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We offer grants of up to £30,000 for projects lasting up to two years to civil society organisations in the Commonwealth. We support projects that seek to facilitate constructive engagement between civil society and decision-makers, including civil society participation in policy development and implementation.
Applications must address one or more of our three priority themes. All applications are required to demonstrate how they will integrate gender considerations into their project design and implementation.
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Grants offer is of up to £30,000 for projects lasting up to two years to civil society organisations in the Commonwealth.
Only applications meeting the eligibility criteria will be considered.
The applicant must be a not-for-profit civil society organisation (CSO) registered in an eligible Commonwealth Foundation Member State.
The applicant organisation must have a minimum of three years’ demonstrable experience working on participatory governance and advocacy within the area/theme(s) of the proposed project. Organisations that have been registered and operating for less than three years are not eligible.
Applicant organisations that are currently implementing, or that have recently completed, a Commonwealth Foundation Grant but have not received their final payment, are not eligible to apply to this grant call.
The project must seek to facilitate change through constructive engagement between civil society and decision-makers, including civil society participation in policy development and decision-making, within one or more of the Foundation’s priority themes (see above).
Proposals must relate to projects that are expected to begin after the 1 August 2025 and before the end of September 2025.
To check your eligibility, please refer to the eligible countries map and complete the eligibility quiz.
The deadline for this year's call is 24 October 2024 1pm BST
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For more details visit: Commonwealth Foundation website.
