The Small Grants Programme (SGP), a corporate programme of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) that is implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is launching its Results Report for the reporting year 2022-2023. This report provides an overview on the concrete results achieved on global environmental and socio-economic benefits between the 1st July 2022 and 30th June 2023, including results under the GEF focal areas of biodiversity, climate change mitigation, sustainable land and forest management, international waters, chemicals and waste, and capacity development.

A summary of the report is available here, while the full version can be found here.

During the reporting period, a total of 1,179 new projects were approved for grant funding, while 792 projects were completed. SGP’s combined portfolio, with funding from the GEF and other partners, supported 2,443 active projects in 127 countries across the world, including 40 Least Developed Countries and 37 Small Island Developing States. The total grant project funding of the active portfolio amounted to US$84 million, with a total co-financing amount of US$89 million.

Launched in 1992, SGP has over three decades of experience in providing financial and technical support to civil society and community-based organizations at the local level to drive initiatives that address global environmental issues while improving livelihoods, with a special focus on women, Indigenous Peoples, youth, and persons with disabilities. Since its establishment, SGP has delivered over $795 million in project funding to more than 28,000 community-based projects in 136 countries around the globe.