UNDP – SMALL GRANTS PROGRAMME (SGP)

Feb. 8, 2019

A Workshop on MoEFCC-Global Environment Facility, UNDP Small Grants Programme (SGP) was inaugurated in New Delhi by C.K. Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC).

About:

Background: The GEF Small Grants Programme was established by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 1992, the year of the Rio Earth Summit. UNDP has financed Small Grants Programme (SGP) in India since 1997.
Objective: Providing financial and technical support to projects that conserve and restore the environment while enhancing people's well-being and livelihoods.
Implementation Mechanism: Projects under the SGP are implemented through a National Host Institution – Centre for Environment Education (CEE), and other NGO partners and stakeholders that has presence in different parts of the country.
Grant Amount: SGP grants are made directly to Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). The maximum grant amount per project is US$50,000, but averages around US$25,000.
Coverage in India: MOEFCC, GEF UNDP – SGP is being implemented throughout the country.