Sustainable Water Fund (FDW)

The Sustainable Water Fund programme (FDW) is a Public Private Partnership facility that aims to contribute to water safety and water security in developing countries. The 2nd round of the programme is open until the 5th of February 2018, 3 pm CET.

Concept note and full proposal

Before you can submit a full proposal, you must send in a concept note. After you have received advice from RVO.nl, you can apply for an FDW grant with a full proposal.

For more information, go to Full proposals. There you can also find the download package with all the documents you need to apply.

To apply directly, go to:

Dutch companies: log in using eHerkenning
Foreign companies: log in using RVO-inlog
Please note: Your login screen is currently in Dutch. The online application form is in English. Apologies for any inconvenience.

Themes

With the FDW programme, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) supports collective initiatives between governmental bodies, industry and NGOs. Initiatives must focus on the themes:

improved access to drinking water and sanitation (including solid waste);
efficient and sustainable water use, particularly within agriculture;
safe deltas and improved basin management.

Planning

The planning for the 2nd round of the Sustainable Water Fund Grant Programme in 2017:

deadline for Concept Notes: 8 December 2017
submit your grant applications (Full Proposal): between 1 October 2017 and 5 February 2018, 3 pm CET.

Project management

Every year, the organisation leading the project needs to report to RVO.nl on the project progress. The subsidy contribution is reimbursed in predetermined instalments. Initially, all payments are advance payments.

Please note: the standard reporting templates for FDW projects will become available in November 2017. Your project advisor will contact you when the formats can be downloaded.

Projects and budget FDW16

In the first round for FDW16, 10 projects were approved in 10 countries: 7 in Africa and 3 in Asia. The projects are divided into the following themes:

improved access to drinking water and sanitation (including solid waste): 5
efficient and sustainable water use, particularly within agriculture: 1
safe deltas and improved basin management: 4

The total project budget is € 40,630,070. This consists of an FDW subsidy of € 22,575,374 and a sizeable own contribution from partners of € 18,055,696 (44%). The budget for the 2nd round of FDW16 is € 20,000,000.

Subsidy requirements

For full details of the subsidy requirements, please see the documents FDW16 Policy Framework and Policy rules on the Official notices page. Additional information for NGOs can be found on the page Private contribution and surety by NGOs.

Supporting workshops

RVO.nl has previously organised workshops to offer support for writing proposals. Those workshops discussed ‘Financial Sustainability and revenue models’, ‘Monitoring and Evaluation’ and ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’. Currently, no workshops are planned.

The presentations used during those workshops can be found under Publications.

Get inspired

Read how other entrepreneurs successfully used an FDW grant in our showcases.

All FDW projects can be found on the interactive map at aiddata.rvo.nl. This portal offers an overview of all official development aid (ODA) projects and programmes executed by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl). You can refine your search by using filter options such as country, sector and programme.

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