UK Match

23 Apr

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Countries: 50 countries in the UN Human Development Index (HDI) and certain countries the UK Department for International Development (DFID) considers to be of high or moderate fragility. See https://www.ukaidmatch.org/project-countries/Application language: English

Deadline: 25 May 2018.

DESCRIPTION

UK Aid Match is a competitive fund which brings charities, the British public and the UK government together. UK Aid Match is funded by the international development budget, for donations made by individuals living in the UK. The first phase of UK Aid Match was launched between 2013 and 2016 and funded 59 appeals. An estimated 3.6 million people in the UK donated to match-funded appeals during that period. The next round (Phase 2 Round 2) of UK Aid Match funding was launched on 17 April 2018, open applications will be accepted from 30 April 2to 25 May 2018.

How it works: For every £1 donated to a UK Aid Match charity appeal, the government will also contribute £1 of UK aid to help these projects go further in changing and saving lives. To meet the minimum standard for UK Aid Match, an appeal must:

seek to raise at least £100,000, within a 3-month appeal period. Donations must be from people (not businesses) living in the UK and go towards an eligible international development project
clearly communicate to the UK public what their money and match funding will achieve
clearly communicate as part of all appeal communications, the 'UK Aid Match message' – that all public donations will be doubled/matched by the UK government, and use the UK Aid Match logo on all applicable communications activities with appropriate messaging
use a pro bono communications partnership (see communications partnership) with one or more organisations that can confidently provide at least 400,000 quality opportunities to view (OTV) through a number and variety of channels.
identify opportunities for ministerial involvement e.g. attending an event, taking part in a challenge or social media activity.
start (but not necessarily finish) within 6 months of proposal approval, with the match funded appeal period lasting no more than 3 months
include plans for the organisation and communications partner(s) to report back to the public when the project is underway, to transparently demonstrate where money has gone, and how it has improved lives (using images, quotes, stories, case studies etc).
where appropriate, include links to DFID's online presence. For example, Twitter (opens in a new window), Facebook (opens in a new window), Gov Site (opens in a new window).

The aim of UK Aid Match is to:

support civil society to deliver solutions to achieve sustained poverty reduction and to achieve the Global Goals for Sustainable Development
to provide opportunities for the UK public to engage with international development issues and have a say in how a portion of the international development budget is spent.

The priorities of UK Aid Match reflect the UK Department for International Development (DFID)’s wider strategic objectives:

Strengthening global peace, security and governance
Strengthening resilience and response to crisis
Promoting global prosperity
Tackling extreme poverty and helping the world’s most vulnerable

Applications will be particularly welcomed on:

Disability
Health
Women’s empowerment
Youth/youth employment
Prosperity
Ending modern slavery
Girls’ education
Oceans and plastics

Applications containing an element of innovation and technology for development across all themes will also be particularly encouraged.
All applications must demonstrate a link between the subject area and a clear developmental outcome for vulnerable and marginalised people.
Applications will need to include both a project proposal on how the funding will be spent and a communications appeal proposal on how the fundraising aspect of the funding will be raised and how the project will be communicated to the UK public.

If the application is successful DFID will match all eligible donations from the public from your organisation’s appeal:

Over an agreed appeal period of up to 3 months
Up to a maximum of £2 million, subject to due diligence assessment

The funding round is a 2-stage process. At both concept note stage and full application stage equal weighting will be given to scoring of both the communication and appeals strategy as well as the development project proposal. Successful applicants from the concept note stage will be invited to submit a full application between 25 June and 20 July 2018. Applicants will be informed of the outcomes by mid-October, with successful applicants then undergoing due diligence. Expect an appeal starting date from the beginning of December 2018.

Concept note, budget, communications templates and guidelines: https://www.ukaidmatch.org/guidance/

ELIGIBILITY – To be eligible for the funding round, applicants must:

be a UK-based (1) non-governmental and not-for-profit organisation (2) which delivers poverty reduction projects in up to 2 of DFID’s eligible countries
be able to provide published annual audited accounts or financial statements for the previous 2 years
submit an application that meets the minimum requirements of the communications partnership
not be in receipt of more than 3 ‘live’ UK Aid Match grants. 'Live' is defined as having more than 9 months left to go on an active project.
plan to implement the proposed projects in countries ranked in the bottom 50 countries in the Human Development Index (HDI) and in countries assessed as highly or moderately fragile
show that funding will be used for new, time-limited projects of up to 3 years duration, or to expand on-going projects by up to 3 years
additional activities funded by UK Aid Match in on-going projects, and the additional results they are expected to achieve, must be clearly identified, with a clear, time-limited schedule for delivery, and a distinct budget

On appeals, DFID will only consider:

applications from appeals that comply with relevant legislation and good practice for charities in fundraising, marketing and advertising, from bodies including the Charity Commission, Information Commissioner’s Office, Fundraising Regulator (or Scottish Fundraising Standards Panel for CSOs registered in Scotland only), the Institute of Funrdaising and Advertising Standards Authority. All appeals must comply with the Code of Fundraising Practice
applications from organisations that are registered with the Fundraising Regulator (except for CSOs registered in Scotland only)

DFID will not consider applications from:

organisations based outside the UK (even if they are organisations which deliver development projects in developing countries)
think tanks, policy institutes or research organisations
academic institutions (including institutions which are eligible for funding from the Higher Education Funding Councils and equivalents in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland)
governmental and inter-governmental organisations (or any other organisation which reports directly to government)

Alongside other factors, DFID will also consider:

the financial capacity of an organisation to manage the size of grant applied for
the dependency that the applicant organisation has or will have on DFID funding
the diversity of organisations able to access DFID funding and market share

The organisation must be registered in the UK and have its own UK constitution and an independent board of trustees, i.e. the board must be appointed by the UK based receiving organisation and be free and able to make independent decisions on strategic and operational issues. We may request to see relevant documentation to support this.