Grant Selection Criteria

Eligible projects should:

  1. Focus on at least one of our Priority Countries and Focus Areas.
  2. Address a significant need. Potential partners should refer to recent data to demonstrate why the project is needed.
  3. Be based on evidence. Potential partners will be asked to provide evidence of the effectiveness of the approach that they would like to adopt in a similar context.
  4. Be sustainable. Potential partners must present a realistic assessment of the sustainability of the proposed project and report thereon.
  5. Represent value for money i.e. economical, efficient, and effective. Wherever possible, should indicate how the costs of the proposed project compare to similar projects and show that the interventions they intend to implement are cost-effective.
  6. Have measurable target outputs and outcomes. Potential partners should provide clear plans for monitoring and evaluating achievement against agreed targets. Project targets must be specific, measurable, realistic and time-bound.
  7. Be likely to achieve impact.
 
The Charity will not fund:

  • Research.
  • Projects seeking to alleviate suffering resulting from natural or man-made disasters, including the delivery of food aid or shelter. The Charity’s focus is on long-term development work.
  • Applications relating to the promotion of religious or political causes, general appeals or circulars, individual sponsorship, events or conferences.

Focus Areas
  1. Maternal, newborn and child health
  2. Water, sanitation and hygiene: Potential partners should note that they will be asked to provide evidence of having achieved long-term sustainability in previous WASH projects.
  3. Nutrition
  4. Education: We will consider education-related proposals backed by evidence of the approach’s effect on learning outcomes.

    To see some examples of the  projects we support, click on the above issues (where appropriate).

Priority Countries

We will consider projects that will be implemented in stable areas in any of the following countries: 

  • Ethiopia (new applications temporarily suspended)
  • India
  • Kenya
  • Malawi
  • Rwanda
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
Partner Selection
 
To be eligible for funding potential partners must:

  1. Be registered as a charity. 
  2. Have an annual income of over £1 million or at least 5x the grant amount requested. Potential partners will be asked to demonstrate that they are not reliant on one donor for the majority of their income.
  3. Have a proven 3-year track record in addressing the relevant issue. 
  4. Have an established in-country presence in the relevant country.
  5. Work in collaboration with, rather than in parallel to, the national government of the Priority Country.

All potential and existing partners should comply with the Charity's Anti-Fraud Policy.
James Percy Foundation
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