Established in 1992, the year of the Rio Earth Summit, the GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) embodies the very essence of sustainable development. By providing financial and technical support to projects in developing countries that conserve and restore the natural world while enhancing well being and livelihoods, the SGP demonstrates that community action can maintain the fine balance between human needs and environmental imperatives. The SGP links global, national and local-level issues through a transparent, participatory and country-driven approach to project planning, design and implementation. Grants are made directly to non-governmental organizations and community-based organizations in recognition of the key role they play as a resource and constituency for environment and development concerns around the world.

GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP)

Civil Society Participation in Other UNDP-GEF Projects