Are you an organisation that is led by one of Voice’s target groups? Do you want to encourage policy change and/or change perceptions amongst people and governments in your region towards your target group? Do you want to try innovative and new ways to influence nationally?

If you said yes to any of the questions above, apply for an Influencing Grant! The Influencing grants is targeting organisations and networks to strengthen their influencing, lobby and advocacy capacities and amplify voice of marginalised and discriminated groups. We accept proposals for projects spanning a 18 – 36 months. Influencing grants that are country specific are available from €25,000 to €200,000 (approx. ₱1,300,000 to ₱10,600,000).

Some additional guidelines for applicants

Based on the results of the first cycle of the Influencing Grant, Voice offers tips for interested applicants:

• Prioritise the key issues to be addressed by the project. These should be directly linked to the needs of the target groups, and contextualised to the situation of the target areas.
• Describe how the target groups will meaningfully engage in the project. Advocacy efforts are more effective when driven or demanded by the target groups themselves. Voice follows the principle of nothing about us without us.
• Demonstrate the likelihood of achieving the project goals and objectives by providing a strong link to the identified strategies and activities. Long-term projection is also encouraged, but it is important to show what is achievable within the identified project duration. Use SMART indicators.
• Articulate clearly your previous efforts related to the project (direct or indirect). This is necessary in showing your commitment commitment in achieving the project goals.
• Integrate innovative approaches and methodologies. Voice promotes and supports effective solutions to address current social issues. You are challenged to assess whether the proposed strategies are business as usual or actually breakthrough solutions.
• Indicate how you will document your progress and what you are learning along the way. You are highly encouraged to be creative and apply different media (e.g. video, podcasts, blogs, social media, etc.) to tell your stories.

This call for proposals is closed. Application submissions are no longer possible. Please come back at a later time to learn about the selected grantees.

Calls for proposals for Influencing grants will be opened once a year. For Empowerment, Innovate and Learn, and Sudden Opportunity grants, we accept proposals on a rolling basis. The current open calls for proposals can be found here.