Call for Proposals for SEED Award

Summary:

The Supporting Entrepreneurs for Environment and Development (SEED) Initiative is designed to publicly recognize and support the most worthy nascent partnerships and its research and publication activities.   

Applications for the second SEED Award are being accepted until October 15, 2006. The on-line application and additional information about the initiative is available via the US Government's Sustainable Development Partnership Website www.sdp.gov, or at www.seedinit.org. 
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Call for Proposals for SEED Award
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The SEED Initiative is accepting applications for its second biennial global SEED Award until October 15, 2006.

The awards publicly recognize five of the most worthy nascent partnerships and provide targeted capacity building assistance as a means to help these initiatives succeed and scale up.  SEED is itself a partnership, comprised of governments (Germany, the Netherlands, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States), International Organizations (IUCN, UNDP, and UNEP), multi-stakeholder initiatives (UN Global Compact), and the private sector (Swiss Re and Global Giving). 

The link to the SEED application as well as a fact sheet about the SEED Initiative can be found via the sustainable development partnership Website at www.sdp.gov.  Five winners will be announced and participate in a May 2007 high level event in New York during the UN Commission on Sustainable Development.

Applicant's initiatives must meet the following criteria:

-- Involves at least three partner organizations from different stakeholder groups such as small, medium or large businesses; community-based organizations; local or international NGOs; labor unions; women's groups;indigenous peoples organizations; research institutions;public authorities; and international agencies;

-- Relates to the three pillars of sustainable development: environmental, social, and economic in an integrated manner; has the potential to contribute towards the internationally agreed goals of the Millennium Declaration and/or the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation;

-- Displays entrepreneurship in its broadest sense, and is driven by local actors;

-- Helps to demonstrate innovative ways of doing business through partnerships - business as unusual - and has the potential to serve as inspiration to others; and/or

-- Has a draft business plan and has partners that have already agreed in principle to work together.

If applicants are unable to submit your application electronically, please contact the Seed Initiative by phone (+41 22 999 0000).  The initiative recommends early submission, as this may allow initial feedback to be given to help applicants improve their application.        Late submissions will not be considered.