Call for Proposals

Eligibility for EbA Facility Grants

Is your organization eligible?

  • Applications will be accepted from eligible local, national, regional or international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), registered national conservation trust funds (NCTFs), community-based organizations (CBOs), government agencies, regional organizations, private sector companies, universities and other academic institutions, and consortia of organizations.
  • Organizations from outside the Caribbean applying for funding should have EbA experience/expertise, as well as one or more local partners. It is expected that international organizations applying for grants will incorporate local knowledge transfer and capacity building activities in their projects.
  • Applications from United Nations agencies are limited to Haiti and Cuba for this call. For projects that include activities in Cuba, project proponents must be United Nations agencies or US based organizations. United Nations agencies and private sector companies are expected to commit at least matching finance (50% CBF; 50% cofinance) in support of the grant request.

Which countries are eligible?

Grants from the EbA Facility are accessible to:
  • Official Development Assistance (ODA) qualified countries and territories in the insular Caribbean, as determined by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development - Development Assistance Committee (OECD DAC). These countries and territories are Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
  • In exceptional circumstances, additional Caribbean countries may receive support through their participation in multi-country projects. Multi-country projects are projects involving activities in more than one country or territory, whereas the majority of funding (at least three-quarters) must be in countries and territories on the list of ODA eligible countries and territories. These multi-country projects could benefit the following additional insular countries: Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, St. Kitts and Nevis, and Trinidad and Tobago.