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Who can apply for the Challenge Facility

To be considered for a Challenge Facility grant an organization must:

  • have a basic management structure and processes in place
  • be solvent, with or without Stop TB Partnership`s funding for the organization
  • represent and serve an identifiable community, such as people living with TB, MDR-TB, TB/HIV, women, children, poor/neglected communities, or people living in remote rural areas with significant burden of TB
  • have a track record of carrying out activities with tangible outputs and outcomes in the area of advocacy or social mobilization
  • have a clearly defined vision, mission and set of objectives
  • have experience providing grass roots level support to communities
  • have links with other development and/or health institutions

In order to be eligible for the Challenge Facility for Civil Society, applications must:

  • be duly filled out (with all required fields completed)
  • be received by the Stop TB Partnership Secretariat along with all supporting documents before the application deadline
  • not exceed US$20,000 per proposal
  • not exceed 12 months duration
  • have clearly defined objectives, activities and outcomes (with measures) which are achievable through the specific project for which funding is being requested
  • have documentation to confirm that it is a registered organization
  • have been operating for at least one full year (according to date exhibited on registration certificate)
  • propose a budget in which the proportion of funding spent on salary & administrative costs does not exceed 25% of the total budget. The rest of the funding should be spent on direct programme related activities (70%-75% on activities vs. not more than 25%-30% on salaries/admin)
  • agree to be part of the Stop TB Partnership TB Advocates Networks and share their knowledge through that platform
  • (if a recipient of a previous round, please add to the application the financial report and final report on what was achieved using the funds received)

Successful Proposals should show in the application that they:

  • prepare civil society to advocate to improve TB prorgramme and reach out to build coalitions organized to increase funding and other resources for TB
  • benefit TB patients and their community, facilitating their meaningful involvement in the project proposed
  • demonstrate clear links with partners providing services within standards set by the public health sector, e.g. local health centres or the country's TB control programme
  • have an innovative element for advocacy and TB networking
  • have trainings/workshops as an outPUT and not outCOME
  • clearly state how it will achieve, monitor and evaluate the outcomes
  • focus on capacity building and community engagement in TB care and prevention
  • describe how the results of the activities will be measured and documented
  • indicate how the activities to be undertaken using the grant will support the Stop TB Strategy of WHO, and other related policies such as the TB/HIV Collaborative Activities
  • the inclusion of provision of health services is not a priority

Note:

  • Organizations that have individuals as members of the CFCS Selection Committee are not eligible to apply.
  • The Partnership Secretariat will only contact NGOs that were awarded a grant.