Slingshot Development Fund Grant

Slingshot Development Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Slingshot Development Fund
Amount: Up to US $174,445
Last Updated: September 21, 2025

Summary

The Slingshot Development Fund Grant aims to enhance the living conditions of individuals from Burma in the Tennaserim Region. This initiative prioritizes community-based organizations and emergency relief projects, particularly for those affected by the Yadana gas pipeline. Additionally, it supports humanitarian efforts for those displaced across the Thai border. The grant excludes political parties, governments, and assistance to individuals, focusing solely on community-driven initiatives.

Overview

NOTE: Proposals are reviewed twice a year by the Board of Directors. Slingshot Development Fund Grant The Slingshot Development Fund seeks to improve the living conditions of the people from Burma who are living, or have lived, in the Tennaserim Region and their communities. First priority will be given to community based organizations, local initiatives, and emergency relief projects whose beneficiaries are the people affected by the Yadana gas pipeline (generally defined as the region between Ye and Tavoy). Second priority will be given to grants that provide critical, emergency humanitarian relief to other regions of Burma, or for persons who have fled Burma across the Thai border.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Community based organizations, local initiatives, and emergency relief projects whose beneficiaries are the people affected by the Yadana gas pipeline (generally defined as the region between Ye and Tavoy).

Ineligibility

Ineligible projects include political parties, governments, armed organizations, microfinance, and assistance to individual grantees.