South Asia Small Grants Program
The Asia Foundation announces a call for proposals for the South Asia Small Grants Program (SASGP). The SASGP will provide small grants to eligible civil society organizations (CSOs) in five South Asian countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Designed as a flexible mechanism to respond to existing contexts and emerging opportunities, the grant will support CSOs to work on critical governance challenges around four core themes:
- Increasing public sector accountability and transparency;
- Strengthening the rule of law;
- Promoting civil society participation and media in these efforts; and
- Strengthening democratic institutions and practices.
Driven by the broader goal of creating a free and open South Asian region, the SASGP will strive to increase CSO-led policy reforms, constructive engagements, and social accountability in core areas of governance; open up and enlarge the space for civil society to engage with and influence key democratic institutions in the region; and increase the capacity of CSOs to effectively pursue longer-term reform in the governance sector.
This page serves as a platform to disseminate information regarding the Call for Proposals and to share insights and data related to program activities in the future. Information on the eligibility criteria, application process, and grant selection process as well as the application documents can be found below.
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March 13, 2024
Program Snapshot Post
The South Asia Grants Program (SAGP) supports civil society organizations in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka to enhance good governance, combat disinformation, promote gender equality, and encourage environmental governance. LIRNEasia is a SAGP partner based in Sri Lanka that works to counter disinformation. With the… Read more
Local Governance Fellowships Empower Change in Nepal
December 6, 2023
Blog Post
Fellowships for young women interns in local government offices are building democratic participation among marginalized communities in Nepal.
South Asia Small Grants Program: Second Call for Proposals from Bhutan CSOs
February 8, 2021
News Post
The South Asia Small Grants Program (SASGP), administered by The Asia Foundation, has opened a call for proposals for Bhutanese organizations. The regional program provides small grants for eligible civil society organizations in five South Asian countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. This second round of call for proposals… Read more
SASGP Application Materials Bhutan – English
February 7, 2021
Publication
The deadline for applications for the South Asia Small Grants Program (SASGP) is March 23, 2021. All applications must be submitted by 5.00 pm local time on the closing date. The application materials for Bhutan consist of a Guidance for Applicants, a Grant Application Form, a Project Concept Note Template and Project Budget Template in English. Ap… Read more
The Asia Foundation Announces New Call for Proposals for the South Asia Small Grants Program
December 1, 2020
News Post
The Asia Foundation announces a call for proposals for the South Asia Small Grants Program (SASGP). The SASGP will provide small grants to eligible civil society organizations (CSOs) in five South Asian countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Designed as a flexible mechanism to respond to existing contexts and emerging opport… Read more
SASGP Application Materials Sri Lanka
November 30, 2020
Publication
The deadline for applications for the South Asia Small Grants Program (SASGP) opens on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 and will close on Friday, January 15, 2021. All applications must be submitted by 5.00 pm local time on the closing date. The application materials for Sri Lanka consist of a Guidance for Applicants, a Grant Application Form, a Project C… Read more
The Asia Foundation Announces Call for Proposals for the South Asia Small Grants Program
Colombo, March 15, 2020
News Post
The deadline for applications for the South Asia Small Grants Program (SASGP) has been extended from April 15, 2020 to April 29, 2020. All applications must be submitted by 5.00 pm local time on the new closing date. The Asia Foundation announces a call for proposals for the South Asia Small Grants Program (SASGP). The SASGP will provide small gran… Read more
SASGP Application Materials Bangladesh
March 15, 2020
Publication
The deadline for applications for the South Asia Small Grants Program (SASGP) has been extended from April 15, 2020 to April 29, 2020. All applications must be submitted by 5.00 pm local time on the new closing date. The application materials for Bangladesh consist of a Guidance for Applicants, a Grant Application Form, a Project Concept Note Templ… Read more
SASGP Application Materials Maldives – English
March 15, 2020
Publication
The deadline for applications for the South Asia Small Grants Program (SASGP) has been extended from April 15, 2020 to April 29, 2020. All applications must be submitted by 5.00 pm local time on the new closing date. The application materials for Maldives consist of a Guidance for Applicants, a Grant Application Form, a Project Concept Note Templat… Read more
SASGP Application Materials Nepal
March 15, 2020
Publication
The deadline for applications for the South Asia Small Grants Program (SASGP) has been extended from April 15, 2020 to April 29, 2020. All applications must be submitted by 5.00 pm local time on the new closing date. The application materials for Nepal consist of a Guidance for Applicants, a Grant Application Form, a Project Concept Note Template a… Read more