The National Conservation Trust Fund of Jamaica (NCTFJ) was incorporated in 2014 as a not for profit company and a locally registered charity. The NCTFJ’s goal is to promote, for the benefit of the public, the conservation, protection, management and expansion of the National Protected Areas System (NPAS) in Jamaica, by providing a sustainable flow of funds to support activities such as enforcement, infrastructure, monitoring needs and other activities that contribute substantially to the conservation, protection and maintenance of biodiversity. Funding by NCTFJ is independent and complements existing funding for effective management of protected areas (PAs) any other area of environmental significance.
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Application Ends: August 29, 2025 @5:00pm
The National Conservation Trust Fund of Jamaica (NCTFJ) is pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for the Gender Smart Facility (GSF), a regional grant award mechanism of the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF). The GSF is co-financed by the Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and the CBF. The GSF seeks to address the funding gap for civil society organizations and other groups working on integrated gender responsive (IGR) nature-based solutions in the Caribbean. The GSF funding is being implemented locally through the NCTFJ. This call for proposals supports targeted gender-responsive, environmentally-focused grants. This approach recognizes that climate change impacts different demographic groups in varying ways, with certain populations being more vulnerable due to social, economic, and political factors. This document outlines the criteria and process for eligible organizations to apply for funding.
This can include measures that reduce physical damage to and pressures on ecosystems; activities that mitigate degradation and loss of natural capital and ecosystem services; sustainable habitat management; sustainable livelihoods that support community well-being; and strengthened participation and capacity of communities to implement nature-based solutions that help adapt and respond to climate change.
This can include restoring ecosystems and promoting socioeconomic resilience through livelihood development; implementing projects that reduce environmental vulnerability while addressing gender inequalities; restoring and maintaining marine and terrestrial ecosystems; enhancing gender-responsive governance of natural resources; empowering marginalized groups in climate decision-making; and providing training and raising awareness in gender-responsive climate solutions.
The NCTFJ will support programmes and projects up to JM$ 5,000,000. Programmes and projects should be at least 12 months in duration and not exceed 18 months in duration.
Local NGOs that have continuously maintained for at least one (1) year prior to the date of the application date for the Call for Proposal with active PA management operations in Jamaica consistent with the purposes of the grant.
Local CBOs such as community associations or community bodies that are consistent with the purposes of the grant. Local community associations or community bodies must be established in Jamaica for at least 1 year prior to the application date for the Call for Proposal.
Local universities or colleges
Other registered organisations continuously maintained for at least one (1) year prior to the application date for the Call for Proposal with active operations in Jamaica consistent with the purposes of the grant.
Applicants will be informed on the status of proposals at the end of this process.
Receipt
Screening
Review
Approval
Receipt
Receipt
Applicants will receive an email confirming receipt of proposals.
Screening
Screening
Screening to determine if the proposal is within the theme of the call and if the application is eligible for funding.
Review
Review
Review by the Grant Selection Committee to assess suitability and recommend proposals to be funded.
Approval
Approval
Approval by the NCTFJ Board.
Applicant organizations must fully complete the concept note template available for download at the NCTFJ’s website. The concept note template has instructions on what is expected from the projects.
Applicants must submit the completed concept note template and other required documents to the Programme Officer of the National Conservation Trust Fund of Jamaica either via email at k.curtis@conservejamaica.org and copied to info@conservejamaica.org, or delivered by hand or by registered mail at Suite#5, 70 Half Way Tree Road, Kingston 10, no later than 5:00 p.m (local time) on August 29, 2025.
Applications that exceed the page limit and Annex limit will be rejected.
Proposals received outside of this designated period, or outside of the criteria above will not be considered.
Applicants may submit questions to NCTFJ up to August 20, 2025 for this Call for Proposals. Questions must be submitted through the following email: k.curtis@conservejamaica.org. Questions received and the answers provided will be published on the NCTFJs website at http://www.conservejamaica.org/
Organizations interested in submitting a concept note MUST attend the virtual concept note writing session. Attendance to the session is mandatory for submitting a concept note. Click here to register
“No, please see the list of protected areas in our resources.”
No, please see the list of protected areas in our resources.
Response: This is asking for the information/current data you have on the indicator that you have identified to be used to judge your results.
Eg. An indicator for a mangrove restoration project could be Area of Mangrove restored/protected through the project and the current value of this indicator – 0.25 hectares of mangroves at the project site based on an assessment carried out in 2013 (this is the information of the current status/state of the indicator. The date of this information should be included- based on reports, etc ).
In some cases, the current value of indicators may not exist and the project presented may seek to collect a baseline of the indicator.
Yes, you could copy and paste the same goal in the framework.
Each row should be filled out and not just the row for expected results. Most likely there will be some repetition.
You can include some information in the template and refer to the greater details as an annex. You can have up to 10 additional pages for annex.
Consists of the grant making guidelines and procedures
to assist eligible organisations in identifying and formulating good quality programmes and
projects for implementation.
The Concept Note is part of a 2-step application process. If the Concept Note is approved, the applicant will be requested to submit a full proposal.
The evaluation scoring sheet for Concept Notes (CN) should be completed for all CN received. All CN received will be given a control number by the NCTFJ Manager.