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EbA Call for Proposals

General

Our two grantees with activities in Haiti are J/P Haitian Relief Organization (contract: Marc Kenson Theus, kenson@haititakesroot.org) and the Dominican Institute for Integrated Development (contact: David Luther, david.luther@iddi.org.

The four grantees with activities in the Dominican Republic are the Centro Agronómico Tropica de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE, contact: Miguel Cifuentes, miguel.cifuentes@catie.ac.cr), Fundación REDDOM Rural Economic Development Dominicana (contact: info@fundacionreddom.org), Fundación Grupo Puntacana (contact: Jake Kheel, jkheel@puntacana.com), and IDDI (as above).

Budget

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Concept Note

The Concept Note template is available in three languages on the call for proposal page. The required wording for the Declaration by the lead applicant is provided in the Concept Note template: “I, the undersigned being the person responsible in the Applicant’s organization for the proposed Project, do hereby certify that the information given is true and correct at the time of submission.” and would need to be pasted into the lead applicant’s letterhead and uploaded with signature, name, position, place, date. The Certificate of Registration of the applicant organization would be provided by the applicable country’s authorities, and the Audited Financial Statements would be prepared and signed by an independent, external auditor, engaged by the applicant to produce these audits.
The relevant experience of all consortia members will be assessed. As such, it may be useful to list partners’ relevant project expertise. Partner co-finance should be included in the budget section under “Are there in-kind contributions from your organization or from other supporters or partners? In-kind support may include labor, travel costs, equipment that is provided to the project, training, etc.”

Eligibility

Yes, it applies to all applicants who wish to propose projects with activities in Cuba.

“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.”
The minimum would be one (national project). The maximum number of countries that can be supported by EbA funds would be all eligible countries and territories, i.e. 14: the nine primary beneficiary countries plus five that may benefit from regional projects. Primary beneficiary countries are: Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Additionally, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, St. Kitts and Nevis, and Trinidad and Tobago may participate in regional projects (secondary beneficiaries). .The majority of effort and CBF funding should be dedicated to primary beneficiary countries.
There are no restrictions on the home base of a lead agency but being Caribbean-based is an asset. A private company based in the EU is eligible to apply. Private sector applicants are required to provide a minimum of 50:50 cofinance. Consortium applications, with a clearly defined lead applicant, are welcome. The application would be assessed on a competitive basis, with evaluation criteria including experience in the geographic area, cost-effectiveness (proportion of funds that reaches beneficiaries in EbA countries), stakeholder inclusion and partnerships, capacity-building in target community, among other criteria. The evaluation matrix is available on our website.
Eligibility for EbA funding is based on the list of low and middle income countries that are eligible for Overseas Development Assistance (ODA), as identified by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Development Assistance Committee (OECD-DAC). 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, and the majority of countries (at least three- quarters) must be on the list of eligible countries referenced above. 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.

Full Proposal

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Project Implementation

Project Location

Yes. The call is open to a wide range of Caribbean national, regional and international entities, as well as consortia of organizations. Organizations from outside the Caribbean applying for funding should have EbA experience/expertise, as well as one or more local partners. Preference will be given to organizations with experience working in the Caribbean. Further, it is obligatory that international organizations applying for grants will incorporate knowledge transfer and capacity building activities for the local partners in their projects.

Project Size

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Reporting

Reporting requirements will be specified in the grant agreement with successful applicants. Current grantees under the 1st CfP are required to submit the below-listed. Additionally, the CBF may request other information or reports, as may be required in order to assess the project and/or to comply with any internal policies, procedures, and obligations pursuant to its funders:

An Annual Work Plan within 25 business days of signing and subsequently annually, on the same date;

Project Financial Reports for the 6-month period up to the 31st of December and 30th of June of every year to be delivered by the final business day of the following January and July, respectively;

Audited annual financial statements promptly following such audit, by June every year following the respective financial year.

Project Progress Reports for the 6-month period up to the 31st of December and 30th of June of every year to be delivered by the final business day of the following January and July respectively,

A Final Narrative Report and a Final Financial Report to be delivered 40 business days after expiry of the grant agreement; and

A Close-out Report to be delivered within 25 Business Days from the expiry of the grant agreement.

It is likely that the agreements under the 2nd CfP will follow the same, or a very similar, reporting schedule.

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