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Dedicated Grant Mechanism for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (DGM)

From Climate Investment Funds (CIF)

A mechanism of the Climate Investment Funds that channels grants to grassroots Indigenous Peoples and local community organisations for sustainable forest management, traditional livelihoods and land tenure, through country projects governed by Indigenous and community steering committees.

Summary in our words. Each fact below shows the funder’s own words and links to its page.

Through a partner

Apply through a partner, not the funder

The money reaches projects through partners, such as country programmes. You apply to the partner, not the funder.

Find a partner on the funder’s siteChecked 1 Nov 2026Source: dgmglobal.org · background

The facts, in the funder’s words

All quotes are from dgmglobal.org · background unless marked. Checked 1 Nov 2026

How to apply

Through a partner

It approves sub-projects and appoints a qualified local organization to serve as the National Executing Agency to manage national DGM activities.

Amount

Not found on the pages we read

Where

Forest Investment Program countries with a DGM country project: Brazil, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Congo - Kinshasa, Ghana, Guatemala, Indonesia, Mexico, Mozambique, Nepal, Peru and Congo - Brazzaville

Beyond the global project, the DGM also supports 12 projects in countries of the Forest Investment Program (FIP).

Checked 1 Nov 2026Source: dgmglobal.org · countries
Who can apply

Indigenous organisations and Community groups

DGM country projects provide grants and technical support directly to grassroots organizations of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in target areas.

Rounds

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Co-funding required

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Restoration approach

Community conservation and Sustainable land use

Our classification, from the funder’s description of what it supports.

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What the funder asks grantees to report

Reporting

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Something wrong?

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