Grants

Promoting the leading role and the strengthening of Brazilian civil society is a central value for iCS in the building of a strong economy, with a guarantee of well-being for the population and the geopolitical recognition of Brazil abroad.

This is essentially achieved through the donation of financial resources, generally accompanied by other types of backing, such as support for networking, technical training and the coordination with different actors in the field or with other sectors.

iCS operates strategically.

In addition to selecting proposals that are presented to us, we proactively seek out projects and organizations that can contribute to the central objectives of each portfolio. We believe in respect the autonomy of the supported institutions, at the same time, we encourage each one’s work to join the efforts of the others, helping them to achieve much more significant results than they could achieve separately.

The group of grantees of iCS, i.e., the organizations that receive our grants, is significantly varied and includes organizations of different sizes, located in various parts of Brazil, some very recent and others with long experience.

They include organizations that are more dedicated to the production of knowledge, such as think tanks or universities, and others that work to influence decision makers to act on the basis of evidence. There are also organizations that monitor public policies, such as watchdogs, and some that are dedicated to campaigns, which seek to involve the population with a certain subject.

On the one hand, we have established a medium- to long-term relationship with many of our grantees, supporting the evolution of their work over the years. On the other hand, we are permanently looking for new partnerships in order to renew and expand the range of the supported institutions.

We present below two forms of research for the grants made by iCS.

From 2016 to 2022, the grants can be researched by the areas of expertise and years. From 2023, with the new iCS model of operation, the grants will be classified by areas and objectives.

  • OSQB

    O Ser Que Brinca Produções Artísticas

    Land Use and Food Systems

    Sem eixo definido

    To promote awareness about climate change through educational and artistic activities at the Maré Arts Center on September 5, Amazon Day, from the show “Fábrica de Nuvem” followed by a dialogue on the topic with the community.

    Duração: 3 meses

    2023

  • Oyá

    Instituto Oyá

    sem categoria

    Voters

    To articulate, engage and organize a group of small and medium-sized influencers, especially young, black and indigenous influencers, to learn more deeply about issues related to climate change and experience an experience in the Amazon. And, from that, stimulate the production of content by these influencers using new narratives.

    Duração: 12 meses

    2023

  • CSC

    Centro Soberania e Clima

    Executive Dir.

    Sem eixo definido

    To produce knowledge about defense, sustainable development and climate change issues and promote dialogue between stakeholders on the topic to produce reference materials for the formulation of public policies. In addition, organize a workshop to discuss the National Defense Policy, the National Defense Strategy and the National Defense White Paper, from a climate perspective.

    Duração: 7 meses

    2023

  • Lab. Legal

    Laboratório de Estudos Geopolíticos da Amazônia Legal

    sem categoria

    Voters

    To support electoral engagement and subnational advocacy strategies in the Amazon, this project intends to develop a set of political and public opinion behavior monitoring actions concerning the climate and socio-environmental agenda in all states of the region. Such actions involve research with focus groups, the production of legislative data, and the analysis of candidacies.

    Duração: 12 meses

    2023

  • ActionAid

    ActionAid Brasil

    Energy

    Renewables

    To support vulnerable communities impacted by renewable energy projects, enforcing the already existing legal frameworks (WLO169). Enhance local governance bodies in the renewable energy expansion, protecting vulnerable communities and ecosystems.

    Duração: 8 meses

    2023

  • ICEN

    Instituto dos Consumidores de Energia

    Energy

    Sem eixo definido

    To support a watchdog of parlamentarians in the National Congress, under the lens of energy transition, coordinated by a coalition of large industrial consumers associations and civil society organizations.

    Duração: 12 meses

    2023

  • UFABC

    Univ. Fed. do ABC

    Energy

    Sem eixo definido

    To develop a methodology for estimating fugitive emissions of air conditioning refrigerants in Brazil. The main planned activities are: 1- development of methodology and analysis of scenarios; 2 – meetings and exchanges with relevant actors aimed at disseminating and validating the developed scenarios; 3 – provision of a computational tool for simulating scenarios.

    Duração: 7 meses

    2023

  • Artigo 19

    Associação Artigo 19 Brasil

    Land Use and Food Systems

    Sem eixo definido

    To support advocacy with public agencies and the National Council of Justice to ensure Brazil is committed with the creation of the Special Mechanism for follow-up of Precautionary Measure 449/2022 of the Inter-American Court and with the ratification of the Escazú Agreement.

    Duração: 8 meses

    2023