Application: Dutch and English
Deadline: 31 August 2015
Countries: Low & Middle Income
Link: http://www.government.nl/documents-and-publications/decrees/2015/06/12/f...
Grant size: Grants will be available for activities carried out between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2020. The minimum grant award is €5 million and the maximum €15 million for the entire project duration of five years.
Dutch Foreign Ministry’s Funding Leadership and Opportunities for Women
‘Funding Leadership and Opportunities for Women (FLOW 2016-2020) is a new grant opportunity recently announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Netherlands to improve the position of women in low and middle income countries. FLOW 2016-2020 is the second successor to the MDG3 Fund, which was launched in 2009 to make up for lost ground in achieving MDG3 (equal rights and opportunities for women). FLOW 2016-2020 supports interventions by civil society organisations (and their partners) which promote an enabling environment for equal opportunities, rights and safety for women and girls in all low and lower-middle income countries, and/or China, Malaysia, Thailand, Jordan, Algeria, Lebanon, Libya, Iran, and Tunisia through a specific, strategic, contextual and results-based approach.
The fund gives medium-term financial support to gender equality and women’s rights programmes implemented in low- and lower-middle income countries by Dutch and international civil society organisations. By improving opportunities for women and girls and creating a climate in which women’s rights are better protected, the fund contributes at local and national level to sustainable inclusive development and to the fight against poverty and the lack of rights.
Themes:
- Combating violence against women;
- Participation by women in politics and public administration;
- Women’s economic participation and self-reliance.
ELIGIBILITY
FLOW 2016-2020 grants are intended for Dutch and international civil society organisations with promising proposals and a proven track record in the areas of gender equality and women's rights.
Organisations may apply independently or as part of a consortium represented by a lead party who submits the application, including details of Track Record, one (or more) Theory (Theories) of Change, and an elaboration of these in a program proposal for the first year. A budget proposal is also requested. If it is granted, the lead party also bears primary responsibility for the programme's implementation. Dutch and international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) are eligible for a grant under this policy framework, either as lead party/parties and/or as co-applicant(s).
To be eligible for a FLOW 2016-2020 grant, applicants must satisfy the threshold criteria and quality criteria.
- Threshold criteria are criteria which all applications must meet. Applications that fail to meet all of the threshold criteria will be rejected and will not be processed further.
- Criteria relating to the quality of the track record in the areas of gender equality and women's rights.
- Criteria relating to the quality of the programme proposal for the first year and the theory of change.
Specific questions can be addressed via our designated email address: DSO-FLOW-tender@minbuza.nl and our twitter accounts @community_flow and @nlwomensrights.