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  • Call for Proposals

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Central Indian tribal belt

CFP I (2014, 34 CSOs)

BRLF’s first Call for Proposals, announced on 15 April 2014, funded 14 CSO-led projects (34 partner CSOs in total) across the Central Indian Tribal Belt, aiming to reach over six lakh households in five years.
  • Central Indian tribal belt

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Call for Proposals

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  • Announced 15 April 2014

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  • Closed

Overview

BRLF announced its first Call for Proposals on 15 April 2014, soliciting applications from civil society organisations for projects that could leverage government flagship programme resources in the Central Indian Tribal Belt. Fourteen projects were funded, several implemented by consortia, bringing the total to 34 partner CSOs across 8 states.

Partners included BAIF, AKRSP-I, SRIJAN, FES, the PARHIT Consortium, SEWA, PRADAN, YCDA, Digambarpur Angikar, Lupin, Rajarhat Prasari, Vikas Sahyog Kendra, the Western Odisha NREGA Consortium and CILI, together targeting outreach to around 6,07,000 households by 2019-20.

Key Strategies

Fund 14 CSO-led (some consortium) livelihood projects across 8 states
Leverage government flagship scheme resources for tribal households
Build BRLF's founding CSO partnership and due-diligence model
Establish the template for future Calls for Proposals

Outcomes to date

34
CSO partners funded (across 14 projects)
8
States of operation
6,07,000
Households targeted by 2019-20

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CSO Partners
34 (across 14 lead projects/consortia)
States covered
8
Announced
15 April 2014
Household target
~6,07,000 by 2019-20
Status
Closed
Funding Sources
MoRD, Tata Trusts, Ford Foundation

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