The Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU) is currently accepting proposals for the International Climate Initiative (IKI) Small Grants Programme to support small projects as well as financing institutions in developing and newly industrialising countries since 2019 and promotes their capacity development.
Objectives
The focus of the iki Small Grants scheme is to support the implementation of both the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in enacting the Paris Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in tackling the global loss of biodiversity (Aichi Targets and the objectives of the future Global Biodiversity Framework 2020).
With the IKI Small Grants programme, BMU extends its IKI strategy and outreach to small national, regional and local organisations to encourage active citizen involvement and local approaches to the threats caused by climate change and biodiversity loss.
They will be supported through the funding of the proposed projects, but will also receive support through accompanying measures for the capacity development of their organisations. In addition, the organisations will be assisted wherever possible and necessary by GIZ in expanding their networks and integrating their activities into national policy objectives.
Funding Areas
Project proposals must clearly address one of the IKI's funding areas (although in some cases project concepts may include more than one funding area):
- Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions;
- Adapting to the impacts of climate change;
- Conservation of natural carbon sinks / REDD+;
- Conserving biological diversity.
Financing information
- The iki Small Grants scheme will generally select project proposals with a total funding volume of between 60,000 and 100,000 euros, but with the following exceptions:
- Projects in the area of climate change mitigation can submit proposals with a total funding volume of up to 200,000 euros if the construction of specific mitigation facilities is an integral part of the project concept (such as solar panels or wind turbines), which requires a larger financial input. Through this, IKI Small Grants aims to strike a better balance between the construction of facilities and capacity-building measures.
- In specific and very well-founded cases, projects in the field of adaptation to climate change can also apply for funding of up to 200,000 euros on the same grounds as above (e.g. irrigation systems).
- Proposals with financial requests above or below the above amounts will not be considered.
What does IKI Small Grants offer?
IKI Small Grants promote the capacity development of successful applicants by funding self-organised training measures and providing support and advice through local GIZ offices in the partner countries. IKI Small Grant offers:
- Methodological support for networking and advocacy work and access to networks in the respective countries.
- Personalised support and advice for the applicant through jointly developed capacity-building measures. Additional resources are made available for these measures and, if possible, accompanied by GIZ in the project countries.
Eligibility criteria
Project funding will only be granted to:
- Non-profit organisations;
- Non-profit governmental organisations if they pursue strictly non-profit objectives within the scope of their proposed project.
Note: Individuals or natural persons, one-woman/one-man organisations and governmental organisations are not eligible for funding. Subsidiaries of organisations based in a non-ODA country are also excluded.
Project proposals are considered exclusively if:
- They are received before the enrolment deadline;
- They fulfil all the formal requirements;
- They are sent online via the designated channels (and not by e-mail).
For more information, visit https://www.international-climate-initiative.com/en/project-funding/information-for-applicants/iki-small-and-medium-grants/iki-small-grants
