The Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF), through its Ecosystem- based Adaptation Facility (EbA Facility), is seeking applications for projects that utilize Ecosystem-based Adaptation approaches to assist in climate change adaptation efforts within the marine and coastal zones of the insular Caribbean.
Around ten to thirteen million USD could be allocated under this Second Call for Proposals, depending on the number and quality of proposals. The Facility will distribute grants from US$250,000 up to US$2 million, directly to local, national, regional and international institutions, including civil society organizations, government agencies, universities & research organizations, and community-based organizations in eligible countries.
- Opening date: February 26, 2020.
- Closing date: May 31, 2020 - 11:59 pm UTC-5.
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Grant size:
Medium grants between USD 250,000 and USD 1 million and large grants between USD 1 million and USD 2 million
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Eligible countries:
Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. These multi-country projects could benefit the following additional insular countries: The Bahamas, Barbados, St. Kitts and Nevis, and Trinidad and Tobago.
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Eligible languages:
The EbA Facility accepts concept notes in English, French and Spanish.
How to Apply
Applicant organizations must complete the Concept note template (English, French, Spanish). It is recommended that the Concept Note Template is followed and completed fully. The Concept Note template has instructions on what is expected from the projects and indicates important references, such as the EbA Facility Logical Framework.
Concept Notes will be accepted in English, Spanish and French. Full proposals after the concept selection phase will only be accepted in English. Funding to cover the cost of translation to English can be made available to applicants selected to submit full proposals as part of a project preparation grant mentioned below. The applicants must submit Concept Notes and other required attachments to the EbA Facility, through all the following emails: secretariat@caribbeanbiodiversityfund.org and jsingh@caribbeanbiodiversityfund.org
Deadline for application: 31 May 2020 at 23:59 UTC-5
Concept Notes received after this time will be rejected.
Full proposals after the concept selection phase will only be accepted in English. Funding to cover the cost of translation to English can be made available to applicants selected to submit full proposals as part of a project preparation grant explained in the Call for Proposals Document.
Timeline
Resources
- EbA Logical Framework
- CBF Environmental and Social Policy and Exclusion List
- E-Learning Course – Ecosystem-based Adaptation – Working with nature to adapt to a changing climate
- Friends of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (FEBA) – EbA Criteria
- International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) – Making Ecosystem-based Adaptation Effective
- United Nations Environment Program – Ecosystem-based Adaptation
- GIZ, IUCN, and IISD-produced 25min EbA e-learning video
- Project flyers for EbA Facility grantees from the 1st Call for Proposals