Deadline: February 12, 2024
Applications are open for the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives – Paraguay 2024. The CFLI is a program designed to support small-scale, high-impact projects in developing countries, which align with Global Affairs Canada’s thematic priority areas for engagement.
The program is directed at projects conceived and designed predominantly by local partners. Projects are selected and approved by the relevant Canadian embassy or high commission. The CFLI also serves to support positive bilateral relations between Canada and recipient countries and their civil societies, by deepening contacts and supporting local endeavours.
Thematic Priorities
All projects must align with at least one of the following CFLI thematic priorities:
- Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
- Growth that works for everyone, including women’s economic rights, decent jobs and entrepreneurship, investing in the poorest and most vulnerable, and safeguarding economic gains.
- Inclusive governance, including diversity and 2SLGBTQI+, democracy, human rights and the rule of law.
- Environment and climate action focusing on adaptation and mitigation.
Funding
- The average CFLI contribution is $25,000 to $35,000 Canadian Dollars (CAD$100,000 is the maximum allocation amount for a project eligible under CFLI).
Eligibility
Eligible recipients include:
- Local non-governmental, community and not-for-profit organizations;
- Local academic institutions working on local projects;
- International non-governmental organizations working on local development activities;
- Canadian non-governmental and not-for-profit organizations that are working on local development activities.
Application
- All projects must be completed between the date of signature of the Contribution Agreement and March 31, 2025 for one-year projects and March 31, 2026 for two-years projects.
- The deadline for submission is February 12, 2024 at 23:59 (GMT minus 3). Applications submitted after this deadline will not be considered. Proposals should be submitted electronically to: [email protected]
- Only those proposals using the designated application form and including the required budget document will be considered.
- Organizations must have all legal documentation (bylaws, balance sheets, bank account, other legal documents) readily available to confirm their official status.
For more information, visit CFLI Paraguay.
