Грантовая программа Японского фонда глобальной окружающей среды (JFGE)
Japan Fund for Global Environment (JFGE) is seeking applications to provide Grant to Non Governmental Organization (NGO)/Non Profit Organization (NPO) engaged in environmental activities. The interest accrued from these fund management is then used to support the projects of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and non-profit organizations (NPOs) aiming at environmental conservation.
Grant Categories & Amount Available
Entry Grant: Grant to support grass-roots projects to expand
Grant Period: 1 year (One term per organization)
Range of Grant Amount (per year) is Minimum 500,000 JPY ~Maximum 3,000,000 JPY
Continuous-Project Grant: Grant to support grass-roots projects to take a root in the site as self-sustain project
Grant Period: Maximum 3 years (One term per organization)
Range of Grant Amount (per year) is Minimum 500,000 JPY ~Maximum 3,000,000 JPY
General Grant: Grant to support organizational growth by realizing projects efficiently through refining skills
Grant Period: Maximum 3 years (two-year-break required for organization received Regular Grant for two terms in a row)
Range of Grant Amount (per year) is Minimum 2,000,000 JPY ~Maximum 6,000,000 JPY
Eligible Projects
Nature protection, conservation and restoration
Forest conservation and tree/grass planting
Anti-desertification
Agriculture of environmental conservation type
Mitigation and adaptation to climate change
Building of a recycle-oriented society
Air, water and soil conservation
Comprehensive environmental education
Comprehensive environmental conservation projects
Other environmental conservation projects
Eligibility Criteria
Environmental conservation projects implemented in developing areas by Non Japanese NGO
Applicant must meet all of the following criteria:
The organization must be a non-governmental organization(NGO) or a non-profit organization(NPO)
The organization must possess an Articles of Incorporation or its equivalent bylaws
The organization must possess a well-established board of directors and work forces that make decisions for the organization and implements the proposed project
The organization must possess an accounting structure capable of bookkeeping and self-auditing
The organization must possess an office that serves as a base of their project
The organization must prove that they have enough capacity to execute the proposed project by presenting the firm evidence, such as activity report of previous project and achievements
Note: JFGE grant for overseas is exclusively for the environmental conservation projects planned to be implemented in developing countries and areas.
Please note that you need to have an “agent (organization or individual) that has a bank account in Japan and can communicate with JFGE about the project both verbally and writtenly in Japanese”
Deadline: 3 December 2019 For more information, visit https://www.erca.go.jp/jfge/english/wwd/grants.html