Application Form: OGP’s Helen Darbishire Fund for Civil Society 2025-27

The Open Government Partnership (OGP) is pleased to announce the establishment of the Helen Darbishire Fund for Civil Society to strengthen open government processes and reforms across OGP member countries. The Fund will provide grants between 10,000 USD to 25,000 USD (with grants of up to a maximum of 50,000 USD in extraordinary circumstances) to support initiatives that enable core OGP processes through a 6- to 18-month implementation period. Learn more here.

Applications must be submitted in English, Spanish or French.
Applications should be submitted by July 6, 2025, 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time.
Reach out to [email protected] in case of queries or clarifications.

You can download our application form template in order to prepare your submission.

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"*" indicates required fields

Section 1: Applicant Information

Implementing organization(s)*

Please list the full legal name(s) of the implementing organization(s)

Description of the organization(s)*

Describe your organization’s mission in under 1000 characters

Is the applicant organization(s) a legally registered/recognized entity in the country/region of operation?*

Yes

Please explain the legal situation of the organization(s)*

Key staff working on the project*

Please provide a list of the organization's directors, Board members, or equivalent; officers; and key staff working on the OGP-funded project

Country of operation*

List for all organizations involved in case of a consortium

Registered address of the organization(s)*

List for all organizations involved in case of a consortium

Organization website(s)*

Social media handles (if applicable)

Please specify the handle and the platform or write the complete URL

How has your organization been involved with OGP processes in your country so far?*

Please specifically describe how your organization(s) has been engaged in/supported core OGP processes, ideally within the past five years. Examples can include: participating in co-creation processes for specific national action plans; engagement of civil society and/or citizens in OGP processes; working with government stakeholders to support implementation of key reforms; etc.

Primary contact person

Name*

Role in organization*

Email address*

Phone number*

Section 2: Project Details

Project title*

Total amount requested*

in US Dollars

Project start date*

Projects can start as early as September 1, 2025.

Project end date*

The maximum project duration is 18 months from the start of the project, depending on the amount of funding requested.

Problem Statement*

Briefly describe the main problem or need this grant will address.

Objectives*

List out the key objectives of your proposed project.

Approach*

How do you plan to achieve the objectives? Please detail specific activities, strategies, and stakeholders involved.

Results*

What outcomes are you expecting at the end of the project? How do you plan to measure it?

Risk assessment*

Describe any potential risks you foresee to achieving the proposed results, related to political, contextual, management, operational or other factors. Briefly address how the project will mitigate these risks.

Section 3: Key Documents to Attach

Organizational registration certificate*

Max. file size: 100 MB.

Most recent financial statements or audit report*

From the last year

Max. file size: 100 MB.

Letter of support from members of the OGP national multi-stakeholder forum or OGP country Point of Contact*

1 page maximum

Max. file size: 100 MB.

Please download the Excel template linked below and fill out the required fields. In it you will find:

A ‘Budget summary’ tab: With required fields summarizing the resources required for the project in USD. The period of funding should not exceed 18 months. A maximum of 10% for overhead/indirect costs is allowable.
Milestone template tab: Milestones listed in the attached document are examples only. Kindly modify them depending on your organizational goals for the period of funding in sequential order. Applicants can list a reasonable proportion for payment as the first milestone at the time of signature of the grant agreement. For the final milestone, please note that, as per standard policy, a minimum of 10% of the full payment will be held back until submission of the grantee final report. Any other milestones can be added. The finalized payment schedule will be subject to discussion.
An ‘activity plan template’ tab: Divide the activities of the project into separate stages, which should be presented in a logical sequence, and reflect the whole set of planned activities according to the proposed scheme. Briefly describe content of the activities, as well as their outputs.

Please note that all proposal materials must be attached to your online application to be considered (submission via email will not be considered).

Budget summary, Milestone Template, and Activity plan*

Upload the completed Excel template

Accepted file types: xls, xlsx, ods, Max. file size: 100 MB.

Application Form: OGP’s Helen Darbishire Fund for Civil Society 2025-27

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Section 1: Applicant Information

Primary contact person

Section 2: Project Details

Section 3: Key Documents to Attach

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