CAN EECCA (Climate Action Network Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia) is pleased to announce the launch of a Mini Grants Program aimed at supporting civil society organizations (CSOs) within our network. Our mission is to increase the capacity of our members to influence climate policy and advance impactful initiatives within the region.
Primary goals of the program:
- Enhance Capacity: Strengthen the capacity of CSOs to engage in climate advocacy, policy development, and implementation.
- Foster Innovation: Encourage the development and implementation of innovative projects that address pressing climate challenges and contribute to sustainable development.
- Promote Collaboration: Facilitate collaboration and knowledge-sharing among CSOs within the region, fostering cross-border cooperation and solidarity in addressing shared climate issues.
- Amplify Voices: Empower civil society voices to effectively advocate for climate action, resilience-building, and environmental justice at local, national, and international levels.
- Catalyze Change: Support initiatives that contribute to meaningful progress towards climate resilience, mitigation, adaptation, and biodiversity conservation in alignment with global climate objectives.
- Address Climate Intersections: Encourage projects that recognize and address the intersections between climate change and other critical societal issues such as gender equality, social justice, human rights, health, economic development and decoloniality.
Projects covering topics such as climate change mitigation, renewable energy, energy efficiency, climate education, national and local climate policy, sustainable cities, just transition, adaptation, and biodiversity should also consider how they intersect with and impact these broader social and environmental dimensions.
By achieving these objectives, the Mini Grants Program endeavors to contribute to the collective efforts of CAN EECCA members in driving positive change and shaping a sustainable future for our communities and the planet.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Membership in the CAN EECCA network.
- Official registration as a CSO capable of receiving money transfers from Kyrgyzstan. In case the registration of the organisation is impossible due to the country laws, please provide a partner NGO which can host your initiative.
- Commitment to utilizing the Mini-Grant to enhance your organization’s capacity to influence climate policy or strengthen civil society voices.
- Readiness to implement the proposed idea by the end of 2024.
- Possession of a specific idea aligned with the goals and mission of the program.
- Compliance with the collaboration requirement.
Collaboration Requirement:
- Applicants must demonstrate how their proposed idea can foster cooperation between countries within the EECCA region and across civil society.
- Collaboration may take various forms, such as meetings during UN negotiations, joint events, consultations, or cross-posting on social networks.
Grant Details:
- Four organizations will be selected to receive a mini-grant of up to 2,000 euros each.
- The decision on grant recipients will be made by the CAN EECCA Board.
- Successful applicants will receive 90% of the allocated budget immediately, with the remaining 10% disbursed upon submission of the final report no later than December 6, 2024.
Application Deadline and Process:
- Applicants must carefully complete the application form, including a simple budget form, and submit it no later than June 7, 2024, 23:59 Bishkek time.
- Results of the selection process will be communicated to all applicants no later than June 21, 2024.
Project Funding:
The small grants program is conducted within the framework of the project “Commitment to climate protection in Kyrgyzstan and the region of Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia,” funded by the international agency “Bread for the World.”
We encourage all eligible CSOs within the CAN EECCA network to seize this opportunity to advance climate action and strengthen civil society across our region.
If you have any questions regarding application, please contact gulnara@caneecca.org.
To apply for the grant:
- download and fill out the budget form indicating realistic project budget;
- fill out this application form and upload the budget form within the indicated deadline.
