Register

The questionnaire on the following pages represents your expression of interest to participate in the IPAF call for proposals.

It has been prepared in line with the eligibility criteria found in these guidelines and will assist you and the IPAF to determine whether your organization is eligible to submit a proposal.

Please answer all questions to the best of your ability. Questions marked with an asterisk (*) are compulsory.

Once you have completed the contact information field, you will be given access to a username/password interface. In this way, the information you provide is saved on our servers, and you can easily return to finish the questionnaire at your convenience. Prior to beginning the questionnaire, ensure that:

  • You are an indigenous or tribal peoples' organization
  • The project proposal has been designed with and by the communities it will benefit, and evidence of their free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) must be enclosed in the proposal. For more information on FPIC requirements, refer to the IPAF Guidelines;
  • If you are not an indigenous peoples' organization, ensure that as a Not-for-profit/non-governmental organization or local institution, you apply as designated by an indigenous peoples' community to act on its behalf. Evidence of the FPIC process and consent agreement by the indigenous peoples' communities benefiting from the project must be enclosed with the application form.
  • Your proposed project is directly benefiting an indigenous or tribal peoples' community or organization;
  • Your organization is legally registered as a non-for-profit organization and its headquarters is located in the country of grant implementation, which is also an IFAD developing Member State;
  • You are enclosing a copy of the certificate of your organization's legal registration in the country of grant implementation. Your organization's legal registration is valid at the moment of submission;
  • Your organization can receive international financial contribution under applicable law;
  • Your organization has an established bank account in its name in a bank that accepts international transfers;
  • Your organization has the financial and control capacity to receive and manage funds under applicable law;
  • Your organization is not implementing an IFAD grant at the time of the application.

I confirm the above requisites are fulfilled

Before you start filling out the online application, review the guidelines for the IPAF call for proposals, as well as the step-by-step instructions (click here).

If you have any questions, please contact: indigenouspeoples@ifad.org