The Eco Future Grant Programme is an ambitious initiative designed to empower civil society organizations (CSOs) in Türkiye to lead transformative efforts in climate action and biodiversity protection. Through a combination of technical assistance and grant programme, this project aims to inspire innovate approaches, foster partnerships, and implement sustainable environmental practices. By equipping CSOs with the necessary tools, knowledge and resources, the programme intends to enhance their operational capacity while encouraging them to engage communities in environmental sustainability, biodiversity conservation, and climate-positive initiatives.
The overall objective of the Eco-Future Grant Programme is to increase the capacity of civil society organizations to support them in achieving net zero emissions and nature-positive climate action goals.
The specific objective of the Eco-Future Grant Programme is to design and operate a technical assistance and grant mechanism in the form of a CSO Grant Programme, including capacity assessment, determination of strategies and priorities, training and initiation of calls, and to direct, support and evaluate sub-grants to increase the capacities of civil total actors.
The target groups of the project are :
Component A aims to provide technical assistance for increasing the capabilities of civil society organizations on net-zero and nature positive climate actions.
Component B aims to provide grants for strengthening the organizational and implementation capacities of CSOs towards developing and piloting integrated and innovative solutions and actions on nature-based solutions for climate change mitigation, adaptation and/or co-benefits.
