Call for Letters of Inquiry, Indo-Burma Hotspot

The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) and IUCN are currently accepting Letters of Inquiry (LoIs) from nongovernmental organisations, community groups, Indigenous People’s organisations, women’s groups, private companies and other civil society organisations for projects that address the conservation of biodiversity in the Indo-Burma Hotspot and that meet the criteria set out in this call.  

CEPF welcomes applications from current and past grantees, as well as organizations that have not previously received CEPF funding. Priorities eligible for funding under this call include: (1) Empower local communities to engage in conservation and management of priority sites; (2) Strengthen the capacity of civil society to work on biodiversity, communities and livelihoods at regional, national, local and grassroots levels.  

Please apply if relevant or share in your network: 

• Opening date: 11 November 2021
• Closing date: 5:00 PM 21 December 2021
• Grant size: small grants (up to US$40,000) and large grants (US$40,000 to US$250,000)
• Eligible countries: Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Thailand and Vietnam 
• Eligible priorities: Strategic Directions 4 and 8. For details of priorities, please see https://www.cepf.net/sites/default/files/indo-burma-small-large-cfp-11-21-english.pdf