Applicants for funding support will be evaluated on the following criteria:
Legal and financial status: Applicant is legally registered in the Commonwealth of Dominica for at least two (2) years with an active business bank account with a minimum of two (2) signatories
Institutional capacity and track record of grantee: Evidences past achievements of grantee, strong organization leader, previous successful projects
Conserve and enhance ecosystems: Results in restored habitat and/or increased capacity for climate change adaptation planning and implementation
Strengthen the governance and management of ecosystems: Results in increased compliance with regulations and behavior that protects natural resources and biodiversity
Create resilient ecological and human communities: Results in improved well-being of Dominica’s natural-resource dependent communities and increased opportunities for sustainable and alternative livelihoods
Current ecological condition of the PA: Protects healthy sites/ecosystems or restores degraded sites/ecosystems
Presence of endangered and rare species: Benefits Dominica’s rare and endangered species
Urgency for taking actions in the PAs: Prevents further ecosystem degradation and worsening site conditions
Ecological connectivity: Results in ecosystem benefits beyond the site
Social capital associated with site: Engages stakeholders and leverages resources available from community groups, NGOs, and other groups
Sustainable livelihood potential: Demonstrates potential for the site and/or project to support sustainable livelihoods for stakeholders
Measurable outcomes and impact: Demonstrates a well-articulated strategy and methods to measure/evaluate grant outcomes
Criteria for a Grant funding
Building partnerships to restore, conserve and manage Dominica's flora and fauna.
Projects and Grant Types
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Natural Resources & Commodities
Protected Areas and Sustainability
Deepening Collective Knowledge
to increase production of native foods
to restore the productive base
To conserve indigenous species
to promote the ridge to reef concept
to add value to nature base
Increased production of native foods
Improved blue and green circular economies
to strengthened nature-based economies
to improve water quality
to strengthen the health and resilience of coastal habitat
to support adaptation and mitigation actions
To conserve indigenous species
to increase acreages of buffer zones
to increase forest coverage
to increase wide harvest areas
to reduce opportunities of new entrants of invasive species
to improve habitats
to improve biodiversity of protected areas
to reduce risks for endangered species
Strengthened systems with or surrounding protected areas; reduce threats to biodiversity
to publish conservation related material
to collect data
to improve knowledge systems
to store traditional knowledge
to transfer knowledge
to improve governance
to increase capacity
to strengthen institutions
DNCTF will NOT fund these projects:
One-time and recurring operation/ administrative costs of ministries, agencies, departments
Salaries for executive officers or core organization staff
Activities relating to extraction/ depletion of natural resources
Purchase of land
Projects not consistent with the purpose of the DNCTF
Projects related to political campaigns and/or political propaganda
Projects that violate provisions of the Inter-American Convention on Corruption
Projects that could be expected to give a conflict of interest
Non-Eligible Projects
Eligible Recipients
Public sector agencies: provide an enabling environment for conservation, restoration and management of Dominica's marine and terrestrial biodiversity.
Private sector agencies: support the conservation, restoration and management of Dominica's marine and terrestrial biodiversity. Corporate agencies shall provide a 1:1 match of cash funds for all proposals and demonstrate project activities are not for profit.
NGOs and Community groups: support NGOs and community groups in conserving, restoring and managing Dominica's flora and fauna.
