General Information

Grant Name
Grant Assistance for Grassroots Projects

Organization
Japan International Cooperation Agency

Address
Inquiries should be made to local JICA offices located throughout Japan.
Inquiries from Tokyo (23 wards) and Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba and Niigata Prefectures should be made to the following:
[Mica Tokyo International Centre] 2-49-5 Nishihara, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo (+81-3-3485-7051)
Systematic inquiries should be made to Domestic Partnership Promotion Division, Domestic Partnership and Training Dept. (+81-3-3485-7051)

URL
http://www.jica.go.jp/branch/tic/index.html

Availability of English Assistance
No

Application

Application Form
blank

Application Calendar
Applications received year-round

Language
English

Grant Terms as of 2003

Total
800-900 million JPY, incl. other grand aid

Minimum grant size
N/A

Maximum grant size
10 million JPY (3 years' total)

Grant Duration
3 years

Qualifications and Policy (Eligible Organizations)
Relatively small organizations based in Japan (non-profit organizations incl. NGOs, universities, other public entities) with at least two years of experience with domestic and overseas projects

Records for 2002

Applications Received
1 grant offered

Grant Total
10 million JPY (3 years' total)

Additional Grant

Description

- Community development (incl. development of agricultural, mountain and fishing villages) Aid for the elderly, the handicapped, children, women and refugees
Health care (local health, maternal and child health, public health, nutrition improvement, primary health care, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, etc.)
Aid for income improvement (promotion of traditional industries, civic organization, etc.)

- Human resources development (Fostering of teachers, language education, non-formal, improvement of primary school environment, vocational training, etc.)
Pollution control (water contamination and air pollution measures, waste treatment, etc.)

- Sustainable use of natural resources (restoration of degraded lands, forestry and fisheries management, etc.) Note: Grants will be provided undera consignment contract.