UK Aid Direct is seeking applications for
its Small Charities Challenge Fund (SCCF) to build the capacity of small and
medium sized organisations, to support the UK’s commitment to achieving the
Global Goals.
Small Charities Challenge Fund (SCCF)
launched in 2017 as a two-year pilot funding opportunity for small,
UK-registered, grassroots charities and not-for-profit organisations doing
outstanding development work.
UK Aid Direct priorities reflect the UK Department for
International Development’s wider strategic objectives of:
- Strengthening
global peace, security and governance;
- Strengthening
resilience and response to crisis;
- Promoting
global prosperity;
- Tackling
extreme poverty and helping the world’s most vulnerable.
Funding Information
SCCF project grants of up
to £50,000 are available for projects of up to two years, for UK-registered
organisations working towards addressing the Global Goals, to improve the
lives of the most vulnerable and marginalised.
Duration
The length of your proposed
project should be no more than 24 months. UK Aid Direct will accept proposals
for less than two years but would expect you to clearly justify the rationale
behind this in your application.
Eligible Countries
Angola, Azerbaijan,
Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African
Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Democratic Republic of the), Côte d’Ivoire,
Djibouti, Egypt (Arab Republic of), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau Haiti, Iraq, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao People’s Democratic
Republic, Lebanon, Libya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali,
Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, The Occupied
Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Sao Tome and
Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Sudan,
Swaziland, Tajikistan, Tanzania (United Republic of), Togo, Turkmenistan,
Uganda, Uzbekistan, Venezuela (República Bolivariana de), Yemen, Zambia and
Zimbabwe.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for an SSCF
grant your organization must:
- Be
registered in the UK;
- Be
a non-for-profit- organization;
- Have
an annual average income of less than $ 250,000 over the past three years;
- Must
be implementing project in an eligible country;
- Must
be working towards addressing the global goals.
Post Date - 30-Mar-2020