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5. The organization must not be blacklisted by any government agency, donor or
international agency.

6. The organization must not have any negative media coverage or any other
controversy associated with it.
7. The organization should not have any political or religious afliations.
8. The organization should have registration documents, audited financial reports, tax
certificates and FCRA and/or similar documents depending on the nature of the
funding/donations that it receives.

Note: HCL Grant Eligibility Criteria are subject to revisions annually (with each edition). For eligibility criteria applicable this year,
please visit the application portal.

‘Our team visited 8 states, 7 projects in 22 days or 528 hours. Travelled more than 20,000 km

by more than 20 flights on 6 airlines, which took of or touched down at 9 airports (30 hours).
Travelled by 2 trains (to and fro) covering 1554 km and 4 stations (30 hours). Team covered
2881 km by road (106 hours). Out of this 1728 km (51 hours) was through hilly, bumpy roads in

Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur and risky roads in J&K. Team reached 26 locations including Delhi
and capitals of 6 states. Visited 19 district or block HQs and villages of project sites.’
— Dr Dhruv Mankad, MacArthur Fellow, HCL Grant Consultant (Health)

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