Alstom Foundation Call for Proposals - Deadline: 3rd April 2023

The Alstom Foundation Call for Proposals - Deadline: 3rd April 2023   Dear GNDR members,   The Alstom Foundation has announced a call for proposals for projects focussing on 4 key areas:   Economic and social development Skills development and employability (especially for disadvantaged youth and women) Support for disadvantaged children (especially street children and orphans)   Environmental protection Enhance environmental awareness Protect natural habitats and build resilience to natural disasters   Access to mobility Facilitating the movement of both people and goods Increase remote and disadvantaged communities access to local markets, education, health and other facilities.   Access to energy and water Help remote communities to raise their living standards through access to these fundamental facilities.   Requirements align with one or more of the Foundation’s key axes be beneficial to the general interest be located in a country in which Alstom is represented be measurable in terms of its outcome and impact on the communities concerned be realistic and feasible within the budget and deadlines involve local stakeholders and local team/management be implemented by a fully competent partner organisation be in line with the Alstom Foundation’s Ethics Charter projects must only work in 1 country, projects can't span 2 or more countries    Eligible Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Rep., Denmark, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Luxemburg, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam   Budgets/Project Duration: Grants vary depending on the size of the projects: from small grants 5,000-10,000 EUR to more important ones 100,000-120,000 EUR (Max). The average is around 60,000 EUR.   Projects are usually 1 year in duration   How to Apply - Please read all information on the Foundation's website Full project and budget information to be submitted online (link below) before the deadline (April 3rd 2023)   https://projects-foundation.alstom.com/en/   You must identify a Alstom member of staff to promote your application - see details below:   All projects must be submitted by an NGO together with an Alstom employee acting in the role of the Project Promoter.    The Promoter will work with the NGO to prepare the project file and will validate the file prior to its submission. If the project is selected, the Promoter will assist the Secretariat in monitoring its implementation.   Each Alstom employee is allowed to support one project submission only per year.   If you have a good project to submit but don't know anyone from Alstom, the Secretariat of the Alstom Foundation may be able to help you identify someone willing to Play the promoter role in support of your project. But finding such a Promoter takes time. Accordingly, the deadline for receipt by the Secretariat of requests to find an Alstom Promoter is fixed at 3 April 2023. No such requests will be considered after this date.   Furthermore, the Secretariat does not guarantee to find a Promoter for each submission. Promoters are volunteers who will only step forward if a project concept interests them.   Website, Contact Details and Further Information For all further inquiries and information, please see the Foundation's website:   https://projects-foundation.alstom.com/en/     projects-foundation.alstom.com   https://projects-foundation.alstom.com/en/