Who is eligible to apply for a grant?

 Who is eligible to apply for a grant?

The aim of the organizations or their projects should be one or more of the following causes:

1. Building and ensuring the continuity of Jewish communities in such areas as culture, knowledge transfer, and enhancement of the non-capital infrastructure;
2. Facilitating Jewish education;
3. Promoting mutual respect between people;
4. Supporting civilian victims of war situations.

Organizations should not be registered in the Netherlands. Organizations cannot have its activities in the Netherlands and may not relate to the Dutch-Jewish community in Israel.

 

Are grants from the Dutch Jewish Humanitarian Fund restricted to countries in Central and Eastern Europe?

Grants from the JHF are intended primarily for organizations and projects in or directed towards the former Communist countries, with the exception of the former DDR. Support by the JHF of Jewish communities elsewhere in the world may be provided if:

• a situation gradually or suddenly emerges that is or can be harmful to a Jewish community or to Jewish individuals in a certain region (e.g. outburst of anti-Semitism, political, economic, natural disasters, or other emergency situations);
• the community itself is not able to meet the financial consequences of the changed situation;
• there is no support for (or only insufficient support) by governmental or non-governmental organisations whose primary goals are to support such communities or individuals;
• it is reasonable to expect that financial support would relieve the fate of the community in distress and/or its individual members;
• the support is in accordance with the mission of the JHF.

 

Support for civilian victims in a war zone may be provided if:

• civilians are Jewish and non-Jewish victims of ethnic violence;
• the violence stricken community itself is not able to meet the financial consequences of the changed situation;
• there is no support for (or only insufficient support) by governmental or non-governmental organisations whose primary goals are to support such communities or individuals;
• it is reasonable to expect that financial support would relieve the fate of the community in distress and/or its individual members;
• a clear relationship exists between the Dutch-Jewish communities in the Netherlands and/or Israel and the communities in distress;
• the support is in accordance with the mission of the JHF.

 

Multi-annual projects

Organizations that have received financial support of the JHF in the past three years for a category 1 project are not eligible for a  fourth year grant for the same project, as a given project can only be subsidized by the JHF for a maximum of three years. These organizations may apply for other projects, or for core funding of their organization.

Although organizations should apply each year, it is expected that grants for core funding of the organization will be for multiple years.

 

Which organizations and/or projects are the most likely to be awarded a grant?

1. Organizations and projects in the former Communist countries will be given strong preference.
2. Organizations and projects with substantial co-financing and own contribution.
3. Organizations and projects dedicated to building and ensuring the continuity of Jewish communities in the areas of culture, Jewish traditions and heritage, knowledge transfer, and enhancement of non-capital infrastructure.
4. Organizations and projects dedicated to Jewish education, including Holocaust education to non-Jews.
5. Organizations and projects that promote mutual respect between people.
6. Organizations and projects dedicated to supporting civilian victims of current war situations.
7. Project grants requested by private institutions/organisations will receive preference over project grants requested by public or semi-public institutions/organisations.
8. Organizations and projects that are most likely to achieve their objectives.
9. Organizations and projects that will have broad based effectiveness for the money invested.

 

Applicants should note that:

• It is not the Fund’s intention to approve applications for organizations whose primary purpose is to disburse direct or indirect grants.
• The Fund would expect that the bank account for remittances of a grant be in a bank located in the country of the organization’s registration or the residence of the applicant. Exceptions to this are subject to the prior approval of the Fund.
• It is not the intention of the Fund to provide material support for Holocaust survivors.
• Applications for capital infrastructure will not be awarded.
• The Fund does not fund private initiatives or individuals.
• In principle it is not the Fund’s intention to approve applications directed towards cleaning or restoration of graveyards.