Applications Invited for Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation Tobacco-Free India NGO Grants & Awards

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About the Organization

The Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation (NSF) was founded in 2002 through an endowment from Mr. Narotam Sekhsaria. The Foundation supports initiatives that enhance the quality of people’s lives across India. NSF believes in building the skills and capabilities of people and communities, to deliver a sustainable and lasting impact on society. This goes beyond merely offering financial support to organisations, groups, and individuals in the social services sphere. The Foundation also offers strategic inputs and customised training to help them develop their capabilities, improve their performance and achieve their goals.

Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation works towards a holistic change in society through 3 areas of focus:

• Health
• Education
• Livelihood

About the Grant

Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation offers grants in 3 key focus areas – health (Cancer Care, Tobacco Control, and Palliative Care), education, and livelihoods. We encourage proposals from organizations that act as change agents through innovation, capacity building, and sustainability. We believe in supporting long-term projects and building partnerships.

Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation prioritizes projects at rural or urban locations that have a component of capacity building with a plan on scalability, also engaging stakeholders within the community and government institutions. We also support intervention research projects that have a complete project implementation plan. We also engage in commissioning specific research and evaluation studies with our grantees. Grant approvals are based mainly on the credibility of the proposal and the implementing organization. Our geographical preferences for project implementation are districts within Maharashtra and locations within the Mumbai-Metropolitan.

Tobacco-Free India Awards:

As part of its commitment to cancer prevention and tobacco control, the Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation instituted the Tobacco-Free India NGO Grants & Individual Awards in 2009-2010 in collaboration with the Salaam Mumbai Foundation.

While the award encourages the individuals to continue the good work, the NGO grants focus on working towards the implementation of a Tobacco-Free school programme in their respective Districts. The capacity-building process done by the Salaam Mumbai Foundation and learning from inter-state activities have led the recipients of the awards and grants to step up in the expansion of their works in the field of tobacco control and ensure the sustainability of the same.

NGO Grants:

Objectives:

• Decrease in tobacco prevalence amongst the stakeholders like teachers, Sarpanch, MPHW (Multipurpose Health Worker), police and NGO, and partner NGO’s employees etc.
• Increase in awareness level of the teachers, students, NGOs, health workers, police on ill effects of tobacco usage and COTPA (Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act) 2003.
• Effective implementation of COTPA section 4, 5 and 6 A and B and rules of COTPA there under.
• Creating tobacco free schools as per the Tobacco Free Educational Institutions (ToFEI) Guidelines and tobacco free villages as per the guidelines of Salaam Mumbai Foundation.
• Providing Tobacco Cessation Support through ABC Model of LifeFirst to concerned stakeholders.

Eligibility

Eligibility Criteria for NGOs –

• The focus is on organisations working in rural and small town areas.
• Organisations working or having experience working with the government for advocacy on the implementation of COTPA at the district level will be highly preferred.
• Previous grantees can reapply only after completing three years from the year they received the last installment of the grant received.
• Documents to be submitted–
• Past activities in tobacco control (Narrative report, audio and video documentation, awards or recognition received)
• Audited accounts for the last three years
• Memorandum of Association OR Trust Deed
• Child safeguarding policy and prohibition of sexual harassment policy at the workplace (in case the organisation currently does not have this policy, NSF will support in developing the policy if selected for the grant)
• Sources of funds received during the last three financial years
• 80 G certificate
• 12 A certificate
• Copy of PAN card

Eligibility Criteria for Individuals –

• Minimum of three years experience working in the field of tobacco control.
• Demonstrates innovative, motivational leadership impacting communities towards tobacco control.
• Preference will be given to Teachers, Principals, Community Health Workers, Sarpanch and local leaders from rural communities and small towns in India.
• Documents to be submitted–
• Complete bio-data/CV/ Resume
• Scanned copies of photo images, newspaper articles, certificates and other documents about the work accomplished in the field of tobacco control
• Testimonials from beneficiaries
• Letter of acknowledgementby a local authority for the work done by you in the field of tobacco control: Letter of acknowledgement from (District Collector or Gram Panchayat or others)
• Name and contact details of at least three organizations which are familiar with your work
• Copy of the PAN card
• Copy of Aadhaar Card

How to Apply

Applications should be sent by email only to nsfawards@nsfoundation.co.in

Last date for submission of applications: 31st March 2025

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