1. SMALL GRANTS SCHEME
Jacqueline Rae
International Development Team

3. Small Grants Scheme
• NIDOS and SMP proposal to the Scottish
Government
• Procurement - development of our
specification
• Timetable

5. Supporting Delivery of……
• enhancing Scotland’s contribution to the global fight
against poverty
• build capacity
• develop a pool of stronger Scottish headquartered
organisations
• engage a larger number of diverse smaller organisations
• over time, upscale the operations of small organisations
• develop a wider pool of Scottish expertise
• develop understanding and learning

6. Funds and Criteria
• £500,000 per year over 3 financial years
• A maximum of £60,000 for project grants over a
three year period
• A maximum of £10,000 for feasibility and
capacity building grants
• Annual turnover limits
• Fit with Scottish Government International
Development Policy and priority countries and
their development priorities

8. Contractor Responsibilities
• Grant application forms and guidance
• Grant assessment
• Management and administration of the Scheme
funds
• Contract monitoring and evaluation

10. Monitoring and Evaluation
•Improving development effectiveness of
our International Development Fund
•Monitoring and evaluation review by IOD
PARC – theory of change, evaluability
assessment, monitoring and evaluation
framework

11. 5 Key Policy Principles
• More and better aid
• Champion climate justice
• ‘Do no Harm’
• Debt relief
• Gender equality

12. Continued Engagement