UNDP GEF Small Grants Programme
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) through the Global Environment Facility (GEF) is in the 1st year of its 8th operational phase and is inviting eligible CBOs/NGOs/CSOs to submit project proposals for small grants to address environmental challenges in The Gambia.
Communities across The Gambia are on the front lines of environmental change and the funding is coming to project what is needed. If your work touches areas like biodiversity conservation, climate change, sustainable farming, clean energy, wetland protection or land degradation this grant is looking for projects exactly like yours.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) through the Global Environment Facility (GEF) is in the 1st year of its 8th operational phase and is inviting eligible CBOs/NGOs/CSOs to submit project proposals for small grants to address environmental challenges in The Gambia.
The maximum amount to be requested from UNDP is Fifty Thousand United States Dollars (USD50,000).
Eligible applicants must be non-profit organizations (CSOs, CBOs, NGOs, Foundations, or Academic institutions) legally registered in The Gambia, with active community-level development work and a skilled project team that includes a finance officer. They must match or exceed their requested grant amount through cash or in kind co-financing, and their proposal must align with at least one GEF SGP OP8 focal area while being technically sound, replicable, and impactful. Financial sustainability, cost-effectiveness, and evidence of community participation in project design are required, and the project must not exceed 24 months. All proposals must integrate gender-responsive and socially inclusive approaches that target women, youth, and people with disabilities, and will undergo UNDP's Social and Environmental Screening projects involving resettlement, significant environmental harm, or prohibited activities will be disqualified.
Deadline for submission is 5th June 2026.Don't miss this opportunity to bring real change to your community.
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