This call for proposals is of an emergency nature and aims to support socio-biodiversity initiatives impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Institute for Society, Population and Nature (ISPN) has published the 32nd call for proposals for its Fund for the Promotion of Productive Eco-social Landscapes (PPP-ECOS), funded by the European Union and in partnership with WWF-Brazil. The Cerrado Call for Proposals, as it is called, will support community organizations that promote the recovery and strengthening of communities and socio-biodiversity enterprises impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic in the Cerrado and its transition areas. Applications can be submitted online until 18 pm on September 02, 2021.
Access the 32nd PPP-ECOS/Cerrado Call for Proposals here.
Non-profit associations, unions, or cooperatives established for at least two years that seek to support communities or community-based enterprises in threatened territories or in vulnerable situations due to the crisis generated by the pandemic may apply. Each project may request a maximum of R$ 80 (eighty thousand reais) and must be aligned with thematic areas valued by PPP-ECOS, such as: food and health security; community resilience and the use of new technologies; defense of socio-environmental rights; development or improvement of local communication; and strengthening of socio-biodiversity enterprises as well as their marketing capabilities.
“We launched the Cerrado Call for Proposals under the PPP-ECOS program at a time when, after another year of health crisis, community organizations need support to restructure themselves and continue their fundamental role in sustainable production and conservation of the Cerrado. This support aims not only to help them overcome vulnerable situations but also to reposition these groups at the forefront of environmental protection and the improvement of local social conditions,” comments Renato Araujo, technical advisor at ISPN.
The 32nd PPP-ECOS Call for Proposals, the Cerrado Call for Proposals, is made possible with the support of the Resilient Cerrado Project (CERES), an ISPN initiative in partnership with WWF-Brazil, WWF-Paraguay, and WWF-Netherlands. The project receives support from the European Union and aims to promote conservation and sustainable production in the Cerrado biome.
Regarding the application and selection process
PPP-ECOS has adopted an online application format for most of its calls for proposals. For the Cerrado Call for Proposals, applications can be submitted online. by clicking here. The deadline for submitting proposals is 18 PM on September 02, 2021.It is important that applicants carefully read the requirements of the call for proposals and gather the required documentation before the registration process. For clarification and to answer any questions, ISPN has provided the email address [email address missing from original text]. [email protected] , in addition to a A guide with frequently asked questions and a tutorial on how to use the registration platform., which can be accessed by clicking here.
The selection process is carried out in three stages with the participation of different actors:
– Project reception and screening, carried out by the ISPN technical team;
– Evaluation by the Technical Chamber, composed of technical advisors from ISPN and other civil society organizations, public authorities, academia, and consultants specializing in socio-environmental issues;
– Final evaluation by the National Steering Committee (CGN), composed of international and national organizations, researchers specializing in the themes, movements, organizations, and social networks.
The announcement of the final results for this selection process is scheduled for the second half of October 2021.
About the PPP-ECOS Fund
The promotion of Eco-Social Productive Landscapes (PPP-ECOS) is the main strategy adopted by ISPN in the search for development with social equity and environmental balance. To make this strategy viable, the Institute manages an independent Fund that raises and allocates resources to projects of community organizations that work for environmental conservation through the sustainable use of natural resources, generating economic and social benefits. Today, the PPP-ECOS Fund's portfolio of financiers includes the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Amazon Fund/BNDES, the Laudes Foundation, the European Union and the German Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU).
Learn more about PPP-ECOS. click here.
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