Asia Foundation Grants

Description

1) Objective

The Asia Foundation’s mission is to improve lives, expand on opportunities, and help societies flourish across a dynamic and developing Asia. Their programs address critical issues affecting Asia in the 21st century – governance and law, economic development, women’s empowerment, environment, and regional cooperation. In addition, their Books for Asia and professional exchange programs are among the ways they encourage Asia’s continued development as a peaceful, just, and thriving region of the world.

Their program areas are:

• Climate Action: They work with businesses, governments, NGOs, and community leaders to develop participatory approaches to managing natural resources, reducing the risk of disasters, and protecting environments across Asia and the Pacific.
• Education and Leadership: They invest in people because tackling critical development challenges rests not only on sustainable frameworks and systems but also on the people who power them.
• Gender Equality: Their teams innovate new ways to open doors and disrupt the status quo of gender because gender should never hold anyone back.
• Governance: Across Asia and the Pacific, their programs catalyze inclusive decision-making by promoting collaborative, transparent, and participatory systems that represent the needs of their communities.
• Inclusive Growth: Amid rapid economic and industrial transition across Asia and the Pacific, they strive to ensure that all people have access to the future skills they need and that governments craft policies that foster inclusive growth, leaving no one behind.
• International Cooperation: Their work strengthens cooperation and collaboration between nations to foster peace, stability, and prosperity, and to catalyze regional solutions to regional challenges.

2) Eligibility

The Foundation does not make grants to individuals nor to U.S-based organizations but provides grants to selected Asian non profit organisations.

3) Location

The foundation is operational in Asia and Pacific Islands.

4) Budget

Their yearly grant budget exceeds $100,000,000. Grants range from $20,000 up to a few million USD.

5) Application

Before any request is made for a grant, the Foundation encourages prospective grantees to follow a three phase process: Applicants are encouraged to review the Asia Foundation’s program areas. Then applicants are to submit to the appropriate office a brief Letter of Inquiry to determine whether the Foundation’s present interests and funds permit consideration of the request. The letter of inquiry should include: a very brief introduction about the grant-seeking organization, a brief project description, and budget estimate. This can be done all year round. After receiving the letter, Foundation staff may reply informing the grant seeker as to whether or not the project fits within the The Asia Foundation’s interests.