CISU uses several tools for grant allocation management:
- An annual estimated distribution of the total funding budget across the different support modalities
- Maximum limits for individual types of applications
- Maximum limit for each organisation
- Scoring/prioritisation of applications for one or more support modality according to a transparent scoring system
Throughout the year, there is close and systematic monitoring of allocated grants allowing the the possibility to redistribute among support modalities/adjust maximum grant limits/postpone the processing of applications/transfer between years/add unused grants.
Regarding 1. An annual estimated allocation of the total funds of the pool across various support modalities.
Following a retrospective analysis and forward estimates, CISU's Board has approved the following distribution of pool funding for 2024.
Grant Allocation Management 2024
Support Modality
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2024 - DKK
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Small-scale Inrerventions (SI) - CSP basic
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3,375,000
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Citizen Participation Interventions (MI) - CSP basic
|
22,000,000
|
Small-scale Inrerventions (SI) and Citizen Participation Interventions (MI) - Neighborhood Fund
|
5,000,000
|
Development Interventions - CSP basic
|
50,000,000
|
Development Interventions - Neighborhood Fund
|
21,500,000
|
Program*
|
73,000,000
|
Program Reviews-concept notes
|
-
|
Capacity Analyses
|
200.000
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Co-financing and Support for Application Process
|
3,000,000
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CISU's Information Fund
|
500,000
|
|
|
CCAM 2022-2025**
|
53,726,003
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Total
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232,301,003
|
Notes*
* Budgeted for 15 organisations to have a program grant from 2024 until the next round.
** Disbursement of climate supplement (CCAM) over two years, 2023 and 2024 respectively.
Regarding 2. Maximum limits per application for individual application types:
- Small-scale Interventions: 200,000 DKK
- Citizen Participation Interventions: 500,000 DKK
- Development Interventions: 4.5 million DKK
- Program: The overall maximum limit is 15 million DKK per year. Guidelines outline how much can be applied for based on the organisation's existing portfolio. Special rules apply to the so-called "additional fund" for programs.
- Co-financing: 2 million DKK (maximum one grant per organisation per year)
- Support for Application Processes: 50,000 DKK
Regarding 3. Maximum limit for each organisation:
The maximum annual grants that can be given to an organisation collectively are 6 million DKK. (This does not include funds from Co-Financing, the CISU Information Fund, OpEn, CCAM, or the DERF).
Regarding 4. Scoring/prioritisation of applications for one or more support modality according to a transparent scoring system:
The Civil Society Fund is allocated an annual total amount on the Finance Act every year, which means it may be necessary to prioritise among applications.
- Citizen Participation Interventions, Development Interventions up to 1 million DKK, Co-Financing, Support for Application Processes, and Capacity Analyses are exempt from prioritisation – meaning interventions found worthy of support by the Asessment Committee will receive funding.
- For Development Intervention applications exceeding 1 million DKK, the assessment consultant will conduct a scoring in the 'Assessment Committee Note' based on the fulfillment of the assessment criteria in the Civil Society Fund Guidelines. If there are not enough funds to grant all eligible applications, those with the highest scores will be funded. More on this below.
The scoring for each application will be sent to the applicant along with the 'Assessment Committee Note'. An applicant who has not been granted funding can therefore use the scoring to improve the application for the next round.
Funds are allocated for program grants based on knowledge of organisations that either have a program grant or are in the process of becoming a program organisation. In case of extreme pressure on overall funds, programs may also be proportionally adjusted downwards.