Grant Assistance for Grassroots and Human Security Projects (GGP) – Lebanon

Description

1) Objective

The Japanese Government offers small scale grants for development projects in order to meet the diverse needs of the vulnerable communities and people. “Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP)” supports projects proposed by various organizations such as non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and municipalities. The goal of GGP is to improve the livelihood of socially and economically vulnerable people. The Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Program (GGP) was established to assist NGOs and local public authorities to implement small-scale projects directly benefiting the people at grassroots level as well as contributing to the socio-economic development.

The GGP aims to meet the basic human needs of socially and economically vulnerable people and to improve the livelihoods of deprived communities at the grass-roots levels. GGP can cover the cost of rehabilitation of facilities (school, health care center, water networks etc.) and provision of essential equipment. GGP projects may include training in use of donated equipment or capacity building for stakeholders, which are essential to the process of achieving the goal of the GGP project. The priority areas are: (1) Health; (2) Education; (3) Environment (Waste Management and Water); and (4) Demining and UXO clearance.

2) Eligibility

Eligible are: (1) non-governmental organisations (NGOs); (2) local authorities (Municipalities, Union of Municipalities); (3) private schools and/or semi-public schools; and (4) medical institutions (Hospitals, Dispensaries).

3) Location

Actions must take place in Lebanon.

4) Budget

The grant amount per project does not exceed 10 million JPY (approximately $90,000). The exact amount of the funding in US dollars varies depending on the exchange rate from yen to US dollars in each fiscal year (starting April of every year). Also, demining projects have a different funding scheme, which goes beyond the maximum amount of the GGP grant.

5) Application

The call for applications starts 23 of February and close at 3 pm of 30 April.