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Training and Capacity Building Grants from UNVFVT
https://www.ohchr.org/en/about-us/funding-and-budget/trust-funds/united-nations-voluntary-fund-victims-torture/how-apply-annual-grant
Overview
| Donor: | United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture (UNVFVT) |
| Application procedure: | Full Proposal, Online Application |
| Donor base: | United States |
| Reference number: | - |
| Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation |
| Deadline: | 01.03.2024 |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Small - up to $100,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | - |
| Total available budget: | - |
| Funding type: | Grants |
| Maximum grant size: | 50.000$ |
| Funding ratio: | up to 100% |
Sectors
- Capacity Building
- Human Rights
- Peace & Conflict Resolution
Project Locations
Africa
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe
America
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
Asia
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
Europe
Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine
Pacific
Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
Description
1) Objective
The United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture (UNVFVT) offers grants to civil society actors providing medical, psychological, social, economic, legal, humanitarian or other forms of assistance to victims of torture and members of their families. Eligible civil society actors include NGOs, specialised rehabilitation centres, associations of victims, foundations, and hospitals. The Fund is the largest Fund managed by OHCHR, contributing to projects implemented by civil society actors in more than 60 countries. It is administered by the United Nations Secretary-General on the advice of a Board of Trustees. The Board meets twice a year, in February on policy issues and October to award grants.
Subject to availability of funds and on a competitive basis, the Fund also awards grants for projects seeking to organize training or capacity building activities for Organizations and other professionals that provide direct assistance to victims of torture. These projects may take the form of trainings, workshops, seminars and conferences, peer to peer training or staff exchanges. They are to be conducted primarily for the benefit of the professional staff of the applicant Organization.
2) Eligibility
Eligible are only nongovernmental entities with at least 2 years of experience in providing redress and rehabilitation to victims of torture and their family members, including NGOs, rehabilitation centres, foundations, association of victims, private and public hospitals, and legal clinics.
3) Location
The Fund’s global priority regions are Africa, Asia, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe.
4) Budget
Capacity building grants cannot exceed US$50,000 for all categories of applicant organizations. Eligible expenses may include: salaries of staff involved in capacity building, venue rental, interpretation, travel, accommodation, etc. Ineligible expenses include: fees or daily allowances of external trainers.
5) Application
Project applications must be submitted in English, French or Spanish, during the regular application cycle (from 15 January to 1 March each year), for implementation during the following calendar year (from 1 January to 31 December), using the online grants system of the Fund.