British Embassy Buenos Aires: Seeking Proposals for Project Fund 2017 in Argentina

Deadline: 7 April 2017

The British Embassy Buenos Aires is currently accepting proposals for its Project Fund 2017 in order to ensure the provisional allocation for projects that are of high quality and deliver value for money.

Priorities

Promoting Prosperity: Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Financial Crime
- Tackling corruption; delivering Argentina’s Anti-corruption Summit commitments; meeting OECD’s standards on anti-bribery, corruption and money laundering;
- Improving transparency in public procurement systems;
- Improving effectiveness and transparency of economic policy making;
- Tackling organised crime groups particularly by responding to illegal financial activity and setting up effective asset recovery mechanisms;
- Strengthening the competition policy framework and pro-competitive regulation
- Implementing economic policies to promote an open and competitive business environment, including trade facilitation;
- Promoting transparency to combat protectionism;
- Support for the resolution of investment barriers in Argentina;
- Financial Services Regulation development and enforcement of financial services regulation, including capacity building of regulators and banks
- Supporting Argentina in its roadmap for obtaining OECD membership
- Supporting Argentina’s priority areas for its 2018 G20 Presidency
Energy, Mining, Infrastructure
- Capacity building and technical assistance for the implementation of the Public Private Partnerships (PPP) legislation and of projects focusing on public services and infrastructure;
- Support for the design of Smart City strategies and innovative smart City solutions;
- Promotion of sustainable infrastructure and transport;
- Transparency initiatives for public procurement and the construction sector;
- Energy security and energy efficiency;
- Mining: delivering policy/legislative guidance and innovation in the following areas:
  - Environmental governance and community relations
  - Waste management and related practices
  - Argentina’s inclusion in the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI)
  - Mine remediation and closures
Promoting economic growth through science and innovation
- Support to develop and foster business opportunities and economic growth through science and innovation and the development of long term policies to promote innovation and competiveness in key economic sectors: agritech, biotechnology, nanotechnology and ICT/smart cities
Human Rights, Democracy and Governance
- Promote good governance, human rights and democracy by:
  - Strengthening institutions and adherence to the rule of law.
  - Promoting the inclusion of women, children and LGBT people.
  - Tackling modern day slavery/human trafficking.
  - Strengthening public administration and civil society.
- Promoting parliamentary links.
- Supporting judicial reform.
- Supporting open government and open data initiatives.

Grant Information

Typical projects normally range in value from ARG$500,000 – $800,000.

Eligibility Criteria

In order to bid, the organisation or agency must demonstrate that it has previous experience in project management (preferably working with international agencies or organisations), sufficient technical, financial, personnel and logistical capacity. For example: