ECO-Asia Grants for Urban Water and Sanitation

Under the ECO-Asia Water and Sanitation Program, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Regional Development Mission for Asia (RDMA) supports achievement of the MDGs in Asian cities by working with urban water and wastewater operators in three areas: (1) enabling water services delivery to the urban poor; (2) improving performance of water and wastewater service utilities; and (3) demonstrating sustainable sanitation solutions.

To assist water and sanitation service providers increase or improve customer access to their services, ECO-Asia has developed a comprehensive 10-Step Promotion Program Toolkit. The Toolkit provides service providers with practical methods to develop a targeted promotion campaign within 8-10 months that can lead to sustained demand for their services. The Toolkit combines international best practices from the health and environment arenas in behavior change communication, marketing and resources mobilization in an easy to use online format.

The maximum amount for an individual grant is US$10,000. The grant will support initiatives that use the ECO-Asia 10-Step Promotions Toolkit to increase access to urban water and/or sanitation services. It can support technical assistance, workshops, development and production of promotional materials (e.g. posters, leaflets, WASH days, fairs, radio spots, other media, etc), local travel, and other related costs, however, it may not support capital investments, construction, or cover proposal preparation expenses. Grant duration is between 10-12 months and the disbursement of grant funds is linked with predefined outcomes and deliverables.

ECO-Asia small grants require cost-share on an in-kind or cash basis by the grantee. For more information, please download the Request for Proposals.