The Caspian Environment Programme is pleased to announce the 3rd Round of Micro Environment Grants (MEG) Programme for the year 2005. MEG Programme aims to finance small-scale projects with a real impact to address urgent environmental problem through raising public awareness, knowledge and understanding of the environmental problems facing the Caspian Sea. Projects in the Caspian Region of Azerbaijan, I.R. Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan will be supported by MEG. Grants may range from USD 500 to USD 3,000. Other funds from the applicant and/or other partners could also be used to implement the project; however it is not mandatory. Any group of people who has the capacity to raise public awareness or carry out small scale projects with a real impact is eligible. This includes Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), schools, community groups, specialist groups, associations, trade unions and others. For further information, please visit the CEP website http://www.caspianenvironment.org – Grant Section - MEGIII, or contact the Programme Coordinator Unit (PCU/MSGP) in Tehran, or the Matched Grants and Public Participation Advisors (MPPAs) in the Caspian countries. Information of the PCU-Tehran and MPPAs are available at FLYER. MEGIII Applications are also available at MEGII Application Forms and Guidelines (application forms MEG III).
