Deadline: 31-Dec-22
Applications are now open for its developpp Classic Ideas Competition: Apply now with Your Project.
The funding of projects with develoPPP Classic is decided within the framework of an open ideas competition. The competition takes place four times a year and is open to all companies that meet the programme’s conditions of participation. Applications are submitted directly to one of the two implementing partners: DEG Impulse gGmbH and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.
Thematic Focus
- The current develoPPP Classic ideas competition (November 15 to December 31) focusses on training and employment for socio-ecological transformation. Projects that address this issue will therefore be given special consideration during the selection process. Relevant areas include:
- Creating decent jobs
- Reorganising supply chains, with a focus on social and environmental aspects
- Improving working conditions
- Promoting women in business and work
- Training for employment in green economic sectors (such as renewable energy or the circular economy) or to support the greening of traditional economic sectors
- Training for employment in the context of Industry 4.0
Your application for develoPPP Classic
- The develoPPP Classic ideas competition takes place four times a year and is open for six weeks at the end of each quarter. Then simply follow these steps:
- Select DEG Impulse or GIZ as the implementing partner.
- Submit a completed application via the develoPPP application platform.
- The quality of each application is reviewed and evaluated individually on the basis of uniform criteria. A decision on whether to pursue the project idea in principle is usually made within six weeks of the submission deadline. You will then receive feedback directly from your chosen implementation partner.
- If your project idea is successful in the competition, DEG Impulse or GIZ will support you in the next step in further concretising and shaping the project.
Eligibility Criteria
- Your company must be privately owned, profit-oriented and registered in the EU, a member country of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) or a country on the OECD-DAC list. In addition, your project must contribute to local sustainable development as defined by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and go beyond a mere investment in your core business.
- Company
- Company has majority private ownership and is profit-oriented
- Company is registered in the EU, a member country of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) or a country on the OECD DAC list
- The company must have a positive net income as well as sufficient equity capital and liquidity to ensure the required contribution
- A minimum of two audited annual financial statements available
- Annual turnover of at least EUR 800,000
- A minimum of eight employees
- Company and/or partners have staff resources and specialist qualifications required to carry out the project
- Products/services outside sensitive business areas (e.g. armaments, alcohol)
- Project
- Project country is on the develoPPP Classic country list
- Project would not come about without develoPPP support (subsidiarity)
- Project is not required by law
- Project will contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Nature and extent of planned changes are measurable over the project duration
- Project makes good business sense, but is not directly relevant to earnings (promotion of core business is excluded as a general rule)
- Project design is coherent, objectives and activities are realistic and cost-benefit ratio is appropriate
- Project will create structures to ensure the sustainability of results and changes achieved
- Participation Requirements for the DeveloPPP Classic Ideas Competition
- Your company is privately owned and profit-oriented and registered in the EU, EFTA or a country on the OECD DAC list.
- The financial and personnel capacities of your company are commensurate with the project idea
- Your project contributes to sustainable development and goes beyond an investment in your company’s core business
For more information, visit develoPPP Ventures.