The call for applications for the 2019 Global Forest Watch Small Grants Fund is now open.The Small Grants Fund provides financial and technical support to organizations around the world to use Global Forest Watch’s tools and data to turn forest monitoring information into action. Working in close partnership with local organizations also helps GFW to understand how we can best adapt our tools to meet the unique needs of this user group.
The Global Forest Watch Small Grants Fund (SGF) seeks to promote broad uptake and innovative use of GFW tools and data by civil society around the world. Successful projects translate information into action, applying GFW to overcome challenges in protecting the world’s forests. See past grantees winners here.
In 2019, the Small Grants Fund will continue to focus on rapid response to deforestation early warning – converting near real-time deforestation or fire alerts into action. Specifically, successful Small Grants Fund applicants will clearly articulate how they plan to incorporate two datasets – the Global Land and Discovery (GLAD) weekly deforestation alerts and/or the VIIRs active fire alerts – into improved forest management, law enforcement and advocacy. Successful applicants will receive financial and technical support from GFW to implement their proposal.
About Global Forest Watch
Global Forest Watch (GFW) is a free, online forest monitoring and alert system that provides timely and actionable information to support sustainable management and conservation of forest landscapes. GFW data and tools have been used by journalists
and civil society organizations around the world to conduct advocacy, launch campaigns, and strengthen local forest management and law enforcement activities on the ground.
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Eligibility
A. Organization Eligibility
In order to be eligible, organizations must:
• Be legally constituted as non-profit and non-governmental;
• Have a total annual budget greater than $30,000 USD;
• Possess a computerized financial system for tracking and recording expenses;
• Be able to complete an organizational assessment document (containing questions regarding organization governance, financial and compliance structure) in fluent English.
• Receive a rating of medium to low risk on WRI’s organizational assessment,
which will be carried out once finalists are provisionally selected.
NOTE: Grant recipients are required to undergo a grant-specific audit at the end of
the project. GFW will cover the cost of this audit up to a pre-determined amount.
B. Project Eligibility
The Small Grants Fund seeks applications for projects that clearly demonstrate how the organization intends to use Global Forest Watch’s near real-time data (GLAD alerts and/or VIIRS active fires alerts) to enhance local responses to forest threats. Applicants are also encouraged to use additional GFW data as relevant, including other datasets on forest changes (such as the GLAD annual tree cover loss layer), land cover (such as the Intact Forest Landscapes layer), and land use (such as concessions data). Applications should clearly articulate who the project aims to influence and how project activities will lead to improved identification and response to deforestation. Projects may target one or more of the following actors:
• Companies
• Local or federal government agencies
• Communities
•Journalists
• General public
Projects may employ one or more of the following approaches to influencing thesE actors:
• Capacity building
• Advocacy
• Enforcement
• Storytelling/journalism
Eligible countries
South America: Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela.
Central Africa: Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda.
Southeast Asia: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste.
Program Benefits
- Grant awards between $10K – $40K.
- Individualized training and support.
- Form part of the GFW partnership.
Small Grants Fund projects have used GFW to strengthen community land rights, by providing evidence of the benefits of community-monitored forests; alert authorities to illegal deforestation, resulting in fines for the perpetrators; and create campaigns, to raise awareness of deforestation drivers and hold those responsible to account.
- Review the Small Grants Fund Frequently Asked Questions.
- – Read the 2019 Guidelines for Applicants
- – Listen to the webinar featuring past SGF project recipients.
The call for applications for the 2019 Small Grants Fundwill close on March 15th, 2019.
Application
All applications must be submitted by March 15th, 2019.
To apply, please visit the Grants and Fellowship page on the GFW website and click on
“APPLY NOW ” This link will direct you to the online application. Once you have started
your application, you may save and return to it anytime.
The application contains three sections: basic information, financial information, and project information. You will also be required to upload a project budget, using a template that will be provided to you via the application software. Each section should be completed in its entirety. If you have any difficulty responding to a question, please contact gfwfund@wri.org for guidance.
For more information,please visit small grants fund and fellowships