DFID-India’s Poorest Areas Civil Society Programme (PACS)

Name of ODA agency/Ministry

DFID

Name of grant programme

India’s Poorest Areas Civil Society Programme (PACS)

Background

The purpose of the PACS programme is to build capacities of CSOs in the poorest districts of India to facilitate marginalised communities in realising their entitlements. The PACS programme concentrates on the 100 poorest districts with the lowest social, economic and political indicators across the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh and Maharashtra. Since 2001, PACS has supported networks of CSOs aiming to increase the capacity of poor people to demand and use political, economic, and social and human rights instruments and services to improve their lives.

Types of grant

The grants provide full funding for Civil Society Projects.

Grant size

The estimated annual budget for projects can range between INR 1,000,000 (Rs.10 Lakhs) and INR 4,000,000 (INR 40 Lakhs). The scale of the funding will depend upon the scale of the project and the outcomes envisaged.

Own Contribution

The Programme covers up to 100% of the total project cost.

Funding Priorities

• Strengthen demand for improved delivery of services

• Make service providers more responsive and accountable

• Address the different forms of barriers and discrimination socially excluded groups face in claiming

services and benefits.

The programme’s main thematic priorities are:

• Livelihood Rights

• Right to basic services on education, health and Nutrition

The Fund covers the following geographic areas: Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh.

Eligibility Criteria

Only CSOs who are registered under FCRA and under Section 12AA of Income Tax Act can apply for support under PACS.

Guidelines

Detailed guidelines along with Concept Note Format are available and can be downloaded from the announcement section of the website www.pacsindia.org .

Project Duration

The duration of the projects should not be less than one year and can be for maximum up to four years.

Deadline

Application deadlines are published with each call for proposal.

Application Forms

Detailed guidelines along with Concept Note Format are available and can be downloaded from the announcement section of the website www.pacsindia.org .

Application and Procedures

The process of getting support from PACS programme involves the following stages:

1. Submission of concept note within timeline as announced in the call for concept notes in prescribed format and according to concept note guidelines as available on www.pacsindia.org

2. Screening of concept notes, followed by evaluation, and approval of concept notes by the Regional Project Selection Committee.

3. Pre-funding appraisal of CSOs/CSO networks whose concept notes have been approved by the Regional Project Selection Committee.

4. On successful completion of prefunding appraisal, CSOs will be invited to submit detailed project proposal.

5. Screening and approval of submitted Project Proposals by the Project Screening Committee.

6. Award of contract to CSOs whose project proposals are finally approved by DEA, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India

Language

English or Hindi

Tips

Look out for the announcement of future calls on the PACS website www.pacsindia.org

Contact

Phone

+91 11 24372660,24372699

Email

info@pacsindia.org  / query@pacsindia.org

Address

PACS National Operations Office

CISRS House

14, Jangpura B

Mathura Road

New Delhi - 110014

Sir Ratan Tata Trust-Health Programme grants for NGOs

Name of ODA agency/Ministry

Sir Ratan Tata Trust

Name of grant programme

Health Programme

Background

The Sir Ratan Tata Trust was founded in 1919. From its inception in 1919 until the mid-1990s, The Sir Ratan Tata Trust mainly provided funding to initiatives in Bombay. However, since the mid-90s the trust has expanded its geographical scope substantially and is now funding initiatives all over India.

The Health Programme aims to address gaps in the Indian health system, and to contribute to an overall improvement to the country’s health care delivery services.

Types of grant

Co-financing

Grant size

Determined on a case-by-case basis, previous health projects have received grants ranging between INR 7 million and INR 13 million.

Own Contribution

The grant covers 80 - 90% of the project costs.

Funding Priorities

The Funding Priorities for this programme are:

Ø  Reproductive Health Care

Ø  Infectious diseases

Ø  Non-communicable diseases

Ø  Disabilities

Ø  Human resource strengthening in the health system

Ø  Environment

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible applicants are registered Non-GovernmentalOrganisations in India who can work in a strategic partnership with the fund.

Guidelines

The strategic plan for the Health Portfolio of Sir Ratan Tata Trust in India can be downloaded from the website at http://www.srtt.org/institutional_grants/health/strategy_paper.htm

Project Duration

The project duration is determined on a case-by-case basis. However, most projects funded have had an implementation period of three years.

Deadline

Applications can be sent in at any time of the year.

Application Forms

There are no application forms; applications in all formats are accepted.

Application and Procedures

To apply for funding from the Ratan Tata Trust, an organisation must simply write an application with expected activities, outcomes and required budget and send it in by mail to the Trust’s Head Office (see address below).

Language

English

Tips

As the Trust does not provide applicants with any guidelines or application forms, make sure to read the Trust’s strategic plan for health and model your project outcomes according to this. To ensure that you have included all information necessary in your application, it is advisable to contact the Trust and ask them for guidance.

Contact

Official name

Sir Ratan Tata Trust

Phone

+91 22 6665 8282

Email

srtt@tata.com

Website

www.srtt.org

Address

Sir Ratan Tata Trust

Bombay House

24, Homi Mody Street

Mumbai 400 001, India

AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON PCR SND POA ACT IN 16 ATROCITY PRON DISTRICTS OF ODISHA

Expression of interest is invited from NGOs at block level for Awareness Campaign of

general public by organizing sensitization programme for the PRI members at block level in the atrocity prone 16 districts. Interested NGO’s are requested to submit their technical and financial bids along with required documents as per format during the office hours i.e. 10.00 A.M. to 5.00P.M. in the working days in the tender box to be kept in the administrative section on o rbefore 11.02.2013 at 4 P.M .The tender will be opened on the same day at 4.30 PM. In presence of the Internal Committee. In case two firms quote the same price, the decision of the committee will be final. The authorized representatives may remain present at the time of opening of the tenders. After finalization of the tender, the selected NGOs should be able to accomplish the work within a period of 7 days from the date of receipt of the order.

The Terms of References (ToR) may be collected from Assistant Director (Admn) office of the

Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes Research and Training Institute, CRP Square, Bhubaneswar during

11A.M to 5PM on all working days or may be downloaded from the website:  www.scstrti.in  

free workshop organised by Resource Alliance on resource mobilisation, communication, governance and financial management .

GuideStar India is delighted to invite you for a free workshop organised by Resource Alliance on resource mobilisation, communication, governance and financial management . Registration is on first come first served basis. Workshops will be held in Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata in January & February 2013 If you would like to attend the workshop, please provide your details in the form below. For any questions or clarifications regarding workshop registration, please call Vineeta of GuideStar India on 022-26856900/ 98/ 99 or email info@guidestarindia.org For questions regarding workshop content, please contact Priyanka Sharma of the Resource Alliance by email to priyanka@resource-alliance.org As there is limited capacity, confirmation mails will be sent to participants on first come first served basis. So please await our confirmation/ non confirmation mails within 4 days. If for some reason you cannot attend after registration, please intimate by email at the earliest so that we can accommodate waitlisted participants.

The Resource Alliance India is organising a one day workshop on Fundraising and Communications in 

5th Floor, The Flamingo A/C Hall
Hotel Pai Comforts 
#1319, 100 Feet Ring Road
J.P. Nagar, 2nd Phase 
Bangalore – 560078

You can register yourself for the workshop at http://bit.ly/RAworkshop

South Asia Women Fund

Friends another reminder to please spread the word about SAWF's Legal Fellowship Programme! The Deadline is 31st January 2013. 

South Asia Women's Fund has launched a legal fellowship programme and the call is open to women lawyers, womenhuman rights defenders with para-legal training working in small towns at the primary/lower court level in Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka and have at least two year’s experience of working on women’s rights issues through a feminist legal praxis. The last date for receiving applications is 31st January 2013; and the applications should be emailed to sawfrgp@sawf.info and hard copies can be sent to SAWF's Headquarters at 16/6A Mohideen Terrace, Ward Place Colombo - 7, Sri Lanka or 
to the Executive Office at 904, Empereur Building, Dr. Baijnath Road, New Hyderabad Colony, Lucknow – 226006, UP, India. Apart from English, we will receive applications in all other regional languages. http://www.sawf.info/

South Asia Women Fund

Access to judicial processes to recognize rights and redress violations is the very cornerstone of the rights based approach. This is critical for ensuring all human rights, including women’s human rights. Hence, South Asia Women's Fund is launching The Legal Fellowships programme, which seeks to address the gap of adjudicating women’s rights cases through a feminist legal praxis, enabling a creation of a legal resource pool to support and work for the women survivors of violations. The programme is open to women lawyers, women human rights defenders with para-legal training working in small towns at the primary/lower court level in Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The last date for applications is 31st January 2013. To read more about the programme and the application process please visit the SAWF home page at www.sawf.info. We request all friends to spread the word about this extremely critical programme. Please email us on sawfrgp@sawf.info or drop us a message on our facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/South-Asia-Women-Fund/124579188264?ref=stream ) if there are any queries/clarifications regarding the programme.

http://www.sawf.in/

www.sawf.in

The United Nations Democracy Fund invites CSOs to apply for funding (Deadline 31 Dec 2012)

The United Nations Democracy Fund invites civil society organizations to submit proposals for funding for projects to advance and support democracy. Project proposals may be submitted on-line between 15 November 2012 and 31 December 2012. Only on-line applications in either English or French will be accepted. Click button below to apply.

 

 

Submitting a Project Proposal: Please visit this link: - Click button below to apply.

 

http://www.un.org/democracyfund/Applicants/applicants_index.html Or

http://www.un.org/democracyfund/?utm   

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