The Lebanon Civic Action Accelerator Program (LEB-CAAP) is a United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded civil society strengthening program (2021-26) implemented by Family Health International (FHI 360). It will provide a combination of grants, technical assistance, and partnerships aimed at accelerating civil society activism to address Lebanon's compounded crises and advance long-term rights-based reforms.
LEB-CAAP is introduced its first grant opportunity: The Catalyst Fund for Relief and Response to address the increasing needs and challenges of relief and response actors in Lebanon, as a result of the compounded crises that are impacting the country. The Fund aims to strengthen the institutional capacity of civil society actors to continue and/or expand their existing services and help them improve the effectiveness, efficiency, quality, and inclusivity of their relief and response services.
The purpose of this Annual Program Statement (APS) is to solicit applications for funding under the Catalyst fund for Relief and Response. FHI 360 is seeking full applications from civil society actors looking to enhance their ability to serve and respond to the increasing relief and response needs of local communities, as they operate in an uncertain and rapidly changing environment.
To learn more about the Catalyst Fund, the available funding, types of projects, eligibility and evaluation criteria along with the application process and submission deadlines, please refer to the Annual Program Statement Modification and supporting document attached under 'Related Documents' in this post.
Refer to the Modification Summary attached under 'Related Documents' in this post for updates on changes to the Catalyst Fund for Relief and Response APS.
Call Type
Call for Proposals
Organisation
Intervention Sectors
Relief Services
How to Apply
- Applications for round 2 of the CFRR should be submitted through the online portal which will be shared in the first week of August 2022. Application questions are available in the attached document ‘Att. I’ for your reference. Only online applications through the online portal will be accepted. Applications inserted as attachments through emails will not be considered.
- Interested entities may obtain full details of the Annual Program Statement in the document ‘CFRR Annual Program Statement’ attached to this post.
- Interested entities may refer to the consolidated "Questions and Answers" that arose during the April 8, 2022 solicitation workshop for Round 1 and written requests for clarification which were submitted via email by the April 12, 2022 deadline on Catalyst Fund for Relief and Response Solicitation Workshop | Daleel Madani (daleel-madani.org). Additional questions can be sent to the LEB-CAAP team on:
- The Competition Timeframe of this APS is from April 1, 2022 until March 31, 2023. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis with evaluation conducted on a quarterly basis, over 4 rounds, as per the schedule below.
- To enter the second round of evaluation, applicants may apply on the application form which will be shared the third week of July 2022.
Rounds
Application Submission Deadline
Round 1
May 31, 2022 (CLOSED)
Round 2
September 30, 2022
Round 3
December 31, 2022
Round 4
March 31, 2023
Deadline
Countries
Lebanon