The Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Environments (RISE) Grants

Published June 14, 2022 · Updated June 13, 2022

About RISE

Since 2019, with funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Environments (RISE) grants challenge has supported activities designed to address gender-based violence in environment-focused programming and generate evidence on promising interventions.

RISE will invest in:

a) new interventions that address GBV in environment sectors;
b) integrated approaches that embed GBV components in existing environmental programming or related activities; and
c) existing GBV-environment programming that aims to continue, scale up or replicate an intervention.

RISE anticipates funding between three and six projects of USD 100,000 – USD 300,000 each, with implementation timelines of 18-24 months in one or more targeted geographies.

Who can apply?

RISE is open to legally registered local, national, regional or international organizations, including but not limited to:

Local and International non-governmental organizations (NGOs/ INGOs)
Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs)
Community-based organizations (CBOs)
Civil Society organizations (CSOs)
Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations (IPOs)
Universities and other academic institutions
Research institutes and think tanks
Private sector companies (International, regional, national, local)

Please note: the applicant must already have presence in the country in which the activities are proposed to be implemented, OR be a local organization, OR have a duly registered local partner that meets the requirements for consortia and partnerships.