CARPE Inception Workshop, Yaounde, February CARPE Inception Workshop, Yaounde, February 07-09, 2007 07-09, 2007

The CARPE Small Grants Program: a way to The CARPE Small Grants Program: a way to strengstrengthen Civil Society for Biodiversity then Civil Society for Biodiversity

Conservation in Central AfricaConservation in Central Africa

Nicodème TCHAMOU/Kenneth Nicodème TCHAMOU/Kenneth ANGU ANGUANGU ANGU

Plan:Plan: Why a small grants program?;Why a small grants program?; Domain of intervention;Domain of intervention; Proposal development and submission;Proposal development and submission;

Format;Format; Potential beneficiaries;Potential beneficiaries; Selection criteria:Selection criteria: Implementation and monitoring strategies;Implementation and monitoring strategies; ConclusionsConclusions

Why a small grants scheme?Why a small grants scheme?

The small grants program aims at The small grants program aims at strengthening civil society for conservation as strengthening civil society for conservation as an essential requisite to reach sustainable an essential requisite to reach sustainable forest conservation/management in Central forest conservation/management in Central Africa by; Africa by;

Promoting and building a constituency for Promoting and building a constituency for conservation among civil society;conservation among civil society;

Fostering partnerships between landscapes Fostering partnerships between landscapes consortia and local NGOs/community based consortia and local NGOs/community based organization in the field;organization in the field;

Filling gaps in conservation’s analytical Filling gaps in conservation’s analytical agenda;agenda;

feedback to local communities on feedback to local communities on conservation conservation strategiesstrategies, , exchanges of field experiences and exchanges of field experiences and success stories between and within landscapessuccess stories between and within landscapes; ;

Facilitating the participation of Central African Facilitating the participation of Central African institutions and governments in CARPE institutions and governments in CARPE activitiesactivities in order to ensure in order to ensure host country host country “buy-in”“buy-in” of conservation initiatives. of conservation initiatives.

Reinforcing the capacities of local civil Reinforcing the capacities of local civil society in society in institutional development institutional development and strategic planningand strategic planning as a as a prerequisite for prerequisite for sustainingsustaining CARPE CARPE activities and objectives in the region activities and objectives in the region in in the long termthe long term..

Integrating CARPE activities in the field Integrating CARPE activities in the field with host country institutions..with host country institutions..

Identifying Natural Resources Management Identifying Natural Resources Management policies that require country team advocacy for policies that require country team advocacy for policy reform or development; policy reform or development;

Raising local, national and regional awareness Raising local, national and regional awareness on CARPE’s objectives and therefore provide on CARPE’s objectives and therefore provide knowledge and support for the program;knowledge and support for the program;

Fostering gender equity through the promotion Fostering gender equity through the promotion of female-based community organizations and of female-based community organizations and associations and networks of NGOs run by associations and networks of NGOs run by women;women;

DOMAIN OF INTERVENTIONDOMAIN OF INTERVENTION

Capacity Building;Capacity Building; Natural Resources Management Policy;Natural Resources Management Policy; Natural Resources Management governance;Natural Resources Management governance; Capitalization and sharing of lessons learnedCapitalization and sharing of lessons learned Gender equity;Gender equity; Landscape issues related to policy and to build Landscape issues related to policy and to build

constituency for its sustainable management;constituency for its sustainable management; Bush meat management in term of policy and Bush meat management in term of policy and

regulation to set forth for advocacy;regulation to set forth for advocacy;

FORMATFORMAT

See Flyer for DetailsSee Flyer for Details

Gender issues (1 paragraph)Gender issues (1 paragraph) Explain how the project will consider Explain how the project will consider gender gender

issuesissues and promote gender equity in forest and promote gender equity in forest conservation.conservation.

Environmental Risk AssessmentEnvironmental Risk Assessment Unintended negative environmental Unintended negative environmental

consequences should be anticipatedconsequences should be anticipated so that so that mitigatingmitigating actions should be incorporated in actions should be incorporated in the development process early in the proposal the development process early in the proposal and activities planning stages. and activities planning stages.

Grant durationGrant duration Activities under each grant have to last Activities under each grant have to last

for for one yearone year maximum. Beyond this, an maximum. Beyond this, an amendment has to be granted.amendment has to be granted.

FINANCIALFINANCIAL

Budget Budget The maximum amount per grant award will be The maximum amount per grant award will be

$30.000 and applicant should provide a detail $30.000 and applicant should provide a detail budgetary estimate (e.g. salaries, audit fees, budgetary estimate (e.g. salaries, audit fees, direct and administrative costs, etc.;direct and administrative costs, etc.;

In case of co-funding, please specify in a In case of co-funding, please specify in a column, level of contribution per item for other column, level of contribution per item for other donors;donors;

WHO MAY SUBMIT PROPOSALSWHO MAY SUBMIT PROPOSALS

In general, Non profit organizations with In general, Non profit organizations with some sort of legal recognition (local NGOs some sort of legal recognition (local NGOs and CBOs, research centres, Independent and CBOs, research centres, Independent researchers, university students, women researchers, university students, women and minor groups);and minor groups);

WHEN TO SUBMIT PROPOSALSWHEN TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS

Deadline for applicationsDeadline for applications Proposals are solicited two times a year with Proposals are solicited two times a year with

deadlines at the end of January and June;deadlines at the end of January and June; Applicants should allow up to three months for Applicants should allow up to three months for

programmatic review and processing by review programmatic review and processing by review panels;panels;

However, proposals that are time sensitive will However, proposals that are time sensitive will be accepted for review in an ad hoc basis by the be accepted for review in an ad hoc basis by the National Focal Points and IUCN Program National Focal Points and IUCN Program Manager (Workshops, conference, travel);Manager (Workshops, conference, travel);

WHERE TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS?WHERE TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS?

In countries where there is an IUCN CARPE FP In countries where there is an IUCN CARPE FP (Cameroon, Gabon, Congo and DRC), full (Cameroon, Gabon, Congo and DRC), full proposals must be submitted electronically to proposals must be submitted electronically to these offices;these offices;

In countries without IUCN CARPE FP, proposals In countries without IUCN CARPE FP, proposals should be submitted electronically to should be submitted electronically to Consultants hired by IUCN;Consultants hired by IUCN;

Applicants are encouraged to submit electronic Applicants are encouraged to submit electronic version and to the extent possible hard copies.version and to the extent possible hard copies.

SELECTION PROCESS SELECTION PROCESS

A- Screening processesA- Screening processes The screening will be done at two levels:The screening will be done at two levels:

At the IUCN CARPE Focal Points/consultants level in At the IUCN CARPE Focal Points/consultants level in collaboration with the Program Manager and by a collaboration with the Program Manager and by a steering committee composed of voluntary members steering committee composed of voluntary members from the NGO/CBO sector;from the NGO/CBO sector;

After the first screening, eligible proposals are sent to After the first screening, eligible proposals are sent to the Program Manager, who then organizes a steering the Program Manager, who then organizes a steering committee to analyze the technical content of the committee to analyze the technical content of the project.project.