The Robert Carr Fund 2021 is requesting
proposals to strengthen social enablers, human rights, and gender equality, as
well as responses led by communities of ISPs, which are complex, and require
longer-term investments.
Therefore, the Fund intends, in this funding cycle, to support
continuity, so that well-performing existing partners can build on their
achievements. At the same time, the Fund wishes to encourage applications
from new, emerging networks, especially those which represent populations and
regions which are current under-served in the fund portfolio.
The Robert Carr Fund invests in global and
regional civil society networks to sustain and expand the role of inadequately
served populations in the HIV response, with a commitment to prioritize ISP-led
networks for funding to uphold rights, remove barriers to accessing services,
and to contribute to sustainable financial investment in communities and
programming.
Strategic Approaches
In the 2022-2024 funding cycle, the Robert Carr
Fund also wishes to encourage applications which demonstrate two strategic
approaches which are in line with the Fund’s Strategic Plan 2020-2024:
- promoting a culture of learning
within networks and/or consortia; and
- promoting partnerships in order
to amplify impact; this means both forming consortia for the purpose of
this application, as well as broader alliances and coalitions between
organizations, networks and institutions.
Strategic Priorities
Using the approaches, the Fund aims to focus on
three strategic priorities in the 2022-2024 funding cycle, which will serve as
trail markers for achievement of the Fund’s Theory of Change. These are:
- Strengthening movement leadership,
supporting the continuity and succession of leadership in the HIV
movement;
- Building organizational
financial health and resilience, as well as the sustainability of the HIV
response;
- Support for innovative and
creative ideas which respond to the changing context.
Funding Information
Applicants may submit proposals for up to three
years of funding. For the first year (2019), a work plan, budget and cash flow
statement is required. The work plans, budgets, and liquidity prognoses for the
other years will be required in subsequent years.
- Emerging regional and/or global
networks which have been in existence for less than two years can apply
for a minimum of USD 50,000 and a maximum of USD 150,000 per year, for
three years.
- Regional networks which have been
in existence for more than two years can apply for a minimum of USD
100,000 and a maximum of USD 350,000 per year, for three years.
- Global networks which have been
in existence for more than two years can apply for a minimum of USD
100,000 and a maximum of USD 700,000 per year, for three years.
- A consortium of networks can
apply for a minimum of USD 100,000 and a maximum of USD 1,000,000 per
year, for three years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Through this RFP, the Robert
Carr Fund invites global and regional civil society networks and consortia
of networks led by, and/or devoted to serving inadequately served
populations to apply for a grant to support their core funding and
activity needs for a three-year period.
- To be eligible for the
2022-2024 grant, applicants must:
- Address the health, social
inclusion and wellbeing of inadequately served populations (ISPs);
- Be a civil society network1
and/or a consortium of civil society networks;
- Operate regionally and/or
globally;
- Be from the civil society
sector; and
- Be led by ISPs.
Note: Networks/consortia which are not led by
ISPs are also eligible. RCF recognizes that in some contexts some ISP groups
experience greater challenges to ISP leadership e.g. prisoners, migrants and
children. However, where ISP leadership exists, these networks will be
prioritized. Furthermore, non-ISP led networks are also eligible but must
demonstrate meaningful engagement of ISPs in the work of the organization.
Ineligible
The following entities are not eligible for
funding under this RFP:
- Non-governmental organizations
that are not networks
- National networks (working and
having members in one country)
- Cross border/multi-country
collaborations between national networks or organizations
- Governmental or
inter-governmental organizations or units
- Aggregates of projects,
individuals or professional associations
Post Date - 11-May-2021