# Grassroots Embattled Environmental Defenders Capacity Building and Small Grants

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/sfop0009788-grassroots-embattled-environmental-defenders-capacity/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/348215

> Bureau of Oceans - Int. Environmental - Scientific offered grants of up to $4.3 million (at least $4.3 million) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $4.3 million in total. Applications closed on July 13, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | SFOP0009788 |
| Agency | Bureau of Oceans - Int. Environmental - Scientific |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 13, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $4.3 million |
| Award floor | $4.3 million |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $4.3 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.017 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Must be a non-governmental organization(s) that can describe in the application a track record of working with and/or supporting threatened grassroots environmental defenders and embattled CSOs (see definitions above) in one or more of the countries in the top ten with highest levels of killings of environmental and land defenders from 2019-2021, as reported by Global Witness and its partners. Eligible applicants must also be able to show at least a five-year track record of protecting environmental defenders/CSOs at high risk and preventing further threats and violence against them. We encourage the possibility of CSOs partnering with other like-minded organizations. (See section D.3. Application and Submission Information).

## What the grant funds

To advance the Biden Administration’s foreign policy priorities to reduce violence against environmental defenders, strengthen environmental governance and the rule of law, protect and advance environmental defenders’ human rights, counter corruption, foster a level playing field for business, and advance security and sustainable prosperity.

## Questions people ask

### Is SFOP0009788 still open?

No. It closed on July 13, 2023.

### Who can apply for Grassroots Embattled Environmental Defenders Capacity Building and Small Grants?

Bureau of Oceans - Int. Environmental - Scientific accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Grassroots Embattled Environmental Defenders Capacity Building and Small Grants?

Closed July 13, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $4.3 million each. About $4.3 million in total for one award.

### Who has won Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency, Bndes. The program made 216 awards worth $1.8 billion in that time.