Direct Beneficiary Grants Application Form: GEF-7 FOLUR Mt. Elgon

The GEF-7 FOLUR Mt. Elgon Project – "Integrated Landscape Management for Conservation and Restoration of the Mt. Elgon Ecosystem in Western Kenya" – is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) under the Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration (FOLUR) Impact Program, implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the Government of Kenya, and executed by the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) and the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO).Through its Beneficiary Grant Scheme, the Project provides direct financial support to eligible registered local organizations to develop, operationalize, and scale viable nature-based livelihood enterprises linked to the coffee and maize value chains, diversification of these value chains, or value chains and livelihood activities relevant to indigenous communities.This Call for Proposals is open to eligible registered organizations operating within Bungoma and/or Trans Nzoia counties and more specifically in Cheptais, Kopsiro, Mt. Elgon, Endebess and Saboti sub-counties. Grants ranging from USD 5,000 to USD 40,000 (in local currency equivalent) are available to support small-scale, productive, and tangible investments such as production equipment, agro-processing and value addition, post-harvest handling and storage, certification and traceability, restoration-supportive infrastructure, circular economy technologies, and eco-tourism enterprises.The objective of the Beneficiary Grant Scheme is to support smallholder Forest and Farm Producer Organizations (FFPOs), farmer cooperatives, community-based groups, and other eligible organizations that are actively strengthening coffee, maize, and diversification value chains, or nature-based livelihoods relevant to indigenous communities, with clear nature-positive benefits.