Small Grants Programme SGP

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Small Grants Programme (SGP)
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GEF Small Grants Programme

• Community Action, Global Impact

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GEF Small Grants Programme

• Established in 1992
• Administered by the UNDP on behalf of the three
  GEF Implementing Agencies

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SGP is offered in 84 countries

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SGP works with local communities

• Provides direct funding to NGOs and CBOs up to a
  maximum of US50,000 per project
• Has funded more than 5,500 community-based
  projects

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SGP Challenges GEF and the community

• The SGPs greatest challenge is to reconcile GEF
  criteria and community needs and priorities.

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Capacity Building and Raising Awareness

• SGP projects meet this challenge by building
  local capacities and raising public awareness
  about GEFs main concerns -- biodiversity
  conservation, climate change mitigation,
  international waters protection, reduction of the
  impacts of POPs and prevention of land
  degradation.

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SGP ChallengesGlobal Criteria and National
Priorities

• The SGP must balance global criteria and goals
  with programme implementation that is appropriate
  to each country context.

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SGP meets the challenge by

• Operating in a decentralized and flexible manner
• Responding to national and community priorities
  and needs by being demand-driven
• Involving a wide variety of stakeholders at the
  local and national levels

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SGPs Country-Driven Implementation

• National Host Institution
• National Coordinator
• National Steering Committee
• Country Programme Strategy

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National Steering Committee

• SGPs national decision-making body
• Ensures systematic and transparent project
  selection
• Contributes to monitoring and evaluation of
  projects and overall programme.

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SGP Country Programme Strategy

• Specific to each country context
• Combines global and national criteria and
  concerns
• Offers guidance for programme implementation and
  selection of projects
• Constitutes the baseline for programme assessment.

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SGP Emphasis on Participation

• SGP project development, implementation, and
  monitoring and evaluation is based on
  participation by community members and local
  stakeholders.

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SGP ChallengesResource Mobilization

• To date, SGP has mobilized more than US65
  million in co-financing.
• In year 1 of the 3rd operational phase, the SGP
  is committed to mobilizing US34 million in cash
  and in-kind.

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SGP ChallengesMainstreaming the SGP Approach

• As an integral part of the GEF system
• As a partner to other UNDP projects and
  programmes
• Through working with national environment funds
  and NGO networks

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SGP Challenges Assessing Communicating
Lessons Learned

• Participatory monitoring and evaluation.
• Innovative and cost-effective diffusion of
  lessons learned and best practices.
• Replication of successful strategies that produce
  local and global benefits.

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Country Eligibility Criteria

• Pre-requisites
• Ratification of Biodiversity and Climate Change
  Conventions
• Government commitment to organizing a National
  Steering Committee with non-Governmental majority
• Presence and adequate implementation capacity of
  local NGOs and CBOs
• Resource mobilization potential

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Country Eligibility Criteria

• Preferred
• Existence of environmental threats in GEF
  thematic areas
• Existence of areas with significant global
  diversity
• Satisfactory Government-NGO relations
• Positive enabling environment
• Presence of other relevant donor
• Presence of one or more regular GEF projects
• Presence of other UNDP small grant programmes to
  promote sustainable development (Africa 2000
  Network, LIFE)

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How to apply for an SGP Grant

• Formal request letter sent by Environment
  Ministry or Government Agency in charge of
  environment
• Contains full account of how country meets
  eligibility criteria
• Sent through UNDP Resident Representative to SGP
  Global Manager
• Priority given to SIDS and LDCs

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• Visit the SGP website
• http//www.undp.org/sgp