Letters of Intent will be received until June 16, 2023.

Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.

This call is open for children up to 17 years of age.

NEACOL’s goals can best be achieved by directing its resources to nonprofit entities that meet the criteria noted below as well as the eligibility requirements noted above. Consequently, grants will NOT be awarded to the following types of applicants and programs:

• Private individuals
• Programs that serve children outside of Colombia
• Programs that serve sectarian or religious purposes
• Programs that serve political purposes

Stand-alone programs within umbrella organizations may be eligible for

capacity-building support, if they meet the following criteria:

• • Located in highly vulnerable and impoverished regions with high rates of acute malnutrition.

    Eligibility is limited to established nonprofit agencies located in Colombia that serve Colombian children. 

    
    

    Based on the results from the research for 2023, eligible organizations should be working in the area of nutrition and Neacol will prioritize organizations that:

    • Have limited access to supporting nutrition programs

This call is open for children up to 17 years of age.

NEACOL’s goals can best be achieved by directing its resources to nonprofit entities that meet the criteria noted below as well as the eligibility requirements noted above. Consequently, grants will NOT be awarded to the following types of applicants and programs:

• Private individuals
• Programs that serve children outside of Colombia
• Programs that serve sectarian or religious purposes
• Programs that serve political purposes

Stand-alone programs within umbrella organizations may be eligible for

capacity-building support, if they meet the following criteria:

• The umbrella organization provides the non-profit [501(c)3] status, but not more.
• The program has a separate budget and must raise its own funds to cover its expenses. (The umbrella organization may cover a small proportion of the administrative costs.)
• There is a letter agreement or memorandum of understanding between the program and the umbrella organization.
• The program is central to the mission of the umbrella organization and serves a substantial number of its target population.

NEACOL may award grants of up to $10,000.00 USD, contingent upon funds raised during 2023, and depending on the scope of the project. This grant program is highly competitive because funding is very limited. Organizations funded will need to execute supported project(s) with a start date of January 2, 2024.

Funding applications will be reviewed in a two-step process. Interested organizations that meet the eligibility criteria should first submit a Letter of Intent that briefly describes the project for which funding is requested and how it is addressing the needs of nutrition in children. 

After reviewing these letters, NEACOL will pre-select those applicants whose proposed projects best meet NEACOL’s mission and funding priorities for 2024. Preselected applicants will then be asked to submit more extensive and detailed proposals for a thorough review, from which final grant awardees will be selected.

Projects will be judged on the ability of the organizations to meet the eligibility criteria established by NEACOL.

NEACOL seeks to award grants where the amount invested can have an impact that is significant and verifiable. When reviewing grant proposals NEACOL will consider the following:

• The organization must be a legitimate non-profit charitable organization, such as a 501(c)(3) corporation.
• The organization must have a sound plan for using the funds to strengthen its

capacity to benefit Colombian children educational needs particularly affected by the socio-economic impact of the Covid-19 global pandemic.

• Proposal completeness, clarity and conciseness.
• The organization must provide evidence that the project can reasonably be expected to meet its goals.
• Funds requested must be consistent with the project’s goals and with the size of the target population that it benefits. Proposed projects must have a start date January 2, 2024.
• Size of the population that the project will benefit.
• The organization must provide evidence that grant funds will help secure future funding, support an affiliation, ensure its stability or achieve other benefits.
• Organizations that have received grants from NEACOL are eligible to apply; however, priority will be given to those organizations that have never received a grant from NEACOL. 
• Grant funds are not intended to support annual operating expenses.
• A cost-effective project impact evaluation.

Additional considerations:

• Potential to ensure successful program implementation by sharing program costs with funds from other sources, since NEACOL funds may not be sufficient.

The NEACOL Project Committee reviews all preliminary and final applications before it makes funding recommendations to NEACOL's  Board of Directors, Executive team, and active volunteers. The Board, the Executive team and active volunteers make final decisions on projects pre-selected by the project’s committee. The Board makes final decisions on amounts of awards. We will take up to five months to complete the review process (See Timeline Summary). Proposals that do not meet the application deadlines or grant guidelines will be eliminated. Applicants that are rejected will be promptly notified. Applicants that are selected for a grant award will be notified by email.