Since August 2005, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Cambodia has been implementing the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme in Cambodia to promote environmental protection and improve livelihood of communities. The Small Grants Programme (SGP) works directly with local NGOs and community-based organizations (CBOs) through grants and technical assistance to promote home grown solutions that address challenges of biodiversity loss, climate change, land degradation, water resource management and management of hazardous chemicals and waste streams.

UNDP invites local NGOs, Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), and Indigenous Peoples’ (IPs) community groups working in the fields of natural resource management, climate change adaptation, environmental sustainability, and community livelihoods to apply for funding under the Small Grants Programme. Eligible organizations include those operating in villages, communes, districts, and provinces within the Stung Siem Reap Watershed landscape in Siem Reap Province, in other biodiversity hotspots across Cambodia, in areas with a high concentration of Indigenous Peoples, and nationwide under the STAR funding geographical areas.

All local NGOs, CBOs and IPs organizations who are eligible are encouraged to apply for funding through the Small Grants Programme. Grants of up to US$ 75,000 per project are available and would be distributed through a competitive evaluation by the Programme.

Grant proposals submitted under this call must match SGP funding with equivalent contribution from their own sources of funding (material, financial or in-kind) through local authority contribution and/or other donor support.

Download here the: 

1. Guide to access GEF Small Grants Programme
2. GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP) – Operational Phase 8 (OP8)
   - Project Proposal Template
   - Country Programme Strategy

3. The Global Support Initiative to Territories and Areas Conserved by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities – Phase 2 (2023–2028)
   - Project Proposal Template
   - Country Programme Strategy

4. Local non-governmental organisation/Community-Based Organization profile sheet

5. Strategic Direction for the Utilization of GEF OP8 Country STAR allocation

6. Project Budget Plan
    

Please send your proposal in Khmer or English in a sealed envelope to GEF SGP office, house No. 53, Pasteur Street, Sangkat Boeung Keng Kang1, Khan Boeung Kengkang, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, ATTN: Mrs. Navirak Ngin, GEF SGP National Coordinator. Further information can be obtained from GEF SGP National Coordinator, Mrs. Ngin Navirak, at ngin.navirak@undp.org (Tel 012 844 083) Ms. Socheata Kim, at socheata.kim@undp.org (Tel 012 714 706).

Only short-listed project proposals will be contacted for further information.

DEADLINE EXTENDED: 15 January 2026