Grants to strengthen the Resilience of Protected Areas, Coastal Communities, and NGOs
The Mesoamerican Reef Fund (MAR Fund) is delighted to announce its annual request for proposals (RfP) with two available financial windows:
Traditional Small Grants:
Supporting Coastal and Marine resources management and protection in the Mesoamerican Reef (MAR).
This RfP will support: 1) Sustainable enterprises/businesses that can demonstrate a positive impact on the resources of the MAR, 2) Resilience of protected areas, coastal communities, and NGOs, and 3) Wastewater and solid waste management. This RfP applies in prioritized protected areas (see below).
Reef Rescue Initiative:
Supporting and strengthening science-based restoration, repopulation, and rehabilitation of coral reefs in the MAR region.
On its seventh RfP, the Reef Rescue Initiative will promote: 1) Resilience of protected areas, coastal communities, and NGOs that work on coral reef restoration, 2) New techniques for restoration, repopulation, and rehabilitation of coral reefs, 3) Coral restoration projects that promote/incorporate sustainable businesses, and 4) Strategies to prevent and address the Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD). This RfP is not restricted to specific protected areas.
Traditional Small Grants
Supporting Coastal and Marine resources management and protection in the Mesoamerican Reef (MAR)
The French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM), the German Cooperation through KfW, the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation and the Mesoamerican Reef Fund (MAR Fund) are pleased to announce the 16th request for proposals. Please find below detailed information on the objectives, eligible applicants, proposal format, deadline, and instructions for proposal presentation.
General objective
To contribute to the conservation of the ecosystem functions of the Mesoamerican Reef System and its resilience.
Specific Objectives
Support the design and/or implementation of sustainable enterprises/businesses that can demonstrate a positive impact on the resources of the MAR (market innovations related to untreated waters and solid waste management will be prioritized).
Support actions to strengthen the resilience of protected areas, coastal communities, and NGOs.
Support and strengthen efforts for wastewater and solid waste management.
Reef Rescue Initiative
Supporting and strengthening science-based restoration, repopulation and rehabilitation of coral reefs in the MAR region.
The German Cooperation through KfW, the Mesoamerican Reef Fund (MAR Fund) and the Central American Commission for Environment and Development (CCAD) are pleased to announce the seventh request for proposals of the Reef Rescue Initiative (RRI). This RfP focuses on coral reefs in the region and is not restricted to specific protected areas.
Objectives
Support activities and actions to strengthen the resilience of protected areas, coastal communities and NGOs that work on coral reef restoration in combination with or in areas that are simultaneously working to address threats to coral reefs (e.g., overfishing, wastewater management, others).
Promote and contribute new techniques for restoration, repopulation, and rehabilitation of coral reefs in the MAR region in areas that are simultaneously working to address threats to coral reefs, with the intention of increasing the probability of survival of coral reefs.
Develop coral restoration projects that promote/incorporate sustainable businesses that can demonstrate a positive impact on the MAR.
Promote strategies to prevent and address the Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD).
Additional information for the
Traditional and the Reef Rescue Initiative windows:
Eligible applicants
The following list includes eligible applicants for this request for proposals:
Community-based organizations,
Governmental institutions,
Non-governmental organizations, and
Academia and individuals (both must have administrative support from an NGO, who shall be responsible for the grant).
Potential grantee organizations must be:
Legally recognized or registered in their country;
In compliance and good standing with all requirements for operation as a legal local entity;
Guided by an operational Board of Directors;
Have a sound financial management system and structure in place (accounting, annual audits, etc.);
Have a good history as a grantee (i.e., effective grant/project implementation); and
Have experience in the field of coastal and marine resources management.
Criteria
The following criteria will be applied in the revision and selection of proposals. Some projects may not comply with all the conditions. Projects should:
Demonstrate measurable results on progress of at least one of the stated RfP objectives;
Coordinate their implementation across multiple stakeholders;
Have transferable or replicable outcomes for other communities/protected areas;
Strengthen local management capacity of professionals and institutions;
Contribute to strengthening local capacities;
Engage the MPAs of interest, and be aligned with their management plans and with the institutional priorities of the protected area managers;
Create a new source of financing to reduce the financial gap of the protected area in which you will work (if applicable);
Align with national, regional or global strategies, plans or policies;
Align with ridge-to-reef strategies;
Have activities that are closely aligned with the applicant organization’s mission and are sustainable beyond the project period;
Build on current work in the area or successful model projects in the region;
Demonstrate community participation in the proposed activities;
Promote collective and/or community resilience;
Create a new source of funding for reef restoration in the region (specifically for Reef Rescue Initiative Window projects);
Generate transferable results to sites with potential for reef restoration (specifically for Reef Rescue Initiative Window projects), and
Clearly identify and assess the environmental and social risks and impacts of the proposed activities.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Grants to strengthen the Resilience of Protected Areas, Coastal Communities, and NGOs
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