Organizations registered either with NGO Affairs Bureau or the Department of Social Welfare of the People's Republic of Bangladesh can ONLY apply for the funds.

Grant size Micro and Small:

•  Basic understanding on human rights and governance demonstrated by initiatives, approaches etc.

•  Steps/policy/practices exists for ensuring gender sensitivity in the organisation

•  Has constituency of poor, discriminated and disadvantaged groups

•  Minimum 2 years working experience on development issues.

•  Maintains basic accounting and reporting system, for exp. separate books of accounts, external audit, accounting/financial manual etc.

Grant Size from Medium:

•  Clear understanding on human rights and governance demonstrated by initiatives, approaches etc.

•  Capacity to carryout right based development programme

•  Flexible to reform the organisational strategy and structure as well as proposed initiative based on the emerging issues and needs.

•  Has constituency of poor, discriminated and disadvantage groups

•  Minimum 5 years working experience on governance and/or rights issues

•  Maintains efficient reporting system, operational guidelines and financial system, such as, accounts is dealing by professional accounting personnel, accounting/ financial manual, name and address of the last 5 years external auditor, salary structure, and cash flow statement for last three years.

Grant size : Large and Macro Projects

•  Organisations have already demonstrated their capacity and carried out right based programme previously

•  Demonstrated tangible changes at different levels such as process, outcome etc.

•  Proven track record of working with poorest and marginalized people or policy advocacy etc.

•  Wide networking at different level

•  Active in advocacy, lobbying and able to influence state machinery

•  Demonstrated democratic and gender sensitive management culture with in the organisation

•  6-10 years working experience of rights or governance work.