2^nd Call for Proposals launched on 01. December 2020

The International Climate Initiative (IKI) is one of the most important instruments of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) for the international financing of climate change mitigation and biodiversity. The IKI Small Grants programme is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. It aims to get small-scale climate and biodiversity projects off the ground. 

Project proposals must clearly address one of the IKI funding areas (although in some cases project concepts might include more than one funding area):

• Mitigating greenhouse gas emissions
• Adapting to the impacts of climate change
• Conserving natural carbon sinks / REDD+ 
• Conserving biological diversity

IKI Small Grants has two funding lines:

1. Within the funding line “international calls” GIZ carries out regular international calls for proposals. In a single-stage selection procedure, small sub-national, national and regional organisations based in an ODA-country can apply directly for funding for the implementation of local or regional climate and biodiversity projects.. In the second call - starting date 01 December 2020 - projects in the field of greenhouse gas reduction and adaptation to climate change can, under certain circumstances, apply for funding of up to 200,000 euros.
2. Within the funding line “funding institutions” GIZ provides financial and technical assistance to regional or national funding institutions based in ODA-countries. Each partner institution receives a grant agreement of around EUR 500,000. The objective is to support suitable institutions in launching and implementing a national or regional call for proposals in the field of climate action and biodiversity conservation.

The calls for project proposals, the selection process and the disbursement of funds are handled by GIZ.

Applicants must be based and registered in countries that fulfil the criteria for Official Development Assistance (ODA) defined by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Project funding will only be granted to  not-for-profit organisations or to for-profit non-government organisations if they pursue strictly non-profit objectives within the scope of their proposed project. 

The funding line “funding institutions” initiates small-scale projects in recipient countries together with selected national or regional funding institutions. The GIZ’s IKI Small Grants team advises and supports the funding institutions in setting up and implementing national calls for proposals.

If you would like to find out more about the IKI Small Grants scheme and the second call for proposals you can participate in two online seminars organised on Monday, 7 December 2020 at 16:00 - 17:00 (CET) or Tuesday, 8 December 2020 at 08:00 - 09:00 (CET)

For detailed application guidelines, future Call for Proposals and and registry for the online seminars please visit the IKI Small Grants website. The application deadline for the IKI Small Grants scheme is 09.02.2021, 23:59 (CET).