The Japanese Government offers financial assistance for development projects designed to meet the diverse needs of developing countries. Known as Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) or Kusanone, this scheme supports projects proposed by bodies such as NGOs, schools, hospitals and local government authorities.
Eligible countries (2020):
(1) Antigua and Barbuda
(2) The Commonwealth of Dominica
(3) Grenada
(4) Guyana
(5) Saint Lucia
(6) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
(7) Suriname
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(1)OBJECTIVES
GGP provides financial assistance to NGOs, hospitals, schools, and other nonprofit associations to help implement their development projects.
The availability of GGP funding in each eligible country provides Japanese ODA with a new means of cooperation that has a direct impact on the well-being of grassroots communities.
(2)ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS
Any type of nonprofit organization is eligible to be a GGP recipient. The only requirement is that it be a nonprofit organization implementing development projects at the grassroots level in eligible countries. The following are examples of potential recipients: international or local NGOs (of any nationality, except those eligible for the Grant Assistance for Japanese NGOs), local authorities, hospitals, primary schools, and other nonprofit associations.
(3)PROJECT AREAS
GGP mainly targets projects that aim to meet Basic Human Needs(BHN) and projects that are highly beneficial at the grassroots level and require timely support. Project areas include but are not limited to:
*Trinidad and Tobago and barbados (in 2011) as well as Saint Kitts and Nevis (in 2014) graduated from the DAC list of recipient countries. For these three countries, GGP accepts only disaster risk reduction and management and environmental projects (climate change adaption and mitigation project, recycling project).
(4)AVAILABLE FUNDS
GGP funds are provided to the recipient organization after an examination and evaluation of each application by the Japanese Government on an annual project-by-project basis. The grant amount per project is generally under 10 million yen. Prospective applicants should note that the following budget items cannot be financed: consumables (except in case of emergency relief or for humanitarian needs), running and maintenance costs of facilities and equipment, and administrative costs of the recipient organization.
(5)HOW TO APPLY
If your organization satisfies the conditions described above and you want to receive GGP funds to implement a development project, you should submit a completed application form to the Japanese Embassy. The application form must be accompanied by a detailed budget for the project, a map showing the project site, estimates for the goods and services that will be purchased by the grant (from three different suppliers), a brochure about your organisation, as well as financial records (for the past 3 years).
As we may need to ask you for additional information, it is essential that your organization provide a point of contact.
(6)APPROVAL PROCEDURES
The Japanese Government cannot support every project that is submitted. Funds are provided to appropriate projects after detailed examination and evaluation by the Japanese Government.
After a Japanese Embassy receives the application form and accompanying documents from the applying organization, the Embassy will take the following steps:
1) Examination of the project
2) Site visit
3) Grant Contract
4) Disbursement of funds
5) Implementation of project
6) Changes from the original plan - subject to case-by-case approval from Japanese Government
7) Reports
8) Auditing
Embassy of Japan in Trinidad and Tobago 