About

The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) is a joint initiative of l'Agence Française de Développement, Conservation International, the European Union, Fondation Hans Wilsdorf, the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Japan and the World Bank.

CEPF is a global program that provides grants to civil society to safeguard the world’s biodiversity hotspots. CEPF’s purpose is to strengthen the involvement and effectiveness of civil society in the conservation and management of globally important biodiversity.

The CEPF Secretariat requires an organization or consortium to lead a process to update the ecosystem profile for the East Melanesian Islands (EMI) Biodiversity Hotspot, to guide a new phase of investment in civil society organizations (CSOs) working to conserve the global biodiversity values of the hotspot

Funding Information

• The total budget that CEPF will allocate for this award, inclusive of all taxes, management support costs or other indirect costs, is US$200,000.

Duration

• The period of performance is anticipated to be from 1 April to 31 December 2025.

Eligibility

• CEPF will accept proposals from any qualified organization, including NGOs, private consulting firms and universities. Government-owned enterprises or institutions are eligible only if they can establish that the enterprise or institution: 

  • has a legal personality independent of any government agency or actor; 

  • has the authority to apply for and receive private funds; and 

  • is not able to assert a claim of sovereign immunity.

• The organization (or organizational members of a consortium) that prepares the ecosystem profile update will not be precluded from receiving grants during the subsequent investment phase.

Post Date: February 06, 2025