Pacific-American Climate Fund
Pacific-American Climate Fund
Goal: Increase adoption of climate change adaptation measures and
improve resilience in 12 Pacific Island nations.
Pacific-American Climate Fund
Objectives:
1. For improved natural resource and water resource management; and
2. For livelihood development and income diversification.
These two objectives directly support USAID’s overall objective of strengthening the resilience of Pacific Island communities as well as Strategic Objective 2 of USAID’s Global Climate Strategy, with an emphasis on increasing resilience through strategic investments in climate change adaptation.
Pacific-American Climate Fund
Key Activities:
1. Establish a grant-making facility that will openly and competitively fund proposals for adaptation measures;
1. Manage and administer grants consistent with USAID grant guidelines and procedures;
2. Provide resources for managerial and financial capacity building to grantees; and
3. Capture and disseminate best practices learned and proven technologies at the community level.
Pacific-American Climate Fund
MICRONESIA1. Kiribati2. Marshall Islands3. Federated States
of Micronesia4. Nauru5. Palau
MELANESIA1. Fiji2. Papua New Guinea3. Solomon Islands4. Vanuatu
POLYNESIA1. Samoa 2. Tonga3. Tuvalu
Pacific-American Climate Fund
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
FIJI
MARSHALL ISLANDS
In 2013
awarded a contract to
in association with
To establish, on behalf of USAID, a transparent grant-making facility to provide and monitor gender-responsive climate adaptation grants to 12 Pacific Island nations.
Pacific-American Climate Fund
GRANTS
• Available to legally registered non-sovereign civil society organisations (local, national, international entities) operating in the 12 countries
• May award grants to organisations with experience with experience project on;a. improving natural resources and water management; andb. enhancing livelihood development and income diversification
• Funding CategoriesCategory 1: up to US$150,000Category 2: US$150, 001 – US$1 millionCategory 3: US$1,000,001 – US$3 million
• Three (3) Stage Grant Process• Outreach/ Program Launch & Pre-Bid Workshops• Concept Paper and Full Application Development• Capacity Building
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GRANTS cont…
• Screening and Review Process Application are evaluated:
a. according organisational eligibility and technical feasibility, and specificallyb. legal registration,c. experience,d. alignment and potential contribution to Pacific-American Climate Fund goal and objectives and USAID’s global climate strategy,e. indicative budget.
CONTACT DETAILSEmail: [email protected]: http://www.pgrd.org/projects/pacam/