Project Funding
How to Apply for Project Funding
1. Choose an Access Modality
Eligible parties seeking financial resources from the Adaptation Fund
must submit their project and programme proposals directly through
accredited National, Regional, or Multilateral Implementing Entities. If you represent an institution that is interested in becoming accredited, please visit Accreditation page.
2. Policies and Guidelines
Please begin the proposal submission process by getting familiar with the Operational Policies and Guidelines for Parties to Access Resources from the Adaptation Fund and its annexes.
3. The Proposal
Identify an adaptation or resilience challenge that could be
addressed with support by the Adaptation Fund through a project or
programme. The project or programme would need to be in accordance with
priorities laid out in national strategies and plans or in Nationally
Determined Contributions. Develop the proposal using the template “Request for Project/Programme Funding from Adaptation Fund” (see Project Proposal Materials). The Adaptation Fund Board requests that all proposals be written in English.
While developing the proposal, please pay attention to the criteria included in the Operational Policies and Guidelines and its annexes,
including the need to consult with stakeholders of the planned project
or programme and to take into account environmental and social risks and
gender considerations. Proposals can be submitted either using a 1-step
process, directly as fully developed project/programme documents, or a
2-step process, when first a concept is submitted and following it, a
fully developed proposal. Specific requirements apply to regional
projects and programmes within the pilot programme for such activities.
4. Endorsement
Proposals require endorsement by the Designated Authorities of the country in which the project or programme would take place.
5. To Submit the Project Proposal
The Adaptation Fund Board accepts and considers regular project and programme proposals on a rolling basis.
