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Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) – Sixth Call for Proposals Now Open

Port of Spain, 20th October, 2023 – The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) and the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) announce the launch of the sixth call for proposals under the CEPF Phase II investment in the Caribbean Islands.

Small grants: US$5,000 to US$50,000

Large grants: > US$50,000

Open date: Friday, 20 October 2023 – 9:00 a.m. Washington, D.C. time

Closing date:  Monday, 27 November 2023 – 11:59 p.m. Washington, D.C. time

This call for LOIs is focused only on the priority corridors and sites in the eligible countries: Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Please refer to Tables 2 and 3 in the text of the call for eligible geographies.

Read the detailed instructions, criteria and restrictions in the call for letters of inquiry available below.

Call for Letters of Inquiry

Informational Webinar for Prospective Applicants

CEPF and the RIT will host an informational webinar for prospective applicants on Thursday, 2 November 2023 from 9.00 – 11.30 a.m. (Jamaica time) and 10.00 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. (Eastern Caribbean & Dominican Republic). Register here.

Proposal Development Workshops

  • CEPF and the RIT will also host two proposal development workshops:
    • Large grants workshop – Thursday, 16 November 2023| 9.30 a.m. – 11.30 a.m EST/10.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. AST | Register here
    • Small grants workshop – Thursday, 16 November 2023| 1.30 p.m. – 3.30 p.m EST/2.30 p.m. – 4.30 p.m. AST | Register here

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Photo: Adult female San Salvador Iguana (Cyclura rileyi), The Bahamas. Credit: Jenny Daltry Rewild & FFI

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