Forest Governance Markets and Climate (FGMC2) programme: accountable grants

Description

1) Objective

The Forest Governance, Markets and Climate (FGMC) programme is the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO) flagship global forest governance initiative. The FCDO manages the programme centrally from the UK and works with UK embassies abroad and partner country governments. The business case for a second phase (FGMC2) sets out a 10-year vision. The budget for the first period to 2029 has been approved by ministers.

A Programme Management and Strategy Support Team (PMSST) will assist the FCDO in managing the programme, including the accountable grants scheme. Accountable grants will be awarded by FCDO but contracted by the PMSST. This enables a focus on learning and encouraging collaboration between the various projects supported across the entire programme.

This call is inviting proposals for short concept notes from non-government organisations working to sustain global forests through policy action (for example, think tanks, advocacy groups and trade associations) whose actions are aligned to FGMC2 objectives. Organisations should be working to strengthen the civil society and private sector voice and capacities in national forest policy decision-making. For organisations working at national scale only (i.e., in one country), there will be other initiatives established under FGMC2 to support and develop local capacities.

2) Eligibility

The FGMC2 accountable grants will be awarded to independent not-for-profit organisations only. This includes international and national non-government organisations (NGOs), federations and membership bodies. Government bodies (national, regional or local) and individuals are not eligible to apply.

3) Location

FGMC2 aims to build forest governance partnerships with up to 16 tropical forest countries as set out in the Business Case. In this first grants round they would welcome proposals that help to build coalitions of practice across Guyana, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, China, Ghana, Liberia, Cameroon, Republic of Congo and DRC. The Concept Note guidance sets our further information in terms of any proposed country-specific actions. Proposals focused on action to inform and influence global processes is also welcome.

4) Budget

The grant size is not mentioned.

5) Application

Please submit any questions about the accountable grant scheme to this mailbox and we will periodically pull together Frequently Asked Questions response document to address your questions. The first FAQ will be issued on March 7th in response to any initial questions. Applications should be submitted to this mailbox only by the 18th April 2025.