CDKN Innovation Fund just launched
The first deadline for applications to the Innovation Fund is: 28th October 2011, 17:00 (GMT+1).
The CDKN Innovation Fund supports innovative thinking and innovative action. It is designed as an open competitive fund to provide fast-moving support for creative initiatives in the field of climate change and international development.
It is flexible in order to catalyze a range of different project types, scales of operation and projects in different stages of development.
The Innovation Fund is structured around two stages:
• Stage 1 provides support for organisations/partnerships in designing and developing innovative projects on climate compatible development. This will be supported through an innovation process, and the outcomes of this process will include a project proposal.
• Stage 2 focuses on innovative research projects, and provides funding for organisation/partnerships to implement (a) research projects that emerge from Stage 1, as well as ‘fast-track’ research proposals which do not need support through Stage 1.
Applicants should either apply for Stage 1 (Innovation Process), with the potential to go through to Stage 2 on completion, or apply to be fast-tracked to Stage 2 (Research Projects only).
The overall budget for this round of the CDKN Innovation Fund is £1.1 million and CDKN invites applications that fall under one of the following themes:
• Climate compatible development strategies and plans
• Improving developing countries’ access to climate finance
• Strengthening resilience through climate-related disaster risk management
For full information including guidance documents and details on application processes and eligibility criteria, please visit the CDKN website, or contact the CDKN Innovation Fund Team on innovationfund@cdkn.org