The Government of Netherlands is seeking grant proposals for the Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD) to finance climate projects in developing countries. Here the emphasis is on projects in the poorest countries and in the Ministry’s focus regions. The government also aims for the fund to leverage private sector investment in climate projects. Proposals from developing countries aligned with this can be submitted to get beneficial funding from the DFCD. Applications can be submitted by individual organisations or consortia of organisations. A grant will only be awarded to one applicant, which will receive the full grant amount to finance climate-relevant projects

The call for applications for grant funding of €160 million was opened on 19 November 2018. The last date of submission of applications is 22 November 2019.

Climate change mitigation and adaptation affect nearly every sector in society. Dutch climate finance focuses primarily on the following sectors:

1. Access to renewable, non-fossil energy for households, transport and businesses (SDGs 7 and 13)
2. Sustainable land use and resilient ecosystems (SDGs 12, 13, 14 and 15)
3. Water security (SDG 6)
4. Food security (SDGs 2, 12, 13 and 15)

The minister is providing €160,000,000 in grant funding under the DFCD for the four years from 2019 to 2022.

Applicants can download the application form via given website.

The government of the Netherlands has established  The Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD)  to finance climate projects in developing countries. The overarching goal (impact) pursued by the Minister through the DFCD is climate-resilient economic growth. Efforts in developing countries (outcome) should be aimed at combating climate change (mitigation) and enabling people to adapt to climate change(adaptation). The Minister also wants to support the most vulnerable countries and groups.