2004 Seed Grant and Small Innovative Projects Fund, 02/04

The Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) is pleased to announce its Seed Grant and Small Innovative Projects Fund (SGSIP Fund) for the year 2004. Supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), GKP invites Letters of Inquiry for pilot projects or from new or ongoing small-scale initiatives, between US$ 10,000 to US$ 15,000, with a focus on developing countries. Priority will be given to small or locally-based organizations.

For ongoing small-scale initiatives, proposed projects can be limited to the identification and development of specific project components deemed urgent to complement or strengthen efforts to achieve the overall project's original objectives.

Projects proposed are expected to contribute to the achievement of one or both of the following objectives:

1. Facilitate innovation using ICTs from the ground-up to further strengthen and promote the growth and maturity of civil society participation in the Information Society.

2. Promote and facilitate the fertilization of multi-stakeholder partnerships for the upscaling and/or replication of small-scale and community-based initiatives.

DEADLINE: Letters of Inquiry are invited from now until 29th
February 2004. Proposals will only be invited for submission based on Letters of Inquiry received and the suitability of the project proposed. Letters of Inquiry will be evaluated on a case-to-case basis and decisions are expected to be made within a maximum time-frame of one month after the deadline. To submit your Letter of Inquiry, please complete the online form. Proposal guidelines will only be provided to those invited to submit their full proposals (Request for Proposal).

For more information, please visit the GKP portal at:
http://www.globalknowledge.org

An online form to submit your Letter of Inquiry is also avail- able on the GKP portal.

GKP Secretariat
mailto:gkps@gkpsecretariat.org.my

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