UPG Sustainability Project Support Grant

Deadline Date: June 30, 2024

Donor Name: United People Global

Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000

Submissions are now open for the UPG Sustainability Project Support Grant to provide substantial support to visionary UPG Sustainability Leaders, enabling them to spearhead personal projects aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

At United People Global, they are committed to fostering positive citizen leadership on sustainability. As part of the ongoing mission to empower young individuals and organizations to drive impactful change, they’re thrilled to unveil the UPG Sustainability Project Support Grant. 

The UPG Sustainability Project Support Grant aims to fuel your efforts and enthusiasm in championing sustainability. They believe in action-oriented initiatives, and this grant is a testament to that belief. They seek to fund projects that demonstrate a clear commitment to addressing societal challenges while aligning with one or more of the 17 SDGs set forth by the United Nations.

Funding Information

• Amount: USD50,000 to be distributed among 33 selected UPG Sustainability Leaders

What they Seek?

• They are searching for projects that embody the following PRISMS attributes:
  • Partnership & Collaboration: Illustrate your strategy in collaborating with stakeholders who share similar goals.
  • Realistic Timelines: A realistic timeline for project implementation after which the impact is achieved. Timelines can be short or long, but they must be clear.
  • Impact: Projects must be designed in a way touch the lives of people. Where a project is designed in a way that it is possible to identify the number of people reached, this is an advantage. In some years, there may be a thematic are prioritised for impact, if this is the case, then
  • SDG-Relevant: Clearly indicate how your project aligns with one or multiple United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
  • Methodology: Stronger projects have a methodology that leads to effective and efficient implementation
  • Scalability & Replicability: Those projects that can be scaled or can be replicated (or both), will have an advantage.

Eligibility Criteria

• Certified UPG Sustainability Leaders from all backgrounds and nations are eligible to apply if they’ve completed at least one mini-training session or have trained a minimum of 20 citizens.

For more information, visit UPG.