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REMINDER

Mountain Facility - Call for application
Investment support

Application deadline: 22 August 2022



Click here<https://www.fao.org/mountain-partnership/our-work/resource-mobilization/mountain-facility/en/> to apply



Dear Mountain Partnership members and friends,



The Mountain Partnership Secretariat is now accepting applications for the first phase of the Mountain Facility financing mechanism. The application deadline is now extended to 22 August 2022.



Mountain producers' organizations and institutions engaged in the development of sustainable food systems in mountain areas are invited to participate in the call for application for the Mountain Facility, a financing mechanism aimed at responding to members' requests and needs with specific grants. Please note that each application should involve at least one Mountain Partnership member.



Six broad thematic areas of work for funding have been identified in consultation with Mountain Partnership members:

I.       Policy support and institutional strengthening

II.      Capacity-building

III.     Climate change adaptation and resilience building

IV.     Natural resources management

V.      Strengthening of local economies

VI.     Data collection and dissemination



This first phase of the Mountain Facility aims at the promotion of climate resilient business models based on mountain biodiversity and of sustainable local economies in mountain areas.



It will target three of the six thematic areas of work described above: III) Climate change adaptation and resilience building, IV) Natural resources management and V) Strengthening of local economies.



The purpose is to assist mountain innovative entrepreneurship in implementing their concrete and achievable business plans, to provide financial and technical capacity to cope with climate change effects and reduce livelihoods vulnerability.



The investment support will be implemented as follows:

- FAO contribution maximum USD 25 000 (maximum 65 percent of the proposal's total budget);

- Applicants' cash contribution minimum 30 percent of the proposal's total budget;

- Total budget can include additional in-kind contribution maximum 5 percent of the proposal's total   budget.

The total amount committed for this phase is USD 120 000, funded by the MP member Terra del Terzo Mondo Onlus<https://www.fao.org/mountain-partnership/members/members-detail/en/c/155662/>.



This call for application will target:

*       Investments to promote mountain biodiversity and agrobiodiversity conservation, through improved production, productivity, quality, clean technologies, processing, access to markets and value addition.

*       Promotion of mountain products based on native biodiversity and agroecology principles, as a strategy for food security and food sovereignty.

*       Promotion of fair value chains and social enterprises, strengthening local producers' participation and governance.

*       Implementation of nature-based solutions, including reforestation and agroforestry practices, for climate change mitigation and adaptation in mountain ecosystems.



All recipients will be selected competitively.



The deadline to apply is 22 August 2022. Please apply via the application form<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LDJCCLF>.



For more information on eligibility and selection criteria, visit the official Mountain Facility webpage<https://www.fao.org/mountain-partnership/our-work/resource-mobilization/mountain-facility/en/>. Questions may be directed to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.



Best regards,



The Mountain Partnership Secretariat



The Mountain Partnership is a voluntary alliance of partners dedicated to improving the lives of mountain people

and protecting mountain environments around the world.

www.fao.org/mountain-partnership<http://www.fao.org/mountain-partnership>







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