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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Teea Tira [mailto:teeat@forumsec.org] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 20 August 2020 8:41 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> PRPTF <PRPTF@forumsec.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> PRPTFSU <PRPTFSU@forumsec.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: Grant call from 1 September 2020 <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear all<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sharing with you the grant call from the Commonwealth launched in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please click on the link provided in the email below and note that the
<span style="color:black">launch for the call opens on <b>1 September 2020</b> to enable implementation of funded projects to begin in early 2021.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Please share widely within your constituent groups and networks.</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Regards</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5496">Teea Tira</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></strong> CF Grants <<a href="mailto:cfgrants@commonwealth.int">cfgrants@commonwealth.int</a>><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sent:</span></strong> Thursday, 20 August 2020, 4:35 am<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">To:</span></strong> Vuki Buadromo<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Subject:</span></strong> Grant call from 1 September 2020
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<span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black">Dear Vuki Buadromo,</span><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.05pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black">The Commonwealth Foundation Grants Programme is launching a special grants call in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.05pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black">As an organisation with a significant reach and a large network, we are emailing you to ask if you can help us spread the word. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.05pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black">The call will support national initiatives that engage constructively with government to strengthen relevant institutions, policies
and practices as communities and countries seek to recover and rebuild. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.05pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black">The call will be open to eligible civil society organisations from all Commonwealth Member States. The amount of £10,000 – £30,000
will be awarded for a maximum 12-month duration. The launch for the call opens on 1 September 2020 to enable implementation of funded projects to begin in early 2021. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.05pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black">You can visit the Foundation website to view applicant guidelines and to sign up to our mailing list for regular updates: </span><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#00B0F0"><a href="https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.commonwealthfoundation.com%2Fgrants&data=02%7C01%7Cvukib%40spc.int%7C9c6464c0d1f54201d80a08d8445db864%7Cf721524dea604048bc46757d4b5f9fe8%7C0%7C0%7C637334517098909654&sdata=zQ1h1farrvYrdrsRaIg839zhD63%2B6GUiUozoXGECajE%3D&reserved=0">www.commonwealthfoundation.com/grants</a></span><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.05pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:16.05pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black">Commonwealth Foundation Grants Team </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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