The Commonwealth Foundation has announced a new grant for Civil Society Organisations for projects to be implemented in Commonwealth Developing Countries. The Foundation’s Grants programme contributes to sustainable development in the context of effective, responsive and accountable governance with civil society participation.
The Programme will broker knowledge and ideas. It will support innovation, share replicable and sustainable models, and promote good practice across the participatory governance sector.
There are two types of grants:
- Commonwealth Theme Grants : Commonwealth Themes grants will open for applications in 2013.
- Participatory Governance Grants : The Participatory Governance Grants can now be applied for as from December 3rd 2013. Grants will be given to selected organizations for a period of 3 years amounting up to £30,000 per year.
The objectives of the new grants programme are: