Grassroots Embattled Environmental Defenders Capacity Building and Small Grants

The summary for the Grassroots Embattled Environmental Defenders Capacity Building and Small Grants grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Bureau of Oceans Int Environmental Scientific, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Grassroots Embattled Environmental Defenders Capacity Building and Small Grants: To advance the Biden Administration's foreign policy priorities to reduce violence against environmental defenders, strengthen environmental governance and the rule of law, protect and advance environmental defenders' human rights, counter corruption, foster a level playing field for business, and advance security and sustainable prosperity.

Federal Grant Title:	Grassroots Embattled Environmental Defenders Capacity Building and Small Grants
Federal Agency Name:	Bureau of Oceans Int Environmental Scientific (DOS-OES)
Grant Categories:	Environment
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	SFOP0009788
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	19.017
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	July 13th, 2023
Original Application Deadline:	July 13th, 2023
Posted Date:	May 18th, 2023
Creation Date:	May 18th, 2023
Archive Date:	October 22nd, 2023
Total Program Funding:	$4,295,625
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$4,295,625
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$4,295,625
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	May 18th, 2023

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Must be a non-governmental organization(s) that can describe in the application a track record of working with and/or supporting threatened grassroots environmental defenders and embattled CSOs (see definitions above) in one or more of the countries in the top ten with highest levels of killings of environmental and land defenders from 2019-2021, as reported by Global Witness and its partners. Eligible applicants must also be able to show at least a five-year track record of protecting environmental defenders/CSOs at high risk and preventing further threats and violence against them. We encourage the possibility of CSOs partnering with other like-minded organizations. (See section D.3. Application and Submission Information).
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Link to Opportunity in SAMS Domestic
Grant Announcement Contact: [email protected]
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