Applications Invited for Small Scale Projects Grant Programme

About the Organization

The official representation of the Federal Republic of Germany in India. The Embassy's area of consular jurisdiction covers the states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and the Union Territories of Chandigarh, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Minicoy and Amindive.
The German Embassy in New Delhi also represents the Federal Republic in Bhutan. 

About the Grant

Small scale projects are to serve the basic needs of the least advantaged in society and should have a sustainable effect on their living conditions, alongside the Sustainable Development Goals defined by the United Nations. Some examples for small scale projects:

Infrastructure and environmental protection

• Equipment and materials for constructing / repairing an irrigation system, a water dam, a bridge, a road
• Constructing / furnishings and equipment for a community centre
• Constructing biogas or photovoltaic plants or a water dam for electricity supply

Health

• Constructing / furnishings and equipment for a drinking water well, a community health centre, a dental clinic, an eye clinic, public sanitary facilities, a laboratory
• Promoting health awareness through publications or workshops
• Workshop for mothers with handicapped children

Education

• Constructing / repairing / furnishings and equipment for a school building
• Purchasing educational & teaching materials
• Equipment for vocational training (sewing machines, special tools, work benches)

Income generation

• Purchasing tools and machinery for farming or motors for small fishing boats
• Constructing / repairing crop storage facilities
• Purchasing seedlings for cultivation of crops, fruits & vegetables
• Workshop on how to run a small business

Eligibility

• The project partner must be an experienced NGO registered under the Societies Registration Act and the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).
• The project must be a full project in itself, not part of a bigger project, and must not be co-financed by other donors. Projects that have already started cannot be funded.
• Implementation completed before the end of the current year (31 December).
• The project partner / the target group should contribute considerably to the success of the project through labour, overhead expenses like administration and travelling, etc.

How to Apply

Please submit by e-mail

The following documents to be transmitted in docs, xlsx or pdf format only. Compressed files like zip or rar cannot be accepted. Attachments limited to 10 MB per e-mail!

• Project proposal on Embassy’s application form provided on this website, accompanied by the documents mentioned therein
• Finance plan
• Registration under the Indian Societies Registration Act
• Registration under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA)

The selection process will take at least two months, until end of March.

Deadline

31 January for projects to be implemented in the same year

For more information please check the Link.

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