OBJECTIVES –
HCLTech Grant aims to achieve sustainable rural development by supporting NGOs that are doing path-breaking work, anywhere in India. HCLTech Grant has following specific objectives:
- Award financial Grant to innovative, replicable, scalable, sustainable & time-bound projects, proposed by NGOs which are committed towards transformative rural development, in the categories of Environment, Health & Education.
- Identify NGOs that have made significant impact in rural transformation and publish a compendium capturing work of these NGOs, such that they become globally visible for their efforts.
ENVIRONMENT –
- Conservation of environment, the indigenous flora and fauna.
- Access to affordable, reliable , sustainable and clean energy for all Combating climate change and its impact.
- Protecting, restoring, and promoting sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystem and wetlands.
- Conservation of natural water bodies, including river rejuvenation oceans, natural springs, lakes and others.
- Combating desertification, deforestation, land degradation, biodiversity loss pollution and promoting use of renewable resources (Please note-proposals a that come from agriculture domain only, without any environmental impact, will not be considered sander Environment category).
- Wildlife conservation and preservation.
HCLTech Grant complements and contributes to National priorities & Sustainable Development Goals Inclusive and gender transformative approaches are encouraged and prioritized under the screening process.
HEALTH-
- Equitable & Universal access to Health for all segments of population.
- Access to clean drinking water, sanitation and hygiene facilities, prevention and elimination of water borne diseases.
- Maternal, adolescent, child health, nutrition and eradication of communicable and non-communicable diseases.
- Mental health promotion, prevention, treatment and inclusion of persons affected by mental illness.
HCLTech Grant complements and contributes to National Priorities & Sustainable Development Goals. Inclusion and Gender- Transformative approaches are underlying principles for HCLTech Grant .
EDUCATION –
- Right to Education for All by upscaling initiatives that strengthen Early Childhood Care & Development (ECCD), Elementary, Secondary, Higher Education, Adult Literacy & Inclusive Special Education.
- Education that promotes learning opportunities through skill development and confidence building, including digital literacy.
- Education that leads to better livelihood opportunities and improved income & better living for young people and adults.
- Holistic education that encompasses co-scholastics such as sports, art and craft, performing & fine arts, promotion of culture, orientation on national heritage, theatre, provides opportunity for not only overall development but also sustainable livelihoods.
- Equitable, inclusive, technology enabled and relevant quality education, leading.
FUNDING PATTERN – GRANT UPTO 1.46 Cr. ( FOR 5 YEARS PROJECT)
GRANT UPTO 25 LAKHS ( FOR 1 YEAR PROJECT)
PROJECT PROPOSED –
- The proposed project must be in line with the provisions of Schedule VII of Section 135 of The Companies Act, 2013 and the CSR Rules 2014, and its amendments/clarifications.
- The proposed project must be in rural area/s.
- The proposed project must be designed for direct implementation by the applicant organization Sub-granting of HCL, funds is not allowed.
- The proposed project must be designed for a grant amount of 5 Crores (to be received from HCL Foundation) for a period of 4 years. It can be co-funded by a suitable donor that the applicant organization can bring on board for any additional amount. However, HCL Foundation must be apprised of all funders and stakeholders in advance. Additionally, the organization must report the utilization, outreach, and impact explicitly achieved through the HCLTech Grant fund.
- The grant amount must not be used solely for infrastructure development such as construction, renovation, purchase of fixed assets like land, buildings, and vehicles, among others. Further, proposed infrastructure development costs must be spent in line with project objectives and activities defined.
- HCLTech Grant funds can be used to scale-up an existing project or for a new project where co-funding is involved. However, HCL Foundation must be apprised of all funders and stakeholders in advance Additionally, the organization must be able to report the utilization, outreach and impact achieved specifically through the HCLTech Grant fund.
PROJECT SUBMISSION MODE – Offline
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED –
- NGO Audit Balance Sheet Of Last 3 Years.
- NGO Annual Progress Reports Of Last 3 Years
- NGO Pan Card
- NGO Registration Certificate & Bylaws
- NGO Darpan Unique I’d
- NGO Bank Account
- Details Authorized Person Aadhar & Pan Card.
- ITR ( Latest 3 years )
