#Youth4Biodiversity 2.

0 Project
Fostering Partnerships with the Youth for Biodiversity Conservation Project

Deadline for submission of Project Proposals:

March 15, 2024, 5:00 PM Philippine time.

This call for project proposals will prioritize projects focused on

Marine, Wetlands, or Peatlands Ecosystems Conservation.

PROJECT PROPOSAL FORM

Please choose your youth organization’s category.

Refer to the GRANT GUIDELINES for the Definition of the Categories of Youth Organizations.

 Private School-Based Youth Organizations

 Public/State School-Based Youth Organizations
 Community-Based Youth Organizations
 Registered School-Based or Community-Based Youth Organizations

Name of the Youth Organization : Full legal name of the organization

Address : Complete organizational address

Region, Province
Contact Person / Designation
Telephone / Mobile Number
Email Address
Social media of the organization
: _________________________
: Full name of the contact person and designation
: _________________________
: _________________________
: Provide link of Facebook / Instagram / LinkedIn account

Alternate Contact Person : Full name of alternate contact person

Telephone / Mobile Number : _________________________
Email Address : _________________________

Bank Account Details : Must be under the name of the organization or school.

1
(Fill the section below if you are a non-registered public/state school-based youth organization or
a community–based youth organization applicant)

Name of Assisting Organization1 : Full registered name of the organization

Address : Where the organization is based or located

Contact Person / Designation : Full name of the contact person and designation
Telephone / Mobile Number : _________________________
Email Address : _________________________
Social media of the organization : Provide link of Facebook / Instagram / LinkedIn account

Bank Account : Must be under the name of the organization or school.

I. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION

Project Title : No more than seven (7) words and captures the
intended main project objective.

Thematic Areas : Choose a Pathway for your project. It can be a

combination of 2 or more, as applicable.

 Education
Developing educational activities in relation to the
thematic areas identified for youth, pre-identified
communities, or other relevant stakeholders.

 Influence
Creation of policy papers, policy agenda, strengthening
of, and lobbying existing Implementing Rules and
Regulations (IRRs), Laws, or Bills related to the
thematic areas.

 Enterprise
Kickstart or improve a new or existing biodiversity
friendly Developing educational activities in relation to
the thematic areas identified for youth, pre-identified
communities, or other relevant stakeholders.

 Direct Conservation Action

Start a project, program or initiative that responds or
provides solutions to the conservation problem in
relation to the thematic areas.

1
Assisting Organization (AO) may refer to: 1) private school to which the school-based youth organization applicant belongs, 2) non-
profit / non-government organizations, 3) Cooperatives, 4) Alumni associations, 5) Private or public school-based foundations, and 6)
Registered community-based non-government organization.
.
AO Eligibility:
Must be willing to provide minimal finance and administrative work should the school- or community-based organization under their
responsibility be chosen to be funded by the FPE #Youth4Biodiversity project. Finance and administrative work refer to accepting the
funds from the #Youth4Biodiversity project intended for the youth organization under their management, and releasing of the same to the
recipient youth organization. This also covers monitoring of the youth group’s usage of funds specific for the project.

2
Thematic Areas : Choose the type of thematic area based on the following
(continued) Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 13, 14, or 15).

Then choose the SDG target under the main SDG goal.

 SDG 13: Climate Action

SDG Targets:
 SDG 13.2: Climate Change Policies
 SDG 13.3: Climate Change Awareness
 SDG 13.b: Climate Change Planning and
Management

 SDG 14: Life Below Water

SDG Targets:
 SDG 14.1: Marine Pollution
 SDG 14.2: Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
 SDG 14.3: Sustainable Fishing
 SDG 14.b: Small-scale Artisanal Fishing

 SDG 15: Life on Land

SDG Targets:
 SDG 15.1: Terrestrial and Freshwater
Ecosystems
 SDG 15.2: Sustainable Forest Management
 SDG 15.4: Conservation of Mountain
Ecosystems
 SDG 15.5: Loss of Biodiversity
 SDG 15.9: Biodiversity in National and Local
Planning

Ecosystem : Choose what type of ecosystem is covered by your

project:
 Aquatic Freshwater
 Aquatic Marine
 Wetlands
 Peatlands
 Terrestrial
 Agro-ecological
 Small Island

Project Site : Location of project

(Specific barangay/s, municipality, city, province)

Type of Community : Socio-economic sector of community, e.g.., youth groups,

Beneficiaries upland farmers, indigenous peoples, fishers, etc.

Project Duration : Identify the proposed project life / starting date.

(Minimum of six months and maximum of ten months)
Amount Requested from : Maximum of PhP 100,000.00
FPE

3
 Counterpart Contribution : Full amount of counterpart

Total Project Cost (in Php) : Full cost of the project

(Amount requested from FPE + counterpart contribution)

II. BACKGROUND

1. Situation Analysis

a. Site, Ecosystem, and Resource Base (if applicable)

Give a clear and specific description of the site.

What is the geographical scope or coverage of the project?

(Annex a location or site map, and a topographical map, if already available.)
Identify clearly the boundaries of the project site. Indicate the status of the
biological or natural resources in the site/area based on the available data.

What is the status of the biological and natural resources and the ecosystem?
Give accurate indicators of the species diversity, resource degradation or
depletion over the past few years (Annex past or recent scientific studies or
investigation of the ecosystem and resources in the site/area, if available.).

What are the dominant threats to biodiversity and the ecosystem, biological, and
natural resources of the site? Who and where are the sources of these threats?

What development project affects or will affect the ecosystem balance and
biodiversity of the site?

NOTE:
• Ensure legal / security of tenure of the target site for planting activities.
If private property, provide a copy of the Memorandum of Agreement
with the owner on the use of the property for the project.
• Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) for ancestral domains should be
provided prior to project implementation.

b. Community and Beneficiary Group

Describe the broader community involved in or affected by the project.

• Number and residence (barangay/s)

• Socio-economic status (livelihood, income, family size)
• Tenurial status (as to their land; fishing waters)
• Organized groups in the community, among the beneficiaries and status
of their activities.
• Past involvement in environmental, ecological projects

Has the proponent taken steps to inform and elicit support from the
community/communities in the site/area for the project? Who has expressed
support (Annex letters of support or endorsement from citizen leaders, local

4
 officials and officers of organizations, if available.)?

What is the community’s analysis of their situation and status of their ecological
and natural resources? What steps have they taken to respond to the problems
or threats to their ecosystem and resources?

What are the indicators of the community’s level of awareness and attitudes
towards any programs for biodiversity conservation and sustainable
development in their area?

What are the potential sources of conflict within the community/communities

that will affect acceptance, implementation and sustainability of the project
(such us resource access, use, tenurial rights and entitlements, illegal
encroachments)?

III. RATIONALE

1. Statement of the Problem

Why are you proposing the project?

What is the need for biodiversity conservation and sustainable development

that the project hopes to address? How will biodiversity benefit from the
proposed project?

What is the community need that the project hopes to address?

Describe the participation of the youth in this project.

Who else will be involved in the project? What will be their roles and
responsibilities?

2. Proposed Response to the Problem

In general terms, how will the project respond to the stated problem/s?

What is the potential benefit or impact of the project for the community and the
project site?

What opportunities have been opened that make this response timely and
distinct?

Cite and briefly describe past and current efforts of the proponent/other
institutions in the area to respond to the problem, its results and lessons learned.

IV. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Over-all Strategy and Sustainability

5
 What strategies and intervention will the project employ to respond to the
situational analysis and problem statement?
List and comprehensively describe the project components or interventions.

List and describe the critical activities under each component. Place these under
phases, if appropriate.

Identify specific sectors of the community or other cooperating agencies or groups

who will be involved in or mobilized for the major critical activities.

How will the project efforts become sustainable? What measures or steps will be
taken by the proponents to ensure sustainability of the positive results or benefits?

V. RISK ASSESSMENT

What major internal or external factors (i.e., organizational/management, technical,

financial, environmental, etc.), will affect the success of the project?

What will the proponent do to mitigate the risk factors?

VI. PROJECT OBJECTIVES

State the project’s objective or intended results (These objectives should be

results-oriented, specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-bounded.):

Example:

By the end of six months, the GREEN youth organization through this project will
engage with at least 10 male and female fisher folk youth to familiarize with the
fishery resources of Taytay, Palawan, and share about fish diversity, ecology, and
environmental issues on social media.

VII. PROJECT ACTIVITIES

List down your project activities according to your timeline of implementation that
will lead to the achievement of the project objectives, outputs, and/or results using
the table below.

Schedule of Activities / Work Plan

Example: Activity 1: Advocacy and Networking

Objectives Critical Expected Timeframe Verifiable Manner of Cost Materials,

Activities Results Indicators Delivery others
(If Online, Face-to-
face, or Blended)

VIII. PROPONENT DESCRIPTION

6
 Provide a brief writeup of the youth organization (1-2 short paragraphs).

What is the proponent’s vision, mission and goals? How is the project an integral
part of the proponent’s vision, mission, and goals. Annex brochure, latest annual
report, and newsletter, if available.

Who are the members or incorporators of the organization? What are their
distinctive contributions to the organization? What are the goals and programs?

Is the organization based in the project site? What programs or projects does it
have there?

Describe the proponent’s capability to undertake the project.

Describe the financial and accounting system used by the proponent (Annex
Audited Financial Reports of the Organization for the past two (2) years, if
available.).

IX. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION TEAM MEMBERS

Name of Group Member Age Gender Role to the Project

Member 1
Member 2
Member 3
Member X
(Add more rows if needed)

• Put only the names of members who will implement the project.
• Only youth aged 17 to 30 years old are eligible to join.
• Please provide completed Letter of Permission for team members below 18
years old.

X. PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE OR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Using the table below, provide the top three project experiences or
accomplishments (not necessarily related to biodiversity conservation) of your
organization in the last three (3) years. What are the major results of their
programs or projects?

Which of the programs or projects were externally funded? What agencies provided
the funding?

Brief Description
Date Participants/
No. Activity/Project Cost Funder of the Project and
Implemented Beneficiary
Results achieved
1 Title
2 Title

7
3 Title

Annex: 1 or 2 photos of the three projects and/or Facebook page (or other social
media sites) wherein the project activities are posted.

XI. BUDGET

Please fill out the necessary information as required by the sample budget template
below. Make sure that you are able to account for the full grant amount, with a
maximum total of Php 100,000.

A. PROJECT BUDGET TO BE REQUESTED FROM FPE

(THIS IS A SAMPLE BUDGET ONLY)

Resource/s Needed
Quantity Unit Cost Sub-Total Remarks
Activity 1: Water quality assessment
1. Reagents and chemicals 1 5,000.00 5,000.00 1 set
2. Culture media and plates 1 5,000.00 5,000.00 1 set
Activity 2: Seminar: Microplastics and
its Effect on Freshwater and Marine
Biodiversity
3. Meals (Php 300 for 150 300.00 45,000.00 150 participants x Php
AM/PM Snacks and Lunch) 300/pax x 3 events of 50
participants each
4. Transportation 3 1,000.00 3,000.00 3 jeepneys @ Php 1,000 per
jeepney to transport
facilitators and team
implementers to and from 3
event venues.
5. Food for facilitators 30 300.00 9,000.00 10 facilitators per event
(10 facis x 3 barangays x 3
events)
6. Tokens for Speakers and 9 1,000.00 9,000.00 3 speakers / event x 3
Resource Persons events
7. Venue 3 2,000.00 6,000.00
Activity 3: Eco Lab
7. Meals 25 200.00 10,000.00 25 pax x 200 x 2 visits
8. Site maintenance (token 15 200.00 3,000.00
for labor)
9. Finance and admin support 5,000.00 *Assisting Organization

TOTAL 100,000.00

Eligible Costs:
Direct Project Costs - Expenses necessary for the project to be implemented.

8
 Example:
• Materials and supplies (e.g., seeds, seedlings, knowledge products, IEC
materials, small tools, etc.).
• Travel costs
• Venue rental.
• Tokens for resource speakers.

NOTE:

1. The FPE grant will not cover equipment / gadget expenses such as laptops and
printers unless these are absolutely necessary to achieve the project
objectives and are directly relevant to the implementation design.

2. *The Php 5,000 for Assisting Organizations is part of the total grant amount
requested from FPE, for a maximum of Php 100,000. This is applicable only for
non-registered youth organizations.

B. COUNTERPART FUNDS
(THIS IS A SAMPLE BUDGET ONLY)

E Resources to be Covered by
Quantity Unit Cost Sub-Total
Counterpart Funding
l
1.
i Volunteer service (e.g., designing 6 1,500.00 9,000.00
modules
g or infographic posters)
2.
i Activity Venue 4 2,000.00 8,000.00
3.
b Speaker’s Token 6 1,500.00 9,000.00
4.
l Meals during face-to-face event 2 5,000.00 10,000.00
e TOTAL 36,000.00

COUNTERPART FUNDS – May be in the form of cash or estimated monetary value of in-
kind contributions from other groups who are interested in supporting and/or to be
a part of the project. This should be 25% ON TOP of the total amount requested
from FPE.

Therefore, a grant of Php 100,000.00 = Php 33,333.33 counterpart funds to be

raised by the YO.

XII. MONITORING AND EVALUATION

How do you propose to monitor and evaluate the project during its project life?
What type of reports will be prepared under the project for monitoring and
evaluation? See illustrative format below:

(THIS IS A SAMPLE M & E REPORT ONLY)

Types of Reports Content Frequency User/s

Minutes of the Meeting highlights and Weekly Project team

9
 Meeting agreements
Milestone Report Project accomplishment Monthly Project team
and lessons learned and funder
Video and / Photo Feature story, project Monthly Project team
Documentation activities and funder
Budget Expenditure Receipts, expenses, and Monthly Project team
Report status of the budget and funder

XIII. LIST OF ANNEXES: Requirements

Please note below the following list of requirements that must be submitted
together with your proposal.

Private School-based Youth Public School-based Youth For Community-based Youth For Registered Entity School-
Organization Organization Organization or Community-Based

• Signed Letter of • Certificate of • Certificate of • Certificate of

Commitment and Registration from
Endorsement (LOCE) the Securities and
from the Dean of Exchange
Student Affairs or Commission (SEC) /
Council of Student Cooperative
Organizations Development
Authority (CDA) /
• For II.1a under Site, Department of Labor
Ecosystem and Resource and Employment
Base: Map with (DOLE) /
coordinates. Department of
Social Welfare and
• For II.1a under Site, Development
Ecosystem and Resource (DSWD) for the AO.
Base: MOA with the
owner for private • Signed Letter of
properties or FPIC Commitment and
for ancestral Endorsement
domains. (LOCE) from the
Dean of Student
• For X. Previous Affairs or Council of
Experience or Student
Accomplishments: 1 or Organizations
2 photos of the 3
projects and/or • For II.1a under Site,
Facebook page (or Ecosystem and Resource
other social media Base: Map with
sites) wherein the coordinates.
project activities are
posted. • For II.1a under Site,
Ecosystem and Resource
• Bank certification Base: MOA with the
issued by the bank. owner for private
properties or FPIC
• For projects for ancestral
Registration from the Registration from
Securities and the Securities and
Exchange Exchange
Commission (SEC) / Commission (SEC) /
Cooperative Cooperative
Development Development
Authority (CDA) / Authority (CDA) /
Department of Labor Department of Labor
and Employment and Employment
(DOLE) / Department (DOLE) /
of Social Welfare and Department of
Development Social Welfare and
(DSWD) for the AO. Development
(DSWD) for the AO.
• Signed Letter of
Commitment and • Certification signed
Endorsement (LOCE) by the president and
from the AO. adviser of the youth
organization.
• Certification signed
by the president of • For II.1a under Site,
the youth Ecosystem and Resource
organization. Base: Map with
coordinates.
• For II.1a under Site,
Ecosystem and Resource • For II.1a under Site,
Base: Map with Ecosystem and Resource
coordinates. Base: MOA with the
owner for private
• For II.1a under Site, properties or FPIC
Ecosystem and Resource for ancestral
Base: MOA with the domains.
owner for private
properties or FPIC for • For X. Previous
ancestral domains. Experience or

10
requiring domains. Accomplishments: 1 or
construction (e.g., • For X. Previous 2 photos of the 3
nursery, a tool), • For X. Previous Experience or projects and/or
provide sketch or Experience or Accomplishments: 1 or Facebook page (or
design of the Accomplishments: 1 or 2 photos of the 3 other social media
structure / 2 photos of the 3 projects and/or sites) wherein the
equipment to be projects and/or Facebook page (or project activities are
built / developed. Facebook page (or other social media posted.
other social media sites) wherein the
sites) wherein the project activities are • Bank certification
project activities are posted. issued by the bank.
posted.
• Bank certification • For projects
• Bank certification issued by the bank. requiring
issued by the bank. construction (e.g.,
• For projects nursery, a tool),
• For projects requiring provide sketch or
requiring construction (e.g., design of the
construction (e.g., nursery, a tool), structure /
nursery, a tool), provide sketch or equipment to be
provide sketch or design of the built / developed.
design of the structure /
structure / equipment to be
built / developed.
equipment to be
built / developed.

11
PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION:

Do you permit the #Youth4Biodiversity 2.0 project to use the information provided in
this application and throughout #Youth4Biodiversity 2.0’s selection process? The
information provided above will be used solely for Foundation for the Philippine
Environment’s communication, data management, data analysis, and data sharing to
Foundation for the Philippine Environment’s partners (if needed). This includes but is
not limited to Foundation for the Philippine Environment’s website, social media,
newsletters, email segmentation, targeted outreach, etc.

 Yes
 No

By signing this form, you certify that all the information you provided are certified true
and correct.

___________________________________
Signature Over Printed Name
Date:

12