Civil Society Challenge Fund (Closed for applications)

Following a ten year evaluation of the Civil Society Challenge Fund (CSCF), Ministers have considered options for the future of the fund. The Secretary of State has decided that there will be no further funding rounds under this fund. The CSCF will close in 2015 after the completion of ongoing projects.

DFID recognises the important role that the CSCF has played in giving poor people a voice in decisions that will affect their lives. To maintain our support to this area of work the Global Poverty Action Fund programme objectives have been broadened to include some of the initiatives previously covered by the CSCF, which is no longer open for applications. The GPAF will now support projects focused on poverty reduction and pursuit of the MDGs through tangible changes to poor people's lives including through: service delivery, empowerment and accountability and work on resilience, conflict, security and justice.

CSCF 2011 funding round decisions

Responsible DFID Department

Civil Society Department, Policy Division

Enquiries about the CSCF

Management of the Fund is contracted out to Triple Line Consulting Limited. Any questions about ongoing CSCF projects should be addressed to:

    Triple Line Consulting Limited
    3 Princeton Court
    55 Felsham Road
    Putney
    London SW15 1AZ

    Tel: 0208 788 4672

    Email: cscf@tripleline.com

Last updated: 03 Oct 2011