Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance has announced a call for proposals for CSOs working to reach zero-dose children and missed communities.
Priority Areas
There are three priority areas for this civil society funding:
to increase immunisation coverage and reduce the number of zero-dose and under-immunised children;
to support the roll-out of HPV vaccines to increase coverage; and
to support the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines as an integral part of routine immunisation to increase both COVID-19 and routine immunisation coverage.
Types of Grants
Two grant types:
Accelerator grants
Larger grants primarily for national-level CSOs and global CSOs who are working in fragile or humanitarian settings.
Impact grants
Smaller grants for national or sub-national CSOs that are new to the field of immunisations and/or Gavi funding, that require support to establish themselves in the field of immunisations. These grants will support Gavi’s aim of working with a more diverse range of CSOs.
Funding Information
Applications can be made for more than one region within one grant application, therefore grant sizes could potentially range from $300,000 – $4,200,000. There will be a maximum of six grants awarded in total.
Region: Afar
Funding Allocation (USD): 300,000
Region: Amhara
Funding Allocation (USD): 750,000
Region: BG and Oromiya
Funding Allocation (USD): 1,150,000 (split regionally $150,000 to BG and $1,000,000 to Oromiya)
Region: Gambella and SW Ethiopia
Funding Allocation (USD): 400,000 (split regionally $100,000 to Gambella and $300,000 to SW Ethiopia)
Region: S Ethiopia
Funding Allocation (USD): 600,000
Region: Somali
Funding Allocation (USD): 1,000,000
Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria for this funding are listed as follows:
Applicants must be a non-governmental and registered not-for-profit organisation in Ethiopia
Applications can be received from both national CSOs and INGOs but preference will be given to national CSOs
Applications from INGOs will only be considered if there are no suitable applications for a region from national CSOs
Applicants must have an updated registration for the operating period of the grant either at national or sub national level
Applicants must have an office in Ethiopia
Applicants must have experience working with the health sector at the national or regional level in Ethiopia
Applicants must have experience of working in the region(s) previously, and preferably in the targeted woredas, they are applying for
Applicants must have existing partnerships with Community Based Organisations (CBOs) or local CSOs in the region(s)/woredas they are applying for
Applicants must have experience of community engagement in the region(s) they are applying for
Applicants must have a bank account to receive funding to Ethiopia
Applicant bank accounts must be capable of receiving USD denominated payments
The lead applicant organisation’s average annual expenditure over the past three years must be more than 50% of the average annual grant value they are applying for.
Criteria for local/national CSO:
Non-governmental and not-for-profit organisation
Registered in Ethiopia
Office situated in Ethiopia
Headquarters located in a Gavi eligible, lower- or middle-income country (does not have to be the same country of implementation)
A Governing Board which is independent of control by a foreign entity or individual/s who are not citizens or permanent residents of Ethiopia
Majority owned by individuals or a governing body who are citizens of Ethiopia
Its senior leadership is primarily (above 50%) located within Ethiopia
Holds an active bank account to receive funding within Ethiopia
Criteria for global CSOs/INGOS:
Non-governmental and non-profit making organisations headquartered outside Gavi eligible countries, even if they meet other criteria listed in defining local CSOs
Registered in Ethiopia
Office in Ethiopia.
It is recognised that there is a broad scope of civil society and a wide range of organisations, actors and coalitions.
Civil Society Organisations can include:
Community-Based Organisations
Faith-Based Organisations
International and local Non-Organisations
Civil Society Networks
Local professional associations
Academia
Not-for-Profit advocacy organisations.
Applications are open to both national and INGOs, but initial preference will be for awarding grants to national CSOs. INGOs will be considered if no suitable applications have been received from national CSOs.
