Pacific-American Climate Fund

Pacific-American Climate Fund

Goal: Increase adoption of climate change adaptation measures and

improve resilience in 12 Pacific Island nations.

Pacific-American Climate Fund

Objectives:

1. For improved natural resource and water resource management; and

2. For livelihood development and income diversification.

These two objectives directly support USAID’s overall objective of strengthening the resilience of Pacific Island communities as well as Strategic Objective 2 of USAID’s Global Climate Strategy, with an emphasis on increasing resilience through strategic investments in climate change adaptation.

Pacific-American Climate Fund

Key Activities:

1. Establish a grant-making facility that will openly and competitively fund proposals for adaptation measures;

1. Manage and administer grants consistent with USAID grant guidelines and procedures;

2. Provide resources for managerial and financial capacity building to grantees; and

3. Capture and disseminate best practices learned and proven technologies at the community level.

Pacific-American Climate Fund

MICRONESIA1. Kiribati2. Marshall Islands3. Federated States

of Micronesia4. Nauru5. Palau

MELANESIA1. Fiji2. Papua New Guinea3. Solomon Islands4. Vanuatu

POLYNESIA1. Samoa 2. Tonga3. Tuvalu

Pacific-American Climate Fund

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

FIJI

MARSHALL ISLANDS

In 2013

awarded a contract to

in association with

To establish, on behalf of USAID, a transparent grant-making facility to provide and monitor gender-responsive climate adaptation grants to 12 Pacific Island nations.

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GRANTS

• Available to legally registered non-sovereign civil society organisations (local, national, international entities) operating in the 12 countries

• May award grants to organisations with experience with experience project on;a. improving natural resources and water management; andb. enhancing livelihood development and income diversification

• Funding CategoriesCategory 1: up to US$150,000Category 2: US$150, 001 – US$1 millionCategory 3: US$1,000,001 – US$3 million

• Three (3) Stage Grant Process• Outreach/ Program Launch & Pre-Bid Workshops• Concept Paper and Full Application Development• Capacity Building

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GRANTS cont…

• Screening and Review Process Application are evaluated:

a. according organisational eligibility and technical feasibility, and specificallyb. legal registration,c. experience,d. alignment and potential contribution to Pacific-American Climate Fund goal and objectives and USAID’s global climate strategy,e. indicative budget.

CONTACT DETAILSEmail: PACAMinfo@pgrd.orgWebsite: http://www.pgrd.org/projects/pacam/