Brief: The Government of Japan offers a financial assistance scheme called “Grant Assistance for Grassroots Projects (GGP)” for development projects designed to meet the diverse basic human needs of the people in developing countries since FY1989.      

Thrust Areas: Basic Health Care, Primary Education and Adult Literacy, Poverty Alleviation, Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation, Women’s Empowerment, Child Welfare including Support for Street Children and Elimination of Child Labor , Support for Persons with Disabilities and Preservation of Environment      

Funding Opportunity: Japan’s Grants assistance for grassroots projects (GGP)      

Who Can Apply: This GGP scheme supports projects implemented by non-profit organizations such as NGOs, educational and medical institutes, who are eligible to receive foreign funds under the concerned law of the Government of India.      

For Further Detail Visit: http://www.in.emb-japan.go.jp/Japan-India-Relations/GGP/Guidelines17June2010.pdf