Sponsor

International Development Centre (IDRC) and Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD)

Program

Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (CIFSRF)

For More Information

Full information will be posted on the IDRC Competitions website [1] and through the CIFSRF listserv [2].

Description

The call will support projects that aim to develop, test and apply ways to scale up food security and nutrition innovations, particularly ones that address the needs of women small-scale farmers as core users. It will support projects that take effective, pilot-tested, innovations to a wider scale of use and application, to deliver meaningful development outcomes (i.e. reaching important numbers of end-users) through the effective deployment of scaling up models, delivery mechanisms and approaches. Read the full CIFSRF 2015 pre-announcement call here [3] . Read the 2015 Call for Proposals here [4].

Eligibility

• Research, development and private sector organizations from Canada and from eligible countries in the global South (see Appendix 1 of the 2015 Call for Proposals [4] ).
• Partnerships must include two or more organizations and/or companies; at least one of which must be Canadian and at least one must be an eligible country organization.
• It is expected that a business-oriented organization (e.g., business firms and companies, service and input providers, financial service providers, and not-for-profit organizations with focus on economic and business development, among others) will play a central and often leading role in successful applications. At least one organization in the partnership must be a business-oriented organization (either Canadian or eligible country organization), with a key role in the partnership and meaningful participation in activities and budget.
• Past and current CIFSRF grantees can apply to this call provided they meet the partnership requirements, and their proposal is substantially different from previously funded research, or builds from the results of past CIFSRF-funded initiatives.
• A person is eligible to be a team member on a maximum of two projects in this Call. A person can apply as team leader on one project, and be on the team of one additional project. Or, a person can be on the team of two projects. One person cannot be a team leader on two projects. Any person who is currently a principal investigator on a CIFSRF funded project is not eligible to be a team leader on an application in the current call, but s/he may be included on the team of one application in the current call.

Maximum Project Value

Projects will be in the range of CAD $0.5 to $1.5 million

Indirect Costs

13% of eligible expenses

Project Duration

Project duration shall not exceed 28 months, including the inception phase, all research activities, and final reporting. It is anticipated that projects selected in this call will begin October 1st, 2015. Activities must be planned accordingly. All proposals should plan for a short inception phase (2 months), including an inception workshop. This period will allow for fine-tuning of scaling up targets and milestones, further developing activity plans and other changes and adjustments to the original proposal needed to guarantee the success of the project.

Special Notes

Competition timelines

• Successful applications informed: End of July 2015
• Projects begin: October 1, 2015

How to Apply

• Instructions for filling out the application for the 2015 Call for Proposals [7] 
• Application Form  [8]
• Call for Proposals document  [9] for full details on this call for proposals
• Eligible countries list [10] 
• Frequently Asked Questions [11]