C3 Grantmaking - Evidence Base Stream
Funding Amount
$75,000 - $150,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
C3 Grantmaking - Evidence Base Stream
Funder: Catalytic Capital Consortium (C3), housed at New Venture Fund
Strategic Partners: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, and Omidyar Network
Focus: Research to strengthen the evidence base for catalytic capital investments by examining why catalytic capital is needed, where it has been deployed, how it has been used, and its potential impact across diverse sectors, geographies, and asset classes.
- Global focus with coverage of both Global North and Global South
- Strong preference for Global South research to be conducted by organizations/personnel based in the Global South
Geographic Scope
- Why is catalytic capital needed in specific market contexts and gaps?
- Where has catalytic capital been deployed and which investors have been active?
- How has catalytic capital been deployed (terms, risk-return expectations, subsidy, mobilization of conventional capital)?
- What positive outcomes have catalytic capital investments contributed to (inclusion, equity)?
- What negative/undesirable outcomes have resulted (market distortion, inequities)?
- Coverage of both successful and unsuccessful investment experiences
Key Research Questions
Proposals should respond to some combination of:- Roles of catalytic capital: seeding, scaling, sustaining
- Investor types: foundations, development finance institutions, family offices, ultra high net worth individuals
- Asset classes: diverse
- Investee business sectors: diverse
- Geographies: Global North and Global South
- Impact types: social and environmental
- Timeframe: both historical and recent periods
Desired Coverage Across Portfolio
- Academic researchers
- Nonprofits
- Advisory services providers
- Individual applicants or consortia welcome
- Organizations with expertise and capabilities in catalytic capital research
Eligibility
- Primary: Published report widely disseminated with Creative Commons license
- Supplementary: Summary points and highlights accessible to investor community
- Optional: Inclusive virtual convenings or workshops to inform and refine insights
- Completion timeline: Within 12 months of grant award
Expected Outputs
- Email: Emily Duma (C3 grantmaking program officer)
- Phone: 202-595-1061
- General inquiries: info@newventurefund.org
Contact
How to Apply
Application Process
#### Proposal Requirements
Each proposal must include:
1. Focus of Work
- Existing and historical deployments of catalytic capital to be studied
- Specific context and segment of catalytic capital landscape
- Relevance for C3 objectives and catalytic capital providers
- How work advances the field (additionality and complementarity)
- Articulation of research impact on impact investing market development
2. Approach and Outputs
- Key research questions
- Methodology for research and analysis
- Access to and management of required research data
- Target audience identification
- Specification of public outputs and stakeholder engagement approach
- Approach to learning with C3 strategic partners and other grantees
3. Applicant Information
- Lead researcher(s) and key team members
- Relevant experience and capabilities of individuals and organization(s)
- If consortium: structure, roles, and relationships
- High-level workplan and timeframe
4. Budget
- Detailed budget
- Resources required
- Co-funding or other available resources
- Timing for completion
#### Proposal Format
#### Budget Guidance
#### Selection Criteria
Applications will be evaluated on:
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
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