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We are thrilled to announce the second call of the Care Economy Public Policy Innovations Collaborative Action-Research Fund Latin America and the Caribbean. This initiative, led by GRADE with the collaboration of the Global Alliance for Care and IDRC, seeks to to promote innovative projects in the field of care.

The Fund will provide up to 100,000 USD to support four to six projects that promote innovations in public policies related to care. The projects must be completed within 18 months and use action-research approaches with a transformative gender perspective.

You will find more information, including the full call, annex forms and FAQ`s here.

Applications must complete the call annex forms, detailing the project description, research questions, planned activities, methodology, ethical standards, expected results and expected impact of the project. In addition, monitoring plans, a description of the collaboration or partnership between the research team and the institution implementing the policy (additional points will be given to those who are members of civil society organizations, such as feminist, women's, caregivers' or care workers' unions), project risks and mitigation strategies, as well as the work plan and budget should be included. Proposals must be mailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., with the subject [Proposals CARE-FUND 2] Organization name – Country.  Please note that proposals will be accepted until 23:59 (UTC-5) on October 11, 2024.

To help applicant teams with questions and queries, we will organize an informational webinar on September 5, 2024, at 10:00 (UTC-5). Sign up for the event here. Please share this opportunity with the members within your institution who may be interested in applying.

Application deadline: October 11