Grant round: Livelihoods and economic wellbeing (June 2024) | CLOSED
The ISEAL Innovations Fund launched a call in June 2024 for Community Members to submit expressions of interest for project ideas responding to the theme: Improving livelihoods and economic well-being for small-scale producers, and small and medium enterprises.
Please note that the application window is now closed.
This public overview explains the type of grants that were available, and the selection process.
The ISEAL Innovations Fund will continue supporting innovative projects until 2027.
The ISEAL Innovations Fund is set to continue its critical work supporting ISEAL Community Members and their partners with innovative and collaborative projects until 2027.
This is possible thanks to generous donor support from the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO and UK International Development from the UK government.
Amidst growing interest and attention on sustainability in global value chains, there is a critical need to address inequities faced by smallholders and small-scale producers.
In 2024, there will be several grant rounds which focus on supporting innovations that enhance sustainable production and land use for small-scale producers – starting with this opportunity.
We are excited to invite expressions of interest (EOIs) from ISEAL Community Members and their partners for projects that respond to the theme: Improving livelihoods and economic well-being for smallscale producers, and small and medium enterprises.
This is an opportunity to build on learning to date and pilot new innovations and improvements that enhance livelihoods, build resilience, and support small-scale producers and small and medium enterprises to participate in the transition to sustainable production, for example:
- Improving income generation
- Improving financial resilience
- Incentivising sustainable production
- Strengthening market access
- Enhancing data ownership
Existing work on equity and livelihoods in the ISEAL community:
- Eligibility: The Fund is open to applications led by ISEAL Community Members, who can collaborate with other sustainability systems and/or organisations outside the ISEAL community.
- Grants available. Between GBP 40,000 and GBP 150,000, with equal (1:1) match funding.
- Duration. Projects up to 2 years, starting from November 2024.
- Guiding principles. Values that should be embodied in all Fund supported projects.
- Visit the ISEAL website for more information about the Fund and past projects.
If interested in this funding opportunity, please reach out to our members and explore the potential for a project in partnership.
EOIs should be completed in an EOI template (available on the closed online platform for the ISEAL community) and submitted by the ISEAL Community Member leading the proposed grant by 08 July 2024.
The brief EOI template includes questions on:
- The motivation for the project, what it hopes to achieve, and how.
- The learning value for the project lead, partners, the ISEAL community, and beyond.
- How it will contribute to the funding criteria specific to the relevant thematic call.
Submitted EOIs are presented to a grant decision-making committee comprising ISEAL staff, external experts, and donors.
The committee selects a sub-set of EOIs it recommends for full proposal development, and ISEAL will work with successful applicants to develop detailed proposals.
Projects to start from November 2024.