support for persons living with disabilities, and/or psychosocial support, including support to child soldiers); or
4. Livelihoods (options include: primary and/or vocational education/training only that ideally benefit both refugees and host nationals, and that for Somali refugees have a clear link to eventual voluntary return;).

Please note the following: there will be no separate call for GBV programs in Kenya for FY 2013. For Ethiopia, only proposals for protection and assistance to Dollo Ado, Sherkole, Tongo, or Bambasi camps accommodating Somali or Sudanese refugees will be considered. Proposals should focus on one or more of the following the four sectors: 1. Health (options include: reproductive health, maternal and child health, mental health and psychosocial support, or assistance for disabled persons only in Dollo Ado, Sherkole, or Bambasi camps); 2. Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in Sherkole and Bambasi camps only; 3. Protection (options include: prevention of and response to GBV and assistance to unaccompanied minors); or 4. Livelihoods (options include: primary and/or vocational education/training only that ideally benefits both refugees and host nationals, and that for Somali refugees have a clear link to eventual voluntary return; PRM will consider only vocational training activities for refugees in Tongo Camp).

Please note the following: there will be no separate call for GBV programs in Ethiopia for FY 2013; funding opportunities for WASH activities in subsequent fiscal years are not planned. For Yemen, only programs that support urban refugees in Sana'a will be considered. Proposals should focus on at least one of the following sectors: 1. Livelihoods (options include: education and/or vocational training promoting self-reliance); or 2. Protection (options include legal protection/services, community services, or programs to prevent and respond to GBV). Please note the following: there will be no separate call for GBV programs in Yemen for FY 2013. 

Source and More Information:
http://www.state.gov/j/prm/funding/2012/199813.htm
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Request For Proposal 2012 - AVINA: Latin American Impact Economy Innovations Fund

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Closing Date: November 30,2012:

Fundación Avina, Avina Americas, Omidyar Network, and The Rockefeller Foundation (the Partners) invite proposals from organizations interested in receiving support to fuel initiatives aimed at fostering Latin America’s impact economy, specifically by aiding the growth of the impact investing industry and social enterprise sector.

The goal of the Latin America Impact Economy Innovations Fund (IEIF) is to catalyze collective action and regional market development that will accelerate these market driven solutions for advancing social goals. Organizations may apply to the Impact Economy Innovations Fund for grants of up to 12 months; with a maximum total request of US$150,000. Applicants may participate in more than one grant proposal.

The IEIF seeks to support approximately 5-8 proposals. Total funds available for this RFP are US$840,000. Specific funding priorities of the IEIF will be influenced by the discussion to take place on October 19, 2012 at the impact investing forum co-hosted by Avina, Omidyar Network and The Rockefeller Foundation. In general, the IEIF will fund proposals geared towards projects that seek to:
• enable earlier stage capital solutions
• foster entrepreneurial ecosystems
• produce research into policy development focused on:
o strengthening the enabling environment for “base of the pyramid” (BOP) entrepreneurship and impact investing
o strengthening business acceleration/incubation for BOP centered enterprises
o fostering angel impact investment
o ensuring competition
o ensuring BOP consumer protection
o building strong relationships with government and joint understanding of goals of businesses serving the poor
• promote impact investing industry infrastructure (e.g. facilitating adoption of IRIS, GIIRS)
• establish industry infrastructure/market ecosystems sector by sector (e.g. industry association for mobile payments providers for the BOP)
• form leadership and networking platforms for common action (e.g. establishment of local GIIN or ANDE chapters; association of business accelerators/incubators focused on social enterprise; sector based associations).

All proposals must demonstrate a nexus between the project and the furtherance of charitable goals such as research, promoting sustainable development in underdeveloped areas, or protecting the environment.

Source and More Information:
http://www.avina.net/eng/4383/latin-america-impact-economy-innovations-fund-request-for-proposals-2012/





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Call For Proposal 2012 - CVECF:to Support Rigorous Evaluations of Interventions Aimed at Preventing all Forms of Violence Against Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

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The Children and Violence Evaluation Challenge Fund is pleased to announce its 2nd call for proposals to support rigorous evaluations of interventions aimed at preventing all forms of violence against children in low- and middle-income countries.

A rigorous evaluation implies the use of recognized social research or evaluation methods that help to assess the changes that can be attributed to a specific intervention or that the intervention contributed to. To this end, the Fund is open to a wide range of evaluation methods varying from experimental and quasi-experimental methods to mixed methods and qualitative research.

The proposed evaluations shall focus on understanding the impact of a specific intervention in line with the thematic area and geographical scope of the call and their findings are expected to be used to inform policies and practices in the child protection sector, thus ultimately contributing to eradicate violence from the lives of the children.

Non-profit organizations/NGOs, universities/research institutes and, exceptionally, for-profit organizations can apply as main applicants. Governments and multilateral organizations are not eligible as main applicants, but can be identified as partners. The application must reflect a partnership between implementers and evaluators. The meaningful involvement of local researchers is strongly encouraged.

Source and More Information:
http://www.evaluationchallenge.org/call-for-proposals-2012-2/
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Call For Proposal 2012 - UNDEF:for its Seventh Round of Funding on 15 November 2012

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UNDEF opens its annual window for project proposals for its Seventh Round of Funding on 15 November 2012, following the green light given by UNDEF Advisory Board. Project proposals may be submitted on-line between 15 November and 31 December. Only on-line proposals in either English or French will be accepted. Applicants can find guidelines, lessons learned, and examples of previous application forms here. Those who plan to submit a proposal are strongly encouraged to visit this page as soon as possible to familiarize themselves with what is required.

UNDEF supports projects that strengthen the voice of civil society, promote human rights, and encourage the participation of all groups in democratic processes. It is the only UN entity that has the word “democracy” in its name; the only UN body with the primary purpose of supporting democracy through empowering civil society; and one of the youngest entities in the UN system. UNDEF projects exist in developing countries, in societies in transition and in challenging environments, and are in six main areas: Community development; rule of law and human rights; tools for democratization; youth; empowering women; and media.

UNDEF grants range from US$50,000 to US$400,000. So far, UNDEF has funded more than 400 projects in over 100 countries, bringing total disbursement to almost 140 million dollars. The large majority of funds go to local civil society groups. In this way, UNDEF plays a new and unique role, complementing the UN’s traditional work with Governments to strengthen democratic governance around the world. It targets the demand side of democracy, rather than the supply side.

In 2011, UNDEF received a record high almost 3000 project proposals. Only some 70 were selected for funding. Project proposals are subject to a highly rigorous and competitive selection process, quality vetting, due diligence and lessons learned from previous Rounds. A team of international assessors score each proposal against 10 set criteria and produce a long list. To narrow down the list further, UN Resident Coordinators and Experts of the UNDEF Advisory Board are invited to provide comments, quality vetting, and views on how proposed activities would fit in the overall context of existing UN work in the countries and fields proposed. The same comments are sought from the UNDEF Programme Consultative Group, making use of the specific expertise of each of its entities: the Department of Political Affairs, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Peacebuilding Support Office, the UN Development Programme, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime and UN Women.

Based on this collective input, the UNDEF Secretariat produces a first short list, expected tol be completed only in mid-2013, after which the process moves into the next stage. Each short-listed applicant will be contacted with a request for a draft project document, which is in effect the contract between UNDEF and the grantee. The project document negotiation requires the applicant to provide a more elaborated project design, and involves detailed input from both UNDEF and the applicant, as well as scrutiny and due diligence enquiries by UNDEF. Only upon successful conclusion of the project document, and its approval by the United Nations Controller, will the project proposal formally be approved for funds disbursement. This is expected to happen after September 2013.

Source and More Information:
http://www.un.org/democracyfund/News/NFU09Nov12.html
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