UNESCO 2025 International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) (US$ 100,000 for innovative projects)

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Application Deadline:  21 May 2025.

Applications are actually open for the 2025 UNESCO International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD).Its goal is to foster the emergence of dynamic cultural sectors in creating international locations which might be Parties to the 2005 Convention, by way of strengthening the means to create, produce, distribute and have entry to various cultural items and companies. As a multi-donor fund, the IFCD promotes South-South and North-South cooperation, whereas contributing to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, together with gender equality and poverty discount.

Through an open and aggressive course of, UNESCO fund innovative tasks with as much as US$ 100,000, carried out over a 12–24-month interval. The tasks are evaluated primarily based on their relevance, feasibility, monetary administration capability and anticipated outcomes.

Requirements

• Public authorities and establishments from eligible international locations (creating international locations which might be Parties to the 2005 Convention) • Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from eligible international locations (creating international locations which might be Parties to the 2005 Convention) that meet the definition of civil society*
• International non-governmental organizations (INGOs) registered in international locations Parties to the 2005 Convention, that meet the definition of civil society* within the Operational Guidelines and that current tasks that have an effect in creating international locations on the sub-regional, regional or inter-regional degree

Eligible Countries

• Projects have to be carried out and/or profit eligible international locations solely (creating international locations which might be Parties to the 2005 Convention). Applications from worldwide nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) have to be carried out in two or extra eligible international locations and show that the proposed mission has an affect on the sub-regional, regional or inter-regional degree.

Project Duration

Amount

• US$ 100,000 is the utmost quantity that may be requested*
• Allocations will probably be despatched in a number of installments:
• Beginning of the mission: 50%-Mid-way by way of the mission: 30 %-Completion of the mission: 20%

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the UNESCO International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD).