Grants

Welcome to the MFF Grants page. MFF invests directly in coastal ecosystems through on-the-ground projects. Several types of projects are used to channel MFF activities. Since 2008, both small-scale and larger projects have been implemented in the member countries. From 2012, regional projects have been introduced as a way of addressing topics relevant to the whole MFF Region.  

Small Grant Facility (SGF) 
SGF Projects are the mechanism through which funds are provided for small-scale projects. Each member country receives funds to establish a Small Grant Facility to deliver projects under two categories: less than US$10,000, and between US$10,000 to US$25,000. MFF also encourages co-financing of these projects, especially by the private sector.

Small Grant Facility projects are important for supporting local action in the form of community-based project activities. The National Coordinating Body (NCB) in each country has full ownership of the Small Grant Facility. The NCB calls for proposals and selects the projects for funding. The projects themselves are managed for each NCB by the country office of IUCN or UNDP.

Between 2008 and 2011, more than 80 Small Grant Facility projects were implemented across the MFF region. These focused primarily on supporting NGOs and community-based organizations working to meet the needs of coastal communities. By linking these projects to government agencies, much interest has been generated among officials in scaling up their learning to other agencies and to policy makers. For example, the research-oriented projects in India have encouraged the Ministry of Environment and Forests to provide funds to build upon MFF’s work.

Medium Grant Facility (MGF)
Medium projects were introduced at the 7th meeting of the MFF Regional Steering Committee held in November, 2010. The budget range for medium projects is USD 50,000-100,000. These  projects go through a multiple-stage approval process. Following the NCB call for proposals and preliminary review, the project proponents may refine or adjust their proposals. Once the NCB endorses a proposal, it is forwarded to the MFF Secretariat for the second stage of evaluation.

MFF Medium Projects will follow from the priorities identified in the National Strategy and Action Plan (NSAP) prepared by each MFF Focal Country, and will commence in late 2012.

Large Grant Facility (LGF)
The budget range for large projects is upto USD 300,000. MFF Large projects were implemented between 2008-2011. Beginning late 2012, only Medium projects (referring to grant amount) will be implemented. MFF is currently documenting lessons learned from the Large Projects implemented during MFF's earlier days (with a higher limit of grant funding upto USD300,000).

Regional Initiatives

MFF regional projects span several countries to consolidate existing knowledge on best practices in coastal resource management and to conduct research onemerging issues to acquire new knowledge. Each regional project has the direct support of at least three MFF member countries, with a strong leading partner organization selected from MFF’s core institutional partners.

To emphasize the strength of MFF as a regional initiative, the Regional Steering Committee recognized the value of implementing projects that bring together at least two member countries and one core institutional partner. Four projects, to be implemented with MFF's core insitutional partners UNEP and FAO, will span topics around mangrove conservation; community resilience; governance in small island communities; and responsible diving. The National Coordinating Bodies of India and Sri Lanka will also lead a regional study about the conservation of living resources in the Gulf of Mannar.

 

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Related Documents

Annexes to MFF Grant Facility Guidelines (MSWord)

Including templates for Concept Notes

Author: MFF

Publisher: MFF

Posted on: 29th Oct 2015

Category: SGF (Small Grant Facility)

Size: 2.1 MB

Mangroves for the Future Guidelines for Grant Facilities

Revised 27 July 2015

Author: MFF Regional Secretariat

Publisher: MFF

Posted on: 29th Oct 2015

Category: SGF (Small Grant Facility)

Size: 1.3 MB

88 Projects found

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Jaffna Lagoon

Developing socio-ecological profile of the Jaffna lagoon

Location: Jaffna Lagoon

Duration: 1st Jun 2014 to 31st May 2015

MFF Grant Amount: LKR 2,048,310

MFF Grant Type: Small Grant Facility

Topics: Knowledge for Management

Introduce Natural Resources Governance into Participatory Decision Making process Through Conserve & Manage Coastal Ecosystem

Location: Thimilithivu Island in Batticalao

Duration: 10th Jan 2014 to 9th Dec 2014

MFF Grant Amount: LKR 1,946,000.00

MFF Grant Type: Small Grant Facility

Topics: Coastal Governance, Sustainable Livelihoods

Assessing the diversity of mangroves in the Nayaru Lagoon

Assessment of mangrove vegetation distribution, fishery and water quality in Nayaru lagoon

Location: Nayaru Lagoon

Duration: 26th Dec 2013 to 25th Nov 2014

MFF Grant Amount: LKR 1,863,960.00

MFF Grant Type: Small Grant Facility

Topics: Knowledge for Management

Sampling sea cucumber diversity

Potential for sea cucumber culture in the Jaffna lagoon

Location: Jaffna Lagoon

Duration: 21st Oct 2013 to 20th Jun 2014

MFF Grant Amount: LKR 1,413,830/=

MFF Grant Type: Small Grant Facility

Topics: Knowledge for Management

Capacity Building and Improvement of Income Generation to Vulnerable Families living at the border of Manmunai Lagoon through crop cultivation

Location: Batticaloa (Villages bordering the Manmunai Lagoon)

Duration: 21st Oct 2013 to 20th Oct 2014

MFF Grant Amount: LKR 1,942,000

MFF Grant Type: Small Grant Facility

Topics: Capacity Building, Sustainable Livelihoods

Koh Samui attracts high-end tourists; raises cost of living for locals

Mapping and enhancing natural resource governance in Small Island Communities

Location: Maldives, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand

Duration: 1st Jan 2013 to 31st Dec 2014

MFF Grant Amount: USD199,994

MFF Grant Type: Regional Grants Facility

Topics: Capacity Building, Strategies for Management, Coastal Governance

Introducing dehydrated fish processing technique to fisher women in Panama

Introducing dehydrated fish processing technique to fisher women in Panama

Location: Panama

Duration: 1st Oct 2012 to 31st Mar 2013

MFF Grant Amount: LKR 855,000/-

MFF Grant Type: Small Grant Facility

Topics: Sustainable Livelihoods, Sustainable Business Practices

Refrigerated truck used for selling Aloe vera beverage

Expanding marketing of aloe vera beverage

Location: Kalpitiya, Puttalam

Duration: 1st Oct 2012 to 30th Jun 2013

MFF Grant Amount: LKR 476,500/-

MFF Grant Type: Small Grant Facility

Topics: Sustainable Livelihoods, Sustainable Business Practices, Civil Society Engagement

Assessment of Pb content in Avicennia marina in Mattakali, Batticaloa

Assessment of Pb Content in mangrove sediments and Avicennia marina plants from Batticaloa Lagoon

Location: Mattakali, Batticaloa

Duration: 15th Sep 2012 to 14th Jan 2013

MFF Grant Amount: LKR 1,250,000/-

MFF Grant Type: Small Grant Facility

Topics: Knowledge for Management, Integrated Coastal Planning

Biodiversity in the seagrass beds of the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay

Living resources of the Gulf of Mannar: Assessment of key species and habitats for enhancing awareness and for conservation policy formulation

Location: Gulf of Mannar

Duration: 1st Sep 2012 to 31st Dec 2014

MFF Grant Amount: $ 200,000.00

MFF Grant Type: Regional Grants Facility

Topics: Knowledge for Management, Marine Protected Areas, Economic Valuation, Strategies for Management, Capacity Building, Integrated Coastal Planning, Community Resilence

88 Projects

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No. Name Location Countries Start End Amount Type Status
1 Coastal green belt planting and livelihood improvement Panama, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-01-01 2009-12-31 US$4,254 SG Completed
2 Coastal planting on Ethukkaal Beach Kattankudy, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-01-01 2009-12-31 US$3,913 SG Completed
3 Coastal planting on Hadjiar Beach Kattankudy, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-01-01 2009-12-31 US$3,118 SG Completed
4 Community Awareness and integrated coastal Management porgramme in Pottuvil Pottuvil Sri Lanka 2011-05-01 2011-10-31 LKR 462,200.00 SG Completed
5 Community participatory biodiversity conservation of Bar Reef Marine Sanctuary Bar Reef Marine Sanctuary, Kalpitiya Sri Lanka 2011-05-01 2012-02-29 LKR 442,050.00 SG Completed
6 Community-based mangrove planting at Kurakkanhena Puttalam, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-02-01 2009-10-31 US$4,232 SG Completed
7 Conservation awareness among school children Batticaloa Sri Lanka 2011-05-01 2012-04-30 LKR 414,000.00 SG Completed
8 Conservation of Baobab trees Mannar Sri Lanka 2011-05-01 2011-11-30 LKR 498,750.00 SG Completed
9 Conserving the resources of Gulf of Mannar Mannar Sri Lanka 2011-05-01 2012-04-15 LKR 446,250 SG Completed
10 Cultivating bamboo as a wood substitute to protect mangroves and control erosion at Rekawa lagoon Rekawa, Ussangoda and Kalametiya (RUK) area, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-01-01 2009-12-31 US$4,060 SG Completed
11 Developing ecotourism as an alternative to environmentally harmful activities Rekawa, Ussangoda and Kalametiya (RUK) area, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-01-01 2009-12-31 US$4,474 SG Completed
12 Developing socio-ecological profile of the Jaffna lagoon Jaffna Lagoon Sri Lanka 2014-06-01 2015-05-31 LKR 2,048,310 SG Completed
13 Educating people about the threats to the Maduganga ecosystem Maduganga, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-01-01 2009-12-31 US$4,320 SG Completed
14 Empowering fisherwomen by generating additional income from the cultivation of Aloe vera (Phase 1) Puttalam, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-01-01 2009-05-31 US$4,386 SG Completed
15 Empowering fisherwomen by generating additional income from the cultivation of Aloe vera (Phase 2) Puttalam, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-07-01 2009-11-30 US$4,386 SG Completed
16 Enhancement of livelihoods of fisher folks through Aloe vera cultivation, processing and marketing in Panama Panama Sri Lanka 2012-06-01 2013-05-31 LKR 730,900 SG Completed
17 Enhancing alternative income for fisher families living close to the Pottuvil Lagoon Pottuvil Sri Lanka 2011-05-01 2012-02-29 LKR 488,800.00 SG Completed
18 Enhancing schoolchildren’s knowledge of mangrove ecosystems by training their teachers Maduganga, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-01-01 2009-12-31 US$4,386 SG Completed
19 Enhancing the incomes of fisher families through handicraft production Rekawa, Ussangoda and Kalametiya (RUK) area, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-01-01 2009-12-31 US$4,342 SG Completed
20 Establishing a community biogas plant Maduganga, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-01-01 2009-12-31 US$4,382 SG Completed
21 Evaluation of the present status of seagrass ecosystems along the west coast stretching from Kalpitiya to Thaleimannar. Puttalam, Mannar Sri Lanka 2012-06-01 2013-05-31 LKR 738,800/- SG Completed
22 Expanding marketing of aloe vera beverage Kalpitiya, Puttalam Sri Lanka 2012-10-01 2013-06-30 LKR 476,500/- SG Completed
23 Fuel-efficient stoves for coastal communities Puttalam, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-01-01 2009-12-31 US$3,947 SG Completed
24 Generating additional income for fisher families through poultry farming Pottuvil, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-01-01 2009-09-30 US$4,386 SG Completed
25 Goat farming as an alternative income generating activity for fisher families Pottuvil, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-01-01 2009-12-31 US$4,386 SG Completed
26 Greening of bare land and income generation for the selected community members in Manalkadu and the coastal area of Delft East  of Jaffna District Manalkadu and the coastal area of Delft East of Jaffna District Sri Lanka 2016-02-01 2017-01-31 SG Completed
27 Home gardening in the Pottuvil coastal belt Pottuvil Sri Lanka 2011-05-01 2012-04-30 LKR 531,000.00 SG Completed
28 Improve livelihood income generation to vulnerable families through crop cultivation at the border of Batticaloa lagoon for conservation and restoration of coastal ecosystem Batticaloa Sri Lanka 2012-05-01 2012-04-30 LKR 464,000.00 SG Completed
29 Improve the living standard of 20 fisher families at Naguleliya village Naguleliya Sri Lanka 2012-08-01 2013-05-31 LKR 385,960/- SG Completed
30 Improved community management of the Maduganga wetland Maduganga, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-01-01 2009-11-30 US$4,386 SG Completed
31 Improving self-employment skills of fisher women in Puttalam The coastal villages of Iranawila and Samindugama in the district of Puttalam. Sri Lanka 2011-07-01 2012-04-30 LKR 462,200.00 SG Completed
32 Increasing the resilience of coastal and riverine communities to climate change and other threats, by conserving the ecosystems of the Maya Oya and associated coastal wetlands in Sri Lanka Negombo and Katana DS Divisions in the Gampaha District (Western Province) and Wennappuwa and Dankotuwa DS Divisions in the Puttalam District in the North-Western Province, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-09-01 2011-11-30 USD 151,895 LG Completed
33 Installation of an efficient model of water management and novel home garden system at the Delft Island Delft Island Sri Lanka 2016-03-01 2017-02-28 SG Completed
34 Introduce Natural Resources Governance into Participatory Decision Making process Through Conserve & Manage Coastal Ecosystem Thimilithivu Island in Batticalao Sri Lanka 2014-01-10 2014-12-09 LKR 1,946,000.00 SG Completed
35 Introducing and encouraging use traditional fishing gear for Mud Crab Fishery in Kokilai Lagoon Kokilai lagoon Sri Lanka 2012-06-01 2013-05-30 LKR 890,000/= SG Completed
36 Introducing dehydrated fish processing technique to fisher women in Panama Panama Sri Lanka 2012-10-01 2013-03-31 LKR 855,000/- SG Completed
37 Introduction of a community-based management model for Vankalai Wetland Ecosystem, Mannar, Sri Lanka South Bar, Vankalai and Achchankulam villages in Mannar, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2014-09-01 2016-02-29 LKR 10,889,330 MG Completed
38 Investigating groundwater quality in Panama Panama, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2011-05-01 2012-04-30 LKR 481,976. 00 SG Completed
39 Living resources of the Gulf of Mannar: Assessment of key species and habitats for enhancing awareness and for conservation policy formulation Gulf of Mannar India
Sri Lanka 		2012-09-01 2014-12-31 $ 200,000.00 RG Completed
40 Local knowledge building to address conservation issues Mannar and Batticaloa Sri Lanka 2011-08-01 2011-11-30 LKR 517,000.00 SG Completed
41 Mangrove conservation through filling the gap of knowledge and information of Tamil speaking communities in Puttalam and Mannar Districts Puttalam Sri Lanka 2011-08-01 2012-03-31 LKR 340,000.00 SG Completed
42 Mangrove diversity and related fishery in lagoon/estuarine systems in Potuvil- Panama coastal stretch. Pottuvil, Panama Sri Lanka 2012-06-01 2013-05-31 LKR 734,400/- SG Completed
43 Mangrove species composition, diversity and related fishery in lagoon/estuarine systems in Pottuvil- Panama coastal stretch in the east coast of Sri Lanka Panama, Pottuvil Sri Lanka 2011-05-01 2012-04-30 LKR 446,900.00 SG Completed
44 Mapping and enhancing natural resource governance in Small Island Communities Maldives, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand Sri Lanka
Asia Region
Maldives
Seychelles
Thailand 		2013-01-01 2014-12-31 USD199,994 RG Completed
45 Mapping of ponds / waterholes and restoration of a selected pond in the Delft Island Delft Island Sri Lanka 2016-01-01 2016-12-31 SG Completed
46 Participatory Conservation of the Casuarina Forest Belt in Manalkadu Sand Dunes Manalkadu Sri Lanka 2014-09-01 2015-06-30 Rs 1,462,500 SG Completed
47 Phase 3 SGF Projects LK Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2016-01-01 2017-02-28 SG Completed
48 Piloting red tilapia cage culture as an alternative livelihood in the Maduganga estuary Maduganga, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-07-01 2009-12-31 US$4,321 SG Completed
49 Piloting sea bass cage culture as an alternative livelihood for the fishing communities of Maduganga estuary Maduganga, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-01-01 2009-09-30 US$5,260 SG Completed
50 Piloting seaweed farming as an alternative livelihood activity for coastal communities in Panama and Pottuvil Panama, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-01-01 2009-09-30 US$5,196 SG Completed
51 Planting Pandanus in the coastal belt of Kandakuliya Kandakuliya, Puttalam Sri Lanka 2012-08-01 2013-05-31 LKR 674,900/- SG Completed
52 Potential for sea cucumber culture in the Jaffna lagoon Jaffna Lagoon Sri Lanka 2013-10-21 2014-06-20 LKR 1,413,830/= SG Completed
53 Preserving Puttalam lagoon for future generations Puttalam, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-02-01 2009-11-30 US$3,882 SG Completed
54 Promoting community participation in integrated coastal management in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka The project was implemented in over 50 coastal villages, in nine coastal Divisional Secretariat Divisions in Puttalam District, in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2010-01-01 2011-08-01 USD 259,354.70 LG Completed
55 Promotion of cultivating vegetables, fruits, yams, and leaves in Home Garden level among household women community living in Kalawanchikudi Coastal belt area of Batticaloa district of Sri Lanka Ondachchimadam, Batticaloa Sri Lanka 2011-09-01 2012-05-31 LKR 525,000.00 SG Completed
56 Providing micro-finance loans for alternative livelihoods that reduce pressure on coastal ecosystems in Kalpitiya, Puttalam District Ammathottam in Kalpitiya, Puttalam District Sri Lanka 2011-05-01 2012-04-30 LKR 500,000.00 SG Completed
57 Providing supplementary income to the coastal community in Northern Mannar through establishing of healthy mother plant stock of Kappaphycus alvarezii (Eucheuma cottonii) meet future demand of seedlings of seaweed farming industry in Sri Lanka Kumilamunai in northern Mannar, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2011-05-01 2012-10-31 LKR 652,000/- SG Completed
58 Publishing an environmental magazine, Madupuwath Maduganga, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-01-01 2009-12-31 US$4,386 SG Completed
59 Raising buffalo to enhance the income of widows and their families in Pottuvil (Phase 1) Pottuvil, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-02-01 2009-07-31 US$4,374 SG Completed
60 Raising buffalo to enhance the income of widows and their families in Pottuvil (Phase 2) Pottuvil, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-10-01 2009-11-30 US$5,146 SG Completed
61 Rehabilitation and reconstruction of Pottuvil mangrove nursery Panama, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-01-01 2009-09-30 US$3,860 SG Completed
62 Removing cattail from a village drainage canal Rekawa, Ussangoda and Kalametiya (RUK) area, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-02-01 2009-09-30 US$4,386 SG Completed
63 Removing pond apple from parts of the Maduganga wetland Maduganga, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-02-01 2009-11-30 US$3,842 SG Completed
64 Replanting mangroves and introducing eco-friendly home gardening Puttalam, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-01-01 2009-12-31 US$3,904 SG Completed
65 Replanting mangroves in Batticaloa lagoon Batticaloa, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-01-01 2009-12-31 US$4,360 SG Completed
66 Replanting mangroves in Pottuvil lagoon Kottukal, Pottuvil, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-01-01 2009-12-31 US$4,018 SG Completed
67 Replanting mangroves in the Dutch Canal to enhance ecosystem productivity Puttalam, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-03-01 2009-11-30 US$4,386 SG Completed
68 Restoring a village tank Rekawa, Ussangoda and Kalametiya (RUK) area, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-10-01 2009-11-30 US$3,650 SG Completed
69 Reviving traditional livelihoods Pottuvil Sri Lanka 2011-05-01 2012-01-31 LKR 673,090.00 SG Completed
70 Safeguarding mangroves through awareness programmes Mulipuram, Puttalam, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-02-01 2009-09-30 US$4,374 SG Completed
71 Sea Cucumber Culture as an Alternative Livelihood Mannar Sri Lanka 2011-11-01 2012-10-30 LKR 670,560/= SG Completed
72 Seasonal and spatial variation of physico-chemical parameters of water in the Panama lagoon Panama Sri Lanka 2012-06-01 2013-05-31 LKR 743,400/- SG Completed
73 Studying carbon sequestration in mangroves Puttalam Sri Lanka 2011-01-05 2012-04-30 LKR 425,000.000 SG Completed
74 Studying seagrasses in Puttalam lagoon Puttalam lagoon, Puttalam Sri Lanka 2011-05-01 2012-04-30 LKR 587,000.00 SG Completed
75 Sustainable livelihood development for low- income families in the Puttalam lagoon area Puttalam, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-07-01 2009-12-31 US$3,939 SG Completed
76 Training and supporting fisher families in Kattankudy to establish banana-based home gardens Kattankudy, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-01-01 2009-12-31 US$3,952 SG Completed
77 Training and supporting fisher families in Ussangoda to establish home gardens Rekawa, Ussangoda and Kalametiya (RUK) area, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009-02-01 2009-11-30 US$3,240 SG Completed
78 Value of ecosystems’ services provided by the Jaffna lagoon and contribution of the lagoon to the livelihoods of peripheral villagers Jaffna Lagoon Sri Lanka 2014-06-01 2015-04-30 LKR 1,638,450 SG Completed