Deadline: 5th April 2024
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is pleased to announce a call for expressions of interest in research to address knowledge and capacity gaps at the intersection of climate change and health in the Global South.
IDRC and other funding partners are investing up to CAD4 million to fund up to five institutions to establish regional hubs in the Global South. These hubs will initiate and manage research sub-grants on climate change and health in West and Central Africa, East and Southern Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East and North Africa.
Each hub will be managed by a regionally based organization or consortium of organizations. The selected regional hubs will be tasked with establishing, managing and supporting a cohort of research sub-grants in their respective region. The selected hubs will be expected to run one or more open competitive calls to identify and select research projects in their corresponding region.
Funding
Applicants invited to the second stage of this funding opportunity and whose full proposals are recommended for funding by an external review committee, will have up to 48 months and a budget of up to CAD4 million to implement their proposed research network. The projects duration will not exceed 48 months, including all research activities and final reporting.
Funding will support grants to establish research hubs and implementation support, including research projects, knowledge sharing, stakeholder engagement, communication, and monitoring and evaluation. Thorough integration of gender equality and inclusion principles must be demonstrated.
The grant amount available is anticipated to be up to CAD4 million per hub for up to four years. This amount may increase or decrease subject to available funding. Note that IDRC is dedicated to identifying and developing collaborations with other funding organizations and stakeholders to enhance the availability of funding for this strategic initiative and to create, where appropriate, opportunities for collaboration and knowledge mobilization related to the scope of this funding opportunity.
All grants are subject to sufficient funds being made available to IDRC by the Parliament of Canada or under a donor partnership agreement with other funding partners.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Lead Applicant Organisation to this call must be headquartered in an eligible country in the respective region where it operates (West and Central Africa, East and Southern Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East and North Africa). Organizations that do not meet this requirement are welcome to apply as part of a consortium.
- The Lead Applicant Organization must have independent legal status (or “legal personality”) and be capable of contracting in their own right and name, receiving and administering funds, and have authority to direct proposed project activities. Applicants must be able to demonstrate legal status through written documentation. Legal status will only be reviewed if and when applicants are selected following technical selection.
- The Call is not open to individuals or government ministries, and agencies or branches, offices and chapters of international organizations, but it is open to public research institutes, think tanks and universities. Regional or country offices of international organisations are ineligible to apply as Lead Applicant Organizations even if these offices are registered as independent legal entities in their countries of location.
Application process
This funding opportunity will involve a two-stage process. In the first stage, interested applicants will be required to submit an expression of interest (EOI). The EOI stage is mandatory and will require applicants to complete an eligibility checklist and upload supporting documents. No technical proposal or concept note is required at the EOI stage.
Only applicants whose EOIs are successful will be invited to submit a full technical proposal. Specific requirements for the application process, including the EOI phase, are outlined in the call document.
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