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Interested in applying for a grant from the Sasakawa Pacific Island Nations Fund? We're always accepting applications, the guidelines for which are written below:
1. Project Eligibility Requirements
Projects must, in principle, meet the following requirements to be eligible for SPINF funding:
Project requirements
- Projects should cover at least two of the Pacific Island Nations.
- Projects or their results should have general applicability to the other Pacific Island Nations.
- Projects should be implemented in a manner that respects and encourages local initiative.
- Projects should promote understanding of the Pacific Island Nations in Japan and other countries.
Ineligible project activities
- Procurement of real estate or fixed property; construction of buildings
- Augmentation of operating expenditures
- Profit-making activities
- Purely theoretical research
- Disaster relief and other emergency activities
2 . Eligible organizations
- Educational and research institutions, NGOs, and private, nonprofit foundations in the 12 Pacific Island Nations
- Regional agencies among the Pacific Island Nations
- Educational and research institutions, NGOs, and private, nonprofit foundations in Japan and other countries
3. Funding period
Grant agreements are made and renewed on an annual basis. Grants may cover a period of up to three years.
4. Application method
Though no special format is required, applications should include 1) an explanation of the project objectives, 2) an implementation plan, 3) an itemized budget plan, and 4) an detailed description of the applying organization. All applications should be submitted to the SPINF Liaison Office.
5. Application Period
There is no application filing deadline. However, applications for projects to be conducted over a set period should be submitted several months in advance. For your information, our fiscal year runs from April 1st to March 31st.
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