Deadline: November 18, 2023
Applications are open for the HCLTech Grant in the Americas Program 2023. The program will provide grants to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) combating climate change and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity across the Americas.
The HCLTech Grant program has been supporting India-based non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for the last eight years and is now being launched in the Americas to empower NGOs and further scale their grassroots innovation in climate action. HCLTech has committed $5 million over five years for the program.
Grant
- Every year, three NGOs with innovative and sustainable projects will be selected through a rigorous screening process to receive grants totaling $1 million. One NGO will receive $500,000, while two others will receive $250,000 each.
Eligibility
Eligible NGOs from the following 10 countries are invited to apply for this edition of the grant: the US, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Brazil, Panama, Peru, Argentina, and Columbia.
- 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, over the preceding three-year period.
- The applicant organization must have completed a minimum period of three years from the date of incorporation as of September 2023.
- 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.
- The applicant organization must be able to provide documentation of audited financial statements for the last three financial years.
Application
For more information, see FAQ and visit HCLTech Grant.
