CIF’S Dedicated Grant Mechanism for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (DGM)

This brief provides an overview of CIF’s Dedicated Grant Mechanism (DGM), a global initiative that delivers direct finance to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities. Designed and governed by communities themselves, DGM is a groundbreaking mechanism that puts decision making and resources directly into the hands of communities. This brief illustrates DGM’s unique governance, as well as the key features of the mechanism and results achieved over the past decade of locally led climate action.