Dear Equator Net members,
The 2008 Global Development Marketplace Competition (DM2008) is now accepting proposals!
Development Marketplace (DM) is a competitive grant program administered by the World Bank and supported by various partners that identifies and funds innovative, early-stage projects with high potential for development impact. The DM2008 competition is looking for early-stage, innovative ideas with potential for high impact in promoting ‘Sustainable Agriculture for Development’.
Proposals are welcome from all innovators: civil society groups, foundations and development agencies in the country of implementation can submit their ideas. Other applicants – individuals, government entities and businesses – can also apply, but only if they work with a local partner.
DM2008 is specifically focused on the agricultural challenges related to:
- linking small-scale farmers to input and product markets;
- improving land access and tenure for poor farmers; and
- promoting the environmental services of agriculture in addressing climate change and biodiversity conservation.
A total of US$4 million in awards is available, with a maximum award size of US$200,000 per project. The call for proposals closes on March 21, 2008 (23:00 GMT time). Applications will undergo a rigorous review drawing on hundreds of development experts, who will narrow down the pool of finalists to about 100 finalists.
The DM will then bring the finalists to
Proposals must be written in English and submitted through the DM website. Competition guidelines and step-by-step instructions are available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish (please click here).
For questions, please contact the Development Marketplace Team at:
Development Marketplace: Together, Turning Ideas Into Action
The World Bank
dminfo@worldbank.org
www.developmentmarketplace.org
Warm regards,
Gaby
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