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 7^th 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.

61 Projects found

The following projects match your filter:
	Community stewardship in conservation, restoration and sustainable management of mangroves in Orissa coast Location: Rajnagar, Kendrapara district (Bhitarkanika mangrove forest) Orissa, India Duration: 20th Jan 2012 to 31st Dec 2012 MFF Grant Amount: INR 814,340 MFF Grant Type: Small Grant Facility Topics: Knowledge for Management, Strategies for Management, Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation, Civil Society Engagement, Community Resilence, Sustainable Livelihoods, Capacity Building, Gender equality, Knowledge management and communications
	An assessment of the past and present distribution status of the Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) along the west coast of India Location: West coast of India: Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala, and the Lakshwadeep Islands Duration: 31st Dec 2011 to 31st Mar 2013 MFF Grant Amount: INR 834,900 MFF Grant Type: Small Grant Facility Topics: Knowledge for Management, Strategies for Management, Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation, Civil Society Engagement, Capacity Building, Sustainable Livelihoods, Coastal Governance, Integrated Coastal Planning, Marine Protected Areas, Capacity development, Gender equality, Knowledge management and communications
	Survey and assessment in Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay to support strategy to conserve and manage seagrass habitats Location: Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay, Tamil Nadu, India Duration: 20th Dec 2011 to 28th Feb 2013 MFF Grant Amount: INR 855,700 MFF Grant Type: Small Grant Facility Topics: Knowledge for Management, Strategies for Management, Civil Society Engagement, Capacity Building, Integrated Coastal Planning, Capacity development, Climate change, Gender equality, Knowledge management and communications
	Commercially important gastropod shell resources and trade in India: Distribution, Status & Conservation strategies Location: Tamil Nadu (Gulf of Mannar, and Palk Bay), Kerala (Wedge Bank, Kollam) Duration: 9th Dec 2011 to 31st Oct 2013 MFF Grant Amount: INR 794,200 MFF Grant Type: Small Grant Facility Topics: Knowledge for Management, Strategies for Management, Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation, Capacity Building, Integrated Coastal Planning, Marine Protected Areas, Knowledge management and communications
	Stakeholder led management planning for Vembanad Kol backwaters, Kerala Location: Vembanad-Kol backwaters, Kerala, India Duration: 28th Nov 2011 to 30th Nov 2012 MFF Grant Amount: INR 880,000 MFF Grant Type: Small Grant Facility Topics: Knowledge for Management, Strategies for Management, Reef to Ridge, Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation, Civil Society Engagement, Capacity Building, Sustainable Livelihoods, Community Resilence, Coastal Governance, Integrated Coastal Planning, Capacity development, Climate change, Gender equality, Knowledge management and communications
	Alternative livelihood options for vulnerable mangrove resources in the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve Location: Sundarban Biosphere Reserve, West Bengal, India Duration: 16th Nov 2011 to 15th Nov 2013 MFF Grant Amount: USD 299,600 MFF Grant Type: Large Grant Facility Topics: Management Assessment and Monitoring, Community Resilence, Strategies for Management
	Community-based environmental coastal management in Demak, Province of Central Java Location: Four villages (Sriwulan, Bedono, Timbulsloko, Surodadi) of the District Kacamatan of Sayung, the Regency of Demak, the Province of Central Java Duration: 1st Nov 2011 to 30th Oct 2013 MFF Grant Amount: USD240,000 MFF Grant Type: Large Grant Facility Topics: Strategies for Management, Reef to Ridge, Economic Valuation, Civil Society Engagement, Sustainable Livelihoods, Community Resilence
	Strengthening the Community-based Coastal Resources Management Network through Community-based Learning Centers in Six Sub-districts of Trat Province, Thailand Location: Muang and Laem Ngob districts, Trat province Duration: 1st Jun 2011 to 30th Nov 2012 MFF Grant Amount: USD149,985 MFF Grant Type: Large Grant Facility Topics: Capacity Building, Civil Society Engagement, Strategies for Management, Economic Valuation, Sustainable Livelihoods, Community Resilence, Financing Coastal Conservation, Capacity development
	Establishing a waste disposal site Location: Vaikaradhoo Island, Haa Dhaal Atoll, Upper North Province, Maldives Duration: 15th Oct 2010 to 30th May 2011 MFF Grant Amount: US$11,672 MFF Grant Type: Small Grant Facility Topics: Strategies for Management, Civil Society Engagement, Climate change
	Evaluating and improving the management effectiveness of Thailand's marine and coastal protected areas Location: 21 Marine protected areas in the coasts of Andaman Sea, Western Gulf of Thailand, and Eastern Gulf of Thailand Duration: 27th Apr 2010 to 27th Apr 2012 MFF Grant Amount: USD280,000 MFF Grant Type: Large Grant Facility Topics: Marine Protected Areas, Management Assessment and Monitoring, Strategies for Management

61 Projects

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No.	Name	Location	Countries	Start	End	Amount	Type	Status
1	Developing a practicable model through corporate-community participation for successful mangrove restoration activities in Kachchh, Gujarat	Mundra, Bhuj, Gujarat	India	2013-12-10	2015-06-10	INR 1,138,500	SG	Completed
2	Ecological assessment and education for conservation of mangrove community in Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra	Ratnagiri mangroves, Maharastra, India	India	2012-05-15	2013-11-30	INR 868,500	SG	Completed
3	Environmental Awareness Media Project	Male', Maldives	Maldives	2009-10-01	2010-03-31	US$ 34,890	SG	Completed
4	Establish a proper management of waste collection and transportation in 2 populations centres of G.Dh Hoendedhoo and G.Dh Nadella	G.Dh Hoandedhoo & G.Dh Nadella	Maldives	2016-11-10	2017-11-10	MVR 374,913	SG	Completed
5	Establishing a community biogas plant	Maduganga, Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	2009-01-01	2009-12-31	US$4,382	SG	Completed
6	Establishing a waste disposal site	Vaikaradhoo Island, Haa Dhaal Atoll, Upper North Province, Maldives	Maldives	2010-10-15	2011-05-30	US$11,672	SG	Completed
7	Evaluating and improving the management effectiveness of Thailand's marine and coastal protected areas	21 Marine protected areas in the coasts of Andaman Sea, Western Gulf of Thailand, and Eastern Gulf of Thailand	Thailand	2010-04-27	2012-04-27	USD280,000	LG	Completed
8	Fuel-efficient stoves for coastal communities	Puttalam, Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	2009-01-01	2009-12-31	US$3,947	SG	Completed
9	Holistic Management of Mangrove, Sea Grass, and Otter in Bangla-Sapum Bay	Coastal areas of 5 communities of 3 sub-districts (Tambon) in Phuket Province, which are situated in mangrove area of Khong Tha Rua Reserve Forest, in the vicinity of Sirinart and Ao Phang-nga National Park.	Thailand	2012-06-19	2013-08-31	297,900 THB	SG	Completed
10	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
11	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
12	Mangrove conservation and management: enhancing livelihood opportunities for mangrove dependent communities in Bhitarkanika reserve forest	Chainrakolha and Garta village in the Ragani Panchayat of Rajnagar block, in the Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary, Orissa	India	2012-05-15	2013-03-15	MFF Grant: INR 875,000	SG	Completed
13	Mangrove restoration: participatory assessment of current practices	Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, India	India	2010-02-19	2011-02-01	US$17,400	SG	Completed
14	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
15	Participatory rehabilitation and conservation of aquatic habitats at Mae Nang Khao	Ban Tung Rak, Mae Nang Khao, Kuraburi, Phang Nga, Thailand	Thailand	2009-05-01	2010-11-30	US$9,164	SG	Completed
16	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
17	Planning Sustainable Use of Mangrove	Kapoe District, Ranong Province	Thailand	2012-06-19	2013-08-31	300,000 THB	SG	Completed
18	Planting and Managing Mangroves along Coastal Areas of Kulon Progo	Jangkaran village, Temon sub-district, Kulonprogo district, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia	Indonesia	2012-08-27	2013-04-27	USD 25,000	SG	Completed
19	Planting Pandanus in the coastal belt of Kandakuliya	Kandakuliya, Puttalam	Sri Lanka	2012-08-01	2013-05-31	LKR 674,900/-	SG	Completed
20	Preserving Puttalam lagoon for future generations	Puttalam, Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	2009-02-01	2009-11-30	US$3,882	SG	Completed
21	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
22	Promoting locally effective solutions to waste management in GDh. Faresmathoda and Vaadhoo to reduce environmental impacts	G.Dh Faresmathoda and G.Dh Vaadhoo	Maldives	2015-07-01	2016-07-21	MVR 374,913	SG	Completed
23	Rehabilitation and reconstruction of Pottuvil mangrove nursery	Panama, Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	2009-01-01	2009-09-30	US$3,860	SG	Completed
24	Rehabilitation of degraded seagrass area in Tuticorin coast of Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu, to support long term conservation of seagrass habitats	Koswari Island, Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu, India	India	2013-12-10	2015-03-10	INR 1,426,750	SG	Completed
25	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
26	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
27	Replanting mangroves and introducing eco-friendly home gardening	Puttalam, Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	2009-01-01	2009-12-31	US$3,904	SG	Completed
28	Replanting mangroves in Batticaloa lagoon	Batticaloa, Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	2009-01-01	2009-12-31	US$4,360	SG	Completed
29	Replanting mangroves in Pottuvil lagoon	Kottukal, Pottuvil, Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	2009-01-01	2009-12-31	US$4,018	SG	Completed
30	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
31	Reversing environmental damage through community focused sustainable livelihoods in Ban Don Bay, Surat Thani Province, Southern Thailand	Surat Thani, Southern Thailand	Thailand	2009-04-16	2011-09-30	USD300,000	LG	Completed
32	Safeguarding mangroves through awareness programmes	Mulipuram, Puttalam, Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	2009-02-01	2009-09-30	US$4,374	SG	Completed
33	Stakeholder led management planning for Vembanad Kol backwaters, Kerala	Vembanad-Kol backwaters, Kerala, India	India	2011-11-28	2012-11-30	INR 880,000	SG	Completed
34	Strengthening conservation of mangroves and other marine and coastal resources at Thong Toam Yai Bay	Thong Toam Yai, Chumphon, Thailand	Thailand	2009-10-01	2010-10-31	US$9,979	SG	Completed
35	Strengthening the Community-based Coastal Resources Management Network through Community-based Learning Centers in Six Sub-districts of Trat Province, Thailand	Muang and Laem Ngob districts, Trat province	Thailand	2011-06-01	2012-11-30	USD149,985	LG	Completed
36	Survey and assessment in Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay to support strategy to conserve and manage seagrass habitats	Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay, Tamil Nadu, India	India	2011-12-20	2013-02-28	INR 855,700	SG	Completed
37	Sustainable coastal livelihoods through Integrated Mangrove Fishery Farming Systems (IMFFS)	Tamil Nadu, India	India	2009-01-06	2009-10-31	US$21,000	SG	Completed
38	Sustainable freshwater aquaculture in the mangrove-dominated Indian Sundarbans	Sundarbans, West Bengal, India	India	2009-12-02	2011-01-01	US$12,000	SG	Completed
39	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
40	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
41	“Mangroves are a Must!” Promoting mangrove conservation awareness and education in the face of climate change in the Seychelles	Mahé and Praslin islands, Seychelles	Seychelles	2009-07-01	2011-02-28	US$25,000	SG	Completed

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61 Projects found

The following projects match your filter:

Community stewardship in conservation, restoration and sustainable management of mangroves in Orissa coast

An assessment of the past and present distribution status of the Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) along the west coast of India

Survey and assessment in Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay to support strategy to conserve and manage seagrass habitats

Commercially important gastropod shell resources and trade in India: Distribution, Status & Conservation strategies

Stakeholder led management planning for Vembanad Kol backwaters, Kerala

Alternative livelihood options for vulnerable mangrove resources in the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve

Community-based environmental coastal management in Demak, Province of Central Java

Strengthening the Community-based Coastal Resources Management Network through Community-based Learning Centers in Six Sub-districts of Trat Province, Thailand

Establishing a waste disposal site

Evaluating and improving the management effectiveness of Thailand's marine and coastal protected areas

61 Projects