FCRA PROJECT
FCRA PROJECT: UN-HABITAT YOUTH FUND
Last date: April 15, 2014
UN-HABITAT Youth Fund for NGOs and CBOs helps
mobilize young people for advocating for youth-related policy formulation;
support governmental and non-governmental agencies to respond to youth
concerns; support youth information networks; implement new ideas on
employment, governance, adequate shelter and secure tenure; share best
practices; promote vocation training for entrepreneurship and employment; and
promote gender mainstreaming in all urban youth matters.
NGOs and community-based nonprofit
organizations led by young people aged 15-32 years in developing countries can
apply for this Fund (This can also mean that if the governing or management
board of an NGO has an active representation of one or more young persons
between 15-32 years, it can still apply for this Fund-partnerships between
adults and young persons are also encouraged).
Applicant organizations should be based in
cities or towns with more than 10,000 inhabitants and they must be legally
registered for at least one year and should have a valid bank account.
If small applicant organizations do not have
legal registration but still fulfill the eligibility criteria, they can apply
in partnership with another legally registered organization which can
facilitate the grant making process.
Proposals can be submitted in English, French
or Spanish. The application form can be downloaded from the UN-HABITAT website.
Supporting documents need to be submitted
along with the completed application form. Submissions can be made by email.
However, there are different emails for
different regions. Budgetary limitations have been specified: small projects
can request up to $5000 while larger projects can receive grants of up to
$25,000.
Proposed projects should schedule the
starting date of implementation six months after the submission deadline and
should last for less than 12 months.