Abstract Small grant schemes aim to provide local development actors with access to funding for human security and development projects that applicants deem locally valuable but may otherwise go unfunded. These grant schemes aim to be a flexible source of funding for local actors to achieve their goals. However, there are barriers to access which restrict their accessibility for many local or smaller actors competing for funds. This paper explores how barriers to accessing small grant schemes manifest by comparing and contrasting a number of such programmes through qualitative analysis. It identifies and presents a typology of barriers that limit access, thereby hampering the potential of such schemes as a truly reflexive and accessible development tool.

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方钉，圆孔：小额赠款计划中的通行障碍，这是实现人类安全的途径

摘要小额赠款计划旨在为当地发展参与者提供人身安全和发展项目的资金，而申请人认为这些项目在当地有价值，但如果没有这些资金，这些项目就无法获得。这些赠款计划旨在为地方参与者实现其目标提供灵活的资金来源。但是，存在获取障碍，这限制了它们为争夺资金的许多本地或较小参与者的可访问性。本文通过定性分析，通过比较和对比许多此类计划，探索了如何获得小额赠款计划的障碍。它确定并提出了限制访问的障碍的类型，从而阻碍了这些计划作为真正的反身和可访问的开发工具的潜力。