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APPLICATION GUIDELINES - FUND FOR
GENDER EQUALITY
UNIFEM is pleased to announce the first call for proposals for the Fund for Gender Equality.
The Fund will accept applications from governmental and non-governmental organizations and/or partnerships between or within these sectors. Grants from the Fund for Gender Equality are highly competitive. The Fund will prioritize a maximum of 30 innovative, impact-oriented programmes from around the world.
Types of Grants
Available
Potential grantees may apply for one of two types of grants:
Implementation Grants will range from US$2 million to US$5 million distributed over a period of two to four years. These grants will support programmes in countries with agreed upon national or local plans, policies or laws that advance gender equality and women’s empowerment and that are ready for implementation.
Catalytic Grants will range from US$100,000 to US$500,000 distributed over a period of one to two years. These grants will support the establishment of strategic coalitions or partnerships to catalyse the development and endorsement of gender equality national or local plans, policies or laws. Once a plan, policy or law is developed and endorsed, successful institutions will be eligible to apply in the future for a larger Implementation Grant.
For both types of grants, proposed programmes can encompass global, regional, national or local initiatives, but each must make the case that it contributes to the implementation of commitments to gender equality at national and/or local levels that will generate concrete and measurable results in the lives of women and girls during the programme period.
Timeline for Application
Process
To apply for a grant, please read carefully the detailed guidelines (available below in 5 languages) before filling out and submitting an online application. The online application form will be available on this website starting 15 September 2009. The application deadline is 23:59 EDT (New York time) on 30 September 2009. The Fund’s Secretariat is providing the guidelines now to afford potential grantees the opportunity to start preparations for the submission process.
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Timeline Items |
Dates |
|
Concept
Note submission deadline from applicants for both Catalytic and
Implementation Grants |
30
Sep 2009 |
|
Online
Application period for Concept Note open |
15–30
Sep 2009** |
|
Invitation
to submit full Implementation Programme Document (for selected Implementation
Grants applicants only)* |
Dec
2009 |
|
Notification
of grant decisions (for Catalytic Grants) |
Dec
2009 |
|
Notification
of grant decisions (for Implementation grants) |
Apr
2010 |
* Invitation to submit a full Implementation Programme Document does not
mean an award will necessarily be granted.
**All Concept Note Applications must be submitted online by 30 September
2009, 23:59 EDT (New York time). Concept Notes submitted after the deadline
will not be considered.
For full details, please consult the following Call for Proposals. If you have questions, please contact the Fund for Gender Equality Secretariat (New York) by e-mail at fund.genderequality@unifem.org
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