Budgets between $10,000 and $17,000 will be taken into consideration for awarding proposals. Please be aware that suggested budgets must be stated in US dollars (USD) and that value for money will be evaluated as part of the rating criteria.

Applicants must be non-profit making organisations (CSOs, including NGOs and CBOs) from low- or middle-income countries that have been registered under applicable laws in their home country for a minimum of five (5) years in order to be eligible for a grant.
be directly in charge of the project's planning and administration, meaning they won't be serving as an intermediary; additionally, they must have at least five (5) years of expertise putting substance use prevention, youth empowerment, and peer-to-peer education initiatives into action.
possess a bank account in the name of the company that accepts foreign deposits.

Grant funding is available to low- and middle-income applicants who want to carry out initiatives for their own country's beneficiaries. According to the World Bank's country classifications, nations are categorised as having low, lower, or higher middle income economies.