{"id":432,"date":"2023-11-13T07:38:44","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T07:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dgmnepal.org\/?page_id=432"},"modified":"2024-10-19T13:09:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T07:24:59","slug":"faqs-competitive-grant","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dgmnepal.org\/en\/faqs-competitive-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQs: Competitive Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DGM Nepal project has a competitive grant scheme which aims to finance IPLC-led, Sustainable Forest Management (SFM)-based, income-generating sub-projects, sub-projects to empower women that helps to reduce deforestation and forest degradation, support sustainable forest management, and enhance forest carbon stocks.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The grants aim to finance sub-projects supported by IPLC beneficiaries that are already involved or interested in forest-relevant climate change adaptation activities, SFM, forest-based Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), nature-based solutions, forest ecosystem services, promotion of indigenous traditional skills and livelihoods, and enhancing local partnership.<\/p>

The grants will support the common interests of IPs and LCs and are consistent with the DGM Nepal project objective.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Click here to view the list of target municipalities.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Legally Registered IPLC groups or organizations, as well as individuals from Madhesh and Lumbini Province, must have a valid Permanent Account Number (PAN) or Value Added Tax (VAT) Number. Those without PAN and VAT can apply in collaboration with individuals or entities already possessing these numbers.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Potential beneficiaries may include (illustrative list) but are not limited to:<\/p>

- Agro-forestry-based cooperatives or farmers\u2019 groups;
- Non-governmental organizations (NGOs);
- Indigenous People\u2019s Organizations (IPOs);
- Community Forest User Groups (CFUGs)
- Family Forest Owners and Natural Resource Managing Women\u2019s Groups
- Agro-forestry based technology development\/research institutes;
- Private sector companies working on value addition of agro-forest products and marketing of agro-forest-based products; and
- Consortia of organizations that can promote collaboration have a more significant impact on the DGM Nepal Project grant.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Click here to view required documents.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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During the lifetime of the DGM Nepal project, a total amount of US$ 1.7million is budgeted for competitive grants. An additional US$ 0.4million has been budgeted for technical assistance to eligible IPs & LCs that responded to the Request for Expression of Interest (REoI).<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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After their Expressions of Interest (EoIs) get approved, applicants are supported in enhancing their technical and project management capacities. This is achieved through organized training and capacity development workshops, enabling them to transform their ideas into full proposals eligible for funding.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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The average implementation period for a sub-project is expected to be 1-2 years but should not exceed 3 years.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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The DGM Nepal Project intends to issue a total of 6 REoI (the last REoI would be issued by no later than the mid-point of Year 4 the of DGM Nepal project implementation) and support about 200 sub-projects throughout the DGM Nepal project implementation period.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Depending on demand and REoI theme, grants may range between Rs.6,00000 and a maximum of Rs.45,00000 per beneficiary. The National Executing Agency will review the proposed costs for the sub-projects during the screening of the EOI and the detailed budget during the assessment of the full sub-project proposals.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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