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Title of Activity

     Ecolinks Partnership Grants Program

Project Implementor

Institute of International Education

Address

5/2, Zankovetskaya Str., Suite 82, Kyiv, 01001, Ukraine
Tel. (38 044) 228-12-25
Fax (38 044) 461-90-21
E-mail: program@ecolinks.relc.com

Contact Person
Mr. Eugene Yesirkenov program@ecolinks.relc.com

Funding Agency

USAID

Address

19, Nizhnij Val Str., Kyiv, Ukraine
Tel. (38044) 462-5678
Fax: (38044) 462-5834

Contact Person

Mr. O. Cherkas ocherkas@usaid.gov

Mr. D. Thompson dthompson@usaid.gov

Amount of Funding

$ 23 mln. (On all Cee/nis countries)

Period of Performance

 5/25/1999 - 6/01/2003

Types of Activities

  • Information and proposal writing workshops
  • Processing grant applications
  • Finding partners for Ukrainian applicants in CEE, NIS and USA
  • Project monitoring

Beneficiaries

  • Businesses
  • Local governments
  • Associations of businesses and local governments

Summary Description

Strengthening the capacity of businesses and local governments to develop market-based solutions to environmental problems, with emphasis on the urban and industrial sectors in the ENI region. Creation of lasting environmentally-focused partnerships between the ENI region and the United States and among countries within the region

Strategic Objective

1.6. Increased environmental management capacity to promote sustainable development

Results

Local and regional governments, businesses and relevant associations will be better able to:

  • Prepare acceptable project proposals that identify and remedy environmental problems
  • Form partnership across borders to address mutual urban and industrial environmental problems and issues
  • Develop market-based solutions to environmental problems
  • Develop and implement best practices

Reports / Docs

  • Information on Ecolinks web-site: www.ecolinks.org
  • 388 project concepts were received
  • 28 Challenge Grants were awarded
  • 26 Quick Response Awards projects were implemented
  • 15 information and 5 proposal-writing workshops were conducted
  • 9 outreach visits were made
  • 21 site visits were conducted
  • One press-conference was held
  • Annual Report 1999
  • Annual Report 2000
  • Annual Report 2001
  • Ecolinks brochure (in Ukrainian and English)
  • Brochure on Best Practices