Fund for Sustainable Civil Society (FSCS)
Program Title: Fund for Sustainable Civil Society (FSCS)
Program Objectives: To generate and mobilize resources:
- Towards enabling civil society organizations to engage in sustainable livelihood and eco-enterprise development projects or activities with the active participation/and for the benefit of the poor and marginalized sectors in rural and urban communities; and
- To support building the capacity initiative of poor communities and consolidate the infrastructure of CSOs (sectoral or multi-sectoral) based on solidarity that would lead to planned actions that could influence policies or larger events focused on asset reform, development financing, environment protection and promotion of gender equity.
Eligible Borrowers:
- Philippine-based and Philippine-managed Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), People's Organizations and Cooperatives that are duly registered with recognized or official accreditation bodies and have sound reputation among colleague-organizations in their respective regions of origins
Financial Products and Services:
- Start-Up Eco-Enterprise Development (SEED) -Grant Window 1
- Capacity Building - Grant Window 2
- Advocacy - Grant Window 3
Terms/Requirements:
- Grant Window 1: Supports start-up eco-enterprises and livelihood initiatives up to a maximum grant of P1.5 Million with 2 to 3 years project period limit; grant recipients are encouraged to donate back to the FSCS grant facility the same amount used as direct investment once the project started to generate income.
- Grant Window 2: Projects and activities concerning human resource competency, business planning, technology, market, and product development; maximum grant amount is P500.000.00
- Grant Window 3: Supports advocacy projects/activities that pertain to Asset Reform, Gender and Environment, and Development Financing that are part of or would contribute to a larger development initiatives or programs; should help strengthen existing eco-enterprises of the communities or lead to the creation of new eco-enterprises; maximum grant amount is P100,000.00.
Proponents could only avail of the grant assistance once a year or after the end of project term for SEED projects with more than one (1) year project duration.
Project proponents are required to provide project equity of at least 25% of the total project cost. FSCS shall fund direct project cost and encourage proponents to shoulder administrative and personnel costs as part of their counterpart.
Contact Details:
Mr. Arlen Barrameda
Senior Program Officer Phone/Fax: (632) 928.8671 e-mail: arlen@fssi.com.ph
Mr. Amado Reclusado, Jr.
Project Officer Phone/Fax: (632) 928.8671 e-mail: areclusado@fssi.com.ph
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