Applications Invited for the HCLTech Grant for Climate Action in Americas

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About the Organization

HCLFoundation (HCLF) was established in 2011 as the corporate social responsibility arm of HCLTech in India. It is a value-driven, not-for-profit organization that thrives in contributing toward national and international development goals, impacting the lives of people and communities through long-term sustainable programs. The foundation aims to alleviate poverty and achieve inclusive growth and development through a life cycle-based integrated community development approach, with thematic focus on education, health, livelihoods & skilling,  environment and disaster risk reduction & response. Child protective strategies, inclusion, and gender transformative approaches remain central in all initiatives of the HCLFoundation, thus ensuring comprehensive development.

About the Grant

Nearly a decade ago, HCLTech Grant was launched by the HCLFoundation to enable cross-sector collaboration and empower non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to play a decisive role in building a stronger, future-ready India. Today, HCLTech Grant has invested nearly $18 million in groundbreaking projects and is recognized as one of the largest grant programs in India—impacting over 27,000+ villages across 22 states and 2 UT's. HCLFoundation which delivers the corporate social responsibility (CSR) agenda of HCLTech in India has impacted more than 6.5 million lives, harvested 81 billion litres of water runoff, greened and brought under community management around 72,000+ acres of land, planted 2.82+ million saplings planted, treated and protected 86,816 animals, through a cumulative investment of ~$170 million over a decade. Moreover, in Americas, 100,000 native saplings have been planted across US, Canada, Mexico and Brazil.

We’re proud to bring our cross-sector learnings and innovations from India to the Americas in the space of climate action. To further its commitments as enshrined in its Global CSR Policy, HCLTech will be granting $5 million over five years to impact-focused, Americas-based not-for-profit organizations to supercharge their replicable, scalable and sustainable projects focused on climate action. Three organizations will be selected each year—first place will receive $500,000 and two runners-up will receive $250,000 each for a one-year project.

Eligibility

Application is available to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) who meet our prerequisite guidelines.

Prerequisites:

• The organization’s bylaws should expressly permit engagement in purpose-driven projects and, where relevant, climate action initiatives, in accordance with the legal regulations of the country of registration.
• The proposed project must be designed for direct implementation by the applicant organization. Sub-granting of HCLTech funds is not allowed.
• The grant amount must not be used solely for infrastructure development / purchase of fixed assets like land, buildings, and vehicles, among others. Further, proposed infrastructure development costs must be spent in line with project objectives and activities defined.
• The applicant organization, including its governing body members, must not have any pending litigations.
• The applicant organization must not be blacklisted by any government agency, department, ministry, donor or international agency.
• The organization must not have faced cancellation of its license, registration or membership from the country-specific regulatory or statutory body.
• The applicant organization or its board members or employees must not have any political or religious affiliations.

Eligibility criteria:

• Organizational qualification criteria
• The applicant organization should be a legally registered entity as a non-governmental organization (NGO), not-for-profit organization (NPO) or a charitable organization for a minimum of three years in the country, where the proposed project will be implemented.
• The applicant organization must showcase a track record of effectively managing grants of comparable nature, with an average value of $125,000 or higher (desirable), over the preceding three-year period.
• Date of incorporation: The applicant organization must have completed a minimum period of three years (desirable) from the date of incorporation as of March 2024.
• Organization registered address and project geography: The applicant organization must be legally registered in the country where the proposed project will be implemented. These will include the following ten countries: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru and United States of America. The proposed project needs to be tagged to a single one of the aforementioned countries, even if the applicant organization has registered offices in more than one country.
• Ability to provide audited financial statements: The applicant organization must be able to provide documentation of audited financial statements for the last three financial years (desirable).

How to Apply

Application process involves the following stages:

• Registration
• Abstract Submission
• Proposal Submission

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