Deadline: 19 March 2017
British Embassy Panama City is seeking applications for its Panama Programme Fund to create the right conditions for growth in Panama, seeking to deliver real, measurable outcomes in support of development in the country.
Funding Information
- Typical projects should range in value between £20,000 and £60,000 (with a minimum bid size of £5,000) and should aim to work with organizations from the government, civil society and the private sector.
- Projects must have completed 90% of spend by the 31st December 2017, and completed all activity by the 30th March 2018.
Priorities
- Business Environment
- Anticorruption and Transparency – Supporting Panama’s work to improve transparency in the country, working towards international standards and initiatives and delivering on its Open Government Partnership commitments, for example around open data and citizen participation.
- Ease of doing business – tackling red tape and improving government processes, making it easier to bring goods into and out of the country.
- Infrastructure
- Project planning/delivery – improve the strategic planning, financing and delivery of Panama’s infrastructure, including through the use of Public-private Partnerships
- Smart Cities – increase the use of ‘smart city’ techniques and technologies, helping Panama use technology to improve its infrastructure delivery.
- Financial Services
- International standards – to support Panama’s response to November’s report by the Committee of Independent experts on Panama’s financial sector, and the continued adoption of international standards and norms in the financial services sector.
- Regulation and enforcement – To provide capacity building and advice on developing and enforcing financial services regulation.
How to Apply
- The bidding process is in two stages: a concept bid and full bid stage.
- The project proposal in the concept bid form should be submitted in English via email, with “The Panama Programme Fund 2017: name of the implementer” as the subject line.
Eligible Country: Panama
For more information, please visit Panama Programme Fund.