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.

71 Projects found

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	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
	Strengthening the Defenders of the Coast Location: Karachi, Pakistan Duration: 1st Dec 2011 to 30th Jun 2012 MFF Grant Amount: PKR 860,000 MFF Grant Type: Small Grant Facility Topics: Knowledge for Management, Knowledge management and communications, Coastal Governance, Capacity Building
	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
	Sustainable use of mangrove resources to benefit poor women through a co-management pilot in the core zone of Xuan Thuy National Park, Vietnam Location: Xuan Thuy National Park, Nam Dinh province, Vietnam Duration: 1st Oct 2011 to 28th Feb 2013 MFF Grant Amount: VND373,050,000 MFF Grant Type: Small Grant Facility Topics: Coastal Governance, Capacity Building, Sustainable Livelihoods, Capacity development, Gender equality
	Community-based restoration and management of mangroves in Lap An Lagoon, Thua Thien Hue Location: The Lap An lagoon belongs to Lang Co Town, Phu Loc District, Thua Thien Hue Province. The lagoon area is 16.17 km2 and its depth is not equilateral from 0.5 to 3 m. The Lap An lagoon is located in monsoon tropical area and it is influenced by see-breeze. Duration: 1st Oct 2011 to 31st Mar 2013 MFF Grant Amount: VND468,000,000 MFF Grant Type: Small Grant Facility Topics: Climate change, Civil Society Engagement, Capacity Building, Sustainable Livelihoods, Community Resilence, Coastal Governance
	Integrating sustainable livelihood improvement into mangrove restoration and conservation in An Hoa lagoon Location: The An Hoa lagoon is about 1,900ha, located at the end of the Trương Giang river, Nui Thanh district, Quang Nam province Duration: 1st Oct 2011 to 30th Jun 2013 MFF Grant Amount: VND375,340,000 MFF Grant Type: Small Grant Facility Topics: Knowledge for Management, Civil Society Engagement, Capacity Building, Sustainable Livelihoods, Community Resilence, Coastal Governance, Climate change, Gender equality
	"For the Green of Mangroves" Clubs - Communication Model for Lower Secondary School Students in Thanh Hoa Province Location: Thanh Hoa is a coastal province loacted in the Northen Central region, with the 102km of coastal line. Hau Loc is one of the six coastal districts of Thanh Hoa province. Duration: 1st Oct 2011 to 31st Mar 2013 MFF Grant Amount: VND482,650,000 MFF Grant Type: Small Grant Facility Topics: Knowledge for Management, Civil Society Engagement, Capacity Building, Community Resilence, Climate change, Knowledge management and communications
	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

71 Projects

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No.	Name	Location	Countries	Start	End	Amount	Type	Status
1	Promotion of Learning for Mangrove Conservation	Mangrove area of about 2,500 ha at Baan Thungrak Village in Phang Nga Province’s Kuraburi District – an area with mangrove around the banks of several canal connecting to Kuraburi Estuary and mangrove along the coast of Kuraburi Bay.	Thailand	2012-06-19	2013-08-31	300,000 THB	SG	Completed
2	Protecting marine ecosystems in MFF countries using the Green Fins approach	Maldives and Viet Nam	Maldives Viet Nam	2013-01-01	2014-12-31	USD 199,994	RG	Completed
3	Rehabilitating and conserving habitats for clams	Siab Yuan, Chumphon, Thailand	Thailand	2009-05-01	2010-11-30	US$9,980	SG	Completed
4	Rehabilitation and sustainable management of the North-East Point marsh	North-East Point, Mahé, Seychelles	Seychelles	2010-08-01	2010-12-31	US$11,900	SG	Completed
5	Rehabilitation and Sustainable Use of Mangroves at Pesantren Village	Pesantren village, Pemalang, Central Java, Indonesia	Indonesia	2010-05-04	2011-04-04	US$27,046 (from a total budget of US$27,922 approved by MFF	SG	Completed
6	Restoring mangroves for nak thale (otters)	Pa Klork, Phuket, Thailand	Thailand	2009-05-01	2010-11-30	US$9,404	SG	Completed
7	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
8	Sand Dune Stabilization for Mangrove Protection in Miani Hor	Maini Hor, Lasbela District, Balochistan	Pakistan	2013-07-05	2014-05-05	PKR 972,800	SG	Completed
9	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
10	Status of shelterbelts along India’s southern coast	Five coastal states (Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala) and one Union Territory (Puducherry), India	India	2009-01-02	2009-10-31	US$22,352	SG	Completed
11	Strengthened capacity of children, communities and local government by better preparedness and mitigation of climate change and disaster risk in Kendrapara district, Odisha	7 villages in Chandilbaunsamula Gram Panchayat and 4 villages in Kandira Gram Panchayat, Rajnagar Block, Kendrapara district, Odisha	India	2013-12-10	2015-06-10	INR 1,160,000	SG	Completed
12	Strengthening the capacity of the community organization "Anse Kerlan Avangard" to investigate and design for counter-erosion actions in the community	Anse Kerlan coastal area, Praslin Island, Seychelles	Seychelles	2014-10-01	2015-05-31	SCR 269,100	SG	Completed
13	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
14	Strengthening the Defenders of the Coast	Karachi, Pakistan	Pakistan	2011-12-01	2012-06-30	PKR 860,000	SG	Completed
15	Supporting farmers in shrimp-crab polyculture model integrated in mangrove forest in Tra Vinh Province	: Duyen Hai districts - Tra Vinh province (including the communes: Vinh Long, Long Khanh, Dong Hai, Dan Thanh, Truong Long Hoa).	Viet Nam	2013-08-26	2015-01-31	369,700,000VND	SG	Completed
16	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
17	Sustainability of Pyinbugyi Village Tract’s Ecosystem through Community Based Mangroves Conservation and Coastal Bank Protection	Pyinbubyi Village Tract, Palaw Township, Dawei District, Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar	Myanmar	2016-08-01	2017-07-31	MMK 31,185,000	SG	Completed
18	Sustainable Community based dry fish unit as a tool for improving livelihoods of Sundarban dependent fisherman community	Mathurapur village, Munshiganj union, Shyamnagar, Satkhira, Bangladesh	Bangladesh	2016-05-24	2017-05-24	BDT 420,000	SG	Completed
19	Sustainable use of mangrove resources to benefit poor women through a co-management pilot in the core zone of Xuan Thuy National Park, Vietnam	Xuan Thuy National Park, Nam Dinh province, Vietnam	Viet Nam	2011-10-01	2013-02-28	VND373,050,000	SG	Completed
20	Sustainable Use of Mangroves for Small-Scale Entrepreneurs	Rehri Goth, Sindh Province	Pakistan	2013-07-05	2014-07-05	999,000	SG	Completed
21	Women's GroupsEmpowerment through Sustainable Micro-Business Development in Mangrove Rehabilitation Areas	Pesantren village is part of Ulujami Sub-District, Pemalang District and about 20 kms from Pemalang. Pelanag is located in eastern of Jakarta (about 250km)	Indonesia	2012-08-27	2013-04-27	Total USD 27,800 which breakdown into: USD 25,000.00 (MFF) and USD 2,800.00 (In-kind Mitra Bahari)	SG	Completed

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71 Projects found

The following projects match your filter:

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

Strengthening the Defenders of the Coast

Stakeholder led management planning for Vembanad Kol backwaters, Kerala

Sustainable use of mangrove resources to benefit poor women through a co-management pilot in the core zone of Xuan Thuy National Park, Vietnam

Community-based restoration and management of mangroves in Lap An Lagoon, Thua Thien Hue

Integrating sustainable livelihood improvement into mangrove restoration and conservation in An Hoa lagoon

"For the Green of Mangroves" Clubs - Communication Model for Lower Secondary School Students in Thanh Hoa Province

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

71 Projects