Aims:We aim to increase the access of disadvantaged communities, especially youth, to health, education, aid with disability, shelter and other social development activities.
Within this, we wish to support work that:
- Addresses a specific problem within a specific time frame
- Addresses gaps in larger initiatives
- Is innovative, challenging and interesting
- Is specific, and yet cuts across sectors and addresses larger issues
- Is a model intervention that can be replicated by others
- Scales up a model that is seen to work
We do not fund work to benefit the middle and upper classes of society.
Who can apply:Organisations supported within the India programme have to be local Indian NGOs with Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration.
We do not support non-Indian organisations or locally registered branches of non-Indian organisations. We do not support organisations without FCRA registration (please note that we do not work on prior permission).
We do not support political or religious institutions.
If you do choose to pursue an application for support from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, please ensure that you do it directly and not through consultants or fundraisers.
We prefer to work with organisations that have self-imposed and self-implemented policies on honesty and transparency in their finances and operations that are of the highest standard. We also prefer to work with organisations whose strategies and activities are formed on the basis of community leadership or participation, local knowledge and experience.
Priority geographical areas: Regional imbalances are significant in India. We will give priority and will focus on areas in the central part of the country which continue to remain on the margins of development. The selected areas form the poorest parts of the country and stretch as a band between the eastern part of Gujarat in the west, to West Bengal and Assam in the east. We will also support urban development activities in non-metro towns and cities.
The states covered will be Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal and Assam.
In addition to these states certain culturally identifiable regions such as Vidharbha, (Maharashtra), Dangs (Gujarat), Telangana (Andhra Pradesh), Bundelkhand (Uttar Pradesh), and and Mewar and Hadoti (Rajasthan), which are worse off than other parts in those states, will be given priority.
Exclusions
- Individuals or proposals for the benefit of one individual
- Retrospective funding for work that has already started
- General circulars/appeals
- Proposals that solely concentrate on the purchasing of property, equipment or other capital items
- Overseas activities, including travel, expeditions, adventure and residential courses
What grants we make
We make grants that help fund specific activities. The costs of these may include running costs such as staff salaries and overheads such as stationary, rent, rates, utilities. You must be able to tell us how these costs are calculated.
We may also contribute towards the core costs of your organisation, but we will need to know how our funding would be spent and how you plan to develop the work of the organisation.
Size of grant
There is no minimum or maximum grant size. The amount you request should be the amount you need. We normally expect the amount requested to be a substantial part of the amount required to fund a distinct activity, or a substantial part of the work of your organisation. We are unlikely to fund 100 per cent of the costs. We prefer to make grants where you and/or another funder are also contributing, preferably in cash, towards the cost of the activity you are asking us to fund.
In 2008/9 we made 17 open grants in India.
Length of grant
The length of grant depends on the proposed activity. Proposals to develop a charitable organisation or an innovative programme which meets our aims may be funded for a maximum of six years. In these circumstances, we may make a grant of up to three years and then review the funded work before making a second grant, usually for work that develops and increases the scope of the activity. Where possible we will discuss the possibility of a second grant when agreeing to fund the first proposal.
We may fund other proposal for up to three years.
Key dates and application process
Applications can be made at any time. To apply, fill in the online application . You must select India when asked which grants scheme or special initiative you wish to apply for.
The Foundation has three advisers who act as a link between the head office in the UK and the work in India. They identify, monitor, support and, maintain the relationship between the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and the organisations it supports.
The Foundation will make an initial assessment of the possibility of support on the basis of the outline application. If appropriate, one of the advisers will be in touch and request a formal proposal or make arrangements to make an on-site assessment. Before an application is taken forward, the Advisers in India will have a discussion with the Foundation’s Director in the UK.
For further information visit: http://www.phf.org.uk/page.asp?id=111
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