Deadline: 21-Mar-25
The British Embassy Kyiv invites proposals from non-profit organisations for project work under the Enabling Fund (EF) for the period from May 2025 to March 2026.
The British Embassy Kyiv uses its Enabling Fund (EF) to complement work funded by the large-scale programmes in Ukraine via funding small-scale quick-win projects or aimed at leveraging bigger funding, at providing unique UK expertise in areas of top priority for Government of Ukraine or at obtaining insights into new areas of activity for future interventions. They will particularly welcome applications that show how they would contribute to the objectives of the 100 Year Partnership, which seeks to deepen the relationship between Ukraine and the UK across all areas.
Focus Areas
- The programme will focus on the following areas:
- Supporting pillars of the 100 Years Partnership not funded by other programmes, thus strengthening Ukraine’s national and regional democratic institutions, helping Ukraine carry out reforms to meet EU, IMF and NATO standards, supporting Ukraine’s innovative tech capabilities; this can include support to local Ukrainian media, media watchdogs and consortia working to service critical information needs in frontline communities and occupied Crimea and affected by USAID freeze; support to development of innovative academic, science and research courses and modules in Ukraine in partnership with UK, harnessing best UK experience in education and education management, economics, banking sector; support to local hromadas in designing e-toolkit for harmonising hromadas’ recovery plans with regional and national ones (all projects to meet GESI-D requirements)
- Supporting vulnerable groups not covered by larger UK programmes, such as work on barrier-free Ukraine, protecting rights of persons with disabilities, LGBT people, work on protecting human rights in temporarily occupied territories including Crimea and on reintegration of de-occupied territories, including reintegration of children returned from Russia or temporarily occupied territories, ensuring cooperation between state institutions, civil society and international partners (all projects to meet GESI-D/E requirements)
Funding Information
- The minimum indicative funding for projects is £75,000 and maximum £100,000. This may be in addition to co-funding and self-funding contributions; indeed this will be considered a merit.
Eligibility Criteria
- Non-profit organisations are invited to bid. Successful projects should have sustainable outcomes and should clearly identify the change that will be brought about. All bids should make clear how they complement existing activities supported by other donors and international partners, and how work in the regions complements national level activity.
Evaluation Criteria
- Proposals will be evaluated against the following criteria:
- fit to programme objectives – the extent to which the proposal addresses the issues
- quality of project – how well defined and relevant the outcome is and how outputs will deliver this change; ability to leverage bigger funding would be an advantage
- value for money – the value of the expected project outcomes, the level of funding requested and institutional contribution
- previous experience – evidence of the project team’s understanding the issue and of its regional activities, ability to manage and deliver a successful project, through work done to date in the area or in related fields
- gender-sensitive approach and alignment with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change – as indicated above; the proposals will be assessed by a mixed gender panel.
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